Step 1 - Run-in the Tiger then have the "Off-Road" tune installed on the ECU. This cost me £45. The result is not that
apparent with the rest of the Tiger in standard trim. However I noticed that the fuel economy improved dramatically. I can
cruise at 80 mph and get 55-57 mpg (UK). At a steady 70 the mileage is often over 60 mpg. The fuelling is faultless as
ever. A 2,000 rev roll on in top gear shows a perfect linear delivery as it rips up to and past 120. I assume the eco friendly
standard tune burns more fuel in an effort to produce cleaner exhaust gases. Thank you California who have convinced the
world that a big block motor with a Cat doing 18 mpg is cleaner than a 1 Litre motor without a Cat doing 50 mpg.
Tiger 1050 some Tuning options
Comparing Tiger 1050
exhausts
One weighs 7 Kgs and
looks like a shinny
Dustbin, the other is a
Remus Powercone
Silencer at 2.25 kgs
Step 2 - Fit a Remus Power Cone Silencer. I ordered mine from Demon Tweeks in the UK. It is supplied with a bracket for
the Tiger 1050 and fits so easily I had finished within the hour including having to remove the seat cowl. The Remus
sounds sporty. It is louder than stock, but not too loud with the baffle. Above 5,000 revs I cannot hear it above the wind
noise. I could not remove the baffle during my track day, it is stuck fast.