Triumph Tiger 1050 for my next bike.....Your thoughts.

[flat eric]

My next bike is looking like being a Triumph Tiger 1050. And i'd like to hear from people who have owned them, and still own them. What are the things to look out for when buying. Looking at getting a newish one with full panniers for a little bit of touring.
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[tootall 123]

had mine a few months now love it, tiger1050.com is a helpfull forum.

[willis1337]

Hi. THat is a good forum.

I used to have a Tiger 1050 before my previous bike (GSXR1000K8), currently have a BMW K1300S. The Tiger was a good all rounder but I found that the gears were a bit clunky (GSXR was v smooth, BMW better than the Tiger but worse than the GSXR). The OEM top box was rubbish, a top box will make the back of the bike (which is already quite high) very high. Also the lock / catch mechanism was awful, failed after a couple of months by popping open at random moments when being carried off the bike, resulting in all contents spilling out all over the place.

If you have the centre stand it is easily grounded on roundabouts. Also it's not that stable at 120+ as I found out when in Germany, but if you rarely push it up to these speeds it's fine. Quite brisk acceleration but you will not keep up with sportier bikes. Good view of the road but get the mirror extenders to improve rear vision (the mirrors will still vibrate though).

If you don't ride every couple of days through the winter get a battery tender. I found that the OEM battery did not hold its charge very well if left for a couple of weeks in cold weather.

Other than the above, it was a good bike but I found it a bit boring after a while. In hindsight the Sprint would have been a better option for me but if you are after a sit up large bike it's ok.


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[P.addy]

Took one for a very long extended test ride.

Thought it was fantastic, fast enough, pretty comfortable and sounded stunning! Looks great in orange

Throttle was fine around town, no jumping or twitchy behaviour.

Front suspension was a little soft for me, but I wasn't going to fiddle with a test bike

[Imonster]

Did about 800 miles over two consecutive days on one a while back. Very comfortable, good handling mostly and a great engine.

Same as above though, the bike started to develop what can only be termed as a "death wobble" at 120-130mph. Which was a bit disconcerting...
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[flat eric]

Some good points there guys. I'm liking them more and more. Thanks for your opinions. Hope i get some more, from other owners/former owners. I'm looking forward to doing some touring next year. So sounds like the bike for me.
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[Clanger]

Deaks rides one, drop him a pm and ask him questions.
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[Deaks]

[willis1337]

Get the twin light driver too
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[Deaks]

[willis1337]

No issue with lighting (although HID would be an improvement) just hate bikes with two headlights where only one is on - looks broken.
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[flat eric]

Cheers Deaks. Some good points made. Thanks a lot.
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