I was thinking of buying a 900 so I joined. I rented a 900 gt pro for a day and have decided it was not for me. Generally I liked the bike but the heat blowing on my knees combined with the new offset firing order causing the rumbles above around 4gs I have decided to pass on getting one. Why would you take a smooth engine and make it rough?? It may sound neater at low rpms but I by a bike to ride not to sit and listen to it run. Now the time I spend above 4gs riding is not much but if I take the expressway to get to another area. I think that vibration after about an 1/2 hour would be it. As for the heat on the knees I dont have it now why would I want it. I can always through on chaps if it is cold but when it is above 80 I dont want any more heat. The good news is I am still looking at the tiger just the older ones, and in fact looked at one today I am tempted. So over to the 800 thread I go.
Leaving The 900 Thread After Only A Little While.
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I hope you find the right bike for you.
The 800 is a fantastic bike super smooth and easy to live with .
Good luck with your search, it's good to have variety.
Got this from another forum I'm on, this could save your life.
Hello everyone,
I am from South Africa and used to be an apprentice at Triumph's head branch.
I would just like to share an issue regarding the Tiger 900 gen1(2020-2023) and possibly gen2.
This applies to GT or RALLY models.
During my time there 3 gen1 Tiger 900s suffered significant damage due to the rear sprocket's bolt/nuts shearing-off/coming loose.
The images attached are of the 3 separate bikes but are probably mixed below.
It appears from all 3 that the nuts almost all evenly started to come loose, then once that happened the sprocket was loose putting extra pressure on the bolts causing them to completely shear off.
Triumph never mentioned anything about this, but when releasing the Gen2 the sprocket bolts have changed from M8 to M10. This is why I believe this issue won't happen on the Gen2's as an M10 will have a higher torque specification leading to less of a chance of them coming loose.
I encourage anyone with a Tiger 900 regardless of generation to either make sure that the nuts are properly tight or remove each bolt and nut put lock-tite and re-tighten properly.
Especially if your sprocket has been replaced as most technicians don't know about this issue and could just tighten to the original torque specification (which comes loose!!!) or less than the original torque specification.
If your bike is due for a sprocket change make sure to ask the technician to put lock-tite and make it extra tight as most places and people will use the original "locking" nut which the "locking" functionality only applies once, if taken off the lock nut will not function like it is intended, hope that makes sense.
Don't use a torque specification just make it as tight as you can without obviously stripping it.
You don't want this to come loose trust me!!
The main reason why I am posting this is that it is an issue that can easily be prevented and when the sprocket comes loose the rear wheel will lock up which is extremely dangerous especially if you aren't expecting it.
Another thing to mention is that this was the only issue I ever saw on a Tiger 900, and we worked on 1000's of them literally
Apart from this small issue, I believe that the Tiger 900 is the best 900 adventure bike you can get and the best bike that Triumph sells in terms of reliability and ride.
I hope that everyone finds this helpful and interesting.
Hello everyone,
I am from South Africa and used to be an apprentice at Triumph's head branch.
I would just like to share an issue regarding the Tiger 900 gen1(2020-2023) and possibly gen2.
This applies to GT or RALLY models.
During my time there 3 gen1 Tiger 900s suffered significant damage due to the rear sprocket's bolt/nuts shearing-off/coming loose.
The images attached are of the 3 separate bikes but are probably mixed below.
It appears from all 3 that the nuts almost all evenly started to come loose, then once that happened the sprocket was loose putting extra pressure on the bolts causing them to completely shear off.
Triumph never mentioned anything about this, but when releasing the Gen2 the sprocket bolts have changed from M8 to M10. This is why I believe this issue won't happen on the Gen2's as an M10 will have a higher torque specification leading to less of a chance of them coming loose.
I encourage anyone with a Tiger 900 regardless of generation to either make sure that the nuts are properly tight or remove each bolt and nut put lock-tite and re-tighten properly.
Especially if your sprocket has been replaced as most technicians don't know about this issue and could just tighten to the original torque specification (which comes loose!!!) or less than the original torque specification.
If your bike is due for a sprocket change make sure to ask the technician to put lock-tite and make it extra tight as most places and people will use the original "locking" nut which the "locking" functionality only applies once, if taken off the lock nut will not function like it is intended, hope that makes sense.
Don't use a torque specification just make it as tight as you can without obviously stripping it.
You don't want this to come loose trust me!!
The main reason why I am posting this is that it is an issue that can easily be prevented and when the sprocket comes loose the rear wheel will lock up which is extremely dangerous especially if you aren't expecting it.
Another thing to mention is that this was the only issue I ever saw on a Tiger 900, and we worked on 1000's of them literally
Apart from this small issue, I believe that the Tiger 900 is the best 900 adventure bike you can get and the best bike that Triumph sells in terms of reliability and ride.
I hope that everyone finds this helpful and interesting.
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Just keep seaching. Lots of low mileage examples will surface. May have to get it shipped, but could be worth it.
GL in your quest.
GL in your quest.
Also, have you looked at the 2024 models? Supposed to be less vibey and more torque and hp.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Kinda thought you were adding to the thread, but can start a new one with this important info.
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I rode an 800 Tiger a few years ago and I didn't like the heat. When the 900 came out, I tried that and I didn't like vibes at all.
I was able to ride the "new, improved" 900 on a controlled demo ride yesterday. The vibes appear to have been mitigated for the most part. I would have liked to have been able to do a bit of highway riding to try to confirm. I was a bit disappointed that it still puts out a good bit of heat. It was 87+ degrees and at slower speeds and sitting still, it was warm. Not sure if it's deal-breaker warm, I'd have to ride one again, but it was warm. Overall though it's a very nice bike.
The right side of my Rocket is very hot.
I just made downpayment on a 18 800 xrt low miles under 15k. I noticed the vibes started a 4k, so if you ran it up to 5 or 6k during demo ride and did not notice the vibes/ bother you that part would not be an issue. If I remember 5k is around 70mph. Yes I agree it was a nice bike, and the new model is pretty close to the old bike, with a few enhancements/changes. Good luck with your choice for whatever you get.
The all new tiger 800 might be the ticket. It has the No vibe crank and 110 hp plus . That said over time the vibes on my 850 S seemed to ease by about 5000 km .
