The time old question Tiger 955 or R1150GS
Triumph or BMW ?
Firstly I'll start by saying I owned a R1100GS for six years. I nearly sold it after the first six months as it just didn't have enough power for fast A road overtakes especially two up.
My previous bike was an early 1200 Trophy which was like riding an automatic, stick it in 6th and ride the torque. I eventually came to love the GS. I changed my riding style to suit the bike, but after 6 years and having bought a ZZR1100 (ZX1100) as a second bike I decided to sell it.
I'm currently riding a Suzuki GSX1400 (never sold in North America) which is a torque monster especially with free breathing cans and a power commander fitted.
But I miss the adventure/dual sports bike for the little back/unpaved roads. So I'm thinking of getting a R1150GS or a Tiger 955i
IMO the BMW suspension is far superior but the Tiger as the edge is performance if not handling The GS is Ugly but the Tiger is F-ugly ! (who thought that fairing looked good?)
As for reliability I'm surprised at some of the issues I've read on this forum my GS never once gave me any major problems including a 3000 miles tour of Europe and I've owned 4 Triumphs and only one, with 60,000 miles on the clock, had a problem which turned out to be the HT leads breaking down.
I'll be interested too hear what you guys think Tiger or GS ? power or handling ?
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