I'll apologize for the long winded post in advance. Figure I should give you as much back history as I can here...
So I currently have a 2014 Street Triple R ABS, I love it. However, it just isn't working out for me thanks to a chronic back problem that isn't going to get any better. Knowing my situation the salesman from the dealer where I bought the bike sent me an email a month or 2 ago saying that Triumph was going to be releasing a low seat height Tiger the beginning of 2016. Me having a 29" inseam always made the standard Tiger just too tall for me to consider, as it was with most of the "ADV" bikes in the same class or I would have thought about getting one before. Well last week he let me know that he had gotten 2 of the bikes in stock, an xcx and a xrx. BY the time I went in to look at them the xcx was gone, no biggie to me I'm interested in the xrx. As soon as I sat on it I was in love. The placement of the bars, the ability to have my feet nearly flat and not up on my tip toes? Well it just fit me. The placement of the pegs also just confirmed that this thing would be MUCH easier on my back than the STR is.
Before I go buying anything new I'll have to sell my STR. Not looking forward to that since I spent so much on it customizing it to get it how I wanted. When I bought it I had every intention of keeping it forever so resale wasn't an issue. So I plan on posting it for sale soon and just trying to get as much as I can for it. Once it sells I'll be stuck with another dilemma..... Do I buy the new low seat Tiger? Comes with all the options I want low seat height, cruise, TC, ABS, skid plate, bark busters, crash bars, 2 year warranty with option for extended warranty ect. but comes with a cost close to 15k. I think I might be able to get them down to 14k but that is probably it.
Second option, to try and save a few bux... Buy used and mod it to fit me. There is a dealer not too far away with a 2013 Tiger with around 7000 miles on it for around $8K and comes with a top case, skid plate, abs but I don't know if it comes with anything else since I haven't seen it in person. I called the dealer to see if they still have it and asked a few other questions about the warranty but that's it. It has 2 months left on the factory warranty and I could get another 4 years extended warranty for around 1k. So after tax, fees, warranty, having it lowered, getting the low seat and crash bars I'll be in it for around $11K. However I'll have a used bike and won't really know how it was treated/abused during that first 7k miles of it's life but I'll have a warranty should anything major go wrong.
So the question is, spring for the new bike and pay 4k more or go for the used bike and take a chance buying someone elses problems? I'm really stuck in a dilemma.
What do you guys like and dislike about your Tigers? I've heard a lot of good things about them, specially the motor but not much bad stuff. I really like the looks and the feel of the bike but would like to hear some real world opinions of them.
If you managed to make it all the way to the end of this post, THANKS for reading! I'm looking forward to the replies.
The white one is the new one, the blue is used...
So I currently have a 2014 Street Triple R ABS, I love it. However, it just isn't working out for me thanks to a chronic back problem that isn't going to get any better. Knowing my situation the salesman from the dealer where I bought the bike sent me an email a month or 2 ago saying that Triumph was going to be releasing a low seat height Tiger the beginning of 2016. Me having a 29" inseam always made the standard Tiger just too tall for me to consider, as it was with most of the "ADV" bikes in the same class or I would have thought about getting one before. Well last week he let me know that he had gotten 2 of the bikes in stock, an xcx and a xrx. BY the time I went in to look at them the xcx was gone, no biggie to me I'm interested in the xrx. As soon as I sat on it I was in love. The placement of the bars, the ability to have my feet nearly flat and not up on my tip toes? Well it just fit me. The placement of the pegs also just confirmed that this thing would be MUCH easier on my back than the STR is.
Before I go buying anything new I'll have to sell my STR. Not looking forward to that since I spent so much on it customizing it to get it how I wanted. When I bought it I had every intention of keeping it forever so resale wasn't an issue. So I plan on posting it for sale soon and just trying to get as much as I can for it. Once it sells I'll be stuck with another dilemma..... Do I buy the new low seat Tiger? Comes with all the options I want low seat height, cruise, TC, ABS, skid plate, bark busters, crash bars, 2 year warranty with option for extended warranty ect. but comes with a cost close to 15k. I think I might be able to get them down to 14k but that is probably it.
Second option, to try and save a few bux... Buy used and mod it to fit me. There is a dealer not too far away with a 2013 Tiger with around 7000 miles on it for around $8K and comes with a top case, skid plate, abs but I don't know if it comes with anything else since I haven't seen it in person. I called the dealer to see if they still have it and asked a few other questions about the warranty but that's it. It has 2 months left on the factory warranty and I could get another 4 years extended warranty for around 1k. So after tax, fees, warranty, having it lowered, getting the low seat and crash bars I'll be in it for around $11K. However I'll have a used bike and won't really know how it was treated/abused during that first 7k miles of it's life but I'll have a warranty should anything major go wrong.
So the question is, spring for the new bike and pay 4k more or go for the used bike and take a chance buying someone elses problems? I'm really stuck in a dilemma.
What do you guys like and dislike about your Tigers? I've heard a lot of good things about them, specially the motor but not much bad stuff. I really like the looks and the feel of the bike but would like to hear some real world opinions of them.
If you managed to make it all the way to the end of this post, THANKS for reading! I'm looking forward to the replies.
The white one is the new one, the blue is used...