Tiger 900 GT PRO vs Rally Pro. Which Tiger is right for you?
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- Опубліковано 16 бер 2023
- Tiger 900 GT Pro vs Rally Pro. Which Tiger is right for you?
Thanks to Triumph UK I had the use of a Tiger 900 GT Pro over the winter and I clocked up over 1,000 miles on it, so I really did get to know this bike. Just one look at the Tiger and you would categorise it as an Adventure Motorcycle, but what does an Adventure Motorcycle really mean? That’s something I look at and talk about throughout this video.
As well as taking the Tiger 900 off-road, I also brave the cold and rain and combine some motorway and country road riding to meet up with some of my biking friends. I also ask my friend Cathy to join me for a ride on a Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro which we borrow from Bulldog Triumph so we can compare it to the Tiger 900 GT Pro.
If you are wondering which Tiger 900 is the best one for your riding style, then this video is for you.
Thanks to Triumph UK for collaborating and loaning me the Tiger 900 GT Pro.
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That's pretty cool and awesome vidz my friend. Keep it up and more vidz to come.
Great content Phil as always... Thank you for some fun days out!
Thanks Cathy. Thanks again for all your help and support! I’m looking forward to having more adventures again soon! 😁
I can't get too enthusiastic about adventure bikes but I can appreciate all the hard work that went into the production of this video. Keep up the excellent work (and cover naked bikes more, especially Ducatis).
Riding off road is so much fun if you like that kinda thing, but I do appreciate your kind comment and you watching the video. Hopefully they’re be more Ducati’s featured on here again soon, I’ve got a few ideas! 🤪👍
Fantastic review vid Phil! I like how you included Cathy when comparing the two models and shared her feedback as well👌
Thanks so much Sara, I really appreciate it. Yeah, it’s always great to have someone else’s opinion and a great way for us to compare the two bikes! Stay safe! 🥰
Holy cow!
Just seen this title and regretting arranging a meal out with friends now.
Defo getting on it in the morning.
Cheers in advance, Phil
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I hope the video lives up to your expectations, I can’t wait to hear what you think about it! I hope you had a great meal! 👊
Great video phil! Proper biker! Love how you ride in all weather's and conditions but also know how to look after a bike 🏍
Thanks Jake. I really appreciate your comment. I absolutely love biking and I’m pleased to be able to share my passion with you guys! 😁👊
Hi Just ordered Tiger 900 GT PRO from bulldog and through Jason this last weekend 22nd April can not wait to pick up ,,,then as it happens I found your Videos on UA-cam well done keep them coming thank you
Congratulations, you are going to love it. What you should have said was I found your video then decided to contact Jason at Bulldog to order one! 🤣 Thanks for the encouragement, let me know how you get on with your Tiger!
There is some serious effort in putting together this video, awesome as always Phil! Nice to see you getting funky with it in the mud too haha
You could say it took a while, you know what it’s like, thanks Leo! Absolutely, it was nice to get off the main road again, it has been far too long. Hopefully more funky adventures to come soon! Thanks for your support! 😁👊
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones know it, but so worth it! So keep 'em coming!
Great one as always phil 😊👍
Awww thanks Nic, I appreciate all your amazing support! 🥰🙏
Fabulous video Phil, as always! Hopefully the weather is kinder to us next time we get out on the bikes together! 😅
Thank you so much! I’m sure it will be, it was January! 🤪 I can’t wait for warmer weather to arrive and for us to shoot some more. Thanks again for a great day! 🥰xx
Great video. I bought my tiger, and then a few weeks later we were visiting my wife’s family in the UK and we did the two day level one training. Highly recommended. My wife had never ridden, off-road, and I never had any off-road training. As soon as we got back, I went down to get the off-road tires for my bike, and while I was doing that my wife bought her 900 rally. Those machines are perfect for the Colorado mountains! Again, great video and good shout out to the triumph adventure experience. I would highly recommend that to anyone.
Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your experience, it’s so encouraging to hear! Have you both got the Tiger Rally model? Can I ask, what tyres you put on the bike? I’m so pleased that you had a great time at the Triumph Riding Adventure, and had some awesome training! Your home location sounds amazing. Stay safe! 👊
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones we have the Michellin Anakee Wilds. They were on the bikes in Wales, and recommended by the lead instructor. Easy on pavement so it's not an issue getting to the trails.
@@michaelschaller2510 Thanks for letting me know, I do like Michelin tyres. Happy riding! 😁🙏
This is really great review Phil. Thank you !!!
Thanks for your comment, I’m really pleased you enjoyed it! 😁👍
On that note I have a question- Do you have any thoughts on the hot air from radiator fans hitting directly your knees?
@@manojvits I had the bike in December and January so I appreciated the Heated Grips, Heated Seat and Warm Air from the engine on my cold rides! 🤪 I didn’t really notice it when riding normally, I had to place my hand near the vent to fill the warm air and then I appreciated warming my glove! 😁👍
😀😀 This helps. Thank you for an honest answer!!
Awesome effort as always Mr 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Well thank you! 😊👊
Yet another good video mate 👍 👏 I have a 800xca at the moment and picking up a new 900 rally pro on the 1st August 😂😂
Thanks so much, I’m pleased you enjoyed it. How awesome, I bet you’re going to have fun with that. Let me know how you get on and what you honestly think of it! 😁👍
@TheAdventuresofPhilJones will do mate 👍 Stay safe and please keep your videos coming
Great job
Great video phil have to get a test ride booked in
Thanks Stuart, I hope it helped! I’m sure you’ll love it, please let me know how you get on. Good luck! 😁👍
Hi Phil, as usual another fantastic review of the Triumph Tiger Rally Pro, though I though the muddy puddles were a little tame.
Have a Speed Triple 1050 2008 and love it to bits but am considering moving into a more upright and comfortable ride plus the added advantage of moving to some off road riding. Appreciate your honest review and am purchasing based on yours and Kathie's review. love your work, keep it up.
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Hi Stephen. Thanks for watching and your feedback. Unfortunately, the paperwork with Triumph says I can’t take the Press Bike off road, so I didn’t want to push my luck and upset them. It’s a really comfortable bike to ride and perfect for long trips. I’ve also recently borrowed a Scrambler which was a lot of fun, I’m a bit behind on my videos atm but watch this space! 😁👍
Hi Stephen. Thanks for watching and your feedback. Unfortunately, the paperwork with Triumph says I can’t take the Press Bike off road, so I didn’t want to push my luck and upset them. It’s a really comfortable bike to ride and perfect for long trips. I’m sure you will absolutely love it, let me know how you get on! I’ve also recently borrowed a Scrambler which was a lot of fun, I’m a bit behind on my videos atm but watch this space! 😁👍
Love your wok Phil, thank you for you time in the reply and look forward to many more of your reviews and opportunities to communicate with you. I gathered the Triumph buggers would not like you bouncing of boulders, swimming through deep mud holes and crashing through scrub with the Trumpy. God bless you. @@TheAdventuresofPhilJones
Phil mate loved the video! Although I couldn’t help but wonder the entire time what happened to you on fire! 😅 perhaps we can get a backstory video sometime soon?!? 🙌
Thanks so much Matt 😊 I’ve got plans to create a video to explain one day! 😁👊
Hi Phil good clip mate , I think adventure bikes have taken over from big sports bikes here in UK !! Seem to be would be Ewan and Charlie's everywhere 😁😁 love a bit of offroading now and then myself but on the old xr , the adventure bikes seem too heavy but can appreciate they allow you to venture more , even on single track rougher roads forest tracks etc . And having the higher seating position and upright stance are great in traffic touring about , and with our roads being a bit rougher nowadays they can come into their own even in urban riding . They are probably better for touring in real world conditions on all sort of roads than the likes of the goldwings Etc type of tourers . Keep safe .👍😁 ps the triumph adventure bikes are looking great nowadays .
Thanks so much! I think you are right, adventure bikes are really popular now and as you say for understandable reasons. The xr sounds like a lot of fun, I think I would personally prefer a cheap off ride bike to throw around in the dirt but an adventure bike for touring would be awesome. They do look great don’t they! 😁
Hey Phil.
I came across your video which I found really interesting because of several reason.
First, being very clear, as I am currently doing a bit of homework watching and listening comparisons between GT and Rally. Currently its a bit too cold, but as soon as possible I will take both of them for the test ride.
Second, you touched the topic which I am really interested in, meaning how much GT is capable of going of-road? (pls don't get me wrong, I know it's mostly up the to rider skills, but asking here about your personal feeling)?
How, based on your of-road experience, would you rate the chassis, ground clearance and suspension (travel length) for average, gravel like roads and soft of-road driving ?
I believe, I can be considered as an adventure rider who occasionally takes the bike of-road, without going hardcore or extreme, whatever we call it.
Finally, I also prefer the proportions of GT over Rally as to me Rally looks a bit strange being such a tall bike.
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Cheers,
Piotr !
Hi! Thanks for watching and for your comment. On the road it’s a great bike and I really enjoyed clocking up the miles on it. When it comes to off road riding I don’t think I can really comment as the tyres the bike comes with I’d say are road tyres, and certainly not capable for riding off road. Check out this video I shot when I spent a day with Phoenix Trials where I had a blast riding through the Sailsbury Plains. ua-cam.com/video/-q6qziBoHhk/v-deo.htmlsi=ZnAkxLVsR_-cU9DS
I'm loving my New 2023 GT-Pro..in "Caspian Blue" color, so comfortable, and all the power one needs. 500 mile days are no problem.
Congratulations on getting your GT Pro, it’s great to hear you are so pleased with it. Out of interest, do you take it off-road? Thanks for your comment! 😊🙏
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Never have, never will. Taking such nice bikes off road is ridiculous IMO
I’m a freak in keeping my bikes clean, and in working order. Dinging up a bike off road just devalues it with Damage and unnecessary wear.
I also have a 2021 R9T-719 model , also as clean as the first day off the showroom.
@@elithegreat6463 Thanks for your feedback, I completely understand! I think if I went off-road again I’d get a bike which I wouldn’t get too upset if I dropped it, as it will happen! Have you seen my cleaning videos, I’m like you and love to keep them looking like new. Thanks for your feedback, stay safe! 🙏
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Exactly, if you’re going off road by a used Yamaha DT 350, from the 80s. I’ll be subscribing to your channel 👍🇬🇧
@@elithegreat6463 Guess what, I used to ride off-road on amongst other bikes, a DT 175 MX! 🤪 Awww thanks for the sub, I hope you like my content, I’m still finding my voice really but having fun creating! 😊🙏
Great video enjoyable watch from 🏴 for touring two up panniers full is the 900 up to the quick over takes , for me I’d have the 1200 bit of extra weight,but shaft drive, one issue it’s a lot more money 😢
Thanks for the kind comment, I’m pleased you enjoyed the video. I’m hoping I might be able to review the 1200 Tiger later in the year and compare it with the 900. Can I ask how tall are you, the 1200 is a big bike. Check out my friend AJ @thehonestbiker review of the 1200
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Just over 5ft 9 been riding 50 years but finding that my SX 1000 kawasaki is causing me few issues need something upright,
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Hi. As you and others keep saying the the Triumph Rally Pro is a great bike. One your first few days of having the Rally Pro you took it off road and found it did not like the leaves , For all uk & EU terrain ie road and damp and dusty roads, would you keep it on the tyres that it came on or would you change them for better grip and still Road use. Please.
Thanks for watching. If you are only riding on the roads then the tyres that come with the GT Pro will be fine, but if you take it on the dirt or off road then you should think about changing the tyres to something more suitable. I hope that helps! 👍
About the firmness of Rally Pro seat compared to GT Pro, I think this is because she got a lowered seat which is lower because it has less foam in it. I believe that standard seats are identical between Rally Pro and GT Pro.
The Metzler tyres are really dry off-road tyres. On my GT Pro I changed them for a pair of Dunlop Mutants as the Tourance Next front teamlines badly, swapping from the standard 100/90 bias belted/cross ply to the 110/80 radial of the Mutant. Rear standard 150/70. The front be it 100/90 or 110/80 are both considered optimal for the 2.5” rim. For the UK the Dunlop Mutants are far better especially as they are an all season tyre and deal well with surprise gravel or water around our poorly surfaced backroads.
As regards the bike itself it’s the most complete motorcycle I’ve ever owned of the 53 I’ve had in the last 53 years of riding. Coming from a trials and enduro background I wanted a bike that had more on road ability than off and I find the 19” front and the two inches less suspension compared to the 21” inch front Rally Pro makes the GT Pro an excellent and comfortable road bike that can cope with the bumps and potholes of our roads. My partner finds it very comfortable.
As you say the heated seats are great, however here in Scotland the heated grips are not enough but a cheap pair of 15 quid bar muffs has solved that for winter.
Thanks for sharing your experience and passing on your tips, John. It is indeed an amazing bike and at a reasonable price. My hands did still get cold when riding home on the motorway on a cold January night but I really noticed the heated grips made a massive difference! Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
Hi Phil great review on the GT Pro , I have been looking at these now for a couple of years and my Tiger Sport is 10 years old this year , it is still in fantastic condition and still love riding it but the GT Pro has really got my attention , I do also like the rally Pro but being "vertically challenged" its a bit to tall for my comfort zone, what was the wind buffering like on GT Pro while on motorway ?
Hi Dale. Thanks very much! 😊 The GT Pro really is a great a bike to whizz around on. It’s hard for me to say how good the screen is as it was January with wind blowing in every direction. I can honestly say that I could feel the wind a little when riding on the motorway but as I mentioned in the video, compared to my naked bike the screen made a noticeable difference to how comfortable I was on the ride! It wouldn’t put me off buying a Tiger! 😁
I have the gt pro and think the screen is fairly decent. My previous bike was a vstom 650 and I've noticed from riding in rain I'm trying to find a windy spot to blow rain of my visor compared to when I was on my Strom, so yeah definitely better wind protection for upper body and helmet.
@@RideFree317 I hope you’re having fun on the GT Pro. The screen is pretty decent isn’t it. When I had the Multistrada for a weekend I noticed the screen was pretty epic, but the bike is in a different price bracket. For me Triumph have done a great job! 👍
@The Adventures of Phil Jones yes bit of a price difference for sure .it's my first triumph I've owned, and it's a great bike for the money. It goes well on our NZ roads, and the wife finds it comfortable on the back .
@@RideFree317 Welcome to the Triumph family! I bet it’s amazing for exploring NZ for both you and your wife, I hope you have many adventures together on it. 😁👍
good video , whats the wind buffeting like on the 900 ?
Thank you. To be very honest, I’ve ridden the Ducati Multistrada V4S and the wind buffering was almost non existent. I heard that the Tigers shield wasn’t very good, I have to disagree. It’s not perfect but it is very, very good, I loved it, it’s a bit different to my naked Speed Triple! 🤪
@TheAdventuresofPhilJones most bikes have some sort of buffeting. It comes down to wheather its taxing on the body for me anyway. I'm seriously looking at getting rid of my 2018 Heritage for the tiger .
@@user-ze5yp8ji5s I’m around 5,11 and it wasn’t a problem for me! Good luck, and please keep me posted on how you get on! 👍
Tiny correction: heated grips have 3 settings, while seat has 2. It's also clearly visible on the screen 15:27 (heated seat has two dots) and 15:32 (heated grips has three)
What did I say then? Sorry if I got my mucking words fuddled and thanks for pointing that out! 👍
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones you said that both heated seat and heated grips have two levels. But heated grips have three. Just a tiny thing.
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You do know that national speed limit on single carriageway is 60mph don't you? You ride at the same speed as all the old people in cars where I live that clearly think it's 50mph.
Too many electronic gizmos for a start ! Modes for rain on an “ adventure “ bike ? Really ? If you can’t ride in the rain without help , you shouldn’t be riding a bike like this .
Hi Mike. I hear what you’re saying but don’t all modern bikes come equipped with rider modes? Bikes have certainly changed over the years from when I used to get sideways on a motocross bike! 😁
I disagree Mike. The electronics really add to the bike particularly as I have a passenger much of the time. The beauty about the modes are that not only does it alter throttle response but it changes damping settings on the rear to match the mode. Preload is also easily adjusted from the dash too.
I can easily (53 motorcycles and 53 years riding) ride without these aids coming from the trials/enduro and a dabble in the tarmac track world - yet the modes, the traction control and ABS with an IMU simply contribute to safety and comfort. For me it’s the most complete motorcycle I’ve ever owned and it should be as it’s a premium product. For those that don’t want the electronics, heated seats etc there’s the less expensive 850 Sport. Same engine and chassis.