bike to ride when giving it a little . At the front , there ’ s some concern as it ’ s not an over improvement on the prior 800 XCa . The good thing the Rally Pro offers is an adjustability that allows for a number of riding styles , it also caters for the chunkier riders amongst us , although it did struggle with a rider of 90-kilogram mass and a similar payload of gear needed to get through South America . The first sign this ‘ adventure ’ bike was in trouble .
A week earlier the Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro had been given a spirited ride from the Paraguay border with Brazil . A beautiful ride through forested mountain twisties had called for a squirt . Switch the Rally Pro into Sport mode and off we go .
Here the Rally Pro also shone . Dunlop Trailmax tyres held it in place and again it felt predictable enough to give it a real go despite the heavy payload , turn in felt stable as did mid-corner , coming out was a little squirrely under hard acceleration , tyres or geometry , or both ? And yes , that pelvis tingling buzz was there .
It was on the long and mostly straight roads where the Rally Pro was most uncomfortable , the geometry felt all wrong , mostly through the handlebars and seating position . Admittedly , this bike had risers that lifted the handlebars around an inch and pulled them back a similar amount . The owner of this bike was a similar height to me , 186 centimetres , and I ’ m still scratching my head as to why he did this .
Riding Argentina ’ s Ruta 3 , notorious for the long straights and strong winds , we encountered both and the Triumph struggled . Just to sit on 100 kilometres meant the triple was pulling over 5000RPM and the buzz was
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