A few helpful hints about servicing your Tiger. The cost of a 12,000 mile service in the UK is around £380. I did this service
myself.
myself.
Tool Kit
The Triumph plastic
tool kit holder was
awful. I use a cheap
pencil case made
from Denim with a
large zip. It also
holds more tools.
The Triumph plastic
tool kit holder was
awful. I use a cheap
pencil case made
from Denim with a
large zip. It also
holds more tools.
I managed to buy a DVD
from eBay containing the
Tiger 1050 Workshop
Manual. All 485 pages of
it! Hopefully I won't ever
need to use it but it
should be helpful.
from eBay containing the
Tiger 1050 Workshop
Manual. All 485 pages of
it! Hopefully I won't ever
need to use it but it
should be helpful.
Issues so far with my Tiger 1050
Servicing my Tiger 1050
The Tiger 1050 is a delight to work on. The plastics have to be removed which is a pain but the way the bike is
engineered is delightful. I'm a bit of a mechanic Mercs are even nicer.
When I checked my tappets at 12,000 miles they were all OK. The Tiger really perked up when I replaced the plugs.
(This is exactly the same as my Tiger 955i at 12k).
I change my own oil every 6 months or 6,000 miles. I use Triumph Mobil 1. I prefer to use a K&N Oil filter because they
come with a 14mm nut welded on the end so you do not need a special oil filter extractor. The K&N has a hole drilled
through the head of the nut. I recommend that you drill a corresponding hole through the Sump Drain plug and wire the
two together for peace of mind. I attach a strong magnet to the outside of the oil filter and the outside of the sump plug.
You can buy rare earth magnets very cheap on eBay. This will keep any ferrous particles out of the oil. (I'm not sure if the
Tiger has Steel clutch plates. If it has, a magnet is essential). I do the same on all my vehicles as no one seems to fit a
magnetic sump plug anymore.
It is easy to fit a K&N Air filter. Once the fuel tank is removed it slots into the Air-box from above. Combined with my air
box modification it helps make the Tiger much sharper on the throttle at low speeds. (See my page on Airbox Tuning)
- During the second winter I let the battery discharge too much and I was forced to buy a new battery. My fault.
There are plenty of batteries on offer, I found the OEM item from my local Triumph/Yamaha dealer well priced.
Strangely the battery lays on it's side - after you have filled it with acid. (No I am not joking). - Before I went on the Stella in 2009 I replaced the front brake pads with EBC HH pads. On close inspection the
rear pads looked fine. Dooh! On my 3rd day the rears pads wore through and I had to find a bike shop in
Andorra. Easy enough to replace on the roadside once you locate a friendly garage to loan you a 14mm socket. - On my way back from Scotland in the morning I rode 20 miles beyond the fuel computer reading zero before I
found a petrol station (In Scotland finding fuel on a Sunday can be problem). Later the same day I ran out of Fuel
with 17 miles left on the computer. I was about 1 mile short of the next services. I was not very happy about
running out of fuel.
Servicing my Tiger 1050
The Tiger 1050 is a delight to work on. The plastics have to be removed which is a pain but the way the bike is
engineered is delightful. I'm a bit of a mechanic Mercs are even nicer.
When I checked my tappets at 12,000 miles they were all OK. The Tiger really perked up when I replaced the plugs.
(This is exactly the same as my Tiger 955i at 12k).
I change my own oil every 6 months or 6,000 miles. I use Triumph Mobil 1. I prefer to use a K&N Oil filter because they
come with a 14mm nut welded on the end so you do not need a special oil filter extractor. The K&N has a hole drilled
through the head of the nut. I recommend that you drill a corresponding hole through the Sump Drain plug and wire the
two together for peace of mind. I attach a strong magnet to the outside of the oil filter and the outside of the sump plug.
You can buy rare earth magnets very cheap on eBay. This will keep any ferrous particles out of the oil. (I'm not sure if the
Tiger has Steel clutch plates. If it has, a magnet is essential). I do the same on all my vehicles as no one seems to fit a
magnetic sump plug anymore.
It is easy to fit a K&N Air filter. Once the fuel tank is removed it slots into the Air-box from above. Combined with my air
box modification it helps make the Tiger much sharper on the throttle at low speeds. (See my page on Airbox Tuning)
Servicing my Tiger 1050
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