Triumph Tiger 800 XCx vs XRx Review with Off Road

The Triumph Tiger 800's come in two main versions, a more road and more off-road setup. We took both for three weeks of solid adventure riding, taking in everything that we could find, from sheep dodging, to rivers, muddy tracks, fast roads, back roads and precisely 1.274 million u-turns for photo's and video.

Music Credit:

Song One.
Song - Young

Song Two.
Song - Chalk Outlines

Its October 2021 and I find this review very accurate. I own a 2016 XRX and I could not agree more. Spot on, honest review.

[nksurfer]

Probably the best review I've seen for these bikes on youtube. I've seen a looot reviews, but I heard some things for the very first time about these bikes! I really like your way of expressing as well. Thumbs up from me!

[peterquigley]

Have a 2012 XR with an aftermarket can and remapping. There is no flat spot anymore and it sounds really good. Outstanding linear power increase starting all the way down from 2, 000 rpm to the top. Great sport bike handling and corner exit power on the XR and good dirt road ability as well. Very happy.

[hashack]

really like the review, no black or whites, goods and bads.. just perspective.. clean and well put...

[atarijam]

I have a 2014 Tiger800XR, 55k on the odo, I do travel a lot of long distances with it (fully loaded with a pillion) and do some off-roading as well. It is a great all purpose bike, especially if you have good tires on it (I use TKC70s). I highly recommend the older models, before the 'ride-by-wire' and 'tft screen' features as it is easier and cheaper to maintain.

[Rhunyen]

Still loving my 2013 800xc for all season, all terrain riding with 35k on the odo. The key to the XC (and XCx presumably) is tire choice appropriate to your intended uses. For me: Shinko 705 tires are a great 70/30 if you're a street rider with occasional dirt --- very sporty tire you can rip on tarmac -- while Mitas E-07 tires are great 50/50 if you really want to seriously ride dirt but still have good road manners. Beyond that, aside from some basic protection add-ons like AltRider bash plate and crash bars, the XC is a great all-rouder with ABS.

[GyrefalconArgenteus]

Really a great review.  As has been said, you don't say good or bad, just which areas each one lags and the other excels. Many thanks, and yes I will check out your website.

[miehoh]

Would be interesting to see an update with the new 2018 versions with the modified engine characteristics and many other improvements

[SillyHerpFamily]

1.274 million u-turns! haaaa haaa haaaa...thank you for the review. I am in the market and will be a new rider. I want something I can get on for a quick cruise down Highway 1 to Big Sure, CA and I feel like taking the road less traveled up into the mountains, I want something that could easily do that. I have been steered this way by a friend and local salesman.

[maxflight]

Jonathan, great review . Well presented.

[nsrlegaltech]

Indeed. Great review and camera work too. Full marks.

[Gersaoaxe]

amazing video review, keep up with the good work

[klasfard]

I like the take on XR vs XC for offroading. You could have included even more head2head comparisons though - now it came down to that both were ok with some small differences, but celarly there must have been situations where one outperformed the other more clearly ? :)

[wernergolombick]

Nice review. I enjoy the channel reviews in general :-)

I am torn between the KTM1050, BMW F800GSA, Triumph Tiger XCX...

Seeing that you have had the opportunity to ride all of these, which would be the best all-round option for a 50/50 split between road and off-road use ?
( will also have a pillion rider every now and then )

Would really appreciate your insight.

Cheers and keep up the good work !

[PaddyMcQueen]

different review... I like it. thx for sharing

[matthewgoo]

Like that i felt i got an honest opinion, good vid

[KingCast]

Great production but again, lower music volume more bike sound. Especially a Triumph video mate that's why we own them. I know. I'm on my 5th Triple. '12 Tiger 800

[christopherhudson]

great review, thank you, triumph just don't seem to want to update their system or those horrible clocks. shame as i am looking for a 2 up tourer and my partner likes the looks.

[이상준-whc]

Go easy on the background music...geesh. Otherwise informative review.

[alstonlobo]

Is it possible to change the mag wheels of xcx into a spork wheel as the xrx has ...