Paradoxical day, glad then sad.

**Macktheknife** · 22nd February 2007, 12:54

Cheers for that guys! I really liked the Tiger but it was out of my budget for a while, so I dropped it from consideration.
I have yet to see the 07 model changes but now know I should pay close attention to them.
The Vstrom seemed to be the best I could afford, and it sounds like you are reinforcing that, if I don't want a TA that is! lol.

**mstriumph** · 22nd February 2007, 13:01

lovely!!!

**SPman** · 22nd February 2007, 13:05

Nice one, John.

Marty (Zadok) over here has just got one and he loves it!

**SDU** · 22nd February 2007, 13:12

Congrats on your awesome new toy! Enjoy!
5 more sleeps to go.
If you have the chance call in when passing through to show it off to us.

**98tls** · 22nd February 2007, 17:36

Congrats john...........enjoy.

**Spaanzy** · 23rd February 2007, 22:06

Al here, the Bandit rider from the passes ride. The only problem with all this talk of Marks Tiger, is that it will cost him so much because he will have to buy a new helmet to fit his swollen head. But its OK cause he is used to all the press as he is the fastest man on earth

Great meeting you both at Naseby and I hope you really enjoy your new toy. All I can say is that they look great from behind. (take from that what you want) !!!
Cant wait to get down to your awesome part of the country again and carve up some more gravel. Hopefully I will be on a more suitable mount next time.
Cheers Al

**MyGSXF:Me** · 23rd February 2007, 22:18

Originally Posted by oldrider

I don't go up to get it until about the 27/02/07

Hey John... Congrats on ya new toy!!!!!!

I shall look forward to your visit while ya up this way too!!!!!

& if ya need a place to say.. holler!!!

Jen

**Jantar** · 23rd February 2007, 22:23

Originally Posted by Macktheknife

Just for curiosity John, was there a Vstrom 1000 to compare it with? I have heard they do extremely well. I really like the appearance of the Tiger, but the price of the only one I have seen was intimidating.

I was riding the VStrom on the Passes ride. As Ruralman has already commented, the VStrom was quite capable on that trip, and it was fitted with the most road oriented tyres of all the bikes. However I will support all the other riders in their opinions about the Tiger. It had the smoothest and most tractable engine of that size that I have ever expeienced.

On the Maungatapu track the VStrom was a real handfull, and to keep the engine spinning in the right rev range meant that I couldn't slow down enough to pick the best lines, whereas in the loose I had to slow down ealier than the other bikes because the Strom just couldn't turn in as quick. The Tiger just took it all in its stride, and with such a smooth engine it could be ridden slowly when picking the right line was important and still power through the loose stuff. For the type of riding that Old Rider does I believe the Tiger will be perfect.

**oldrider** · 24th February 2007, 13:47

Thanks for all the nice supporting comments people, unfortunately one thing it seems you never grow out of is "The after purchase blues"!
(or jitters, nervousness or whatever you like to call it)

Too long between decision and closure on this one and every time I go out to the shed to prepare the T/A for the trip up to Nelson, I find myself thinking, what a great little bike this is, did I need to buy the Tiger?

And look at the beautiful weather we are having!!!! We should be out riding somewhere, right now!

I have spent any spare time I get looking through all the Triumph Tiger 955i reviews and all it seems to do make me feel that I have overnight become the shortest man on earth and I am afraid I will not even be able to ride it home? (They keep saying, over and over, "this is a very tall bike")

It is amazing how our heads can seemingly succumb to all these crazy negative stupid thoughts and nighttime are even worse than the day!

I really thought that I was past all this sort of negative mental turbulence.

Roll on Monday so that I can start the ride towards Nelson and get this exchange thing over and done with, it's starting to do my head in!

We went to Wanaka for a couple of days and got a smashed windscreen (Stone off a poxy bus) and I almost got into a punch-up on the one way bridge across the Lindis river.

Only Mrs O/R saved the day (according to her) by backing the car off and letting the other "rabid fucker" drive past and escape my wrath. (we had right of way too damn it)

In a moment of madness I had forgotten my arthritis, my recent strokes, failing eyesight, etc etc and all the lessons I have learned over the past 68 years!

Thank god for Mrs O's coolness under fire but it would have felt good for at least one smack at that arrogant sonofabitch's sneering festered bloody mouth but he wound up his window and locked his car and drove off as the victor, while I got told about it all the way home! Fucking arsehole!

John.

**The Duck 01** · 24th February 2007, 19:32

Hi John,
As a newbie to this site[look at your watch] i have been looking around to see how things work and low and be hold i spotted alittle reply in a thread

Yes you have been lurking around the Tiger cage for awhile and this explains the quick decison to buy a cat that purrs.I get the feeling you were hoping father xmas might have dropped one down the chimney for you but he was flying high over Black Forest due to low cloud that night and over shot Otematata completely,never mind good things come to those who wait[not many sleeps now]

Getting a new bike is so cool,a breath of fresh air and new places to take it even if your have there before.

So don't worry yourself

about how she will be they can be alittle kitten and a gworlling cat.
You will be an excellent team Mrs O/R you and the Tiger.
I think i'll have to come down your way before my cat gets caged to go to Aussie.

Remember what i said at Naseby, You are only as old as the ****