BMW R 1150 GS Adventure versus Triumph Tiger Sport 1050
BMW R 1150 GS Adventure
Adventure
Triumph Tiger Sport 1050
Crossover
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Built von 2005 bis 2005
Built von 2016 bis 2021
RRP
RRP 13.250 €
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Competitors
Pros:
- Comfort
- Processing
- Off-road capability
Pros:
- Power and torque
- Easy to use
- Processing
- Suitability for touring
Cons:
- High weight
Cons:
- Price
- Not very handy
Dimensions & Weight
Wheelbase: 1.501 mm
Length : 2.180 mm
Seat : 900 mm
Weight : 287 (max: 460 ) kg
Length : 2.180 mm
Seat : 900 mm
Weight : 287 (max: 460 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.540 mm
Length : 2.150 mm Height : 1.330 mm
Seat : 830 mm
Weight : 241 (max: 457 ) kg
Length : 2.150 mm Height : 1.330 mm
Seat : 830 mm
Weight : 241 (max: 457 ) kg
Engine
Motor design: Boxer 4-stroke 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 1.130 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 101 mm
Cooling: Öl-Luft
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.130 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 101 mm
Cooling: Öl-Luft
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Motor design: 3-cylinder 12V DOHC in-line engine 3 Cylinder
Displacement: 1.050 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 79 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: X-Ring-Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.050 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 79 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: X-Ring-Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Maximum speed: 192 km/h
Performance: 85 HP at 6.750 U/Min
Torque: 98 NM bei 5.250 U/Min Tank contents: 22 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Performance: 85 HP at 6.750 U/Min
Torque: 98 NM bei 5.250 U/Min Tank contents: 22 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Maximum speed: 220 km/h
Performance: 126 HP at 9.475 U/Min
Torque: 106 NM bei 7.000 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 385 km
Performance: 126 HP at 9.475 U/Min
Torque: 106 NM bei 7.000 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 385 km
Chassis
Frame type:
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
Telelever (travel 210 mm) Rear suspension:
Central strut (travel 220 mm)
Rear suspension:
Paralever single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 110/80 B 19 TL
Rear tyres: 150/70 H 17 TL
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
Telelever (travel 210 mm) Rear suspension:
Central strut (travel 220 mm)
Rear suspension:
Paralever single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 110/80 B 19 TL
Rear tyres: 150/70 H 17 TL
Frame type:
Double tube bridge frame (aluminium) Front suspension:
43 mm Showa Upside Down fork with adjustable preload and compression damping (travel 140 mm) Rear suspension:
Showa Monoshock with adjustable preload and rebound damping (travel 155 mm)
Rear suspension:
Light metal single-arm swingarm with eccentric chain clamping mechanism Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR17
Double tube bridge frame (aluminium) Front suspension:
43 mm Showa Upside Down fork with adjustable preload and compression damping (travel 140 mm) Rear suspension:
Showa Monoshock with adjustable preload and rebound damping (travel 155 mm)
Rear suspension:
Light metal single-arm swingarm with eccentric chain clamping mechanism Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR17
Rear tyres: 180/55 ZR17
Brakes
Front brake
Double disc brakes (∅ 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc (∅ 276 mm)
Double disc brakes (∅ 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc (∅ 276 mm)
Front brake
Floating mounted double brake disc, Nissin 4-piston radial calipers (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Nissin double piston caliper (∅ 255 mm)
Floating mounted double brake disc, Nissin 4-piston radial calipers (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Nissin double piston caliper (∅ 255 mm)
Cheap never, well mostly
MW driving has never been a particularly cheap pleasure. Although many specimens are around 20 years old and have collected correspondingly many kilometers, these GS are still not a bargain. It must be at least 5,000 euros, top-maintained specimens like our test bike like to scratch at the five-digit. You can understand this: The BMW R 1150 GS, if you don't catch a rocked-out model, is an almost ideal companion for the very big tour.
If you can do without cornering and agility, the GS is the ideal travel moped, where the road can be three steps below perfect.
As I said, a buddy for the good and the bad days.
Conclusion - what gets stuck
Don't misunderstand: She can do that with touring, but that's not really her nature. Every adventure bike is a compromise, the triumph clearly tends towards sport. Together with this certain ease of service and all the driving behaviour, it makes it easy for even less experienced touring riders to explore the world in a relaxed way. And yet these would not be the right pilots of the Tigers.The advantages of the triumph are best enjoyed by the biker, who wants to ride sportily. Everything else is for the big cat, because despite the good torque, the Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport encourages to send the footrests towards the tar instead of gondolaing through the area with the standard cruise control.
For the city it is also not the first choice, it starts with the wide handlebars and does not stop with the cladding.
Who wants the tiger and sport, in a hurry to the finish and since have a lot of fun - please very, the triumph is ready.
The test motorcycle was kindly provided by Motorrad Ruser. It can be purchased there as a used model for 9,990 euros.
