Just Bought a Tiger

[nomad]

Some pics of the new steed...............

mate of mine had one of these but found the handlebars a bit low
so he swopped them for a set off an @
it's surprising the difference it made

[The Mountie]

mate of mine had one of these but found the handlebars a bit low
so he swopped them for a set off an @
it's surprising the difference it made

Can't say I noticed the bars being low, felt fine for me. My AT doesn't have original bars - wide Renthals which are brilliant.

[Jacqueslemac]

Mine had Renthals on it when I bought it. Perhaps that's why.

[sean]

welcome to the connoisseurs corner

[Chad]

well done mountie those old steamers are great bikes

make sure the batteries kept in tip top condition as if they arnt turning over at full wack they can kick the crap out of the starter clutch assembly and thats a crank case split job

other than that they are faultless

[The Mountie]

Well the old steamer didn't last long, the wibbly-wobbly blancmange handling didn't do it for me although the engine certainly did. To such an extent I've just bought one on a 53 plate, silver, 12k miles, panniers, heated grips, centrestand. Much better bike. One point that struck me is that even though the quoted weight of the newer bike is 215kgs as opposed to the 208kgs of the older one it feels lighter and the weight isn't carried so high. Much more manageable.

Pics to follow..................

[Chad]

Well the old steamer didn't last long, the wibbly-wobbly blancmange handling didn't do it for me although the engine certainly did. To such an extent I've just bought one on a 53 plate, silver, 12k miles, panniers, heated grips, centrestand. Much better bike. One point that struck me is that even though the quoted weight of the newer bike is 215kgs as opposed to the 208kgs of the older one it feels lighter and the weight isn't carried so high. Much more manageable.

Pics to follow..................

blimey your worse than me now


where the bloody pics

[The Mountie]

the even newer steed

[Chad]

the even newer steed

now thats nice

[digitalcaptive]

Just got mine last week, 2003 955i 12,000 miles and in Lucifer Orange absolutely lovin' it, I thought I'd bitten off more than I could chew considering I'd only passed my test the day before I got it, so far though its seemed very forgiving and although I have already dropped it (more of a gentle lowering to the ground after putting my foot in a pot hole at a junction and unable to hold the weight) managed to escape any damage though as the black plastic of the pannier kept all the shiney bits off the road surface lucky or what!, I was nearly crying when I picked it up expecting to see the side caved in...but nothing, How forgiving is that!!!,
The Tiger is certainly the bike for me, although I'm still on the look out for an old Dominator to run through the winter


That horrible Krappa top box is now removed