Review: 2021 Triumph Tiger 900 Rallye Pro 

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The only person who is Zack level engaging and Ari level technical.

Bret. You’re the Alton Brown of motorcycling. Smart, witty, informative..keep crushing the videos dude.

Love every single Brett Tkacs review. Very informative, entertaining, concise, succinct. Love your work Brett!!

Holy smokes, that lift was effortless

Bret, this is the best review of this bike that I've seen. Thanks for getting down onto the ground for those detailed explanations and close-up shots!

A fair and honest review, from a trusted source, one cannot ask for more. 🎩-Tip Mr Tkacs.

Great review from a genuinely good person. I had the opportunity to meet Bret at a local show and he struck me as a guy that isn't stuck on himself and just loves what he does. Looking forward to seeing more of his videos from the Nepal trip. For now I'm just looking for info on my next bike. This Triumph is high on the list.

Bret, loved the review. Exactly what I expected from you. Honest, detailed, informative, clear and concise. When I rode the bike at IMS Carlisle, twice, and fell in love, I immediately noticed the "knee killers" as they've been affectionately dubbed by others. With my off road only back round, it was noticeable and painful almost immediately when standing up on the pegs. Very happy to see that they're easily removable with a couple bolts and have no ill-effect on the bike once removed. My only gripe with your review, you didn't go through any of the menu options on TFT display or how easy or difficult it is to use. Other than that, this review just solidifies my purchase decision. It's the top 3 ADV bike on my list, along with the Tuareg 660 and the Nordon 901. The T7 and the KTM 890 round out my top 5, but the other 3 are really speaking to me and I've only rode the Tiger 900 obviously because the other two aren't available yet.

This bike has a lot of the improvements I was looking for over my Tiger 800 xca. Two things kept me from wanting to move to a 900. The readouts on the dash are messy and difficult to read and the T plane crank on the engine. The 800 triple is just so smooth and nice for touring and does well enough off-road that I just can't see giving it up. It made the bike unique in the ADV class over the twins and now that's gone. Appreciate your honest reviews as always.

Thanks for your honest review Bret! I own the GT model and I really love the bike. One word that you've used in your review, and which I totally agree with, (especially as a new rider) is that it's "forgiving." Have a safe trip to Nepal!

Well, one of the best reviews we have seen here in YT. Thanks!

Another great review with some good insights! Thank you Brett!

Wow, I wasn’t expecting such an honest review since your name is on the Triumph Transport. Thanks for a great review.

Great review and love the details such as improving the crash guards.

I own two Yamaha's. A 1994 XT600E and a 2016 Tracer 700. Both great but was looking for something to replace my Tracer. I tried the KTM 790 which was fun but going back to my Tracer felt good. Same with the Africa Twin. Then I tried the Tiger 900 Rally Pro which was sensational. Triumph really perfectly designed the bike from A to Z. You mentioned it Bret even the Wind protection is great. Driving my Tracer home I would have just loved to turn around before the first corner and leave my Tracer at the dealer. The Tiger 900 is for me the modern successor of Yamaha XT600. I think you can't make a bigger compliment to a motorcycle. Thank you Bret I always love to watch your videos.

Thanks for this. I love a longer-term review, as opposed to the one-day impression as on the legacy motorcycle magazine tests.

This is a great review and the fact that you didn't find many flaws proves Triumph did their homework and improved on the 800. Great tips on the crash bars! A friend of mine has just acquired this bike with only 4K on it and he's excited and I'm excited for him since we ride together. Thanks again Bret for a spectacular review, see you soon!

I've the the 2021 Matte Green version of that bike, Bret, and absolutely love it. Thanks for a great review (I concur about the plastic "edging" for the knees).

Have a great time in Nepal! I just bought this bike and am happy with your take on it.

Great review. I demo’d this bike at the Florida IMS and you are right - overall a great bike (although I didnt go off road). Unfortunately, I just bought a Tracer 900 GT so it will be a while before I am ready for a new bike. PS - great to meet you that day in person.

So professional and articulate as usual. Thanks much !

Really glad to watch this review as I'm picking up Mt new 900 Rally pro next week. I had a 800xca for a few years now and looking forward to getting the 900 😂😂

As of now this bike is on the top of my list to be my retirement bike here in two years. I agree with you though, it’s just a phenomenal bike! The quick shifter, ergos, even the way it sets off from a stop. This bike is amazing. Super easy to ride slow and track stand too!

Another great review. Couldn’t help notice how fast your subscribers numbers are going up. A blink and you’ll hit 100k. Congratulations!

Thanks I've been waiting for a good review on this. I personally find the outside spoke design to be much easier to clean than traditional center spokes. Sudsy water and a wheel brush makes very quick and easy work of it as the spacing is wider than center spokes.

I've just bought one! Moved on from my dear S1000RR and as such had no experience choosing an ADV bike. I did months of research and this one met all my needs at a really great price. Thanks for your review Bret, it's made me even happier with my choice. Warm hello from South Africa.

Awesome job on this review Bret!

Great VERY informative review. No BS - ie, HP, torque, etc.. Just the real “need to know” stuff. Thanks 🙏🏻

Appreciate your enthusiasm…not always easy when you do it for a living.

Great review! Straith to the point, covered all the important things, showed the bike from all different angles. Brilliant job! ;)

Good and honest review in my opinion, owning a Rally Pro for 6 months I'd say you spot on, used it off road a fair bit and the best upgrade so far is putting some pirelli scorpion str rubber on it, a good dual option if you are going off road but want a fairly quiet ride there and stock rubber is alway limiting. 👍

Great review! Being a tiger 800 owner and putting nearly 100k on it in 3 years. I'd love to try out one of those tiger 900s and see all the little tweaks and improvements

Great review overall. You can absolutely get the wheel spinning in off-road mode, that's the best way to learn how to drift. It will let you get a bit sideways but then stop you from going too far. Once you get confident then start drifting in off-road pro. Great bike off-road!

This is how a motorcycle review should be done. Excellent!

The cable clutch is golden. Had mine 3 weeks now and wish all my bikes had that.

nice neutral and fair review Bret. Your sign off made me chuckle when you said to smile, because around here where I live and ride people always tell me that I ride w/ a smile. What culture of frowners we've nurtured. When you're on a bike, take a deep breath, look around (um, safely of course, lol) - now how does that NOT bring a smile to your face. My love of it anyway.

Funny how you are the only one who mentions the painful plastic bars on the sides. I’ve had this bike for one day now and they already bothered me. As you said: it only takes 2x2 screws to fix it. Your review convinced me to get the bike without test riding. Very satisfied! Thanks.

I own a 96 Tiger 900. While very little is relatable to the new bikes, I have been impressed by the build quality. The fasteners and adjoining parts seem massive and have made the service and maintenance of the bike enjoyable over the years. Pretty cool to hear that they seem to be sticking (to their guns) to build quality while others transition to cost driven measures. My 96 gets down the road just fine…paved or (preferably) not.

Sold! I was considering a Tiger 900 vs. a KTM 890 and was favouring the 900 for its equipment level and reliability but if Bret reckons the serious issue are to removable (and nil value-add) plastic parts then that a fantastic recommendation for buying a Rally Pro.

Great review...I love mine!

Great review, Bret!

Great video, Bret. I have been awaiting your take on this bike for months. I have a 2020 TT 900 RP and have added 26,000 miles to it in a year. I just returned from an 11,450 mile, 26 state trip, ending with the TAT, in five weeks’ time. I LOVE the bike, except for those plastic frame thingys, which I took off after 15,000 miles. It makes the ride so much more enjoyable. I have no complaints with the ride or performance of the bike, except for the lack of protection the OEM crash bars provide, , and the maintenance and cost of maintenance through the dealership network is $$$. I guess that’s what makes it a European bike. I recently purchased a Yamaha T7 to see if I can make it work for my needs as it’s simpler system and longer major service intervals would significantly benefit my maintenance knowledge. Thanks for the thorough review, seemingly also coming to the same conclusions I have found. 👍🏻

Very thorough review - definitely a competitive middleweight adventure bike.

Nice to hear they've sorted the weight distribution. I had a first gen 900 (the T4 885) & then a 955, & they were both absurdly top-heavy.

Thanks for reviewing this bike!

Glad you called out the Triumph crash bars. Nice review!

Thanks for this Bret, I have removed my tank finishers, and its much nicer standing up (I've put some foam tubing in to try and stop water/dirt ingress). I've also removed my Triumph Upper protection bars (I'll replace them with some aftermarket ones, but seen a few T900's with damaged tanks). Keep up the good work !

Excellent review

Another great review. Thanks

I have the 2019 Tiger 800 XCA and apart from the slightly lower weight on the 900 Rally Pro I am happy to stay with the older model. It suits my riding style and requirements. Thanks for your honest reviews Bret.

Great review of this bike! It's my next one. I'm selling my 2022 Speedmaster because I'm moving to a country with lousy roads, so I need a dual sport. Love Triumph, so looks like this is the one. Thanks for doing an informative review.

Good and honest review 🙂 l don't think thatl have ever watched a full review of another brand bike than l have, but you kept me interested enough to watch the whole video 🙂

That was awesome. To much fun!

Hi Bret, great review, as we are all have got used to your 1st class content, keep going and have fun in Nepal!!! Your review echoed my 6500 km experience with the bike, off- and onroad. Two further remarks, controls are backlit, very useful in the dark (Hard Alpi Trail 2021 proven!!) and the crash protection supplied from Outback Mototek (bash plate and crash bars) is the lightest, most affordable and really good working -> tested! To make crash protection complete use Bark busters for the handle bar and you‘re set. Cheers Michael

Pratical approaches, Gr8 vid.

Rode this bike in Dallas at the IMS show. Great bike!

I bought Khaki Green Rally Pro back in September 2020. You do know the Khaki Green is the fastest one, right! 😂 Great bike and I absolutely love it. The one gripe I have, not included in this review, is the double 3D style rev counter when in the full screen TFT mode. This is a total waste of screen space IMO. Great review 👍

Brilliant as always

This year I moved from a heavy BMW K1100 to a Tiger 800 Xrx - mainly so I would not have to always be worried about the occsional dirt track or cobblestone - and to shed some kilos. But the Tiger800 did so much more to me! I love her on tarmac, but suddenly I also find myself looking for gravel roads! Seems like - at 62 - I am becoming an Adventure rider now! (At least that´s the plan.) And the 900 Rally Pro is first on my list, as the 800Xrx may get a bit challenged, once I get on the TET in Sweden for instance. As far as the smooth delivery below 5.000rpm is concerned - I just love it. And instead of "not aggressive" I would call it "not as nervous" as eg the KTM890. But hey, maybe that´s the 62 years in me writing this... Thanks for the great review. Can´t wait to get my hands on this one!

Thanks for the honest evaluation. As a Rally (non-Pro) owner I'm encouraged that some of the things I found I liked about the bike (traction control, ergonomics, etc) are echoed by you. Glad you got to enjoy the bike, sorry Triumph put such limited tires on it, lol

As always your review matters a lot…point to point detailing. Superb..🤟🏻 😁smile while you ride because attitude matters.

Love this! Thank you... I have one on order for a January delivery!

Bret can sell you anything. He will make u fall in love with every motorcycle while pointing out even tiniest of niggles. Genius level stuff man.

I agree the traction control is very smooth and unintrusive. In Off-Road I could tell it was working, more by ear than feel, very confidence-inspiring for just tooling around on slick gravel. As soon as I started to feel the rear slip it the TC would catch it and keep it driving forward and the rear inline with the front. OR Pro is more fun but if you just want to travel standard OR will keep you moving confidently. The very linear and smooth fueling helps. I also appreciated that it drives well from very low RPM in first gear without sounding like it's lugging too much. Not many reviews mention it, but another advantage of OR and ORP is that the idle is increased to reduce the chance of stalling which is well thought out.

Pretty on the same page that I felt when I had a test ride of Tiger 900 rally pro. Thanks for sharing your insight and thank you so much for your professional review on this motorcycle!!

Got mine on order - March 2022 👌🏼

I had the same problem you described at the 11:20 mark with my Tiger 900 Rally Pro 2021. After an emergency stop, the bike tipped over to the left on the grass and those bars made a deep dent on the fuel tank and on the plastic piece you noted. All other parts that contacted the ground came out with just a little bit of dirt. Took the bike to the Triumph dealer and their personnel said there’s nothing wrong with the accessory. I said that the problem is not with the accessory per se, but the fact that it caused the very damage it was designed to prevent. Triumph left me in a vacuum...

Great review!! Expecting to see the new Triumph 1200... I think it will be a big competitor to the GS

Very happy with this bike. Regarding crash bars, I chose the skid plate combo from Outback Mototrek, it is very tough. There is an update for the switch off the engine

Great video, great bike!

I absolutely love mine❤❤❤🐯🐯🐯

Anybody else think at first that Bret really hit the big time with his logo almost as big as Triumph's on the semi trailer? That being said, I wouldn't be all that surprised if it were actually on the trailer. Bret is excellent at what he does!

Nice review bro watching here from Philippines

I've a 2016 800 kitten. LOVE LOVE LOVE it. It replaced my 2006 1200gs which I sold with 160K miles. It got too heavy for me to pick up when it took a nap. I have over 50K miles on her now. I'm not ready for another Motorbike, but when I am it will likely be the 900 here

Great bike (I have ridden it) and even better review.

I really like this bike. I'm had a few triumphs, including a 60's Bonneville (stolen, I would have never sold it), a 955 Daytona, a speed triple, and for a very short time even a new Bonneville. Always wanted a Tiger. I am thinking my next steed will be one of these. Giddy up!!!

Bret, I love your videos and expert advice, and that you're willing to share with us via RU-vid. This was a super glowing review, as was your review of other bikes (T7), so I am curious, how does this bike stack up to the middle weight adventure bike competition? Where would you rank it compared the T7, KTM 890, BMW 850, etc?

Great review

I have the crash bars from SW-Motech. Bikes been dropped a few times including a low speed drop on asphalt when my wife was riding it and they completely protected the bike. I highly recommend them!

Great review!...as for the new rims packing up with mud, nothing was worse than my ol' Bultaco that had shouldered Akronts.i could fill plant pots after a days worth of slogging!😂

Nice review. I was looking to swap my 790 for the Tiger 900 RP (had a few more issues than yourself). The Tiger looked like the closest match. Only thing stopping me was no stock in Australia. Now lock-down has just finished here i'll have to see if I can find a test ride.

Well done Bret.. maybe i like more the Africa Twin .. i am looking forward for the new Transalp .. it will come out soon i hope .. Hi from Italy

Have fun in Nepal Bret!

Agree, a very good all-rounder. Plenty of power with all bells and whistles. The only thing I didn't like - not possible to change from road to offroad riding mode without stopping.

Thanks Brett - great review. I own a GT pro and if you don’t wear full gear (I.e. only a denim) the heat off the engine totally roasts your legs and knees. This is great in winter or colder climates, but just horrible in hot climates like here in South Africa. So much so that I bought and fitted non-Triumph deflectors which helped to an extent. However, this is my only gripe with the design - other than that it’s a fantastic bike !!

Now I want one even more.

Sweet! Great Job, Thanks!

I love my 2013 800xc, but it's still a handful (but fun) off-road, because it's a bit topheavy and has no low-down chug for technical stuff (requiring lots a clutch/throttle work). The 800xc is a GREAT bike on-road and fun off-road, but a 900 Rally Pro may be in my future.

Great review. I love my 900 RP, and 'Yes' the first thing I did was take off those little plastic thingies and toss them in the trash. :-)

I like your enthusiasm, Bret. And that you are still critical of many details others simply don't notice. Great review. I never liked the Tiger 800. Boring engine, no real kick. Whereas the Street Triple 765... wow. Günter from Nürnberg/Germany

Nice job as always. I sold my 900 RP for two reasons. 1. Plastic/frame under tank hit my legs while standing. Get quiet painful. 2. Vibrations through the bars that put my hands to sleep..tried rubber mounts and bar ends…didn’t help. Lots to love about this bike…but that frame bar is a huge oversight if you like to ride standing up.

I own a rally pro and am very happy with it. I have not been off-road with it, mainly because I have next to no off road experience and with a 29” inseam I am always up on the balls of my feet at best, and secondly I am waiting till I need to replace the tyres. Did you use the standard road biased tyres off road? If so how did they fair? I currently work in Germany down near the Alps so have managed to do some nice rides, even a 15 hour stint from Munich to the midlands (UK) taking in 5 countries. Part of me thinks I should get a smaller bike to use of road to gain experience! What’s your thoughts on that? Glad you enjoyed the Triumph Ian Back on Two Wheels

Thanks, Brett. Great video. If you drop your bike at a medium slow speed the OEM upper engine guard will dent your gas tank, which is what happened to me.

Really good video Bret. I just realized I have "built" a Triumph from my old Honda TransAlp.... 😒

Great review! I owned one and agree with everything that you mentioned. I ended up going back to the 1200GS, mainly because I'm more street oriented and also I felt the tiger lacked a bit of character in the engine. Love my boxer.

Nice way to start a video with the bike starting in a horizontal orientation. Makes you go wtf? but in a good way. Refreshing.

Your a great salesman dude

I love my Yamaha Super Tenere, but admit it's a handful at times. I've been thinking about down sizing, but 700 is too far. This looks like a good exchange. I had to replace the Ten's handlebars with the Pro-taper because the down and back sweep of the stock bar was highly uncomfortable on long rides and near impossible in a standing position.

I have never seen anyone so comfortable on a motorcycle.