Have to agree with what Mollydog says. For touring around Europe on paved roads and even beyond - both bikes will probably be very good. Choose the one you like best. I have owned a Tiger 955 and it was a blast to ride. And smoothe as silk.
To be able to handle mud, serious ruts, stony tracks, eg serious offroading - forget about both of these models and look at something much much lighter.....
A bike of 230-240 kgs plus luggage offroad? Yeah you can run a marathon in army boots or biker boots, but it aint much fun.
It looks like many overlanders compromises and choose to ride on 650 singles. Not very heavy and still more than enough power and capability to be taken to where you want.
Just my 2 cents though....
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