I've only ridden the 800 Tiger XC. Rode it back to back with my 1050 Tiger. Big difference in power ... not even close actually. I loved the handling of the XC on paved roads, never did get to sample it off road, I'm sure it would have been quite good.
But it's heavy for off road.
But reading recent reviews of the new XC-X I see ALL rave reviews.
Even though Triumph has not managed to take any weight off ... apparently the new bike is superior to original XC by a nice margin ... especially off road.
Sounds promising. Love the feel of the motor but miss the torque of my 1050. With the WP suspension ... got to be a nice step up if it's been valved correctly ... and sounds like it has from latest reviews.
But bike to bike tests have yet to be done. Yamaha prove you can take weight off a 800cc triple (FJ-09 Tracer) ... I hope Triumph will pursue this ... and still manage to retain the quality and character of the current bike.
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