If someone asked you for a bike that does it all…

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

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[Kentol750]

having traded a 2015 xcx in for the 790, I would say it's more comfortable because of the rank shape. Seat is the same. i put my coolcovers thing from the tiger straight on the ktm.

Handling wise, putting Anakee adventures on give the front a great feel.
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Some bikes.

[Weisse Schlange]

1200 gs adventure.
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Hing Oan

[ThunderGuts]

[Old Git Racing]

Went down the one bike does all route about 18 months ago. Decided on a Tracer 700GT. Couple of long trips between lockdowns, plenty of hooning about locally. It was fine at both but I found it excruciatingly uncomfortable on anything over an hour. Tried all sorts to remedy but in the end gave up and traded it for a Tiger 800XRX. In a different league to the Yam, better build quality, comfortable, more relaxed on a long run but still has peg down ability on the twisties. Motor is a beefier version of the 675 and is deceptively quick if you want to do that. Heated grips, cruise control for the boring bits, full hard luggage. Ive added a Givi airflow screen which is better than the original.
Is it a bike for all things? Seems to be for me.

OGR
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2022 Tiger Sport 660 2019 Street Twin 2003 K3 gixxer 1000 1998 Srad 600 track hack

[stinkwheel]

The 1080 tiger sport is very popular in my bike club, who mostly engage in long distance camping touring with as much twisty hooning along the way as possible.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[ThunderGuts]

I'd add at this point the one thing the Crossrunner misses is cruise control; why Honda don't put it on a sports tourer is beyond me, but it would be useful for those boring bits to get between interesting areas. Not a deal breaker though.
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TG.

[Martylaa]

I have to admit, I’m thinking something like the new Truimph Tiger 900 GT Pro, wondering if that could be the one bike fits all for me???

It gets some stonking reviews…

[martin734]

For me, my ST1100 does everything I want a bike to do. It is faster than I will ever need it to be, it handles far better than a bike that heavy should, it can easily carry a week's worth of camping gear, as long as you don't want 5* luxury and I have ridden 200-300 miles a day, every day for a week and never felt sore or uncomfortable.
For their price, I still think that they are one of the best all-round bikes. They are seriously uncool though.
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Current bike: ST1100 "Big Red"

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[xX-Alex-Xx]

[chickenstrip]

[ThunderGuts]

Really? I've found on long motorway stretches when traffic is quiet, I'd quite like to have the speed dialled in so I can take my hand off the bars occasionally (one at a time!) to stretch plus not have to keep a constant tension. Then again, maybe I'm more restrained than others in such situations.
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TG.

[chickenstrip]

I suppose I can see where it might be useful for a few seconds every now and then on a long motorway trip, but I can't say I've ever found myself thinking that I really need one. On a long motorway trip, my arse normally starts to take most of my attention where discomfort is concerned until I actually pull in at services for a rest!
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[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[AL-]

I would have said my previous bike the Tracer900 GT but I have just brought a Fazer 1000 and it blows it out the water in terms of comfort and performance

[Old Git Racing]

Didn't think I'd use it much but found it useful on long boring bits cos Ive
got arthritus in one knuckle, not too bad riding normally but holding it at a constant speed gets uncomfortable.
Its useful on speed limited twisty roads where you can easily keep to a constant 50mph bends and all, the ones full of cameras and stuff, any need to slow down just roll the throttle to fully closed then hit resume when past it.

OGR
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2022 Tiger Sport 660 2019 Street Twin 2003 K3 gixxer 1000 1998 Srad 600 track hack

[xX-Alex-Xx]

[chickenstrip]

[chickenstrip]

[AL-]

To be honest, the fazer has given me a complete back to basics riding experience and I love it and find it way more enjoyable not having to worry about riding modes, snatchy fueling, etc

[chickenstrip]

It's the basics that have always been what I liked about bikes. As long as you've got those to a good standard, the other stuff seems superfluous to me. They might be nice to have at times, but not essential to the enjoyment of biking generally. It's not for nothing I'm always banging on about Fazers with the right mods
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[kgm]