Best review on the Tiger 850 Sport. Peace from Tucson, AZ

So glad you "get" these ADV bikes now - it's their all-purpose nature that makes them so appealing to me for sure - loved the Tiger 850 Sport, I suspect I recently had this very bike in my garage, hugely under rated in my opinion. Loved the video! All the best - Andy.

‘You computerised people`….love it! Great review and seems a good uncomplicated bike. Knee angle on your reviews really useful for us old people with knackered knees!

I own a 900GT. Having grown up during the golden age of motorcycling in the 60s and 70s, I agree on the styling. Still, I love dirt bike ergonomics on a big street bike, and I love this Tiger! You Brits can’t be beat for sports cars, bikes, and double guns.

I watch tons of youtube motorcycle content and vloggers, and you by far have the best audio set up, I could actually hear exactly what the bike sounds like while riding!

Got one and I'm completely happy. I am 166 cm, 66 kg and am not too bothered by the seat height & weight. Since Iam 71 now, I may consider a low seat option just for convenience. But other than that, I think you got everything spot on! Thanks foe this very sensibly put together vidgo.

This is the bike you buy if you want the torque of a 4 cylinder but the sound of a twin. I bought one yesterday, getting delivery on weekend. Super excited

Nice exhaust note! Holy smokes does that sound fantastic. A Ducati sound. Adventure bikes are all roads motorcycles, often loved for their Swiss Army knife abilities. It really is the ultimate super slab tourer as many roads you may come are crap. Really good looking bike and over view. Thanks.

Like yourself I have not seen the point of adventure bikes,but having a Harley that I like to preserve from the salt in the winter,and a farm I need to get round regularly I started studying their viability.One name kept coming up in reviews,the Yamaha Tenere 700.What a bike,does everything an enduro can do,but also flies down a motorwayAt a lot less money than the Triumph 850,with much better off road capability,and being by far the best looking adventure bike,was my first choice.Couldn’t be happier.

My first time on this channel and I happily subscribed! I stopped in because this bike is one I'm very interested in. You did such a good job describing and explaining it, I'm sure the Tiger 850 will be mine eventually! Good job man, I look forward to viewing more of your content!!!

My Lord I’ve been riding Harley Davidson‘s for 32 years, I just may make the change to adventure riding. Great demonstration my friend.

Spot on review. I’ve had one since June 2021. Great job.

Great video and very informative..loved the honesty around the adventure bike change of mind.

Love your honest opinion, Really like your idea of redesigning an adventure bike to the late 80's great show.

Great video! Didn't think I'd like a bike like this, but I have changed my mind. THANKS!

Love your reviews exactly what I like, I'm an everyday user and currently have a had a varadero 1000 and am looking at this one as it looks like it will do everything I need. Keep up the great work

Agree on the cookie cutter styling of adventure bikes. I'm sure it has much to do with the jack of all trades nature of them. Bike fits you. Great review!

Excellent review, they say enthusiasm is contagious….you have it bucket loads in this review 👍

Great review I’m thinking of getting this bike, I like the fact that it’s not loaded with tech it’s got the basics which is all I need.😊

Well done on the review! After owning several adventure bikes, I now own an 850 sport. After 10k miles, I feel you nailed everything I know about it. It's a fun bike that can do just about anything you ask of it, except the rough off road trails. Get a lighter dirt bike for that kind of work.

Just came across this channel absolutely love your content!! Gained another subscriber 🤙 keep it up gents!!

Now that's what I'm talking about! Great video! 👍👍👍

Great review of a very versatile bike.Loved the dogs brief appearance need more of that 🤣

You won a new subscriber today! Great review I feel you on the design too. Many Thx!

Brilliant review again keep good work up

Thanks for you review! Tomorrow I go to try one here in Sutton! Thanks Mate

Great review, nice to see the Ol Man experience an adventure bike epiphany, bit worried though that he appears to have lost an inch in height, while riding a Harley he was 6'3 tall but after riding the 850 Sport he's now 6'2 , clearly needs to ride more Harley's !!!

Another cracking review ! I own a tiger 1200. It's a great machine.

Me encantó ver Tu reseña!!! Saludos des de Argentina con mi Scrambler 1200!!! Amo esta moto!

Great content as always. Looking forward for the reviews on the new R18s.

Your seat keeps dropping down because you have to adjust the front adjuster the same way as you adjust the rear adjuster under the seat

I agree with you on the styling but for what the bike can do sounds like my kind of bike great review thanks keep up the good work and hello from Western Australia 🇦🇺 👍

Great review, just ordered one today. Expected middle November. 👍

Moto Guzzi does the V85TT which is a retro 80s bike, different than anything else on the market and very capable. As you want bikes to take a 'step back' you might like it's looks, try and review one.

Good review and told me what I wanted to know. I have a 1200 GSA which is heavy and becoming less wieldy for me. My next bike will be lighter for sure. I like the sit up and beg position of so-called adventure bikes which generally have decent protection and allow you to ride all day and give a great view all round. Look forward to the next review.

This looks very much like a compeditor to the Tenere 700, but with the exhaust mounted in the correct place. People are cutting their Tenere frame just to get this look and avoid bumping the exhaust on stuff off-road.

Another great review 👍 👍I’ve got the Gt Pro and I love it , it’s a brilliant do it all bike ! I’ve recently done the NC 500 ,One of our friend did it on a Triumph Bobber (he looked cool , But he really suffered) , you made a great point about the styling of adventure bikes , and I agree they don’t look good ! !

Great review! I work in motorcycle sales and the 850 Sport is my favourite bike. 👍🏻

Hurricane Ida took my water, my electricity and big parts of my house, but GASP! I lost my internet until today. Jeez, over six weeks without Darcy and Dad ... the horror! Beaut of a bike, thanx, S

What a great review I am thinking of one of these instead of my trusty varadero and watching this has helped a lot as I use mine everyday

Adventure bikes are really the "Chelsea Tractors" of the bike world, they still retain a degree of off road capability for an occasional foray off tarmac but their forte is on road practicality. A combination of good luggage carrying capacity and relaxed, comfortable riding position with rider friendly power delivery. I haven't seen an adventure bike yet that I'd call a "looker" (unlike my Street Scrambler❤️) but it's obvious why they sell so well.

Just watched this again. Good review of a bike I rather like. Bikes don't need burdening down with excess technology. This one has enough.

Great video as always,agree about creating a 80’s style adventure bike.

Like you, until fairly recently I didn't get the point. Then I bought a Tiger 900 on an impulse. Now I get it. Best money I ever spent. BTW, seat heights are a little misleading and shouldn't put people off from going to a dealer and actually sitting on a bike that (on paper) may seem a little high for them. I'm 5'6" with a 30 in inseam, weigh 160 pounds and, because the seat is narrow, I can almost flatfoot the bike with the seat in the high position.

Thanks for the review, This will be my next motorcycle.

Looks like a fun bike , good review , nice scenery.

I’m a huge BM and KTM fan. (I thought I preferred twins !) I rented one of these in the States and was gob smacked ! The engine is superb. So playful and fun to ride. Opened my eyes !

Yep, that’s all you need for road and a bit of light off road. Still a bit heavy compared to the KTM 690 though (weight of the extra cylinder) and you’d need to change those tyres for anything serious off-road; TET, Spanish sandy tracks or French gloopy mud! I’d be interested to see their new dual-sport when it appears, please do a vid on that, but until then I’ll stick with my CRF450L. Excellent video all in all! 👍

Well I have one of these, my forth tiger, best bike ever for everything. I've had plenty of different bikes over the years the fjr1300 is great for the blat across to southen Germany but not so good in the pyrenees, the tiger does it all. I bought the 850 because less buttons and crap you don't need.so top bike well done triumph...

Yep … Adventure bikes are too heavy off road ! You are correct ..(don’t be hard on yourself, your original thoughts were and are correct !) but Adventure bikes are good on road with great visibility and luggage ability….

Great review! You hit the ‘why’ for adventure bikes perfectly. While I love the look of classic bikes, not so much keeping them shining. Chrome is great…. On someone else’s bike lol. I could see this as my next bike. Form follows function. Ride it, at the end of the day hit it with the garden hose and be done.

Good job. I hope you get a chance to ride a v85tt MG. Look forward to that review.

What a great bike!! I am also waiting for different looking adventure bikes. Let´s see what will come. Maybe the new Husqarna Norden, or the Ducati Desert X , which looks a (little?) bit like the Lucky Explorer Cagiva Elephant from the eighties...Thx for the Review!! Well done!

The seat slipped because you only moved the rear bar. You forgot the front!

Took out the 900 recently for a test as there were no 850s on demo, same in many ways, but I found it felt a bit cheap. The rep struggled to adjust the seat height in front of me and the mirror was flapping about as it was loose on the motorway! It’s a light bike mind. Good riding position but just didn’t feel very premium compared to some Honda’s, Harleys and BMW. Great review, can’t get enough of those Welsh roads.

I must agree with you on the styling views.

Thanks for the thorough overview, and your perspective as a dirt rider, and also a HD aficionado. Now to pick the 850 Sport or the 900 GT Pro?

Triumph gives you a good bike that is very easy for most to get on with and looks like a big bike with less of weight issues of the larger adventure bikes. Very nice looking bike but I prefer a bit more power for the motorway/ freeways for me.

Nice report Sarg…!!! I’m tall like you and prefer the scrambler look… but 3 cylinders are so smooth and quick… A new look with the same power source would be spot on..!! Well Done…

I hope they release a 1200 Tiger Sport to replace the long in the tooth 1050 Tiger Sport

Solid review. Thanks

Just got mine, agree with everything you said, especially that ugly rev counter. There are 4 display options, you'd think one of them would be a traditional round tachometer with a needle.

Comment @ 4:35 in. I had the same issue with the seat height and it not seeming seated and slipping. It's the middle bracket. There's a pocket it sits in and is a little finicky to place correctly. Great review! I'm loving my Tiger 850 here in central Texas!

Great honest review! A friend of mine owns a H.D Fat Boy. He loves his bike, however, lately, he's been into riding country roads, camping, and that sort of things. I told him that these ADV bikes would be perfect for those rides but he was skeptical. Like you, he is realizing that the versatility of these bikes would allow him to go further. He´s 5'4" by the way, be he would be just fine I think.

Totally agree with you about restyling the adventure bikes and this one would definitely look better in red 👍

I think I’m starting to fall in love with this bike 😍

Love the Tiger always, ADVs are pretty useful handy tools to have as a go anywhere on 2 wheels solution. Personally have a Kawasaki Versys 650 for the past 5yrs and plan to keep it for a while more, you should try it. Old school tractor of an engine with only ABS available in the electronics department and a punchy torquey low end. No Traction Control, Riders Modes, etc etc to deal with, Twist & Go bike in the purest sense. Howdy from Mumbai, India. Cheers mate.

Great review, I wish more people would show the knee angle when seated. It was even the best colour.

Great review sir, I myself am looking at something like this to replace my Gsxs1000 as I no longer need a screaming 1000cc rocket and there arent many bikes like this catering for the shorter 30" legs. The XR range with cast wheels could be right up there with the Honda x runner in my interest. Under 200kg is a real bonus too.

Loved the cameo appearance by the dog, he needs more air time. :)

Its $12,000 in the US but adding the center stand, decent skip plate, crash bars, heated grips, Barkbuster handguards, and side panniers tacks on close to $2,100. Given the engine, Brembo's, and decent Anakee Adventure tires, this appears to be a great overall ADV package but $14,100 is a bit of a hurtle to jump over for a road focused ADV bike with light off road capabilities. I like the blue better than the red.

I love the sound of this triple. The “T” plane crank is just sounds so much meaner. Wish mote triples used it

Awesome review bud bike seems the muts nuts 👍🏻

Seams to be that you are not the only Moto-dinosaur on that planet 😀 I also think that almost all adventure bikes looks the same and for me the only slightly different would be Moto Guzzi 85TT which is beautiful for me. On the other hand 100% agree with you that they are very practical and user friendly for all purposes. Very good review, as usual high quality movie and really professionally edited 👍

Great video! 👍👍👍

My favourite Tiger. I don't want complicated technology and I think this bike looks the best of the range. I agree with you: adventure bikes need to go back to the old days style-wise, which is why I like the 790 Adventure R: high front mudguard and no fairing. Plus I like the 790's engine, of course.

Every time you says a certain thing is Ridiculous! I agree. 👍

Triumph apparently set the power peramitters of the 900 Tiger so as to confirm with the A2 licence when restricted. To then come out with a reduced cc bike which conforms to the same remit, begs one to ask " why not have given the 900 a bit more poke"? I seriously considered buying one, faced with the usual Rally or GT dilemma but as an adventure bike you'd expect it's two up fully loaded capabilities to be a bit more accomodating?

Makes me really think about an adventure bike as apposed to my CB1100. I love the look of my CB1100, with all the chrome and classic design, but it’s that versatility and lower weight you’ve highlighted that gets me thinking. I way prefer a gravel pedal cycle way above my racing road cycle, gets you to places the road cycle can’t. Like you say, if only the design of adventure bikes were more retro, nearest thing I suppose is the Moto Guzzi TT85. Your video has certainly got me thinking !!!

How do you find the wind shield on the bikes, do they hinder your view of the road? I am really considering on of these, and great video by the way👍

I 100% agree about what he said in terms of power. I just wish triumph wasn't so expensive, I mean I get it's more expensive in my country than it is in yours, but still. In my opinion trying if it's one of the few British vehicles that you can count on not to break down constantly, well one of the few modern ones. Range rovers on the side of the road all the time here. Jeeps too but I think that has more to do with everyone tries to go "overlanding" now, I don't understand how payloads work. Cuz these Jeeps always look smushed. But honestly back to subject that's a really great looking bike and he was 100% correct you do not need that kind of power that you see everyone riding around on. I have a friend who goes on a 700s cc out in the Rockies all the time. If it's enough for the the Rockies it's enough for everywhere. I don't even like driving through them in a car, they scare hell out of me.

Excellent review

Wow! What a stunning review sir. Why look anywhere else for an adventure bike 👍👏👍. Like you said 850cc is plenty. What is the need to look at 1200cc plus adventure bikes?

I had the previous version of the Tiger (800). Brilliant all rounder. Adding the Arrow end can made it sound amazing!. I agree with you on the styling though - bring back the Yamaha XT500!

I must admit the triumph tiger sport 850 does really suit you....to a tea you've got the right build for it ....even though your really into Harley's and classic retro motorcycle's👍

This tickle my imagination ☺️😍 . Nice review too

A very informative review, thanks. Definitely a case of function over form in my opinion....it just doesn't stand out from the crowd. I particularly dislike the headlight(s)...it (they) just looks way too small for the bike. I would want a bike that i could stand back and drool over and this one just doesn't do it for me, even though it is technically very able.

I like the new adventure bike look, no retro please. The triumph 850 sport is a nice-looking bike and fits very well despite my short legs. Its only drawback is it's much more expensive than the comparable Japanese bikes here in the US.

Good review, I quite like the styling but I’m with you re it would be good to have a bit more innovation or a reinvention of some of the bigger trial style bikes from yesteryear

Wish it had another gear for the highway and just a little lower 1st gear other than that I love mine, ride it every chance I get

I agree that dials look better, but I find a digital speedo is so much better to read at a glance, I have bikes with both , on my TT1200 I occasionally have to look twice to take in what speed I’m doing, on my RRV Fireblade it’s a nightmare, the numbers on the dial are tiny and the domed lense mainly reflects my hi vis!, in fact eventually I fitted a digital mountain bike speedo under the clocks so I can now read my speed at a glance, the only problem is it stops reading at 130mph, strange that the designer of that little unit thought it would need to read that high!!

Very nice video, i have a versys 650 and want something different. No paralel 2 for me pls. But i like the versys for its ergonomics. Versys 1000 way to heavy. This is maybe the bike, i have a dealer in my city!

Been rooting for this bike for a while. Quick question tho, can you add cruise control to it as an accessory from Triumph?

Good Review. My wish list is add cruise and ditch the rain mode for offroad mode. It would be ideal. And I agree, with this price point, I'd prefer analog gauges like I have on my Triumph Sprint ST. Not a fan of their digital User Interface, its pretty rubbish. Very tempted and would upgrade my Triumph if only it had those few things or let me add them on. Cheers!

Tiger 850, 900, 1050 and 1200. Is there really that much between them. Great video as always 👍

13:04 my oh my :). I am glad to see you converted because it is the only thing that I could never agree with you on. Anyways, here in my city in the US I can get one of these for $11,995 but a local dealer has a 2020 leftover Tiger 900 for $12,500 in Pure White which I love. It is bare bones but I love it like that. For just $505 more, I think it is worth getting the 900. What do you think? They may even be willing to drop the price a bit more since they've had it for a while, but not sure.

Great review I have the 2019 Honda CB500X which has recently been update for 2021 but we have two of them as wouldn’t cope touring two up unless they bring out a lager engine which I think they might because of how well this bike is selling interesting times if the wife decides she don’t want to own a motorcycle anymore happy days but probably going to be two more adventure bikes so let’s hope they don’t cost to much and I get a good trade in on two Cb500X

It would be interesting to do a shoot out comparison between the Triumph Tiger 850 Sport vs Suzuki Vstrom 800DE.

Looking for some advice. Hopefully you can help. I’ve been riding for over 35 years. I’ve owned multiple Harleys, Honda CRFs , 2 Groms and some older stuff. In spring I’m looking at buying a new bike. Budget is $15k or less. I’m looking for something sporty but comfortable because as I’ve aged my right shoulder has some issues. So, cruise control is handy once in a while to shake off the numbness. Anyhow. Of all the bikes you’ve reviewed what bike that’s somewhat sporty is fairly comfortable but not really a cruiser of sorts? I know that’s a tough question for you but maybe you have some favorites over the years?

That more of a street version but with decent 80/20 tires it would work ok for gravel or fire roads. I'm curious on how it works perform on say a 500 mile trip doing 80-90 mph on American interstate highways? How comfortable would the seat be after 8-10 hours, vibrations, and mpg at those speeds. I think the tiger 1200 would be better but that's twice the price. When the new Tiger 1200 comes out please do a review of you can get your hands on one. I'm interested in that bike being a replacement for my HD RK.