Comparing 955i Tiger To 955i Sprint St/rs

I've owned a Tiger 955i, ridden ST and RS.

The Tiger was a comfortable with plenty of leg room. The ST about the same but cantered slightly forward. The RS that I road felt like my feet were behind my ears. Didn't like it at all.

Tiger carries it's weight highest, the ST and RS a bit lower and the same.

Depends what you want to do with the bike, but my experience suggests the ST as being the all rounder.

 

Back in the day when the 955i was current, there was a guy - I think in the south of England - who raced his Tiger in club events so it must have been reasonably OK. No further details I'm afraid.

 

I still rides Tiger 955i as my daily ride.
I'm 6'3". It fits me well. Yes it is v slightly top heavy but in day to day use it's not a noticeable trait. Wouldn't want to take off road though.
I find it handles v well and is quite flickable through bends... no tendency to fall into these.
Hope that helps.

 

Yes, definitely. It came to a head during a trip to Italy and the Alps. On the Petit St Bernard obviously there are lots of bends but on the slower, tighter bends she did fall into corners. The bike was equipped with Triumph panniers and top box, the heaviest material was in the panniers and the tyre pressures were regularly checked.

I bought the bike specifically for doing long trips like this and honestly it didn't live up to it's reputation.

 

I haven't had the pleasure of trying a Sprint ST or Tiger as yet but have spent a few weeks with an RS and I am loving it. Mine is a 2002 second generation with the dual sided swingarm. I have to say that I have no problem with legroom despite being six foot three. The thing is that, although I am six three my legs are relatively short (I am told this is typical of Neanderthals who usually have longer bodies and shorter legs proportionally). Yes I can easily plant both feet on the ground when I am stopped and no tippy toes needed but, when on the move it fits me just fine and dandy and I don't really feel that my feet are way off behind me. As far as I know the only difference between the dual side and single sided swingarm is that the dual sided is actually supposed to be slightly lighter but stiffer.