I love my lowered Tiger 900 Rally Pro! But when I first passed my license last summer I knew that I didn’t have many options. I mean all Adventure Bikes seem to be designed for tall riders, right? And the lowered seat option doesn’t make a big enough difference! I felt very limited in what bikes I could consider riding. And for the first time in my life I wished that I was taller. I wanted to ride Adventure Bikes so badly. But somehow it felt like I wasn’t the right fit for the world of Adventure Bikes.
With the right skills you can ride any bike you want, regardless of size! Don’t believe me? Our friend Jocelin will show you how. Check out her “Be The Boss of The Bike” series on YouTube. She is a certified BMW Off-Road Instructor, was part of the International GS Trophy Team in 2018 and has a ton of useful tips and tricks to improve your technique!
But it takes some practice, confidence and skills!
And I was a brand new rider who wanted to touch the ground with the tip of my toes at least!
How Touratech lowered my Tiger 900 Rally Pro
Shortly after getting my license I got in touch with Touratech. But I didn’t even know what they were able to do for me at this point! In fact, I was after their Companero Adventure Suit in preparation of our trip to Africa. But we soon discovered that there is so much more Touratech could do for us. They felt confident that they could fully customise the Tiger 900 Rally Pro to fit me.
Will I be able to touch the ground with both my feet?
My first conversation with Touratech
We can certainly make it happen!
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Touratech Customisations
So we went for the full works! We wanted to ride the bikes to Morocco and all over Africa so no expense was spared on the protection of the bike.
Touratech customisations for my
– Handlebar riser
lowered Tiger 900 Rally Pro
– Suspension Lowering SHOCK
– Progressive fork springs
– Headlamp guard
– Chain Guard
– Engine Guard / Skid plate
– Radiator protector
– Engine crash bar
– Fairing crash bar
– Side Stand Base Extension
– Long distance foot pegs
What customisations were instrumental?
They key changes in the lowering process were my customised seat and the lowered suspension. Touratech managed to shave off around 3cm of the original seat. And sure, Triumph has a lowered seat option that’s 2cm lower, but it’s not as comfortable and in addition you’ll lose the heated seat function. So the Touratech seat works much better for me. And thanks to the progressive fork springs and suspension lowering shock by Touratech I have saved another 4cm. Overall my lowered Tiger 900 Rally Pro is about 7cm lower than the original bike. And that makes all the difference!
Are there any drawbacks with my lowered Tiger 900 Rally Pro?
My ground clearance is effected of course and I have less suspension travel but that’s expected. I haven’t had any issues with it but as my skills improve I would consider having the bike less lowered. For now however it has enabled me to throw myself into the off-road world with complete confidence despite having such a big first bike. Other than that I scrap the footpegs in very tight corners occasionally but that’s not an issue.
What I love most about my lowered Tiger 900 Rally Pro
I didn’t want to limit myself to the bikes where I could naturally touch the ground. I previously considered the BMW F650 GS, lowered Tiger 900 GT and a bunch of other bikes. But Touratech showed me just what is possible! From now I’ll first think about the bike I want to ride and deal with the customisations accordingly!
I hope this blogpost has been useful especially to shorter riders like myself. Are you tempted by the lowered Tiger 900 Rally Pro? Do you have any questions I haven’t answered that you are curious about? Or simply want to let us know that you enjoyed this blogpost? Then leave us a comment below – we are always happy to hear from you 🙂
