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.
New pads all round, fender-extender fitted.
Mileage: 5536
Rear pads were shot, front weren’t far behind so I changed the whole lot. Went for EBC sintered on the front ( hopefully for a little more bite ) and non-sintered on the rear which is wearing quicker. I noticed that the fluids looked old despite the 6k service Triumph carried out last month included changing ‘all fluids’. Will put new fluid in tomorrow.
I seem to be trailing the rear brake a lot more on this bike than I did on the GS’s. Probably because this bike has less engine braking than the big twins, and also because the front end is much more bouncey and less stable – so trailing the rear into corners is advantagous in the not low-siding stakes.
Fitted a front fender exender to help keep the winter crap off the engine. I didn’t use the supplied plastic rivet things, instead I used little stainless steel nuts and bolts.
Checked oil. Oil good.