Bought my 2019 XCA new and 5+ years later still loving riding. From daily commute to green lanes and European multi week camping trips. Fabulous all-rounder.

That sir is one of the best review l have heard on the tube. You did not make me want this bike less. Love it and congrats on your new one. Ride safe.

Most objective review on KZfaq, thanks for your honesty...& Kudos for slipping in the "Gold member" reference!

Nice review Tony. Congratulations on a lovely new bike. Enjoy!

Nice video. Looking forward to an in-depth review. I have tried one and really liked it. I have tried the new gs1250 too. I must be the only bloke on the planet that wasn’t blown away by it! Waiting to see the new adventure gs850. Keep up the good work. Me thinks you were keeping the tone of your voice down to hide the inner joy of having purchased the machine . Good choice sir👍

Just bought mine today and picking her up in a few days. Thanks for the review.

Very interesting initial review. I’m actively looking at a touring/adventure bike for the spring, so your on-going review of the 800 Triumph range as well as the competition should help my choice. Thanks again, yours aye, Alan

Nice review fella, congratulations on the new perchance, have a 2014 xc great bike, the new 1200 scrambler has caught my eye thought. Can't wait for a test ride off that beauty,

Nice review, congrats on new bike. Just bought one myself, waiting to be delivered from UK. Also, decided to buy myself Arai XD4 helmet (not Klim Krios) after your review. Keep good work. Thanks

Great video Tony! Well done sir! 👍🏍🇬🇧

I also found this review one of the best that I have read and will look out for further tests by this contributor. FIVE STAR!

Congrats Tony. Lovely bike. I’m going to test ride the road biased model in the Spring even though your version looks better!

Congrats!

Well done indeed Tony! Good review on this excellent Bike. Back in the summer I rode the XRt for 5 hours in total and did not want to return it! Sadly personal circumstances did not allow me to purchase one and I am now trying to rectify that. Still loving the channel and looking forward to more excellent content.

Jack Lilley, excellent exporter (parts) and support after the sale. Congrats on your new bike.

Shifter can be raised with 30 second adjustment. Loosen nut on shifter bar, twist bar to desired shifter height, tighten nut.

The handle bars are also adjustable by a simple 180 rotation as stated in the manual

Great accurate video, I must admit the indicator switch and heated grip button can be fiddly (especially when wearing winter gloves). I've done 4800 miles on mine in 6 months (from new) and it excels on longer tours. One day having 14 hours in the saddle - very comfy!👌🏼Tight like a tiger 😂😂

Nice review. The 800 seems to be the ‘sweet spot’ in the Tiger range and gets lots of positive reviews. I have two friends who both have Tiger 1200’s and both say they feel very top heavy and awkward at slow speeds. I can see both of them switching to 800’s in the future. ELT is my local Triumph dealer btw, it’s about a mile away from me in fact so I might see you there some time 👍 Andy.

Chuffed at the later part when you said you crumbled and went and did a deal on one :) ~ I did the same last weekend at Jack Lilley's Ashford, picking up a employee owned XCA (2k miles) inc topbox & Arrow tomorrow ~ now my Steamer (Tiger 885) can get the tlc it deserves (Yes that's a Trident as my avatar). Subscribing so I can see how you get on.

Liked the XRT but settled on an Africa Twin. Both Great bikes :)

Ha! I just traded my Street Twin for a Tiger 800 XRT in October. Glad I can look to the same channel for content on my new bike too!

This bike is soooooo good - ‘a magic carpet ride’ - I have yet to find a bad review on KZfaq. I have recently bought an 800 XRX!

Being a 2015 Tiger 800 XRx owner with the Triumph accessory Arrow exhaust the only thing that would make me want to change is the new screen. Having done a lot of work to try and improve the wind buffeting, including making a video about it, I think you are right about the low wind deflectors. Most of the dirty air comes off the side of the old screen. I wonder if you can make the new screen fit hmmmmmm!

Excellent review. Very impressed with the Tiger- have had one before. 840mm seat height- any issues for 5'8" punter?

Great vid what made you chose the x c a over the x r t ? 😎

Hi Tony, looks like Triumph have sorted all the annoying little things that plagued the 2016/17 bikes. I had an XCA 2017 and found that the screen set up caused buffeting at all settings, which were few, and even with an extension on the top, you couldn’t eliminate it. Needed the winglets as per the new bike. The adjustment is good. Better suspension all round and that lower first gear is a primary improvement. I never got on with the domestic appliance noise of the air intake/ exhaust. I cured it with a k&N and Akra, but at a cost. That gear lever whilst using enduro boots is a pain, the boots have little flexibility. Anyway, nothing put you off coz you traded in the KTM for an XCA, good move I reckon. Cheers mate, safe riding in this crappy old weather.🏍🏍👍🏻👍🏻❄️

Hi, I am a big unit like you at 220lbs and 6'1", does the bike feel small and do you look oversize on it. I am wanting the XRT and and was wondering if I would have to get the 1200 but I would prefer the 800.

Really interested in getting this bike once my module 2 is passed and done with soon, but having uk size 12 feet, little concerned with the gear level issue, can anyone shed any light on the mentioned extended leaver? Or can anyone else with larger feet, give their review / experience regarding this issue?

Hi Tony, great review although have been reading that a lot of people are having buffeting issues with the 800 whereas you seemed not to, just wondering what brand of helmet & type of helmet do you use on this bike ?

Has anyone found a cure for the excessive gearbox whine this model has? They have removed the backlash gears on the primary drive and balancer shaft which took away the Triple whine but replaced it with a whine like you get when reversing a car or on a racing gearbox. I've owned both Gen 1 and Gen 2 versions of the Tiger which sounded very different. I love the Gen 3 but hate that gearbox whine...

Congrats on the new motor! I’ve had my XRT since March & absolutely love it. 13hr days no problem, So comfy! The first thing I did was to move the gear lever 1 tooth on the shaft which opened up the gap from the peg & no issues, still shifts like silk! (I think you can adjust it on the rail but this was quicker) I realised this on the test ride because of my size 12’s. How come the change from the KTM?

I own a 2017 T-120 and I'm thinking of getting the 800 xca and I was wondering power wise if it's powerful enough?, I find the 1200 a bit too heavy for my taste, I want to do a lot of travelling with the bike and go offroad and on road.

So you exchanged the KTM? Can you compare the two? Pros and cons? Great review as always! Thanks!

Nice bike and good initial review Tony. Maybe more engine noise next time?

My boot size is 46 Euro. I moved the gear lever 1 notch up but never felt comfortable. I ended up buying an sw-motech aftermarket lever. Basically, I agree with the review. I added a headlight protector. You have to buy an adaptor plate to fit the Triumph top box. That sucked slightly. I'm 6'4" & fitted bar risers. Although the bike is fitted out for hard cases I bought racks for soft luggage that's just a cost I have to wear. Having moved the Triumph mounts onto the new racks, I think Triumph hard cases would fit straight on? Over here in Australia, we have a lot of unsealed roads. It works great in that environment, especially the WP suspension. I'll be putting more 50/50 tyres on when the BattleWings wear out. Good Review I haven't really felt like altering much.

You can just take the shift rod off the shaft in the transmission and move it one notch on the splines? As far as I see on images you can.

I’m assuming you can fit a quick shifter on the tigers?

What KTM did you trade the Tiger for?

New Tiger looks great. Triumph over KTM every day.

Gear shifter is adjustable

Awfull tft screen. Way to pixelated when you hit the speed limit :-)

How tall are you mate .. I’m 6’1 ...is it comfortable

What about the fuelling?? nice vid BTW

I did end up with a 800xc 2011mod with only 3800km on the odo. Picking it up on saturday. So now im out for a gadget hunt...

I'm more impressed with its engine, one has done over 180k until the knock from the bottom end. That's 180k miles which is really good.

There's a guy here on KZfaq in my state, that rides his Tiger 800 in Enduro scrambles vs dirtbikes. I've never seen someone manhandle a full size bike like that on single track and between narrow tree spaces.

Ah Betty

Nice vid and bike, but why did you wait for that car to pull out as you came back to the show room? Giving up your priority might make folks assume all bikers will do it that way.

Is it made in ENGLAND?????

i'm selling my Daytona and two other bikes to get a new tiger.

Drop it once an your up for big $$$

You also stay surprisingly dry in the rain.