Tiger Sport 800

I'm also surprised it's not popped up on here yet in a discussion or two.

Trouble is, the 800 has the same issue as the TS660 and Trident - it looks like Triumph forgot to put the tailpiece on it and made the whole seat unit look bent up. The exhaust on the 800 looks tacked on as an afterthought too and for something marketed as a sports tourer it looks terrible if you bolt on a topbox as it floats over nothing. Clocked a 660 with a box on the back last time I stopped for a cuppa at Woburn and was surprised how badly it seemed to block the view of the rear light too. Alas, not for me.

 

I like the looks of the new Tiger 800. It’s a proper road orientated Tiger. It looks to have 17” wheels at both ends as road bikes should have. 21” and 19” front wheels were always for off road orientated bikes.
I did like the 1050 and if I had no intention of riding off road I would in all probability bought one.
I did buy the Rally Pro 900 and so far am very pleased with it, even after dropping it on the Col de Sommelier in August (I’ll probably get round to fixing it one day) due to my lack of off road expertise.

 

I would agree. I like the front part of the bike, the back part not so much. I think the less than liter sized bikes are just about perfect for most things I do but I do need to be able to have a place to put things when I ride.

 

My thoughts exactly on the rear I also need a topbox, and although I would be flatfooted it's a little high for a lot of riders and the seat non adjustable at 835mm......which will put people off.

 

Me, for one.

 

I agree, it is a rare tour-pack that enhances the looks of a bike. I use a waterproof roll for my clothes most of the time. The lockable feature of a top box is what I really need. Place to store the laptop that is secure and weatherproof mostly. Has anyone seen one designed for this bike yet?

 

No they don't enhance the looks but I use my to put my crash helmet + waterproofs in the event of heavy rain sat nav etc....I do around 7-8000 miles a year so very useful. I also use a roll bag.....absolutely hate panniers.

 

As regards top boxes, panniers etc. it seems some don’t like the looks of them.
I much prefer to see a bike loaded with these and ready to travel rather than a Sunday morning ride to the cafe and back.
Personally I like bikes with panniers and top boxes.

having said all this, I don’t really buy bikes for their good looks. More for how good they are to tour on. My Rally Pro has in its first two years toured Scotland twice, The French Alps and Provence, Norway,Germany , the Netherlands, Ireland, the French alps and Italy, Col de sommelier. I do like my luggage to be a little more secure than a roll bag and the panniers are useful for sitting on whilst brewing up.

 

Just a toy really isn't it? l mourn the Sprint too, so for half the cost of that Tiger l bought a Z1000SX which looks quite reasonable with panniers fitted, and has a fair bit of shove. l feel like l've fallen a bit out of love with Triumphs, being honest.