I had my deposit down at Big Twin when they lost Triumph. Ended up buying in Denver. Have not been happy with the dealership at all. They have one more chance to redeem themselves tomorrow or I take my business elsewhere. There should be a dealer in Boise soon. My salesman knows the dealer development guy and I'll try to get an update on the new Boise dealer tomorrow when I go in there.
if anyone is having stalling problems...here is a link as to how they fixed both our bikes....so far so good after three days of riding. http://advgrrls.wordpress.com/stalling-and-the-fix-for-our-tiger-xcs/
Yes, it's trivially easy. Here's a how-to write-up I posted on the Tiger 800 site: http://www.tiger800.co.uk/index.php/topic,1580.0.html --mark
Unless you're already a member..... I'll add while I'm here that I cured my braking clunk, click by torquing up the head bearings. I had to tweak them by about half a turn on the castle nuts. And, I'll add that my particular bike has run perfectly from day one. The only stalling is through my ineptitude. i.e. it doesn't quite have the heft at tick over that the 955 Tigger has.
Been meaning to join so I just did.... I stalled my bike about a dozen times the first day I had it. Pretty much all down to me getting used to the throttle - it's much lighter than all my other bikes and does take a bit of getting used to. I also force myself to stop blipping the throttle as I set off - it really doesn't like that. All I do is slip the clutch a little more than I usually do as I set off and it's been absolutely fine ever since.
I live near Boise and that was the deal breaker for me. I do my own maintenance so I don't care about that. Even if you don't want to do your own maintenance there's no reason why it has to be done at a Triumph dealer so this is a non-issue in my mind. On the other hand, warranty/recall issues would be so massively inconvenient that, to me, it wasn't worth the risk. Hopefully we'll end up with a good local dealer sometime soon.
That issue is exactly why I didn't get a T800XC and kept my order for the S10. Where I am likely to get stationed there is at least a 2 hour drive to get to a dealer, not everywhere but I don't want to trailer the bike for two hours for a recall/warranty work.
Getting ready to do the 6,000 mile oil change on the XC...is it necessary to remove or loosen the skid plate to remove the oil filter?
No, you don't need to but if you leave the skid plate on, oil that drips from the filter and mount during removal will end up on top of the skid plate and drip off later. It's easy enough to remove so I went ahead and removed it for my oil change.
I usually just stuff some paper towel under the filter. It absorbs any oil that drips. Quicker than taking the skid plate off.
Like others said not a lot of problems. Stalling is the only real issue. Mine stalls but I love to ride it so much I don't really care. And I think it may be fixed after some dealer tweaks yesterday (I will update if it works). I had a DL 1000 I rode for quite some time. The tiger 800xc is in a totally different category. And for the record I am a die hard Suzuki fan but I love this bike wayyyyyy more than the DL. Suzuki has some serious catching up to do if they want to compete.
Does anyone have a stalling issue after installing a pipe? Or after installing the off road tune that goes with the arrow pipe?
Over 2k trouble free miles so far on mine. My dealer ( a long time freind) has sold 12 800's at last count and none have had the stalling issue. I think it is a problem but not nearly as widespred as the internet might make you believe. Yes, the centerstand bounces on rough roads, the windscreen needs some sorting for most, and the cat generates alot of heat, but this is one really nice motorcycle. I'm not sorry at all for buying one.
No but it's wise to direct the flow when draining otherwise you'll catch some in the plate and it'll dribble for ages. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
Thanks for posting your results! Great to hear the bikes no longer stalling and running well. The AK shop did a nice job! I was shocked to see the amount of dirt that had gotten by your air filter (I think on just one bike?) and into the throttle bodies. I'm really surprised that permanent damage was not done ... that was A LOT of dirt being sucked straight into the motor. Can't be good for long term health of that bike's motor. That area should be pristine. For those who've not read your RR, here is the filter and air box from the report: I'm disappointed that Triumph's air filters are doing such a poor job at sealing out dirt. Seems to me plenty of riders will be riding in similar conditions with heavy dust like you are doing in AK. And here's the thing ... in your case it's pretty clear the air filter seemed to be the main source of problems ... but many stalling reports here indicate the owners have not gone off road. I would bet their air filters are clean. In some cases dealers have tried all sorts of attempted fixes: remapping, TPS adjustments and lots more ... all to no avail at solving the stalling. In a few cases the dealers have had the bikes for WEEKS ... and have not solved the stalling problem. Perhaps Triumph USA has (finally) come up with a "magic bullet" Tune that finally solves the issue? Maybe you guys got that Tune? For your sakes, I hope so ... and best wishes for continued smooth running. Enjoying your ride report ... very impressive adventure! One tip on paper air filters : Since these Tiger filters seem to clog up so quickly .... 1. I would carry a spare filter. 2. If you find a really dirt filter ... just pull it out and tap it on the edge to release some of the dirt. Then use compressed air (or vacuum it) to clean it up a bit. I don't think its wise to try to wash a paper filter ... but careful work with compressed air/vacuum could help. Paper filters are the very worst choice for any vehicle going off road. Dirt bike racers/riders figured this out 40 years ago. An oiled foam filter is the way to go. Another tip would be to put a small bead of waterproof grease around the rubber sealing edge of your filter before install. This may help keep dirt at bay. I did this on my DL1000 Vstrom and it helped A LOT. The Vstrom had the same problem with massive ingress of dirt past the filter. (also a useless paper filter) I rode thousands of miles in Baja and Copper Canyon, very dusty conditions. Good luck and continued safe riding.
Your logic is, well, illogical You have no idea what will happen to the bikes in the future (nobody can) and so right now all you can go on is whether or not the bikes have the issue at this point in time and none do. You can't predict the future. That said...if by some miracle you can, can you PM me the winner of the next Superbowl....thanks
I really need to buy a Triumph Triple. Just replaced a worn out rear tire on my wife's Street Triple R and of course after getting everything bolted back on I needed to take a test ride, just to make sure it was safe and all that. Damn what a fun bike and an awesome motor. The sound that comes out of that thing at 8000rpm is intoxicating and needs to be heard often. If anyone has ever seen the short movie Rendezvous in Paris, then that's the sound track that plays when you ride a triple.
We've seen two figures quoted on elec. output, I believe the consensus is 545 watts output. More than enough. I stopped in Boise last year to get a Tire on my Tiger 1050. So sorry to hear they lost Triumph. Really nice folks there. Hope Boise gets another dealer soon.