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 is not
too loud. With the baffle it makes 97 db. I love the rasp it gives to the exhaust and my Tiger sounds great under hard
acceleration. Above 70 mph it does not intrude and all I can hear is wind noise.
I could not remove the baffle during my track day, it is stuck fast. A speed triple with a Remus and no baffle made 99 db in
the same noise meter, not bad.