Observations and other things from my daily motorcycle ride on a Triumph Tiger 800. You wont find endless bitching about cars here, just sweet views and wheelies.
lovely TFT Today I bought an 800 xca 2001 with 1000 kilometers, so new. Better the luxury version of a motorcycle that has been developed further for decades than the new 900 that still has teething problems
Im curious about these newer tigers vs the older models like the 955i. Noone seems to off road them even though spec wise they are similar in ground clearance, suspension travel, power, weight, etc
Great thoughts! So in a few countries people off road 800's, Brazil, Morocco, South Africa are your main places I've seen in Instagram and RU-vid. I think the issue is money and weight, dropping a new 900 for instance gets VERY expensive fast. Personally I still try find some sort of off road on most rides.
@@WheeliePerd I may have worded a bit wrong. I see a decent amount of people offroading the new 900s and 800s but never anyone offroading the older models even though they are similar performance and pretty cheap. I would be scared to spend so much on the new ones and offroad as well
@@dylanrussell5695 Ah got it. You are right. I dont see old Triumphs going off road. Seems to me the older bikes had the ground clearance and would be capable.
Do not put copper grease on the pistons or any grease for that matter. There is no need to put grease on the back of brake pads but if you want to anyway use proper brake grease. Having said all that it's a good video to show you how to do everything else, well done.
Hmmm I did quite a bit of research on this and most bikers put copper grease everywhere, including piston. However I now see that car people do not and some bikers are much much more frugal with the copper grease. Thanks for the comment, hopefully next time I'll do things a bit better
@@WheeliePerd Lots of bikers do things very wrong as they don't understand what they are doing or the properties of the materials they are using. Copper grease will degrade rubber seals, red rubber grease or silicon grease is safe though. Looking forward to seeing more Tiger 800 videos!
The 2018 model did come with the same dash. For the Tiger 800, there is the old non-colour dash and this colour TFT from the video, Tiger 900 has an updated TFT screen. Super confusing to keep track dude.
@@mahdiyyapathan5156 Usually organized by Superbike SA Magazine and KTM Rivonia (KTM close to Rivonia road). Maybe shoot them an email, Im sure they'll do at least 1 this year, they were really popular.
@@toby7504 How do you like it? Personally loving it, I ride highway often, sometimes with a passenger, also great at some mmild offroad. Very versatile for me.
100% agreed, a friend who's ridden it reckons the 900 is not a refresh, but a new bike. Apparently much much much more torque low down. Hopefully Ill do a review early next year.
@@HippoDrones I've genuinely avoided riding it as I simply cant afford a new 900 ;). Also a stat out of the UK is that 90% of test riders, end up buying one.
@@omkarreddy1682 The Tiger 900 makes power low down in RPM range. I think they should keep 800 and 900 models, maybe 900 for more offroad specs and 800 unchanged :D
I really wish my Moto Guzzi screen had that cut out in it, really helps sort the turbulence and noise. I had a demo on the low version of the bike last year, it is an awesome bike.
Who would have thought having less screen makes less turbulence and wind noise. It has the slit the little side flaps and the edge of the screen curves out. Massive improvement over the old one.
I really like the Triumph dash, is a real shame they have dropped it from the new Street Triple R in exchange far a quick shifter. The Triumph Tiger 800 is a cracking bike, I had a go on the low version and loved it, but ground clearance on the low was too intrusive even on tarmac!
Does seem strange, I get that it's more expensive but they are "premium" bikes, also I feel like a QS is much cheaper than a TFT display. Interesting about the low version, I've read when hardcore offroading you could bottom out the normal versions. Sigh I need a bike that does well at travelling distance and is super light offroad, oh and it must be small.
@@WheeliePerd Aye. It is awesome that a lot of the manufacturers are now doing lower versions, although it is always a compromise on either aesthetics or handling.
It has to be a common problem, this was the 2nd time this guy's clutch cable snapped. Maybe try and lube the clutch cable?!?!? Really a weird problem to have.
When I was leaving work, I came across a fellow biker who's clutch cable had snapped. I helped him get through some traffic and we did arrive safely at the workshop.
I have to respect both of you. Him for not giving up and being strong enough to get the bike started by running with it. You for looking out for a fellow rider. May I permission to share this on my Facebook page?
He did not seem all that upset about it, more inconvenienced. I'm not sure I would have been so fine with it. Thank you, although I honestly just wanted to help a fellow biker. Yes please do!
At low altitude it will definitely! I've even seen videos of people doing that in 3rd going about 70. But with my 1400m altitude there is no way. I've even tried clutching up in 3rd, nothing happens. Really depends on altitude, many videos of the Hypermotard are from USA. Where most people are in California which is basically sea level.
No worries I didn't know until a few years ago. At lower altitude the air is denser, so your engine is able to use more fuel to make more power, you lose about 10% per 1000m in altitude. Turbo engines are less affected by this as the turbo is always forcing air into the engine at a specific pressure.
At around 4500rpm, I close the throttle and snap it open, but I'm at high altitude here. You should be able to just open the throttle quickly from 4500rpm and the front should come up. I would recommend trying in 2nd gear before 1st gear.
@@WheeliePerd I can easily lift it up at 6k (running at 40kph) from my SF 1098s in 1st gear but since I'm new with my Hypermotard 821, probably it will lift at 8k rpm in 1st gear? Thanks for the reply!
@@WheeliePerd it was easy!! First, condition my balls (the hardest part I guess). Second, at 30kph, cut it quick then lifted it up at 6-7k RPM. Nowhere near looping, just between 9-10 o'clock. My muscle memory was for the SF, quite longer throttle for the 821. Thanks man!
I'd recommend changing into 2nd if you can, right as the wheel comes up is a good place. That'll let you wheelie for quite long, I think it tops out at about 113kph
Cool to see a guy with scrambler do well on the track. I was intrigued with the idea of taking a bike to track and have a chance to ride it. Very cool, thank you for sharing. If you have more opportunities to film at a track please share. I found you on the MotoVlog Forums and joined your channel to follow along with your adventures. If you get a chance come take a look at some of my videos...
Most people here also dont take their bikes to track, I've been wanting to go to more but funds are limiting. I have 3 other videos all in a "Ducati Hypermotard Track" playlist and another track video coming soon. Link for playlist: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DvsouL_SdrA.html
Tons of people switch their quickshifter off for wheelies, we have a massive group of Superduke riders here and they also switch off their quickshifters when wheeling. The transition between gears becomes "snappy", although I'm sure you can get used to it.
