Tiger 800 Thinking of buying a Tiger 800 XC SE

If you do go for the exhaust you will also need to get the ECU re-mapped and undoubtedly fuel consumption will be hit. I shall keep the original one on and spend the money on petrol and appeasing the Mrs who is not best pleased at me buying a new bike when the old one was only 18 months old..... especially as I did the same the time before.

 

My bike has arrived in Pidcocks Triumph, could not resist going in and taking a look even though I don't get it until March. Excitement is starting to build :smile:





All the bits still need fitting like hand guards, heated grips, top box and panniers

 

:smile: It looks small because I'm 6 3" and 18 stone
The screen was missing because it had only just been uncrated
Probably wont ride much if there is salt down but will still ride back from the dealers, no point in being too precious with them and a good rinse and dry before putting in the garage should be fine.

 

It sure is Trev, had yours from there as well?

 

Finally been able to collect my bike today and no rain..... amazing. Did about 120 miles round the Derbyshire Peaks then headed over to the Mallory Park open day.
Here are a few pics of the bike: My old Speed Triple is in the background of the first photo

 

Hi Chris
My initial thoughts after riding the XC for 120 miles and only going up to about 5K revs on the run in.

Handling is amazing good for saying you have a 21" wheel up front. I felt confident to push in the corners and the Scorpion tyres never felt like they were going to let go, I would say they felt more like a road tyre.

Ride is like a magic carpet compared to the Speed, it absorbs the bumps that would have jarred the spine on the Speed. You do pay a slight price for the super compliant suspension if you really push on in a corner with a slight wallowy feeling but you have to be riding it like a sports bike to do it. You do get quite a bit of dive under braking which is to be expected and the front brake is no where near as fierce as the Brembo set up on the Speed.

Engine so far is great and I don't miss the out and out power of the Speed. The 800 engine pulls hard from just over 2K, super smooth and the gearbox is much slicker than that in the 1050. When I took the demo bike out I was very much reminded of the 675 Street Triple that my wife rides; its still got the fun factor but not got the howling top end with about 2000 rpm lower red line.

Still on my first tank of fuel at 120 miles and the gauge is showing just below half on a 20L tank so guessing its good for 200 miles and I think consumption will improve once the engine frees up a bit after run in.

Very happy with the comfort of the standard seat which I have on the highest setting, loads more knee room and my legs are no longer in that jockey position. Most of your weight is now carried on the seat and my wrists are much more comfortable. I have the taller adjustable touring screen fitted which offers great wind protection with little buffeting; my only complaint is there does appear to be quite allot of wind noise...... need to play with the settings on the screen a bit more.

Good luck when you pick up yours Chris, so far I have no regrets and this bike fits my 6' 3" body much better.

 

8 months and 6700 miles later and everything is still good with the XC. Had one warranty issue very early on with a failed stepper motor (kept stalling) but quickly fixed. Toured the Alps on it in June and had a fantastic time.



Slight gripe was that the seat could be a little more comfortable but it was only an issue on the two long days riding across France.
Oil usage is only minimal having to top it up once between services.
I always use less petrol than my wife does on her Street Triple for the same miles covered and can just about squeeze 200 miles out of a tank if I don't ride too hard.
The bikes has also proved well capable of carrying gear as I have had both panniers, the top box and a dry tube packed together with a tent and the bike still performed well.
Just had a new set of tyres at 6000 miles and changed the Scorpions for Anakee 3's which are a better road tyre all together and give much more confidence in the corners.
Fitting an Arrow exhaust this weekend and having it re-mapped to try and scrape a little more power and more noise :smile:
Also just purchased the centre stand kit which I intend to fit this weekend (why are these not fitted as standard??)
All in all very happy with the bike, even after a test ride on the new GS (which is also nice but loads more ££££'s)