Best review yet. I have just bought this exact bike in the same colour..24k miles but terrific condition..so smooth and so comfortable. Your review is spot on. Also enjoyed your other reviews. Well done !

Welcome back, KZfaq has not been the same without your cheery voice. I have got my eye on the Speed Master so can't wait for that review.

Glad to see you back Sir! Excellent review as always. I had the good fortune to borrow the same model for a day this weekend. Absolutely loved it! I have always been a bit skeptical about lots of toys on bikes but found that I got to use and enjoy most of the features the bike had. The heated seat, was an eye opener at 3 deg at night. Also the fog lights. This was the first quickshifter I have used, so now I am spoilt! Spent most of the time with the screen up & visor open, so comfy. Returned just over 48mpg. As you can probably tell I am quite taken with it and look forward to comparing it the new Tiger 800. Then bash the wallet! Oh, and I love the THRUST lever comment! !

Great review, very comprehensive. Nice to see the reviews are back, hope the family is ok

Cappy, great intro! This is a smashingly good bike! Good looking too. The KTM looks to me like a postmodern design on a really bad acid trip. Plus every adventure I've watched: its the KTM that breaks down....ALWAYS. The BMW is a beauty too but this little bit of pure British kit is capital T! tasty and Triumph.

glad to see you are back,great review can not wait to see reviews on speedmaster and bobber black

Great review as usual: I'm looking forward to your review of the new 800s. I'm especially interested in the 800xca.

Welcome back Captain, a great review. And I am happy to say that I'm a proud owner of a new Triumph Tiger 1200 XCX of which I'm very satisfied. I'm looking forward to spring. Have a save ride, and I'm looking forward to see more reviews, TBH from Belgium Erwin

Good work Captain. Nice touches like the 'zap the modes' - very thorough !

Welcome back, Captain! Can't wait for the Speedmaster!

Welcome back Captain great review & nice leathers I must say !

Nice to see you back on the tube 👍

This video convinced me to test ride the XMAX 300 for my daily commute. Great info!

And TBH to you too good sir! Very pleased indeed to see this video, as I'm shopping for a lane splitter this spring, though I've been looking at the new 2018 Speedmaster, this Tiger may be just the trick. CYa! Mako

A great introduction to the bike. I might just get a test ride on one with my lady as a passenger. Thanks for your entertaining post!

Good to have you back Sir. Great review but, somehow the bike leaves me cold. I'm still more than happy with my 2016 Tiger Sport

Had my 1200 XRX for about 3 weeks now and I love it. Makes my old Tracer 700 seem like a toy bike. Does get a tad warm from the engine but not uncomfortably so and only noticeable when sitting still. Welcomed on colder days. This shares my garage with my 2015 Thunderbird Storm I bought in July. Gone from 2 Yamahas to 2 Triumphs in 2 months. Had I started watching reviews back in 2016 when I passed my test I probably would've bought Triumphs instead of the 2 Yammies but TBH I thought Triumph had gone bust. D'oh. Glad you're back and love your new bike.

Huzzah Capn jolly nice to see you make a review again and Tally Bally Ho to you

Nice to see new videos from you! And i have to say, you sometimes/often sound like Rik Mayall! Wich is nice :)

glad to see your back on the bike and not messing about in aeroplanes , its a lovely bike but i still cant be prized away from my triumph 800 xrx

NIce to have you back. Very good Sir! :)

Historically, I've been a cruiser guy, however, over the past 2 years I've developed a strong liking for the Adventure segment. At 5' 6", I will have to opt for the 800. I'm in Central Texas, USA and we have GREAT terrain for off-road adventure trips.

Happy New year! Good to see you back. Looking forwards to the speed master review. An unrelated question: what’s the jacket you’re using in this video? Is it any good? Cheers!

Appreciate going through the screen and thorough walk-around 👍

Excellent review as ever, sir. Eagerly await the Speedmaster thrashing. ;)

Welcome back, cap'n

Wonderful to see & hear the good Captain "Rambunctifying" once more. Yours Ian

Lovely bike and top review 👍🏻 I couldn't help casting a favourable eye over your jacket 👌🏼👍🏻😁👍🏻

Yay! The Captain is back!

Awesome video & content as ever :) keep up the stellar work as always good sir!.

Oooh, a low seat height! That and all the other things, especially shaft drive makes me think that it would be worth the extra £££'s going for the 1200 instead of the 800. However, they are yet to say what the new 800 prices are. Another top quality review sir!

Nice review Captain and a happy new year to you sir, I still don't know why Triumph haven't fitted a rear hugger as standard especially on the XRT model to help protect the rear shock and stop crap flying everywhere. Looking forward to more Triumph reviews.

Welcome back!

I've seen the Barons film to the Nurburgring. The Explorer didn't seem to have a problem keeping up with the other bikes,even with the panniers and top box on,which were taken off the other bikes?

Nice review, nice jacket, nice bike. It may just pip the GS but not quite the KTM SA 1290 or SD GT. It's a bit off to have to buy additional rails for panniers when Triumph could have fitted them as standard. But apart from this a very good spec. Will you be testing the new Speed Triple RS? Please say yes.

this video will certainly help me to decide. I will certainly test the tiger 1200, probably the XRT, the reason; we drive a lot into the mountains (Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland) and our backyard, the Belgian Ardennes. So the hill controll will certainly come in handy. And I prefer to see him in red ... ;-) Do you know how he drives with suitcases?

I love the look of these 1200s but I think my new 800 XRT is the sweet spot for me in terms of size. The 1200s are massive and for me frankly daunting just standing next to them. If I was a bit taller and stronger I’d probably get one!

Welcome back Captain!

Nice to see you back. It doesn't seem all that far fetched for Triumph to put the new dash, suspension and controls on the Tiger Sport, does it?

It's been a while Captain. I missed you 😊

Getting my 1200 Tomorrow Great Review Thanks

Does it come with the artistically placed mud spatters and tyre discolouration ???? Wow, they even do a Phil480 model :)

Hey Captain, where did you learn to play the harp and how did you get that windsceen to come up on its on, are you a magician ?

Your review has the most detail of the XRT . It is very much appreciated . Sat Nav would have good.

Good to hear your nasal tones back on the air waves. A bit of Beethoven would be nice as backround music. Like the Street Triple, Bonnie range and Tiger 800 but think this one is bit of a pup. Wont make a dent to the GS. Look forward to your next review.

Welcome back Captain

Have an old Tiger that I've put 70k miles on that I still ride regularly... love the bike and will likely never sell it. Having said that... the Triple has always been very top heavy so I'm interested to hear that it feels lighter - it was IMO the biggest issue with the older Tiger's when ridden side by side with other ADV bikes. Watching the video however I already see something that would be a huge problem... motorized windscreen is a nice gizmo if it doesn't add weight... but the way that screen is vibrating all over the place would be a deal killer for me. It's right in your field of view. On my 955i the 'tall' windscreen moves a tiny bit and even that is noticeable, on my Multi and on GS's (which I rent when I'm in Germany) they don't move at all. People complain when a bike had vibey mirrors but a vibey windscreen is incredibly distracting.

Love you to do an in depth review of the Tiger 800, 2011 version, no letters after it.

Here's a question I have a 2016 one and I was wondering would I be able to upgrade it with the new tft screen and switch gear I'm wondering is the loom the same any thoughts???

I sat on one of these during an event, didn't get to ride it then unfortunately. The suspension seemed overly soft but I didn't know about the electronically adjustable suspension which is really cool. Can say the couple minutes I sat on it were very comfortable though. Made me question whether I want to get another Street Triple or a Tiger when it's time to retire my current bike.

Look forward to Speed Master review. So heated seats and grips, fog lights, electric wind screen and suspension with cruise control sounds like touring bike, right? Here is my question which is really for Triumph, what kind of touring bike comes with all the stuff but no saddle bags? I'd rather have the bags for free and Triumph can keep the heated seats and key fob.

Excellent Review Captain. What’s the word on your patches embroiled and stick ons?

Nice to see you back on 2 wheels captain. Is the low seat option only available on the top model? Seems like a bit of a slip if it is ( Phil will never reach the floor)

Happy and safe new year Mark. I wish you had come up with some negative points to the Tiger. Then it would make me want it less! Nothing is spot on in my view, but perhaps the Tiger is..Spot on?

You're sporting THOSE gloves!

A very informative review, I would be very interested if you could review the BMW 1200GS as a comparison.

I like the Tiger Sport, but sadly, it is no longer sold in the United States, to my knowledge.

No Hazard lights! This is alien to me :)

lovely machine

It's happening!!

waiting for your review of the new 800 XRt

Great review, interested in this bike after selling my GS. One thing you didn't mention, is there any vibrations through bars or pegs?? Cheers fella

I thought it was really low. Thanks...

Great review!

DId your jacket have tassels/pulls before? Reminds me of a certain kind of dancer. lol

Blaady well ridden Captain, should give Gerry a dammed good thrashing (as long as it doesn't come down to penalties)

Good to see you back CB, though I would have thought the GS TE would be the more direct comparison to the XRT as both are the more road biased models and with the TFT screen the GS TE is about the same price, but the beemer doesn't have the heated seats, electric screen or aux lights, but does have the sat nav prep. The GSA would be more like the XCa? Cheers

It seems the #1 complaint about this bike is the ridiculous amount of heat the engine throws onto your legs (and even arms I've heard). The Triumph dealer here gets new owners trading these 1200 Tiger's in around 500 miles after they buy them due to this problem.

Might still not have the oomph of a KTM 1290 or the popularity of the GS, but this Tiger 1200 could be the one to own and use. Looks just right - and a triple has to beat a twin for doing distance on most roads.

How good is a off road and on road together I ride alot on both plus I ride on the freeway for xcr

Been looking to buy one, doing trips to Europe on a Harley-Davidson fat boy you have limited luggage space and it’s heavy with a passenger 👍

Nice video . Fun. Have you heard anything about them running hot or overheating?

I was looking at Triumph’s web site and correct me if I’m wrong but it looks like the bike needs a major service every 10000 miles... That seems really short. My Tenere was 26000 ( or around there ) and my current bmw is 18000. I was all excited about the update until I read this. Hopefully I’m incorrect...

So many toys to play with.......I fear I'd be straight through the Co-Op widow........!!!

I love your vids mate did ya sell the thruxton RRRRRRRRR.....yet?

do you recomend XRT 1200 2019 in this 2022 year?

As much as I love the Barron I personally take his assessment with a big grain of salt given his love of BMW and KTM. Though in fairness I guess you could say the same for me when it comes to Triumphs.

Bikes are getting to be as complicated as jet aircraft. We'll need to go to a school soon just to learn how to ride with instruments. Can't even fathom what's going to happen when the self driving cars get truly started. I thought about it seeing your reflection in the display lens. And this was 2 years ago. Thanks Capt.

Great review - look like it might be worth stretching out for the newer model over a user Explorer, better figure out how to break it to the wife ;-)

Excellent!

I am here in New England across the Atlantic and love stopping the film and finding the roads you are on via Google map .. .Just for the laughs ..For those at a distence the Dealer mentioned is :hertstriumph.co.uk ... Fun finding it on the web .. You have to come ride our back roads ..I know they would seem familiar .. Thanks for all the fun .. My first bikes were in Pembrookshire as a young potter .. Nothing colder than Wales in the rain in December on a Bonneiville .. Ice on the handlebars ! Thanks for keeping us up on the latest toys offered ..

I miss your videos captain.Where have you gone.?

Speedmaster please and don't leave so long again ... there's a good chap

A louder horn too!

There's a USB charger under the back seat

I'm so early, the video is still in 144p haha

Speedmaster!!!!!!

welcome back from the Land of Nappies! Tally Bally Ho Ho

Captain, My Beautiful HD, "Dyna Street Bob," is sold + gone to Germany. I know you don't like Harleys. I only had 1. You know how long I was a rider. I just couldn't pass up the looks. It still had stock mufflers on, when I sold it. I can't go 2 wheels, anymore. My 41yr old Son + my 3yr younger Sis, would kill me. I need a "CanAm" with 2 wheels in FRONT + 1 steering in the back. Just can't get my face OUT OF the wind. I hear Red Renna + PhilT, have had a "Little One." I used to drive a 5x4 twin stick truck, without the clutch..... Yes, 2 gearshifts. Truckers only use the clutch for RED lights. John S. Long Beach, Ca.

O melhor video😍

Corker. Long, but worth it...

Brilliant 👍👍👍

is it lighter than the 2017?

How can someone so posh live in Hemel :-)

I do not like these headlamp

Ffs

Can’t watch, pretty sorry audio.

zu schwach... Probe gefahren , Sie hat mich nicht überzeugt. bmw r 1200 gs mit 125 ps stark als tiger.

It was going fairly well until the stupid comment about Harley’s, shows you don’t know as much as you think.