Archive for May, 2008
Noise
I’m still having ‘issues’ with wind noise and buffeting. I bought a taller Skidmarx screen for the Tiger, which improved things a little, then I moved the screen out from the fairing to kill the vortex created by the screen – which improved things a little more ( I’ve got a neat little trick for [...]
Tiger 1050 hand-guards on the 955i
Lots of people are asking if the new Tiger 1050 hand-guards will fit onto the 955i. Well they do, with minor modification – here’s how I did it: First, you need to cut back a little bit of plastic at the bar-end end of both guards to fit the larger bar-end of the 955. Not [...]
Tiger mods #1
I’ve made a few modifications to the Tigger. I love this bike, particularly the motor, but it has to be said that the ergonomics are not as good as on the GS. So, I bought SW Motech 30mm bars risers ( up, but not back ), some wing mirror extenders ( SW Motect again ), [...]