Archive for the ‘Tiger 955i’ Category
Hyperpro rear shock fitted.
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 [...]
Headstock bearings notchy – adjusted.
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.
Stebel Magnum horn
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 [...]
EBC “floating” front disc’s installed.
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 [...]
ZXR 636 Front master cylinder swap
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 [...]