2018 Triumph Tiger 800 Launch Review (Bike Devil Sponsored)

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@TheMissendenFlyer 6 жыл бұрын

Nice work folks - looking forward to having a go on one of these some time......

@ftby59mikeD 4 жыл бұрын

Best review yet!...great bike, great scenery. Well done!

@cramalnig 6 жыл бұрын

Nice machine and good review! I like the illuminated switch gear, nice touch...

@motoridersglobe266 6 жыл бұрын

Very good review!!! You tested two models, gave your thoughts on them, comparing them to the older models. Not comparing to other brands, which in my opinion makes this video a professional review. Props 👏🏽

@robpinter5431 6 жыл бұрын

I have a mate who has a 2010 XC and it amazes me on how well it goes off road, heaps of torque up the hills puts a DR650 and a 660 tenere to shame, I am seriously considering buying the new XCA to replace my 1998 BMW 1100 GS, technology has come a long way in 18 years.

@larryj8924 6 жыл бұрын

Very good comprehensive review, subscribed due to this review. Thanks...

@ducfandan1117 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent detailed review, thanks.

@MrMazza1963 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent informative review, great film too..

@saafrican 6 жыл бұрын

What a concise ride review , FANTASTIC work Really really good stuff , No bS what a change

@garyl8764 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you looked after the bikes as I now own one of these in the film :-)

@angels731 5 жыл бұрын

Just caught up with this, excellent and informative review.

@raghav5878 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for detailed information

@tinks43 6 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, going to book a test ride myself 😀

@hby7768 5 жыл бұрын

top notch review on the 2018 tiger 800

@shrederduck 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic review with a lot of 'real world' data points. Definitely keeping the Tiger XCX on my list.

@Banditmanuk 6 жыл бұрын

Great review and an excellent piece of film making; almost makes me want to buy another Tiger. On my previous 800XC I just found the engine a bit lacking compared to the sister 675 motor in the Street and the Yam 800 triple of the MT09 and Tracer. Still a great bike mind.

@chrisredfield3240 6 жыл бұрын

Because it only dyno's at 81hp @ the rear wheel

@markjacobs6294 6 жыл бұрын

Love my 2016 XCa. I won't take a beating of $5500 to get an 18 though for LED lights and new clocks. I simply put a one tooth smaller front sprocket, ROx Risers and a GIVI screen to offset any shortcomings.

@dnzrdm 6 жыл бұрын

This is one the bikes I have been dying to learn about this year. Looks like the sweetspot of all adventure bikes in terms of comfort, power, budget. Doesn't hurt that it's a looker either.

@robandjack 5 жыл бұрын

Great review mate. Thinking of the XCA. Toss up between the Africa twin, BMW and this one. Cheers.

@SanFranciscoRiderr 6 жыл бұрын

i think i will need to get this to add to my adventure bikes

@danmurphy1994 6 жыл бұрын

The new mirrors look brilliant

@raysilva8988 5 жыл бұрын

An absolutely fabulous review and spot on!!! I own the 2018 Tiger 800 XRT, and it is, by far, the best bike I’ve ever ridden. I don’t go off road, but on sketchy surfaces, it handles impeccably. On smooth surfaces, it’s like a hot knife through butter. The only change I made was to put on a Roxx Riser. I ride the seat in the high position, and this helped tremendously with my body geometry. I’m 5’10” tall. This bike delivers on all fronts!!!

@applecorp 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, I've had two test rides on the XRT, amazing bike and I'm close to dropping £9500 on a used one with 4k miles. Just wondered though, what kind of mpg are you getting and do you have an issue with feeling the heat coming off the engine onto your legs, something I noticed and a few others have.

@neilcole3406 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best bikes for British roads ever!!

@billallen7545 4 жыл бұрын

Well thought out review. Love my Triumph Bonneville T100 but it might be time to trade it in for one of these Triumph Tigers!

@fredoc9125 6 жыл бұрын

The tiger has the best side stand I have seen, it looks like matte aluminum. An awesome bike overall.

@GaryJohnWalker1 6 жыл бұрын

Nice summary. So a Tiger 800 (and which one) over an Africa Twin for mainly road touring with some offroad? And why would you go for a new Tiger 1200 rather than the new 800?

@mancavemoto 6 жыл бұрын

Nice Review

@MrNehoshi 6 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for a great review! One question - you say XR is more planted and "feels" better on the road but you also say you picked often XC version. I plan to do 90% street (mostly city + some bigger trips with passenger) and 10% dirt/gravel roads. Which one should I pick?

@oldaxehead655 5 жыл бұрын

Triumph really nailed it this time.

@wickedleeloopy2115 6 жыл бұрын

Looks good

@stephenjones7211 6 жыл бұрын

I like them nice bike would like a louder pipe as the triple sound great

@jared3966 6 жыл бұрын

Have they changed the 2018 so it does not cook you from direct engine heat like the previous models?

@danmurphy1994 6 жыл бұрын

I love this thing.. and what a name - The Tiger

@shamramachandran 6 жыл бұрын

It'll be awesome to pit the new Tiger XC against the new BMW 850GS and see who comes on top!

@othmane767 5 жыл бұрын

I want to tour Africa! is this bike right for it? thank you.

@davidarchibald5578 6 жыл бұрын

I have the 2018 xca and the 2017 xca there is little noticeable difference on the road , as for off road I have not tried them back to back. The TFT screen is way cool though on the 2018 and the Arrow sports can is way more compact than last years. Switch gear a lot better now as well. The screen is 1000% better and now adjustable. But the engine as I said on road hardly any noticeable difference.

@justlivemyway 6 жыл бұрын

Honest review.

@motorsportsguy5120 6 жыл бұрын

I think I want to trade my 2015 vstrom 1000 in on this,what it like with a passenger?

@prithvikanchan9781 6 жыл бұрын

What is the ground clearence in the xca Kindly revert

@jblue1299 6 жыл бұрын

Does it dive when hitting brakes suddenly or when in a curve ?

@robertakerson7186 5 жыл бұрын

Could you please comment on whether the XRt bike was good on dirt roads? I'm not so interested in going on really rough off-road trips like on your 2nd day of testing, but rather on fire roads and so on. Thanks, Bob

@WorldSurvivalist 5 жыл бұрын

Nice bike.

@faziwuzy138 6 жыл бұрын

Hi, i just need some opinion. Should i get the XRX or XCX? I mainly commute 85% of the time, on road touring 10% and off road touring 5% of the time. The off road i occasionally do is loose gravel, hard pack mud and some sand(nothing technical). Im always torn between "having it and not need it, rather than need it and not have it" so is the XRX good enough for the occasional offroad i do? side note: im currently riding a gsr 750 and recently i made friends with a group of adv riders. so at the moment im going offroad with my gsr so that's why im looking at changing my bike. im very interested in going offroading with my buddies but is the extra price of the XCX really worth it?

@d0nger_ 6 жыл бұрын

budget bike challenge?

@RideReno775 6 жыл бұрын

Are stronger rims one of the 200 new changes on the XC models? The stock rims on my 2015 XCx bend too easily and the spokes are weak. The Tiger is phenomenal and fully capable off-road beast. I have 14000 miles on mine and half those are off road. The rims are a major shortcoming in my opinion. I ended up getting some excel rims built with heavy duty spokes. Great video!

@kymstock1852 6 жыл бұрын

what pressure do you run in the tyres? SO far 33,000km my rims are still fine on the XCx, though some riders here in Oz have bent rims ( same as KTM, BMW,Honda)

@RideReno775 6 жыл бұрын

I run 25 PSI on both when off-roading. I just recently had Excel Rims built for both.

@mrd7341 6 жыл бұрын

don't underestimate the MT-09 tracer ... but I'd love to have a Tiger 800 XCx in green =)

@bonnytrippler2966 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great review. What would you recommend for road work only: new Tiger 8 XR or the Tiger Sport?

@johannescarlsson4559 6 жыл бұрын

Bonny Trippler Tiger 1050 Sport has awesome torque but feels sluggish compared to the new 800

@magicdaveable 6 жыл бұрын

Cool technology but for me a 2000 Thunderbird 900 Sport is the ultimate. It could be better if it had fuel injection but it has an analog speedo and tach. Screw that ride by wire and lcd "dashboard" crap. It is a motorcycle.

@chrisredfield3240 6 жыл бұрын

Been forced into fuel injection. But fly by wire and lcd dash wait till that stuff starts to fail, we don't need it

@codyalfar 6 жыл бұрын

Pseudo? I've taken my Tiger on some pretty technical trails with 50/50s on it. I would hardly call it a pseudo adventure bike. Not to mention the awesome trails you guys took it on in Morocco. Awesome video, but Pseudo doesn't do this awesome bike rightful service!

@johnfragos7660 6 жыл бұрын

A great review.It is a shame that high dealer maintenance rates and inexplicably high parts costs dissuade buyers from Triumph, at least those that can think about costs down the line. Am I right in uderstanding that the new XR perhaps is not that dynamically different from the old one?

@robvanduren761 6 жыл бұрын

john fragos You are spot on It's just another cheap bike made in Thailand. I suppose no different than cheap crap yamaha honda etc etc

@johnfragos7660 6 жыл бұрын

I will disagree somewhat about the "cheapness" part. Most major manufacturers like Honda, Ohlins, etc have a presence in Thailand due to a tax -free zone that allows for free import of materials and their subsequent export as finished products.Apparently modern engineering methods and high manufacturing standards are upkept. Triumph is utilising both its factory in the UK and Thailand to jointly manufacture and assemble parts. It seems to be the way of the world now.. The MT-07 engine is made in Japan and everything else is made and assembled in Europe for example... It is evident that Triumph overcharges for its mostly Thai-built bikes, which is acceptable up to a point , but its parts are too expensive ... A slight crash or some major maintenance that needs more than filters, costs 20-30% more than the equivalent Yamaha ones... That keeps a lot of people away that would have bought Triumph.. Another major problem is the availability of parts outside the UK and the absence of a dealer network.. Imagine going for a tour around Europe and not having adequate dealership support for bikes that nowadays are filled with electronics... Honda, Yamaha, and BMW have this sorted, so despite whatever technical merits a Tiger may have , a Tracer, an Africa Twin and a Bmw tractor seems a safer choise...

@YTisDumb 6 жыл бұрын

ROB VAN DUREN This bike is built in Hinkley, England.

@dennisb7317 6 жыл бұрын

With that DLR on it looks like an angry crow

@ldeastangliaassociation5264 5 жыл бұрын

Test Ride booked - Goodbye HD.

@mookyzook 6 жыл бұрын

Love it. Now can I afford to change my 65 reg low mileage roady this year? Hmmmm

@Nick_R_ 5 жыл бұрын

Felt to my 6'5" frame that this has less legroom than the old model. As do the new Beamer F850/750 models. And indeed the new Triumph Speedmaster. Yet we are getting taller. So presumably bikes are being marketed for a less male Anglo-Saxon consumer? Another reason for me to hanker for a Kwak Z900RS, which caters for my long pins.

@poopydoctor4739 5 жыл бұрын

Fuck that I hope they keep mak8ng shorter faster bikes

@MelodyFox 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! what a challenge: in the good times and less... Lol (;o)* Love bikes! Melody Fox (aka the Princess of Rock) LPM p.s.: I've subscribed to your channel... Triumph Tigers GO!

@manjunathgshetty3481 6 жыл бұрын

gud...review.......it's....very....infrmtv

@tomhenderson2575 6 жыл бұрын

First gear lowered! Good move.

@jaywhoisit4863 6 жыл бұрын

I love this bike but it wouldn't last long where I live. Africa would kill this bike and unfortunately the nearest dealer would be over 3500 miles away. No service tech to plug into. Too complicated and too many electronics for real RTW travels.

@gamwpanagia 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need an xr600r

@BadDirtRider 5 жыл бұрын

Tigers and GS’s look almost identical to me - boring paint schemes - just blah to look at but with great performance. KTM and Honda make eye catching adv bikes. Popping with color with a nice shape and great performance.

@kevinwestwood6668 6 жыл бұрын

Triumphs are becoming more expensive every year,i purchased tiger 800 in 2011,when they were first released,£7,149,now there £12,000,it doesn't look any different to the 2011 model apart from the new TFT screen,same with the all new speed triple,street triple,which look the same as the old one,strange.

@VeeFour 6 жыл бұрын

Pseudo adventure bike? That was a bit of an ignorant comment. People ride these all over the unpaved world

@SuperBikesince1977 6 жыл бұрын

Some people do ride them all over the unpaved world, agreed. But most people ride them to and from work, with no off road riding ever involved. Particularly the XR variant. I spoke to owners and dealers about the kind of riding the majority of existing Tiger owners undertake, hence the pseudo comment. As I said in the review, it is an incredibly capable bike off road, there is no question of the new XC being an adventure bike in the truest sense. Maybe it would have been better to say that the owners were pseudo adventure bikers? Hope that helps. John

@astronautonroad1 6 жыл бұрын

SuperBike ever heard of this guy named Steve kamrad ??

@frankrodriguez6655 5 жыл бұрын

Steve put up a Real review of the 2018 Tiger XCA. Not just reading specs and doing a walk around. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLaCmbelsbOln5d2.htmlheck out this Tiger XC action!! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpaJlNeXu8DZk2x0.htmlwesome Bike!!

@arjun230190 6 жыл бұрын

Artificial intelligence will be exciting.

@PedroFernandez-ef6on Жыл бұрын

BMVV camentarios

@robsonenduro3316 6 жыл бұрын

nice bike, unfortunately this is really a street bike engine. Easy to burn the clutch off-road as low down torques is not that great.

@joshuawakeley217 5 жыл бұрын

You've clearly never ridden a tripple

@gregorylagrange 6 жыл бұрын

Always liked how the tiger looked. Like a true 4x4 car, Jeep or Xterra the Tiger looked like a true do anything bike. They just need to stop with the fake front high fender. Would look much better without it.