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Tiger Owner's 2nd Bike

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#1 ·
Hello all, I wanted to ask Tiger owners;

What's your 2nd bike?

If you don't have a 2nd bike, what would it be?

Why did you choose it?

I have a Tiger 800 Xrx.

I am thinking of adding a 2nd bike and I am all over the place. I have considered a sport classic, scrambler, Ducati scrambler, Ducati monster, BMW f800st/gt, duel sport, dirt bike, and pretty much everything else under the sun.
 
#7 ·
Bike two is dedicated for single track. 2008 Kawasaki KLX450 with street legal dual sport kit. I had a GasGas FSE 450 before, but it was a little finicky and too hard to find parts for. This bike is much more powerful and has decent woods manners. All set up with Tubliss system and Motoz Mountain Hybrid rear and Tractionator front DOT knobs,
 

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I have a '15 XCX. My other bike is a Triumph Scrambler, last of the line '16 air-cooled model, and am very happy with it! I also have a third bike - a 30+ year old Beemer R100RT-mongrel that I haven't ridden for a while now ... and a fourth bike, a '14 Royal Enfield 500cc Bullet that my brother has kinda taken for himself.

Edit: Just noticed - my profile on the side has most of these bikes listed already!
 
#23 ·
I'm another one with a Bonnie as a second bike - 2012 SE in my case. My wife thought she couldn't get on and off the Tigger (it now turns out she can), so I've been through a succession of other bikes to find one to do two-up riding on - started with a 2001 Trophy 4 (far too heavy), then a Sprint ST 955i (even with risers, the bars are too low for my back to cope with), and finally the Bonnie.
 
#24 ·
More than one motorcycle is a burden. More insurance. More batteries and maintenance. More space taken up in the garage. It's better to just have one.

Seriously.

But .... who can be serious when it comes to motorcycles?

I am fickle, and my bikes get churned pretty regularly. The Tiger Explorer is somewhere around my 30th bike. But I only have four at the present time.

I seem to always have a Rocket III Touring around.

I seem to always have a ZX14R or similar (K1300S, Hayabusa) around.

I seem to always have a Bonneville around.

I have to admit ... the Tiger looks like it could gain permanent resident status too. I've only had it for a few days, but I am quite impressed. Note that I have had other Adventure style bikes, from V-Stroms to R1200GS boxers, and none of them have been as much fun as the Tiger.

Maybe the Tiger will work its way up to first bike status.
 
#26 ·
The scrambler was my second bike to the Tiger until I traded the Tiger for an Indian Springfield. The Scrambler is now the second bike to that one. It's good choice IMHO, you could do far worse. . .
 
#28 ·
Different horses for different courses:

Sprint 955 - Go to touring bike

Trophy 900 - Go to foul weather touring bike

Ducati ST4s - Just to see if two cylinder touring is as much fun as three

Daytona 955 - When I want to play on smooth roads

I sold the Bonneville, Tiger 1050 and DR ...
 
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