2002 Triumph Tiger vs. BMW R1150GS
…but a super-tall, overdrive sixth gear keeps revs below that level up to 85 mph. On the Tiger, an indicated 75 mph in sixth equals to about 5000 rpm, nearly at its power surge around 6000 rpm. As such, the Triumph stomps the GS in sixth-gear roll-on contests. But in fifth gear, it's the GS (now out of…