2018–2019 · Adventure · Buyer's Guide
The Low-Seat Triple Tourer
The XRx Low takes Triumph's road-biased middleweight Tiger and brings the seat down to 30.7 in without thinning out the equipment list. The 799 cc inline-three makes 94 hp and 58 lb-ft, delivered the way a good triple does it: smooth off the bottom, willing in the middle, never spiky. Standard kit runs to ABS, traction control, ride modes, cruise control, a color TFT dash, USB charging and an adjustable seat. With a 19 in front wheel and a 5.0 gal tank, it stays a genuine adventure-tourer rather than a tall roadster wearing a beak.
This is a bike built around distance and daylight-to-dusk usability. It sits at 507 lb wet, which you feel when you push it around a parking lot and forget entirely above 50 mph, where it tracks straight and stays calm with luggage strapped on. It suits the rider who wants real touring range and a flat foot at every stoplight, and it holds up as a long-term keeper if you stay on top of the chain and the service book. The honest caveat: 5.5 in of front travel and 5.9 in at the rear is road-tuned, so gravel and graded forest roads are fine, rock gardens are not.
Spec sheets don't ride bikes, but they set the baseline.
| Power | 94 hp (70 kW) |
|---|---|
| Torque | 58 lb-ft (79 Nm) |
| Displacement | 799 cc |
| Engine | Inline-three |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Gearbox | 6-speed |
| Final drive | Chain |
| Fork | Telescopic |
| Front brake | 308 mm |
| Front tire | 100/90-19 |
| Rear tire | 150/70-17 |
| Front travel | 5.5 in (140 mm) |
| Rear travel | 5.9 in (150 mm) |
| Seat height | 29.9 in (760 mm) |
| Wet weight | 507 lb (230 kg) |
| Fuel capacity | 5.0 gal (19 L) |
Equipment check
Chassis
Comfort
Connectivity
Safety
None of this comes from a press launch. It is what I have picked up over years of listening: paddock talk at events, coffee-stop conversations with people who actually own the bike, club-night chatter, and the mail riders send me directly about their own machines. On the XRx Low the pattern is consistent. The engine and the long-distance comfort collect the praise, and the criticism stays narrow and specific.
The triple carries most of the conversation. Riders describe it as smooth and eager, and a good number of them rank it at the head of the middleweight adventure class. Comfort is the second recurring theme: owners report full days covering 300 miles and more without arriving wrecked, and they credit low vibration and wind protection that works properly once the screen suits them. The equipment level also comes up unprompted, with owners of this trim saying it feels a step above mid-spec.
Oil consumption is the most repeated gripe. Several owners find they need to add oil between services, usually somewhere in the 3,000 to 6,000 mile (5,000–10,000 km) window, and they tie it to long stretches at high cruising speeds. A smaller number report the fork feeling harsh over sharp, low-amplitude bumps and ripple surfaces, while saying larger hits are dealt with cleanly. Depending on rider height, some also get turbulent air at the helmet from the stock screen and end up swapping it.
Elevated oil consumption
Some owners report noticeable oil use, particularly when ridden at high motorway speeds for extended periods. Consumption between service intervals is not uncommon and may require periodic top-ups.
Where this Triumph Tiger 800 XRx Low pulls ahead of — or falls behind — its rivals on the numbers, and the typical bike in its class on character.
Power
Torque
Displacement
Wet weight
Seat height
Forget spec-sheet bragging. Here's who the Tiger 800 XRx Low is actually built for.
For Beartooth and Going-to-the-Sun days, this Tiger does the job: stable, comfortable, easy on your body. Just budget for luggage, and plan fuel stops around the 5.0 gal tank.
Made for Beartooth Highway · Blue Ridge Parkway · Going-to-the-Sun Road
This is the sweet spot. The triple has enough punch for Blue Ridge or Highway 1 pace, and 300-mile days leave you fresh enough to ride the good road twice.
Made for Black Hills · Blue Ridge Parkway · Cherohala Skyway
If this one isn't quite the fit, these are the bikes worth riding back-to-back against it.
Any price note compares both bikes at the same age — the youngest age both have on the used market — against this Triumph Tiger 800 XRx Low. “cheaper/pricier” is what that bike costs second-hand, not how worn it is.
