800XC Lust

[aeronca]

Go on,  post it ... POST IT!!!  

ok, http://www.saichotictech.net/Leekspin.html (http://www.saichotictech.net/Leekspin.html) :lol:

ya know, i wish some of our norwegian friends could tell us what they are singing about.

[LTB]

Go on,  post it ... POST IT!!!  

ok, http://www.saichotictech.net/Leekspin.html (http://www.saichotictech.net/Leekspin.html) :lol:

ya know, i wish some of our norwegian friends could tell us what they are singing about.

If it's anything, it's Finnish, not Norwegian...

[ChazzyB]

BMW F800GS   Usable tank volume   16.0 l

Tiger 800XC    Fuel Tank Capacity   19.0 litres (5.0 US gals) thats 6.6lbs

not being negative to the BMW, just clearin up the weight thing !!

if you can do it, get the KTM and keep yer Tigger   :D

KK

Fuzzy math there, Kuz.  5 gallons is a lot closer to 30lbs than 6.

Yebbut 3 litres, the difference, is!

[Bixxer Bob]

BMW F800GS   Usable tank volume   16.0 l

Tiger 800XC    Fuel Tank Capacity   19.0 litres (5.0 US gals) thats 6.6lbs

not being negative to the BMW, just clearin up the weight thing !!

if you can do it, get the KTM and keep yer Tigger   :D

KK

Fuzzy math there, Kuz.  5 gallons is a lot closer to 30lbs than 6.

Yebbut 3 litres, the difference, is!

I got that too; it's a Kenny thing, a lot gets lost in the translation  :lol:

[Bixxer Bob]

ok, http://www.saichotictech.net/Leekspin.html (http://www.saichotictech.net/Leekspin.html) :lol:

                       

[aeronca]

:lol:  :lol:  :lol: you asked for it :lol:  :lol:

[KuzzinKenny]

BMW F800GS   Usable tank volume   16.0 l

Tiger 800XC    Fuel Tank Capacity   19.0 litres (5.0 US gals) thats 6.6lbs

not being negative to the BMW, just clearin up the weight thing !!

if you can do it, get the KTM and keep yer Tigger   :D

KK

Fuzzy math there, Kuz.  5 gallons is a lot closer to 30lbs than 6.

Yebbut 3 litres, the difference, is!

I got that too; it's a Kenny thing, a lot gets lost in the translation  :lol:

I'm feelin a bit Fuzzy at the mo as i've got the cold !!  :lol:

it made sense in my head   :?

KK

ps the good thing about a monitor is, its easy to clean when you've just sneezed all over it   :shock:  :oops:  :roll:

[Sin_Tiger]

Those bikes do nothing for my soul.

This is something that really needs saving    :D  Hallelujah

[JetdocX]

Guess I'll be first in line for a new one afterall! :D  :D  :D

[Bixxer Bob]

Look out for falling branches.....  :(

[brad1098]

When i meant lighter i meant like 100 pounds lighter.

My 320 pound SV650 was addicting and my Husky 610 as well.
New TE610's are 310lbs.

In reality a midweight bike with 2011 technology!!  400lbs. should be within reason right?

[KuzzinKenny]

i got one O them !! mines turned out to be a couple O apples  :(  just my luck, eh !!

KK

[blacktiger]

In reality a midweight bike with 2011 technology!!  400lbs. should be within reason right?

Not if you want it to carry 60kgs of luggage + pillion without snapping the sub frame and put down 95bhp. Those things mean you have to build things stronger thus adding more weight. Also you're comparing a single cylinder engine (TE630) to a triple.
I think they've done well to get the weight close to the F800GS which, as we all know, is a twin cylinder.

[blacktiger]

How does the physical size compare to the Girly?  My first concern was the weight of the 800.

I think the size is more important than the weight as any woman will tell you. :roll: What I mean is that you can cope with a weighty bike if it's low to the ground like my Scrambler (205kgs dry).  I feel confident taking that into the unknown http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost ... ount=11214 (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=14348332&postcount=11214) because I can easily paddle it through the tricky sections.
So my concern will be ; is the XC too tall for me at 5'11"?
Also, if I can get my scram into all these out of the way places with its 19" front wheel and no ground clearance, why do I need the XC anyway?

[Birdy68]

So my concern will be ; is the XC too tall for me at 5'11"?
Also, if I can get my scram into all these out of the way places with its 19" front wheel and no ground clearance, why do I need the XC anyway?

... and the more you go to those 'out of the way' places with the Scrambler - the more you bond with him! The more you want to prove to all, you don't need to be kitted out like Ewan or Charlie...

Heck, just think about it - Ted Simon aka. 'Jupiter's Travels' - he rode to ALL kinds of remote places! What does Wikipedia say:
a four-year journey through 126,000 km across 45 countries on a Triumph Tiger 500 cc motorcycle from 1973 to 1977.
Not a Tiger 800XC...

So to answer your question in my opinion:
If you can afford to keep only ONE:
- I'd keep the Scrambler 'cos it means more to have done it on a Scrambler than a fully pledged/certified 'Adventure Bike'.

If you can afford them both:
- Get the XC for the long term visions and keep the Scrambler for emotions.


I currently have the Tiger T400. It's too high really for me (5'7" 30" inseam) and too heavy (240 kg) - especially when it gets slippy...
I've order the XC ABS (with lowered seat :-), and was informed some time in March/April 2011.

I also have a dream to get a Scrambler and make it my emotional Adventure Bike - something like what TpR (http://www.tpr-italianfactory.com/) in Italy have done:
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Fact is - they are BOTH wonderful machines! Oh dear - man and their toys....