Wife and I explored around Marengo Indiana and found this nice bridge spot. Right after this were double gravel/large stone switchbacks.. with tractors as traffic! Wild fun. The tiger is handling it well!
Just picked up a 2026 Tiger 900 Rally Pro Desert Edition and rode it 340 miles home. It is an absolute mile cruncher, but I have two questions for owners.
Heated seats. My heated grips work great, but the seat does not heat. I took the seats off and there is no connector or heating element on the underside of either seat, and there is an unplugged red connector in the tray under the seat. The dash shows the heated seat icon with a line through it. Visordown says heated seats are optional on the Tiger 900 Alpine and Desert editions, but one spec site lists them as standard. Does your 2026 Desert Edition (or Rally Pro) come with heated seats? If you added the Triumph heated seat, what did it cost and was it plug and play with that red connector?
Soft panniers. I want quick on and off soft bags and no hard cases. I am looking at the Mosko Moto (Outback Motortek) pannier rack for the Triumph, which has an asymmetric hoop with 18 mm tubing, plus Rhinowalk 35L side bags with the MP24003 extender. My Akrapovic can is on the right side. Has anyone run Rhinowalk bags on this rack on a Tiger 900? How was the right side exhaust clearance, and would you go 35L on both sides or a smaller bag on the right? Other options I am considering are the Shad TR40 with the 4P mount and the SW-Motech SysBag kit.
Photos of your setup would be much appreciated. Thanks!