Tiger Tales - Dialling in the 800XC for the dirt

[RED05]

Originally Posted by andykeck

For what it's worth, SIA is the mileage til next service menu page. I suspect your sequence of button presses is wrong and you end up toggling past the ABS menu.

Just had it in to the dealer and they needed to add the software from when they replaced the console last fall.

[ABHulgan]

I've never felt the need to turn mine off-my performance isn't up to that level off-road, and I tend to take frequent breaks to sight-see off-pavement and don't want the aggravation of scrolling through the menu every startup.

[y0y02369]

Originally Posted by av_mech

Still a little icy in Idaho to ride. But I tried...

May be a dumb question but don't they sell ice tires for the 800xc... saw a picture of it but it was a sponsored rider so they may have been made specially..?

[y0y02369]

How you like it?? I've heard mixed reviews from vids and testers but i wanted a personal answer... so what do you all like/dislike about the Triumph luggage! If you don't have triumph luggage, whatchu got and how you like it?!

[Chinookmark]

Originally Posted by y0y02369

How you like it?? I've heard mixed reviews from vids and testers but i wanted a personal answer... so what do you all like/dislike about the Triumph luggage! If you don't have triumph luggage, whatchu got and how you like it?!

The Triumph panniers are super convenient for road trips -- with the emphasis on ROAD. Easy on, easy off, and the left bag is HUGE. I can put my XD4, gloves, and mesh jacket inside.

But go on any road with bumps bigger than tar snakes, and the bags start banging around, making all sorts of noise. And you start to worry about the integrity of the little plastic hooks supporting all that weight. One tipover and forget it -- pray that you have some cargo straps with you, or your buddies have enough space on their bikes to store your gear.

[bross]

Originally Posted by y0y02369

How you like it?? I've heard mixed reviews from vids and testers but i wanted a personal answer... so what do you all like/dislike about the Triumph luggage! If you don't have triumph luggage, whatchu got and how you like it?!

I didn't go with the OEM cases because of them easily breaking (pretty much every review they broke side cases off), and went with SeaHorse cases mounted to Happy Trails pannier racks. All info here...

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...ostcount=13968



Glad I went with the SeaHorses, they crash just fine. No damage whatsoever.

[Big Jon]

Shhhh... Tiger sleeping.

[bross]

Originally Posted by y0y02369

May be a dumb question but don't they sell ice tires for the 800xc... saw a picture of it but it was a sponsored rider so they may have been made specially..?

They used ice tires in the Icon Portland to Dakar video, and yes you can get ice tires for pretty much any bike/tire size you may need. They just don't work so well once back on pavement. You can even use studs in your knobs as a semi permanent solution to get you through some icy places.

[fbj913]

Originally Posted by y0y02369

How you like it?? I've heard mixed reviews from vids and testers but i wanted a personal answer... so what do you all like/dislike about the Triumph luggage! If you don't have triumph luggage, whatchu got and how you like it?!

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=707819

[Yankee Dog]

Originally Posted by y0y02369

How you like it?? I've heard mixed reviews from vids and testers but i wanted a personal answer... so what do you all like/dislike about the Triumph luggage! If you don't have triumph luggage, whatchu got and how you like it?!

I have the OEM luggage. I bought it specifically because of the easy on/easy off feature. No other luggage option offers this. I do plan to use mine mostly on the road.

the left side is HUGE. The right side not so much so.

[rustynut2]

Originally Posted by Yankee Dog

I have the OEM luggage. I bought it specifically because of the easy on/easy off feature. No other luggage option offers this. I do plan to use mine mostly on the road.

the left side is HUGE. The right side not so much so.

Jesse Luggage, lift lid, turn handle, lift off.

[fbj913]

Originally Posted by fbj913

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=707819

it would be cool to keep the luggage conversation in the luggage thread...

Jesse luggage is twice the cost of triumph bags.

[TxLoneRider]

Originally Posted by fbj913

it would be cool to keep the luggage conversation in the luggage thread...

Jesse luggage is twice the cost of triumph bags.

To slightly delay the point. As far as breaking, sometimes things are suppose to break.

You have to ask yourself, as inconvenient as it would be have to strap your luggage to your bike until you can get a new luggage base, is that worse than having to replace your frame because the luggage held like a champ, and the force of the impact bent your sub-frame. I am really disappointed the rear sub-frame is welded. But that is another topic.

My '05 Tiger had a 0 speed tip over, when it was hit in a parking lot. The rear sub-frame was tweaked, slightly, but tweaked still.

Would that story have been different if the stock panniers for my '12 Tiger 800XC where on that bike, with a bit more give, would the story have been different?

But as far as this topic, I kinda think dirt riding, and luggage for such, is fair, but that's me.

cheers y'all!

[Chinookmark]

Originally Posted by TxLoneRider

To slightly delay the point. As far as breaking, sometimes things are suppose to break.

cheers y'all!

Agreed, to a point. It certainly can be beneficial having an engineered failure point. Make something too strong, and it just moves the breakage somewhere else.

But I have read several instances, including one magazine article, of the OEM luggage breaking from just off road riding, no crashes involved -- a valid concern for the off road setup thread.

[BlackBeast]

Stick to soft luggage for any type of off road riding and both your limbs and bike will thank you. However that's a whole different discussion as well.