Two *T's* in a pod ?
 

Well, today I watched with a tear in my eye as the TTR headed off to a new owner, for new adventures, in new lands.... :icon_cry:


I now have to clear out the stable to make way for a new stable mate for my Tenere, I have studied, thought, considered and wondered for many weeks... and since first falling for her at the Lakes meet in May lust grew inside me like a burning flame.

On Wednesday, a new birth, a new steed and once more my stable will have, not a first and second bike, but just two bikes, each as good as the other in the rolls they have.

On Wednesday, I pick up my Tiger 800XC (without any of that ABS rubbish).

So, 6 more sleeps! :smilies0375:

Nice one, enjoy.

Ooooo, much as I lurve my Ten that XC is one sexy little number. Quite jealous, looking forward to hearing/seeing all about her :bling:

I have an XTR and a Tiger in my stable, very different but both great bikes---enjoy

Veyr nice.!!!! Beutiful on the road with that tripple growl

The way the weathers going it"ll be a bike and a boat :angry:

and there I thought you were going to announce a Super Tenere 1200 Z...

Nice one, enjoy

Funny that,, I swapped a boat for a bike a few years ago...... which became another bike, then another, then a p/x on a Landrover !



I looked at the Super Ten, and I really wanted to want it, but just couldn't. In all honesty it was *too* perfect for what I want, I'd be bored with in in no time and to be fair after seeing Selina's in March, then again in May I just thought it was the right bike for the needs I have it for, it can tour, pillion tour (which is the main reason) but it'll be good on our crappy roads too (not excellent like the Tenere), much cheaper than the S10, and a local dealer helps too.

Also looked at the Versys,, in my humble opinion it sucks donkey dik and shouldn't be allowed on the roads, god it's awful! So I looked at the 1000 Versys, and wasn't keen. The Multistrada was a firm favourite, but at nearly twice the cost of the Tiger there wasn't really any justification, and while the tiger isn't the bike the Multistrad is, it's certainly more than half the bike, so I'm happy.

I always wanted to fly the British flag, but there was never the right bike,, now there is, and I can.

... when you say you've seen Selina's, can you be more specific?


:rotf[1]: :ban:

Her Growler , well that's what she calls it.

:025: is that not she calls her......oh......i think i will stop here!!

GULG good choice in bikes, ive road my uncles tiger 800, the non xc version and the engine is nice, and chassis feels nice but i just didnt get on with the front end (didnt help the front tyre was on its way out, swimmly wet and on londons greasyest m25 and some a road sections ive ever seen in my life).

Not to nit pick and Selina will agree as she pointed this out was the rear pegs/hangers are welded onto the rear subframe, meaning if you drop the bike they can bend and bend the rear subframe if you bin it biggesh style, where as most adventure bikes you can remove them or at least the rear pegs and hangers bend and can be replaced without replacing the subframe!!!

But as usual PICCIES when you get the bike:smilies1349:

and that..... is the reason I still have a proper bike :yahoo:

Went for the XC over the er,,, basic bike mainly because it give some potential, better suspension setup and more like the XT to ride, so suits the roads up here. But, the bike is firmly a road going machine. I can't imagine what Triumph were thinking when they put the oil filter behind the front wheel :tard: and there are lots of other giveaways to suggest it's *crashability* is somewhat less than the XT. If and when it gets some knobblies on it, then I'll deal with the rear hangers,, or the grinder will!

Yeah some girls have funny names for their.... things :o

It's as if they just copied the 800GS without thinking whether or not it was a good idea.

I resent that.

They put a Triumph badge on it, so it can't be true:smirk:

Here she is,,,
 

In all her Tourettes glory:

http://www.smokingtailpipes.com/Gallery/T-Tiger0001.JPG

but I did find these bits.... don't know why they put protection rubber on the footpegs

http://www.smokingtailpipes.com/Gallery/T-Rubbers.JPG

and one more

http://www.smokingtailpipes.com/Gallery/T-Tiger0002.JPG

If you're half as happy as I am with mine GULG, you'll be really rather chuffed.