2020 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro. on-Road and Off-Road Review

In a Nutshell

The Triumph Tiger 900 is not just an updated Tiger 800. It’s a completely new bike, a new generation, and it’s the most adventurous Tiger ever produced.

The Triumph Tiger 900 Range is consisting of two main versions: the street-oriented GT and GT Pro and the more adventurous Rally and Rally Pro. Of course, there’s also a standard Tiger 900 available.

We got our hands on the Tiger 900 Rally Pro, the top-spec version with all the goodies and fancy electronics. Since it’s coming with street tires as standard, we swapped them for some knobbies and went on a high altitude unpaved road in the Carpathians – one of our favorites in Romania.

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What We Liked

The Triumph Tiger 900 feels lighter in off-road. It’s more nimble, the standing riding position is better, with more control over the bike. Everything is very well put together, and everything is where it should be. The knee contact area doesn’t feel edgy as before, the engine is position lowered without affecting the ground clearance, and the radiator is split into two parts. It’s a very nice upgrade in the ergonomics sector.

The Triumph Tiger 900 frame is new, with a bolted-in aluminum subframe and detachable passenger foot-pegs. This was a must in the adventure-motorcycling sector, and it’s a big improvement over the previous version.

The air-filter is easier to access. You just have to take down the seat and use a screwdriver that you can find under the seat.

The new Triumph Tiger 900 comes with tubeless spoked tires and the Rally Pro version is offering all the tech you might wish for – IMU, riding modes, heated seat for you, and passenger. Also, you’re getting some fancy Brembo Stylema calipers.

The engine comes in larger volume and features a different firing order (1,3,2), and feels more responsive and with more grunt than before.

What We Disliked

Although offering more grunt than before, the Tiger 900 triple engine doesn’t feel as good as a twin, especially in off-road. You have to work a bit with the throttle, and there’s no engine brake to help you on steep slopes. Also, it’s not revving as fast as the old triple and it’s not so fun to ride it.

Although featuring the biggest TFT dash on the market, with different layouts, I couldn’t find one to match my preference. My problem is the way Triumph arranged the info – it’s hard to spot some essential information such as the riding mode or the tire pressure. By the way, the tire pressure sensor was always blinking. I thought it was something broken, but then I learned that, unless having the exact tire pressure mentioned in the manual, the red sign on the dash won’t disappear.

When turning off the engine in off-road, the engine automatically goes to the street riding mode, unless pressing two buttons. It’s also uncomfortable to switch the riding modes from street to off-road while on the go.

The new headlight doesn’t offer as much light as before, so you need some auxiliary lights if riding during the night.

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