Comments on: Long Term Review: Triumph Tiger 800XC

By: Jeff Ware

Jeff Ware — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 04:41:22 +0000

In reply to geoff.

Hi Geoff – 2018 mate, 10% ratio reduction. Cheers – Jeff.

By: geoff

geoff — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 04:26:27 +0000

in what year did the bike get the lower 1st gear?

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:13:31 +0000

I just got my self a 2011 tiger 800 xc moving from a Honda shadow 400. I will say the tiger is way better in terms of torque, gives a rider a break especially in gear shifting. No need to shift much even when reducing or increasing speed. I wish it would adjust in height for flexibility especially between town and high way runs and the heat in slow commutes is a real pain. Otherwise I love her deeply and hope to keep her for some time

By: Quinton van Eeden

Quinton van Eeden — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:46:19 +0000

riding the 2018 xca – absolutely brilliant all-you-could-ever-need bike

going to fit your special oil filter protector 🙂 – full marks to you for taste and style

By: Bike Review

Bike Review — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 21:37:46 +0000

In reply to Steve. Thanks Steve!

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 14:39:48 +0000

I bought the 2018 XCA runout model with all the hard panniers about four months ago. Love the bike and agree with all the comments about the clumsy, unintuitive electronic modes, but the plus side is you do get used to it quickly and learn the menus. High first gear is a pain in the bush and can make it easy to stall at traffic lights if you are after a fast start and not on your game. Have done 7000km so far commuting and playing in the dirt. Heated grips and seats are awesome and the cruise control is worth it’s weight in gold for the freeway.

Average 5.2L per 100Km across the board running on standard 91 ron fuel. Have done a few 800Km days and the seat is the best I have used. Fitted a Puig touring screen straight away and was the best decision I have made. Helibar raisers are OK but a pain to fit as you have to reroute all the cables , Wouldn’t fit them again, over priced and over rated. Would recommend the Tiger to anyone that will listen. Go the latest model with the lower first gear and better screen and you cant go wrong. 9/10.

By: Bike Review

Bike Review — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:22:20 +0000

In reply to John. Let us know if the problem continues John.

By: John

John — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:42:53 +0000

I’m not sure exactly why but this weblog is loading very slow for me. Is anyone else having this problem or is it a problem on my end? I’ll check back later and see if the problem still exists.

By: Stan McFadyen

Stan McFadyen — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 21:25:39 +0000

I have bought a one owner 2013 model XC and was beginning to like the bike until it succumbed to that difficult to downshift malady eventually getting stuck in top gear and end up at bike shop over the Christmas break this year. I planned to fit a K&N washable filter and a Staintune muffler as soon as the bike has run-in some more. Time will tell, whether I will keep it for the long term, looks as though I’ll need to fashion a protective cover for the oil filter so it’s not vulnerable to an errant rock though that fine expanded security mesh may be perhaps better than solid metal so that it permits cooling air flow around the oil filter . I’ll keep my eye out for a centre core from and inner dry air filter perhaps.

By: PhiPhi

PhiPhi — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:18:50 +0000

Agree with @Paul, except I advise getting the dealer to update firmware as my 2016 XCX retains modes between journeys.

Brought the Arrow exhaust and have to say baffle out it bexomes the biggest safety feature on the bike, but the Arrow mapping is not fuel friendly and a little too rich for my liking.

If you want a do-all swiss army bike for highways, twisties and some off road the Tiger XC range delivers in spades.