Archive for the ‘Tiger 955i’ Category
18000 Mile Service
Mileage: 18133 Standard 18000 mile service at Carl Rosners again, plus new rear EBC again, and strip and clean front calipers*. Also new chain and sprockets. £525. Ouch. Rosners overfilled the coolant, and didn’t bother to check the brake fluid after de-binding the front calipers – so that the brake lever was pulling right back [...]
12000 Mile Service
Mileage: 11114 At Carl Rosners – standard 12000 mile service, plus new rear EBC’s and strip and clean the rear caliper.
New front tyre – Bridgestone BT020
Mileage: 1075? Decided to mix a fully road-focused front with the 70/30 Tourance on the back – to see if I could get quicker steering / more grip out of the front end. Lets see how we go….
New rear tyre – old-style Tourance
Mileage: 8177 As title, new rear Tourance – old-style. Might match it to a Tourance EXP on the front when the time comes. Good mileage out of the Anakee which was on the bike from new.
Tour of the Scottish Highlands
Mileage: 5649 – 7510 After my last disasterous attempt to hit the highlands on my GS – I was anxious that the Tiger prove itself to be both reliable, and as good at touring as the GS was. I needn’t have worried.