2024 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro | Thorough Test/Review

A thorough test review of the 2024 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro with a strong dirt focus. We spend three full days and cover over 1,300 kilometres of mainly dirt kilometres as we ride from Melbourne to Sydney, Australia.

A couple of years back we tested the Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro, since that time the mid sized adventure market has been flooded with upgraded and new models that make it challenging to work out what is the best mid sized bike for you.

For 2024, Triumph have come out swinging with a substantially upgraded model. Key highlights include a more powerful engine, better suspension, and a suite of useful accessories that come standard with the bike. And then there’s the price $25,990 ride away.

With significant changes to the bike I felt it was worthy of a new review and I reached out to Triumph Australia to get two loan bikes for a decent warts and all test that would be strongly dirt oriented.

In terms of disclosure the bikes are provided on loan, no money changed hands for this review and Triumph Australia had no input into the production of this video.

Clubby and I settled on a 1,300 kilometre trip from Melbourne to Sydney through the Victorian High Country and hinterland. The ride covered a wide range of dirt surfaces and conditions as well as black top and a little freeway, a typical Australian Adventure tour.

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Index
00:00 Introduction
02:20 First Impressions
09:05 Suspension
12:45 Ride Modes,TC, ABS
18:44 Ergos
19:45 Fuel Efficiency/Range
20:40 Good / Bad
22:40 Competition
24:40 Standard Acessories
26:33 Triumph Tech Specialist

[AJSpinDrift]

The updates have turned a great bike into an incredible bike. Triumph clearly listened to their punters and firmly put the 900 RP back at the top of the want list.

[samhill]

Beautiful riding area. When I was young and buying my own new bikes I got a 1977 Yamaha XS 750 C triple. Then all air-cooled shaft driven street bike supposed to be the BMW twin replacement from Japan. It did well. Smooth triple with 67 HP and very tractable ride. Hard to imagine a modern machine with about double the HP close to same weight, it was 525 lbs. with all the modern features for off-road adventure and 48 mpg. Great production Dave and Clubby. Look forward to some big distance and a longer film. Thanks mates.

[joesphbest]

Good to see you again Dave, love watching your travels . Thank you for the video's

[miro_s]

thanks Dave. Not interested in this bike, but always instructive to hear you and clubby talk about bikes!

[bobdrakeford]

Great review Guys. I agree with the problematic mode switching (as a Owner of a 2020 model). The short going through a water crossing into the bush was spectacular, hoping no injuries. I really enjoy all of the comentary. 👍😁

[peter.knupffer]

These guys are so entertaining. Wonderful looking bike.

[julianperry]

Great review, that ash grey tiger is a stunner. Love my 21 gt pro, but a new rally pro would probably be more versatile especially here in NZ. Keep up the good work

[andrewtreloar]

Another awesome, comprehensive and totally informative review. Thanks legends. So, now my only question is "how does it compare on road and off road to the Norden 901??". I have narrowed it down to those two and only those two! Give me your insights lads!

[VICScrambler]

You can change from off Rd to Rd on the fly by holding the mode button, Need to stop to change back into off Rd though.

[Aaron-bttd]

Great review guys as always. It has a lot more standard than my 890adv R but the suspension sounds to soft for me. Otherwise sounds like a fun bike.

[tomrohan]

Thanks for the reviews..had finalized T900 GT.. but after this, I decided to head for the rally pro..in GT if u accessorize it, it turns out to b at rally price range..
Thanks a ton
More miles
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[rayxu]

this bike is so beautyful, thanks. I will buy it

[grenphelps]

Great review, I think I need to get a test ride, as for having to stop to change modes, while it is annoying for you guys down under, it's ok for me, although I don't think the young chap understood what you were on about Dave....but having worked at a triumph dealership a few years ago, most of their electronics are a bit on the nanny side....🤦😅, can't wait for the next video 👍👍

[F-Viper]

Stuck deciding between this with the trek package and the bmw f 900 gs advantage with the premium package and 3 piece panniers. Leaning more towards the BMW.

[deancavallaro]

Ive been looking at these for some time now, I haven't ridden in years but have the passion back again, after your review I'm just about sold :) thanks for the informative viewing :)

[jaybarron]

I just test ride the 24’ tiger rally pro and was surprised by the intense heat roasting my left thigh. Did you experience this?!!

[paul.vanhout]

Another MAD TV hit - thorough, informative and entertaining. I must say the choices in the middleweight adventure category are numerous with something available to meet the needs of a wide range of riders.

[titaniumquarrion]

@MADTV - You have stumped me now. I had gone from Tiger to 901 for my end of year upgrade plans based off your 901 reviews...and now the Tiger is back in the running. Which of the two do you prefer if you had to pick for multi-day, 8-12 hour day rides predominantly off the black top in typical Aussie conditions IE easy to moderate technical difficulty?

Regarding comparison to the WR, and I know you both love your Teneres. My 5 cents is I would not put World Raid in the same arena as the 900s like N901, KTM890 and Tiger900. The WR is overweight for a 700 when you look at the streamlined weights some of the 900s are coming in at now and grossly under-powered compared to the 900s. And for touring mileage I'd rather be sitting on a 901 or Tiger vs a WR all day, day after day
Keep the Tenere 700s where they belong- competing with the likes of the Husky 701.

[DickieWanaka]

Great review guys ! 10 of us heading to Victoria and Tassie early April from Wānaka NZ and some of those gravel roads looked amazing !!

[GiancarloBenzina]

Great job. I wonder why today we have to spend 5K on electronics just to shut them off. This is ridiculous. If a pro can’t race with the automatic settings than they’re not worth it, as beginners should anyway be careful on and offroad and if they need assistance they could opt for the addition of those features.
I need no ABS or TC for anything up to approx. 100hp, maybe a rain/off-road mode limiting the engine power to 70hp (one-button solution) and done, or get a lower power machine for off-roading. I know the market is what it is, and gimmicks, useful or not are nice, but not if they move the weight, complexity and cost up substantially.
I totally understand that safety features are today’s must have, I get along with that. But in reality, what saved me in critical locations was the chassis capabilities (solidity, suspension, stability) of the bike, not the electronics (never did ABS rescue me, or TC even though they got active, the situations weren’t critical then, never as critical as on my bikes without all that, where the bike’s stability handled it).

I’m not against electronics, but I’m against electronics that are so good that in the end I have to turn them off, what?? NO! Either make them work in complex terrain and hard use or keep them crap out.