Tyre options I have tried on my Tiger 1050
Michelin Pilot Roads
My Tiger 1050  was delivered new with a pair of Michelin Pilot Roads.  The profile is rounder than the BT 020's which I
preferred on my 955i.  The Pilots suit the 1050 Tiger well and with the wider profile I have much more grip on the new Tiger.
They even coped with the Scottish monsoon season.  The pictures below show the tyres at 6,400 miles after I had ridden
back from my first Trackday.  The wear rate is excellent considering how much stick I had given them.  The centre of the
rear was very flat but the front tyre had none of the cupping I experienced from Metzeler Tourance's at the same mileage on
my 955i.  
Tiger 955i
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How to lower the seat height a few extra mm
Jack Lilley Tall Screen and Cee-Bailey #2 Screen
Comparing Tourance, Pirelli Scorpion ST90, BT020 and Pilot Roads
Standard 955i Dyno chart and the Triumph Off Road Can
All the luggage options I tried on the 955i
Fitting a Hagon Rear Shock and Fork Springs
Fitting a new Master Cylinder to upgrade the front brake
My options for SatNav, Music and Phone on the move
Fitting a Speed Triple Belly Pan on a Tiger
Servicing the Tiger 955i
A track day at Cadwell Park
Pictures of the 955i Tiger on Tour in Scotland
Pictures of the 955i Tiger on the Stella Alpina in the Alps
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Comparing the Tiger 1050 and the Tiger 955i
Comparing the Tiger 1050 and the KTM 990 Adventure
Triumph Tail Pack, Tool Kit, Handguards, Fender Extender
Motrax Chain Oiler, Extended Chain Guard and Skidmarx Hugger
Heated Grips, Sheepskin, Cargo Net, Triumph Sticker on Tail Piece
Camera Bag, Bar End Weights, Sony Radio, Accessory Plug
Fitting an Acumen Gear Indicator to my Tiger 1050
1050 Tail Tidy or Fender Eliminator
Fitting a Touratech Sumpguard to my Tiger 1050
Fitting a Modified Touratech Windscreen deflector to my Tiger 1050
Fitting a Givi D225ST Touring Screen to my Tiger 1050
Fitting Krauser Skyline Panniers to my Tiger 1050
Fitting SW-Motech Crash Bars to my Tiger 1050
Michelin Pilot Roads, Dunlop Roadsmart 3TC tyres for a Tiger 1050
K&N Airfilter and opening up the Airbox entry holes
Fitting a Remus End Can to my Tiger 1050
Has anyone fitted a Tune Boy or Power Commander to their Tiger 1050?
Servicing for the Tiger 1050
Home made Crash Bungs for my Tiger 1050
Using my Garmin 360 Deluxe GPS on the Tiger
Riding my Tiger 1050 at Track Days
Some pictures of my Tiger 1050 on Tour in Scotland in 2008
Tiger 1050 on Tour on the Stella in 2009
TRips planned on my Tiger 1050 for 2010
Some of the other Bikes I have owned Part 1
Some of the other Bikes I have owned Part 2
Other Bikes I have ridden over the years
Spray Painting my Black Schuberth Helmet to match my White Tiger 1050
My Top 4 Biking Accessories
Links to other Tiger Sites
In 2008 a group test in Bike Magazine rated the Dunlop
Roadsmart 3TC
tyres the best sport/tourer tyre.  They were
MCN's product of the year.  So I bought a pair. These Dunlops
were lapping the Bike test track 1.5 seconds faster than Pilot
Road 2's.  In the UK the Dunlops are £30 cheaper.  

TIP: The Dunlop Roadsmart's were covered in release agent
and very slippery at first.  I nearly high sided pulling out of my
road.  After a few gentle corners they settled in OK.  

I was expecting a real difference going from a squared-off tyre
to a new one but the Tiger 1050 felt exactly the same.  On my
955i the difference with new tyres was like night and day.  
Strange the 1050 does not respond the same way!

Update: These Dunlop Roadsmart's are simply brilliant,  I
have had a second set fitted to my Tiger.  I covered 6,000
miles on my first set including 4 track days at Rockingham,
Brands Hatch, Donnington and Snetterton, I toured the Alps &
the Pyrenees and commuted 150 miles a day. Give them a try,
you will not be disappointed.
I am convinced that my  Dunlop Roadsmart 3TC are the best tyres for the Tiger 1050.   Being dual compound the wear rate
on motorways is good and the edges can be made extra grippy.  Compare  the edges of my Dunlops right after a track day
with the Pilot roads left.  Both sets of tyres give me 6,000 road miles.