Dave you better check that chain. It's so dry there are sparks coming off of it.
I hear you. My Triumph experience hasn't been stellar for sure and the parts supply is bad. They get them to you pretty quickly, but quick from England is two weeks. Your thinking mirrored mine. When I decided one of the bikes had to go, it was the Tiger because I wasn't using it's full potential either. I'd ride it on a gravel road every now and then, but that was it.Performance isn't just numbers - acceleration, top speed, etc. I missed the Honda's compact "all of one piece" feel and that is very hard to define and convey. Even though my DCT version weighs 30 lbs more than a Roadie it feels much lighter due to location of CG. I didn't buy the Tiger to really ride off road and on the street the NC700X is better handling, better braked, and more stable at supra legal speeds. The last weekend I owned the Honda I rode the same type of hard gravel roads in NC mountains that I did occasionally did on the Tiger so I realized wasn't using the off pavement potential of the Tiger and when on pavement I missed much about the 700X. After the new of the Tiger wore off I continued to miss the Honda. I thought that would pass but it never did. Finally, I never felt the Tiger was a bike that I would own a long time and run up a lot of miles like my Hondas. Triumph dealers are fewer, the parts support network isn't that great, and the stories of Triumph owners like you weighed on me. That's about the best I can do to explain. We all like to say life's too short to ride the wrong motorcycle.
All good, I hope you have many happy miles on your new ride.I don't want to make a swipe at the Tiger - it wasn't the bike for me. Lots of happy owners and the 800 Tigers seem to be very reliable but I never bonded with it like other bikes.
Great to read this from you! Get well soon Chuck. Yes, it worked out great. The bike went to a good home, I've sold all the farkles except the Givi racks.Well thanks to Dave trading it in my Harley riding buddy got a whole lot faster. Gonna have to step up my game. He couldn't believe the differce in performance just on the120 mile ride home. He also bought some of Dave's Farkles. Can't wait to go for a ride with him. Got a little healing to do first.