Triumph Tiger 800

[jphish]

Actually...I'm wrong on that. 99's were 885's but FI - not carbs. OOPs

[Adv Grifter]

Originally Posted by jphish

Yeah - "Steamers" 885's, 92 - 98. "Girlies" 955 FI, (tho 99 models were 885's & carbed) 99 - 06. "Roadies 1050's, 07 - current. But doubt this tiger will see another year with the 800 & 1200's out. Just an uneducated / fact free guess. For additional info - see 'tigertriple.com' It's a dedicated tigger site. PS: 800's are refered to as"Beakers" on that site - just fyi

All good stuff!
The Steamers didn't come to the USA until 1995. I had a '95 Steamer.
Also had a '99 Girlie ... yes, it was an 885 but much different motor than original Steamer 885 motor ... and it was F.I. Not Carbs!.
Mine ran flawlessly. The 885 F.I. version was derived from the Speed Triple and it was only in production two years ... 1999 and 2000. For 2001 Triumph brought out the 955i.

I agree ... the 1050 Tiger is finished. This will hurt the resale of my current 1050 which I may sell to finance a new 800 XC. Motorcycle Merry-Go-Round!

[ThomasVolomitz]

lowside mudslide

[CA Stu]

Originally Posted by Adv Grifter

I agree ... the 1050 Tiger is finished. This will hurt the resale of my current 1050 which I may sell to finance a new 800 XC. Motorcycle Merry-Go-Round!

There's no law against having two Tigers, you know....

[ZZ4Blazer]

Originally Posted by CA Stu

There's no law against having two Tigers, you know....

Not in cali...but sure to be illegal in ohio soon enough....

[fbj913]

Im not sure how well this would work and I know it was mentioned a while back... can someone figure out how to run a by pass switch to the abs fuse, or circuit, or what ever the hell its called. I did a ton of off road riding this last weekend and it was a pain in the ass to turn that thing off all the time. It sure would be nice just to have a switch to flick on the move!!! Im not worried about turning it back on on the move just off... Who wants to be the test rat?

[Yossarian™]

Originally Posted by fbj913

Im not sure how well this would work and I know it was mentioned a while back... can someone figure out how to run a by pass switch to the abs fuse, or circuit, or what ever the hell its called. I did a ton of off road riding this last weekend and it was a pain in the ass to turn that thing off all the time. It sure would be nice just to have a switch to flick on the move!!! Im not worried about turning it back on on the move just off... Who wants to be the test rat?

It should be simple enough to replace the ABS fuse with a set of leads that circuit to a fuse and switch that can be placed in a convenient location. Can't promise I will get to it soon but probably will tinker with it in the off months of winter.

[fbj913]

Originally Posted by Yossarian™

It should be simple enough to replace the ABS fuse with a set of leads that circuit to a fuse and switch that can be placed in a convenient location. Can't promise I will get to it soon but probably will tinker with it in the off months of winter.

SAWEEET!

[fbj913]

Does anyone know the stock handlebar dimensions?

[ThomasVolomitz]

When I lowsided in the mud today a couple things happened. Firstly, my ego was severely bruised. My shift lever was bent and difficult to shift. The kickstand switch that controls the starting had mud and the bike wouldn't run when I kicked it into gear. I cleaned mud out and it still wouldn't run, so I took a rock and tapped on it, then it was OK. Also the ABS was off after the drop for about 10 miles, then it came back on. Just thought I'd share.

Next time we hit the dirt I will take one of the DR's. The Tiger, with the stock tires is great on gravel and fire roads, but mud is a different story. I need knobbies and crash bars before trying it again.

[Rob Dirt]

Just FYI, if you kill the bike with the kill switch (instead of the key), then ABS stays off.
I've been learning to leave my XC running instead of turning it off all the time. If I did that with my 450EXC, then it would boil over.

[jphish]

Good point on kill switch / ABS. I just found that somewhere (Canadian video on GS / XC comparison?) in the last week. Also - Touratech makes a sidestand guard - not sure it keeps mud out - but does protect from rock damage.

[halfast3]

Originally Posted by fbj913

Im not sure how well this would work and I know it was mentioned a while back... can someone figure out how to run a by pass switch to the abs fuse, or circuit, or what ever the hell its called. I did a ton of off road riding this last weekend and it was a pain in the ass to turn that thing off all the time. It sure would be nice just to have a switch to flick on the move!!! Im not worried about turning it back on on the move just off... Who wants to be the test rat?

Jim Davis at Eastern Beaver in Japan has a loom for V-Stroms which does just that. I had one on my Wee.
http://easternbeaver.com/Main/Bike_S...tml#absadaptor

[levain]

Originally Posted by halfast3

Jim Davis at Eastern Beaver in Japan has a loom for V-Stroms which does just that. I had one on my Wee.
http://easternbeaver.com/Main/Bike_S...tml#absadaptor

That's one smart dude. I bet if we bug him enough, he'd do it for the XC. I bought his heated grip thingamabob. Couldn't ask for a better made solution to switched aftermarket heated grips.

[KildareMan]

Originally Posted by jphish

Good point on kill switch / ABS. I just found that somewhere (Canadian video on GS / XC comparison?) in the last week. Also - Touratech makes a sidestand guard - not sure it keeps mud out - but does protect from rock damage.

I've removed my side stand switch from it's original position. It's still in circuit, although not used, and safely out of the way, ziptied up near the top end of the gear linkage rod.