800gs Vs Tiger 800

[jasext]

Maybe a stupid place to ask ,but has anyone ridden both of these for comparison ?

Looking to get one in the near future so looking for honest comparisons ,not something from More C**P News that seem to compare everything to the latest R1 or fireblade

Thanks

 

[MGJ]

Maybe a stupid place to ask ,but has anyone ridden both of these for comparison ?

Looking to get one in the near future so looking for honest comparisons ,not something from More C**P News that seem to compare everything to the latest R1 or fireblade

Thanks

Well on here the BMW will walk it. It's a GS site.

Ride both and make your own mind up.

I own the 800 XC

 

[JJH]

I have ridden both and it's a personal choice I would say the triumph has the nicer engine and the bm has better riding position. I would also say that the bm is more economical on fuel. Both rides were short and you might want to ride then yourself and make up your own mind. If I was buying I'd go for the bm. JJH

 

[spm0912]

I test rode both, several times along with a mate from work. He bought the tiger and I bought the GS.

Both good bikes doing roughly the same thing in slightly different ways. Tiger is about £500 cheaper for same spec but I felt the finish of the GS, especially around the cockpit was worth the extra money. Tiger engine is smoother and feels more powerful but I could never live with the engine whine, it sound awful even with the arrow zorst. Tiger is more comfy as standard but I've put the BeeM comfort seat on and played with the position of the bars so fine now.

Reason my mate bought the Tiger was basically because it wasn't a BMW!
Reason I bought the GS? I prefer twins and it's a BeeM!

Test ride both, I don't think you'll go wrong with either

 

[Wookie]

Hiya jase.

Not going for another tenere then ?!

Personnely i just dont like the look of the truimph and feel it looks much more road orientated than the BMW but then again the stock gearing on the GS is bloody aweful for any off road (and even on road when throttling off). The throttle response is just to agressive. Thankfully changing front/rear sprockets really help

Unfortunately though i havent ridden a tiger so couldnt give a full comparrison im afraid.

Steve

 

[finn]

Jase

Hope the legs healing well

Have tried it big question will you use it off road?

If so then the tiger seems a better option havent used the tiger off road but tried the 800 which i wasnt impressed with hence i bought the tenere
if all on road the 800 is very good
just my 2p

 

[david a hall]

We gave it a good trying off road, we only had road tyres on it, it was okay thats about it.

 

[Rasher]

not something from More C**P News that seem to compare everything to the latest R1 or fireblade

Well I can save you a few quid on magazine reviews and assure you they are both slower than an R1, and the best one is the one whose manufacturer has placed the largest add in the magazine reviewing.

Other comments will include:

They don't do 4th gear 125mph wheelies

The handling is vague on 130mph race track bends

Knee down is dificult

Tyres are nowhere near as good as the latest FGUIR rated track day tyres

(FGUIR = Fucking Good Until It Rains)

 

[sijohnston]

Have tried it big question will you use it off road?

If so then the tiger seems a better option havent used the tiger off road but tried the 800 which i wasnt impressed with hence i bought the tenere
if all on road the 800 is very good
just my 2p

nenau really??? couldn't disagree more. i'd say it was a matter of set-up...

 

[jasext]

Hiya jase.

Not going for another tenere then ?!

Personnely i just dont like the look of the truimph and feel it looks much more road orientated than the BMW but then again the stock gearing on the GS is bloody aweful for any off road (and even on road when throttling off). The throttle response is just to agressive. Thankfully changing front/rear sprockets really help

Unfortunately though i havent ridden a tiger so couldnt give a full comparrison im afraid.

Steve

Hi Steve ,I think i will stay away from XT's from now on ,had two nasty accidents with both of them

Want something with a little more ooomph this time as it will mainly be used on the road ,but knowing me will probably end up offroading it in the most stupid places as usuall .

 

[jasext]

Thanks for the comments guys ,will be getting a test ride on both ,but dont think they will be too happy with their bikes being brought back covered in lovely welsh mud

 

[kalli]

Well I can save you a few quid on magazine reviews and assure you they are both slower than an R1, and the best one is the one whose manufacturer has placed the largest add in the magazine reviewing.

Other comments will include:

They don't do 4th gear 125mph wheelies

The handling is vague on 130mph race track bends

Knee down is dificult

Tyres are nowhere near as good as the latest FGUIR rated track day tyres

(FGUIR = Fucking Good Until It Rains)

You forgot the "this is not a dirt bike"

 

[SteveT]

I've ridden both. The Tiger 800 & XC both left me wondering why I'd want to buy one.
Before, during & after the ride, the GS800 had me wanting one.

Why?

Before - due to the looks, the finish and the general lay out.

During - handling was much the same as other bikes of this style, but the engine pushed my buttons more than either of the Triumphs. It has the balance of power & torque in the right places to meet all of my requirements

After - the realisation that I'd finally ridden an adventure style bike that had the right weight/power ratios to tick all the boxes that I'd lined up in my head that needed ticking. All that and the price the man was asking was within my meager budget.

Just my ramblings

SteveT

 

[EmmettC]

I've had an 800GS for 3 years and I love it, I tried the tigerXC and I liked that too. I've spent years modifying the GS to suit me, so I prefer my gs to the tiger, or any other gs.
After 3 years we know about the problems with the gs, chain, bearings etc, but the tiger is an unknown, it could be better, and it could be worse. (The chain couldn't be worse, but the rest of the bike could.)

 

[Big Den]

Hi Jase, nearly had the 690 off you if i had been quicker , got a 800Gs and glad i did, top bike mate, i am still swopping and changing (12+ so far this year)but slowed down a bit (lost too much £)
I had a sit on and good look at the Tiger and i do like Trumpets, had them all except Thunderbird and Sprint, the 800 Tiger did not do much for me strangely to the point were i did not bother riding it, i have kitted out my GS with a K&N/Ti can/Accelerator module and it flys, get 55mpg average, its light, handles well and is my favourite ride so far this year.
Just had the head race done under warranty, no quibbles, Trumpet warranties are not a patch on Motorad ones either if you need to use them.
Only unknown is resale, GS's hold up well, Trumpets too early to tell.
As said above neither bike is a bad un just which suits you better

 

[mediamark]

I've booked test rides on both bikes this month. I do prefer the look of the GS but expect the Triumph is more reliable.

 

[BBB61]

I do prefer the look of the GS but expect the Triumph is more reliable.

I wouldn't count on it.

 

[Rasher]

I reckon a lot of GS' will get traded in for the Triumphs, if for no other reason than it is the new kid on the block so would expect resale values of the GS to be hit and the Triumphs to hold up well (at least for a while)

I personally consider Triumphs to generally be reliable, for the most part other models have been pretty good and Triumph do tend to sort issues when they occur whereas BMW persist with known problems with no real attempts to resolve them for years (i.e. FPC's / FD's on 1200's that are still shite in the 8th model year) not such an issue if buying new and selling after 2 years but for long term ownership I would definately go for the Triumph.

 

[Dean]

I reckon a lot of GS' will get traded in for the Triumphs, if for no other reason than it is the new kid on the block so would expect resale values of the GS to be hit and the Triumphs to hold up well (at least for a while)

I wouldn't count on it.

 

[BBB61]

I personally consider Triumphs to generally be reliable, for the most part other models have been pretty good and Triumph do tend to sort issues when they occur whereas BMW persist with known problems with no real attempts to resolve them for years (i.e. FPC's / FD's on 1200's that are still shite in the 8th model year) not such an issue if buying new and selling after 2 years but for long term ownership I would definately go for the Triumph.

I guess you didn't hear about the issues that Triumph had with fuel couplings on the triples. It took them 6 years and a lot of pressure from the authorities before they eventually did a recall. Or the problem with 4th gear going bang on the early 955 engines and Speed triples which they denied was a problem and wouldn't do much to help those whose gearboxes had gone bang out of warranty, even though they were aware there was a problem. Or the spongy brakes on Sprint ST's and Speed triples which they denied there were any issues with them.

And if you buy a Triumph let's hope you won't have to deal with their warranty department at the factory