Triumph Tiger 900 GT Pro and Moto Guzzi Stelvio: video, photos, comparative, challenge, 19, prices

They are two apparently similar motorcycles, above all by scrolling through the technical cards and looking at the numbers, in reality The differences are above all of approach and philosophy. Between these two above all are those that most move the judgment of the public, with architecture a Three cylinders for English and the legendary V2 for Guzziwhile the latter puts the transmission to Cardano on the plate, much less subject to maintenance than the Tiger 900 chain. Both, however, are ready to travel, especially asphalt devourers, with lots of comfort and technology. Let’s find out all the details.

Design

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The Tiger 900 sports one sinuous silhouettea balanced style and fluid lines, without sacrificing the front beak. The saddle has been redesigned and pointed on convenience, it can be adjusted in height on an excursion of 20 mm and is heated, like the knobs, on this pro version. The technology is the master and you can also see it from Big TFT 7 “navigable among the many functions from the keys on the handlebar. The Italian from his offers something more from the point of view of elegance, but is also very distinctive, with a front lighthouse that recalls the logo of the Mandello house. The protagonist is also the V2which here has cylinders shot of 90 °, identical to those of the V100, with the exhausts towards the sides of the bike. Here the rims are in rays and the attention to detail is no less than the noble English opponent, as evidenced for example the electrically adjustable windshield.

Cycling

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Stelvio offers a fork Sachs with 46 mm inverted stems, with adjustment of the spring preload and extension, the same options also for the mono at the rear. The tiger instead has a fork Marzocchi 45 mm, with the same characteristics in terms of adjustments, but 10 mm more than excursion (180 against 170 mm), mind the rear mono has identical race (170 mm), but here sports electronic adjustmentsboth for preload and by extension. The brake sector sees fairly aligned systems, with double 320 mm front discs for both, as well as the electronic part, which puts on the plate the cornering ABSthanks to the inertial platforms. The difference in weight is conspicuous, which in order of travel is of 246 kg for Italian, 222 kg for English.

Engines

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If up to here the differences are above all of taste and detail, the hearts of the two motorcycles are very different from each other, both in the technique and in character. The English three -cylinder from his is capable of 108 HP at 9,500 rpm, as well as 90 Nm at 6,850While Mandello’s V2 rises to 115 HP at 8,700 rpm, with a torque of 105 Nm at 6,750 rpm. To the different configuration, a further difference is represented by the final transmission, with theinevitable Cardano for Guzzithe classic Triumph chain.

Trial

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They have approaches almost to the antipodes And they all feel driving. Stelvio offers a more full -bodied and low delivery deliverybut on the other hand it is useless to pull the neck to the V2, because the upsids do not give its best. There Transmission to Cardano is fluid And it is a gem in the segment, with the plus of much more reduced maintenance than the chain. In traffic and in the narrow pay duty for a greater weight than English, but on the road, also thanks to the aerodynamic protection guaranteed by windshield with electric adjustmenttake a nice advantage. In general, despite being still brilliant and very pleasant to drive, it is a more devoted motorcycle for comfort and long -range tourism. Going up on the Triumph the approach is far from. It almost looks like a motorcycle of another segment, more slender and almost nervous, it is very handy, both from firm and in traffic, with The three -cylinder that excels where the V2 ends up giving beautiful sensations, at the highest regimes. On the other hand, it is less full and fluid than the Italian heart, although we still talk about an engine capable of resuming well from the most contained regimes. On the highway, the location is a less relaxed hair and the Tiger 900 in comparison pays something both in terms of less aerodynamic protection and vibrations, more present above all in the platforms.

Prices

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Let’s start with consumption, with autonomies of over 400 km for bothgiven that Stelvio declares 19.6 km/l with a 21 lt tankwhile the Tiger 900 It is on paper slightly more parca, with a 21.2 km/l and a liter of tank less, which stops at 20 lt. As for the price, The 900 GT Pro Tiger is in the price list at 16,595 euros, against the 16,499 euros of the Stelviowhich, however, in the case of this specimen rise to 17,299 euros for the presence of the radars.

Strengths and weaknesses

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Below are the strengths and weaknesses of each of the comparative motorcycles.

• Excellent compromise between comfort and driving;
• presence of the cardan;
• distinctive look.

• The radar could be better exploited;
• It is not a feather weight.

• slender and handy;
• delivery of the engine at the top.

• A few vibration to the ups and downs.