Tiger 1050 Debating changing Tiger 800 XRX to new Tiger Sport???

i wouldn't have thought the mirrors would have made it much wider,i think if your'e undecided you would be better to stick with the bike you have if it's doing the job.If it were a bike for pleasure only your decision would be easier

 

I believe the the Tiger sport is heavier and carries it's weight higher than the XRX 800.

 

Had the Tiger Sport as a courtesy bike for the day and to be honest I didn't get on with it at all. Too heavy and didn't feel as nimble as my XRx and to me just wasn't as comfortable. Obviously it's more powerful but I didn't feel it was that noticeable in the way I ride and so the advantage of the bigger engine was lost on me.

 

Good points Ade - all the more confusing as to why the Sport didn't feel - well more sporty than it did! I think at real world none-ban speeds you don't really get the benefit as you say, but as they say - "the choice is yours".

 

It was the new one - but I still felt the XRx more comfortable.

 

Ive just upgraded from a Yamaha MT-07 to Tiger Sport '13 plate. I definitely agree with the weight of the Tiger not being ideal for a commuter bike (but I am relatively new to it so still settling in). A high, upright riding position for me is a must so 800 is probably as good as it gets. However if you have an itch then its not going to go away ;-)
The Sport is lovely - fast, great for long journeys. The new model has ride by wire and therefore cruise control which is great on motorways when not filtering. The old model (mine) doesn't have that.
A newbie comment perhaps but one I def noticed - the Yam was very loud - the Tiger is much more refined and polite - but loud is really useful at getting Chelsea tractors to part for you!

 

The only filtering I've done with mine was on the motorway with panniers etc when the traffic ground to a halt, it seemed fine then, apart from being held up by a Beemer but I suspect it'd be a bit too top heavy for the tight turns and manoeuvres you need to do in London traffic.

 

Last time I had to work in London, it was for 6 months over winter.
I went out and bought an old 250 SuperDream for £300 (it was a while back).
Never got cleaned, got dropped a couple of times, was dog slow on the M4 bit, but it never let me down, the journey from Slough to Fulham always took 20 minutes regardless of traffic and I didn't have to worry about the bike.
I sold it when I started working locally again for £200.
And my brand new Bandit 1200 stayed nice and shiny.

 

It was back in 1996, when the Bandit was first released.

 

Wassers don't know if you are still interested but i went from a sprint ST to a new 2016 tiger sport in August, i did test ride an 800 Xrx but it didn't have the guts for me so i test rode the new 1050 and loved it! I tour and weekend ride year round and the bike is effortless, i don't have any issues filtering but don't have to do that much of it either. Dont know if any of this helps?

stu