Triumph Tiger 660 Sport / 2nd test ride / Still as good? / Featuring special guest Jade C.

I had the opportunity to have another ride on the splendid Triumph Tiger 660 Sport so I naturally jumped at the chance. When I first rode this bike I thought it was an absolute cracker, so now I've had the chance to reacquaint myself with it, do I still feel the same?
Featuring Jade C giving us her opinion at the end.
Thanks to Jade and the team at Laguna Motorcycles in Maidstone for making this happen.

[@spangoz1000]

Sold my GS1250 for the 660, in my view its more fun using all off the power all of the time. Against riding around hardly ever opening up the GS to anything like max power. As I'm getting on a bit now, love the light weight of the Tiger as well. Had the Tiger 8 days and already done 400 miles, my mojo is back thanks Triumph. Good review as well 👍

[@ukveganbikers]

Cheers! That’s the beauty of this power plant, you can really exploit all that power on the road, and it’s far more flexible than I was expecting! And it’s so light that the seat height isn’t an issue at all. 👍🏻 Enjoy your bike!

[@gergogonczi3741]

Do you advice the tiger 660 for daily commuting in short highway and in hard city traffic and for weekend fun drives?

[@spangoz1000]

@@gergogonczi3741 Its perfect for both.

[@mauroignelzi329]

Just bought mine 😁 a week ago and my love still grows

[@pistolpete6321]

Great review, makes me want one!

[@deanjewiss1396]

As a guy that lives in Kent it's great to recognise a few of the roads you took. If this bike had been available when I bought my 650 versys I would have bought the 660 triumph. It seems triumph have copied kawasaki on the pannier fitting by making it all part of the test end, so much cleaner when the boxes aren't fitted. As I was slammed over the road by a car driver and my bike is a write off, I'll now be buying the 660. Can't wait.

[@ukveganbikers]

Sorry to hear about your crash! I'm sure you'll love the 660, I genuinely think it's one of the best all round bikes on the market right now!

[@aToxicPotato338]

I just bought this bike as my first bike. Your review made me feel comfortable going with it as my first bike. Thanks for the great review. I made sure to get the quick shifter 😆

[@ukveganbikers]

Thank you for the kind words, you will love this bike! I still maintain it’s one of the best all round machines on the market today! 😎

[@Motoristika]

Such a beauty!!! DO you think it is beginner friendly? Thanx for the nice review :)

[@ukveganbikers]

Absolutely! I would say the 660 would be a perfect first big bike. It has enough power to have fun with without being too much of a handful.

[@peewee007654321]

Blanks off speedo but forgot about the gps showing up red 🙈. I’m in two minds if to get the 660s or the 850s 🤷‍♂️.

[@ukveganbikers]

I love my 900 GTPRO. But out of the 850 and the 660, i'd take the smaller bike unless you planned on going off road. Cheaper to run, longer service intervals, just as comfortable as the 850, and a bit more flickable round the twisties. If Triumph built a fully loaded 660 GTPRO , I could even be tempted to downsize....

[@yakekaj]

I think if you are 1 up touring, commuting, the odd scratch the smaller bikes are better due to lighter weight, fuel economy, insurance, etc. The bigger bikes would come into their own for 2 up and longer trips. I'd go fror the 660 over the 850 due to a propper sized front wheel and like you said you can use the cash saved to spec it up. If they did an 850 version of the 660 with cruise control and shaft drive (extra cc to compensate for shart drive power drop) I'd buy it... 660 sport or V85TT Travel... Hmmmmm?

[@ukveganbikers]

Absolutely. To be honest in the twisties this would run rings around the 900, despite it's power deficit!

[@waynesherwood9630]

I have the Tiger 660 and the V85TT. Will never sell either one. Opposites. The V85 is pleasingly lumpy and the Tiger runs like a sewing machine.

[@bikky608]

mate your not helping me lol i had a speed four with road pilot fours stuck to road like shit to bear fur currently got a street triple r just put roads onit sticks like shit better than rossi in my view anyways I am trying to decide between the tiger 660 and 850 sport ( getting old need comfort bad back blah blah ) both bikes look frikking good to me but you saying the 660 has road pilot fives has me wringing my hands I'm sweating arrrrgh.................. love my street triple shes a beut but last guy who owned her put tail tidy and took off passenger pegs plus its original seat lol gives me a pain in arse after half hour

[@bikky608]

i ride all year shheeesh does ya arse get wet in the rain

[@ukveganbikers]

In all honesty, out of the 850 and 660, I would go for the 660 without hesitation! And this is coming from a 900 owner. The 660 will be the most familiar to you as a Street Triple owner, and is more thrilling to ride than the bigger bike. Comfort wise I would say they are fairly similar too! Brakes wise, although the 850 on paper has the better stoppers, in practice the 660's brakes feel stronger! I also ride my 900 year around, and it's perfectly fine in the rain, although she does like to cover her rear in road filth!

[@amateurreviews5135]

I try the 660. I dont like the unadjustable suspension& clutch lever

[@ukveganbikers]

You can get adjustable levers from third party manufacturers, and they are available fairly cheaply!

[@amateurreviews5135]

@@ukveganbikers its true but to change the suspension is an insane amount of money. And the competitors give these features for cheaper and they're stock instead of third party. The triumph's only advantage is that it's 3 cylinders instead of 2.

[@grumpysprout3505]

Any body fancy meeting up for a sausage sandwich 🥪 😋

[@mrbjay5443]

In the USA, the difference between the 850 and the Tiger 660 is $2595. That's a lot of bike and upgrades you can do. It's a lot of money for other things. Great point, UK Vegan Biker.

[@ukveganbikers]

Agreed. To me it's a no brainer. I'd take the 660 over the 850! You could spend the money you save on some decent upgrades!