2011 Adventure-Touring Shootout: Triumph Tiger 800XC vs. BMW F800GS [Video]
With BMW’s mid-displacement adventure-touring F800GS in production since 2008, and winner of our 2009 and 2010 awards for Best On/Off-Road Motorcycle, Triumph has had plenty of time to analyze and strengthen its weaknesses in a model of its own. At first glance the only upgrade Triumph managed to impose was the addition of a third cylinder. A few days riding a combination of freeways, twisties and dirt exposed each model’s nuances, but the outcome was oftentimes obscured by similarity.
With BMW’s mid-displacement adventure-touring F800GS in production since 2008, and winner of our 2009 and 2010 awards for Best On/Off-Road Motorcycle, Triumph has had plenty of time to analyze and strengthen its weaknesses in a model of its own. At first glance the only upgrade Triumph managed to impose was the addition of a third cylinder. A few days riding a combination of freeways, twisties and dirt exposed each model’s nuances, but the outcome was oftentimes obscured by similarity.
