Posted on August
29th, 2010 by by Neil
Mileage 21743
I wanted ( apart from just having better suspension than provided by the very ordinary stock unit ) to be able to throw some weight over the front of the bike to sharpen up the steering, but without having to drop the forks through the triple-clamps, hence retaining overall ride-height. So I bought the Hyperpro type 460 – ’3D Emulsion’ – without the remote preload, but with a ‘height adjust’ option. It’s a lovely bit of kit – feels very well engineered – up there with the Ohlins I had on a previous machine.
I went with an optional black spring (more…)
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Posted on August
5th, 2010 by by Neil
Mileage: 20925
My head bearing was notchy – I had Dave Wilkins ( dave@davewilinsmotorcycles.co.uk, 07860 215638 ) over in Penge re-grease and adjust it – no new bearing needed. He also fitted a grease-nipple for me, all for not much money. Top dog.
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Posted on August
2nd, 2010 by by Neil
Mileage: 20875
I fitted a Stebel Magum horn as a direct replacement for the stock horn. It’s not as good as the Stebel Nautilus, but louder than the basic Triumph hooter. Don’t get it from Nippy’s as I’ve linked to there ( GS prices for GS riders ), get it from Halfrauds for nearly half the price – if they still have them.
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Posted on August
2nd, 2010 by by Neil
Mileage: 20875
While I was doing the master cylinder mod below and as my front disc’s were worn below spec, I decided to fit some EBC floating discs and new pads, all from Triumph-online. The cost of these funky disc’s plus the new pads was quite a lot less than Triumph want for just the basic non-floating disc’s alone, not including fitting, so a no-brainer I guess, and any further improvement to the front brake is always welcome. (more…)
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Posted on August
2nd, 2010 by by Neil
Mileage: 20875
The front brake on the Tiger 955i is what could be described as ‘adequate’, ie. it’s not very good. The main problem is that the master cylinder doesn’t seem to have quite the capacity to push enough fluid to the calipers. The result is that whilst the calipers do work, you can pull the lever pretty much back to the bar. This doesn’t make for a great braking experience. I decided to take Adrian Malloy’s advice, and fit a Nissin master cylinder from a Kawasaki ZXR 636. (more…)
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