The seat
You’re sat at 33.9 inches and this can be adjusted down to 33.1” but there is the
option to get a low seat and that will take the seat height down to 32.3” at the
base level. As mentioned it does slope forward slightly for the rider. For the
pillion you have rather a thin pad in comparison to the VStrom 650 or Varadero
1000 and I had complaints half way around of a sore arse. The pillion pegs are
set well for the 5’8” pillion that I had, there was no issue of knees coming up or
leg fatigue going on. The grip on the seat for the pillion could be improved as
there was a bit of sliding about and a fair amount of ‘back lean’ going on when
the Tiger was allowed to get a bit frisky. To be fair it was raining and the pants in
question had been waterproofs that did not have the greatest amount of
traction to them. Replace the pants with something that had designed grip in
the seat area and you’ll remove that little niggle I’d imagine.
Triumph seem to have gone for something in the middle of a tour seat and a
rally seat. You can go and get a comfort seat but that’s going to cost you a few
hundred quid. You could go for an Airhawk of course but that will cut away at
your seat height depending on how tall you are.
Under the pillion seat is a hiding spot for some tools or perhaps cash and
documents. It’s a nice hideaway if you’re out without panniers and what to lock
something away. The side grips on the pillion seat are well placed and well
shaped making gripping easy on the shoulders and easy on the palms of your
pillion.