I finished the break-in of mine today! I'm absolutely in love with it...and the sound it makes? Kinda reminds me of a V8. I'll be putting dunlop trail max raid soon.
Agree with you on the side wind deflectors. I replaced them with the puig front upper deflectors and kept the standard screen. Made a big difference. £70 from pyramid plastics I hate the standard tyres too. They tramline all over the place. Going to swap them out in the new year
DRL/Headlight switch is on the left switch cube. When the DRL is on a green light should show on the dash. I did do a video on the lights at night when i had my 23 plate GT Pro. Givi do a good screen that is wider than the winglets, meaning you can remove the winglets, there is 2 versions, tall and short. I had the tall one on mine. I would invest in the upper crash bars, as without a drop will be costly for repairs. Consider getting the sump guard powder coated, as its bare aluminium and doesn't take much before it looks crap and is stained from road debris. A shock shield from Pyramid plastics is a must, doesnt look much but does keep a load of crap off the rear shock but still allows plenty of access for cleaning. Invest in the genuine Triumph headlight guard, gives full protection of the headlight with an easy on-off for cleaning. Much cheaper to replace than the headlight unit.
Hey. Thanks so much for the tips. I’m going to check out your video now. Yep, I toggle the headlight switch on the left and sometimes it changes the setting, other times not! I’m going to order the Givi, it looks good and wider will be better. Same with the upper crash bars- I’m planning to buy the outbackmotortek ones. Shock shield is a must i agree. Crap design that! And great advice on the sump guard. I’ll do that too. Awesome stuff. Thanks
@@Motodunny Switch block could be faulty or loose connection ( push the connector in towards the switch cube). If still in warranty get it checked as if it is faulty, it should be changed. Personally I would go for the Triumph crash bars, they connect onto the lower bars you have and also work well.
Nice bike - love the colour scheme. I chose a Tiger 1200 as I was after a shaft driven bike. Having ridden both the 900 & 1200, both are excellent bikes. Good luck with your channel.
Hi Dunny. Re: lights. I had a problem with my ‘23 Street Triple. When switching from DRL to headlight, I couldn’t switch the headlights off and return to DRL, I just had no lights on. A slightly different issue/niggle to your description, but the headlight unit was replaced under warranty. I believe there was water ingress to the unit. Lovely bike, nice video, stay safe. 👍
Cheers Richard. I think I need to ask my dealer. It’s weird how it works sometimes and doesn’t others. Which makes it more annoying. As I mention in the video I’m wondering whether there is an underlying rule in the tech that determines whether it can go on or not. Bit if so that’s just bollocks as you just be able to choose at the flick of a switch. Appreciate you watching and commenting 👌💥
Hi Dunny, am looking at the same bike and my concerns are similar regarding the seat height, does the low seats differ in comfort compared to the standard seat? Also good to hear it’s heated.
Hey Paul. So first of all no difference in heating capability compared to the standard seat. I rode the bike 5 days ago in 3 degrees centigrade and had the heated seat on and it was toasty 🔥. You are bang on though about less comfort. Because it’s less padded to make it lower it is less comfortable. I did a run on the standard seat where I was circa 6 hours in the seat with only 1 stop and no discomfort. With the lower seat I get some light discomfort after circa 1.5 hours. For me, the compromise is worth the benefit of being that bit lower. As regards height, I’m pretty sure the low seat takes it down to 820mm from 840mm but I’ll double check that. Certainly makes a difference particularly on uneven ground and yet the riding position is still very comfortable. I might do another video on that to show the difference between the two. Cheers.
Hi Paul. Aware I hadn’t answered your question on the seat height. I believe the standard seat in its lower position is 860mm. The low seat reduces the seat height to 840mm which has made a big difference to me at 5’9” The only downside is the lower seat is not as padded as the stock seat but I’m prepared to have that compromise. The other benefit other than getting my feet more planted is I am in the bike a bit more rather than sitting on top. How that all helps
Hello Dunny, what made you choose the Rally Pro over the GT Pro? I'm also new to motorcycle riding. I passed my test last June and bought a 2011 Honda NT700, but I'm looking for a lighter and a bit more agile bike.
Hey Daniel. Awesome question. I wanted an adventure bike that could do it all. Great on road, great to do a tour on and also something I could confidently take off road on gravel tracks and green lanes / mud tracks etc. I considered all the adventure bikes but the Tiger 900 RP ticked all the boxes. That and the amount of tech the bike comes with as standard plus the front suspension was a big appeal to me. The GT Pro is a great bike but I much prefer the look of the RP and its presence. I’ve taken the bike off road twice already and I wouldn’t have been comfortable doing that on the GT Pro and this is just the first few months of ownership, I plan to do some off-road riding elsewhere in the UK and abroad next year and wanted the bike to be able to cope with that and be able to do a tour and ride it to work and be mega fun for a 2 hour blast on some twisties near my house! Clearly all that with one bike is a compromise and I’m happy with how it covers all bases. The things i forgot to mention in the review are that’s is not light. It’s is 230 kg’s and is too heavy. I would not describe it as agile and light. I guess the Honda you have and the Yamaha Tenere 7 and RE Himalayan 450 are lighter more agile bikes. I see BMW have produced a concept GS450 which looks very cool and is likely to be productionised in 2026.
@@Motodunny, hey Paul, thank you for your in-depth answer. My Honda (little brother of the ST1300 Pan European) is 259kg wet and not as agile as you might think. For a beginner, it is a rather forgiving bike. I'm not a young bloke anymore at 45, so I wanted something a little more grown-up. But I'm happy to hear you've taken the bike off-road and you had fun doing so. I'm looking for the same thing; a bike I can take off-road and some long-distance touring with all the extra comfort and technical support. I'm looking forward to a review when you take it off-road and some more. Have a wonderful weekend, kind regards from the Netherlands.
Ref tyres, I have watched loads of reviews on tyres and the choice is endless, I currently have a GS and am running the Dunlop Trailmax Raids 50/50, absolutely great, high silica content which is great for wet roads and gives extra life in the tyres, grip levels fabulous and confidence inspiring.
Congratulations. I used Bennett’s. It wasn’t cheap but they gave me the best deal. Some insurance companies wouldn’t offer me insurance because I was a new rider on a 900cc, 106hp bike. Yeah the luggage racks is an interesting one. I ordered the bike with the Trekker luggage as I didn’t want the big square aluminium boxes. I was expecting the rack to be aluminium too but turned out they fitted black ones which I must prefer. I’ll do a review / video on the luggage. I struggled to find many reviews on it when I was ordering the bike. Cheers
First bike was my Husqvarna Svartpilen 125 that I bought last October when I passed my CBT. I passed my big test in May this year and took delivery of the Tiger in June! So first proper bike and I absolutely love it.
@@Motodunny Congratulations! My first bike was a Kawa KE125 back in 1980. Just bought a new T7 after about 28 years of not riding while bringing up my son. I chose the T7 as it seemed like a logical progression from my 1980 XT500 that I loved in the 90's. At 6' 6" it's nice to have a bike that sort of fits me too.
You can't have the spots on with the running lights. This was also the case with my 2021 bike. My 2024 900 also auto switches to main headlight once the light level drops, even if you have the switch in the running light position. Great bikes though!
Very nice bike, im very interested to see how you get on with the green lanes. A few of us purchased second-hand Himalayans to go down the lanes. Some of the lanes in the UK are very rutted and slippy. We fell off a lot on our first goes. We are all in our late 50's so you being a young lad may be a lot more skilled. Ive got a couple of short videos of some wet lanes on my page, if youve got time have a look for a laugh. Take care.
Hey Stan. Thank you so much!! Hahaha, I’m 52 so very close in age to you 👌 I’ve taken the t bike twice so far on rough Land Rover tracks. That’s the best way I can describe them. This was back in August only a few weeks after I got the bike. It had been incredibly wet up here in central Scotland so there was loads of deep potholes full of mud and water. The bike was excellent but held back by the tyres. The only other issue was the top heavy nature of the bike when I came to turn it around in a very tight space. I almost dropped it and that’s what prompted me to getting the lower seat - which has made a massive difference to me. I want to do more green laning etc and was ordering new 50/50 tyres today from my Triumph dealership in Edinburgh to have fitted in two weeks. I expect to fall off and drop the bike. I’m ok with that. No ego here. It’s so much fun and the Tiger is amazing.
I finished the break-in of mine today! I'm absolutely in love with it...and the sound it makes? Kinda reminds me of a V8. I'll be putting dunlop trail max raid soon.
Yep. I absolutely live mine but the tyres have to go.
The Dunlop trail max look good.
Agree with you on the side wind deflectors. I replaced them with the puig front upper deflectors and kept the standard screen. Made a big difference. £70 from pyramid plastics
I hate the standard tyres too. They tramline all over the place. Going to swap them out in the new year
100%. I’m going to do the same on both.
I thought it was just me on the tram lining tires.
Looks great in that colourway!
It does!
DRL/Headlight switch is on the left switch cube. When the DRL is on a green light should show on the dash. I did do a video on the lights at night when i had my 23 plate GT Pro.
Givi do a good screen that is wider than the winglets, meaning you can remove the winglets, there is 2 versions, tall and short. I had the tall one on mine.
I would invest in the upper crash bars, as without a drop will be costly for repairs.
Consider getting the sump guard powder coated, as its bare aluminium and doesn't take much before it looks crap and is stained from road debris.
A shock shield from Pyramid plastics is a must, doesnt look much but does keep a load of crap off the rear shock but still allows plenty of access for cleaning.
Invest in the genuine Triumph headlight guard, gives full protection of the headlight with an easy on-off for cleaning. Much cheaper to replace than the headlight unit.
Hey. Thanks so much for the tips. I’m going to check out your video now.
Yep, I toggle the headlight switch on the left and sometimes it changes the setting, other times not!
I’m going to order the Givi, it looks good and wider will be better.
Same with the upper crash bars- I’m planning to buy the outbackmotortek ones.
Shock shield is a must i agree. Crap design that!
And great advice on the sump guard. I’ll do that too.
Awesome stuff. Thanks
@@Motodunny
Switch block could be faulty or loose connection ( push the connector in towards the switch cube). If still in warranty get it checked as if it is faulty, it should be changed.
Personally I would go for the Triumph crash bars, they connect onto the lower bars you have and also work well.
Nice bike - love the colour scheme. I chose a Tiger 1200 as I was after a shaft driven bike. Having ridden both the 900 & 1200, both are excellent bikes. Good luck with your channel.
Hey and sounds like you made a great choice. I totally get the benefit of the shaft drive and the 1200 is a beast. Happy motoring. 🤙💥
Hi Dunny. Re: lights. I had a problem with my ‘23 Street Triple. When switching from DRL to headlight, I couldn’t switch the headlights off and return to DRL, I just had no lights on. A slightly different issue/niggle to your description, but the headlight unit was replaced under warranty. I believe there was water ingress to the unit. Lovely bike, nice video, stay safe. 👍
Cheers Richard. I think I need to ask my dealer. It’s weird how it works sometimes and doesn’t others. Which makes it more annoying.
As I mention in the video I’m wondering whether there is an underlying rule in the tech that determines whether it can go on or not. Bit if so that’s just bollocks as you just be able to choose at the flick of a switch.
Appreciate you watching and commenting 👌💥
Hi Dunny, am looking at the same bike and my concerns are similar regarding the seat height, does the low seats differ in comfort compared to the standard seat? Also good to hear it’s heated.
Sorry, but do you know what the low seat height is please?
Hey Paul. So first of all no difference in heating capability compared to the standard seat. I rode the bike 5 days ago in 3 degrees centigrade and had the heated seat on and it was toasty 🔥.
You are bang on though about less comfort. Because it’s less padded to make it lower it is less comfortable. I did a run on the standard seat where I was circa 6 hours in the seat with only 1 stop and no discomfort.
With the lower seat I get some light discomfort after circa 1.5 hours.
For me, the compromise is worth the benefit of being that bit lower.
As regards height, I’m pretty sure the low seat takes it down to 820mm from 840mm but I’ll double check that.
Certainly makes a difference particularly on uneven ground and yet the riding position is still very comfortable. I might do another video on that to show the difference between the two. Cheers.
Hi Paul. Aware I hadn’t answered your question on the seat height.
I believe the standard seat in its lower position is 860mm.
The low seat reduces the seat height to 840mm which has made a big difference to me at 5’9”
The only downside is the lower seat is not as padded as the stock seat but I’m prepared to have that compromise.
The other benefit other than getting my feet more planted is I am in the bike a bit more rather than sitting on top. How that all helps
Hello Dunny, what made you choose the Rally Pro over the GT Pro? I'm also new to motorcycle riding. I passed my test last June and bought a 2011 Honda NT700, but I'm looking for a lighter and a bit more agile bike.
Hey Daniel. Awesome question.
I wanted an adventure bike that could do it all. Great on road, great to do a tour on and also something I could confidently take off road on gravel tracks and green lanes / mud tracks etc.
I considered all the adventure bikes but the Tiger 900 RP ticked all the boxes.
That and the amount of tech the bike comes with as standard plus the front suspension was a big appeal to me.
The GT Pro is a great bike but I much prefer the look of the RP and its presence.
I’ve taken the bike off road twice already and I wouldn’t have been comfortable doing that on the GT Pro and this is just the first few months of ownership, I plan to do some off-road riding elsewhere in the UK and abroad next year and wanted the bike to be able to cope with that and be able to do a tour and ride it to work and be mega fun for a 2 hour blast on some twisties near my house!
Clearly all that with one bike is a compromise and I’m happy with how it covers all bases.
The things i forgot to mention in the review are that’s is not light. It’s is 230 kg’s and is too heavy. I would not describe it as agile and light.
I guess the Honda you have and the Yamaha Tenere 7 and RE Himalayan 450 are lighter more agile bikes. I see BMW have produced a concept GS450 which looks very cool and is likely to be productionised in 2026.
@@Motodunny, hey Paul, thank you for your in-depth answer. My Honda (little brother of the ST1300 Pan European) is 259kg wet and not as agile as you might think. For a beginner, it is a rather forgiving bike. I'm not a young bloke anymore at 45, so I wanted something a little more grown-up. But I'm happy to hear you've taken the bike off-road and you had fun doing so. I'm looking for the same thing; a bike I can take off-road and some long-distance touring with all the extra comfort and technical support.
I'm looking forward to a review when you take it off-road and some more. Have a wonderful weekend, kind regards from the Netherlands.
@@danieldevree4807 aprilia Tuareg!
Ref tyres, I have watched loads of reviews on tyres and the choice is endless, I currently have a GS and am running the Dunlop Trailmax Raids 50/50, absolutely great, high silica content which is great for wet roads and gives extra life in the tyres, grip levels fabulous and confidence inspiring.
Thanks Paul that’s really helpful. Definitely going to change the tyres soon to a 50/50 tyre. Appreciate the recommendation
Great bike …I passed my test in May to…can I ask who you used for insurance cheers also noticed your racks are black which luggage did you get..
Congratulations. I used Bennett’s. It wasn’t cheap but they gave me the best deal. Some insurance companies wouldn’t offer me insurance because I was a new rider on a 900cc, 106hp bike.
Yeah the luggage racks is an interesting one. I ordered the bike with the Trekker luggage as I didn’t want the big square aluminium boxes.
I was expecting the rack to be aluminium too but turned out they fitted black ones which I must prefer. I’ll do a review / video on the luggage. I struggled to find many reviews on it when I was ordering the bike. Cheers
Smart machine, Dunny. Is the Tiger your first bike? If not, what have you ridden before?
First bike was my Husqvarna Svartpilen 125 that I bought last October when I passed my CBT.
I passed my big test in May this year and took delivery of the Tiger in June! So first proper bike and I absolutely love it.
@@Motodunny Congratulations! My first bike was a Kawa KE125 back in 1980. Just bought a new T7 after about 28 years of not riding while bringing up my son. I chose the T7 as it seemed like a logical progression from my 1980 XT500 that I loved in the 90's. At 6' 6" it's nice to have a bike that sort of fits me too.
You can't have the spots on with the running lights. This was also the case with my 2021 bike. My 2024 900 also auto switches to main headlight once the light level drops, even if you have the switch in the running light position. Great bikes though!
Yeah, got that re the fog light and head light mix but I think you’re bang on re the light sensor. Nice one. Cheers
Very nice bike, im very interested to see how you get on with the green lanes. A few of us purchased second-hand Himalayans to go down the lanes. Some of the lanes in the UK are very rutted and slippy. We fell off a lot on our first goes. We are all in our late 50's so you being a young lad may be a lot more skilled. Ive got a couple of short videos of some wet lanes on my page, if youve got time have a look for a laugh. Take care.
Hey Stan. Thank you so much!! Hahaha, I’m 52 so very close in age to you 👌
I’ve taken the t bike twice so far on rough Land Rover tracks. That’s the best way I can describe them. This was back in August only a few weeks after I got the bike. It had been incredibly wet up here in central Scotland so there was loads of deep potholes full of mud and water. The bike was excellent but held back by the tyres.
The only other issue was the top heavy nature of the bike when I came to turn it around in a very tight space. I almost dropped it and that’s what prompted me to getting the lower seat - which has made a massive difference to me.
I want to do more green laning etc and was ordering new 50/50 tyres today from my Triumph dealership in Edinburgh to have fitted in two weeks.
I expect to fall off and drop the bike. I’m ok with that. No ego here.
It’s so much fun and the Tiger is amazing.
@@Motodunny great to hear, enjoy it that's what it's for.
Have you considered designing and building a motorcycle from scratch that doesnt have your problems with the Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro?
No because I love the TT900RP and the niggles are just me being honest and not trying to sell anything.