Paulie,
The Tiger is top heavy when slow speed manouvering or when astride the bike at a stop. This is when most of us have 'toppled' our bikes. With a full gas tank they carry quite a bit of weight high up, so a firm grip is needed.
I have found that it is wise to avoid the temptation to 'duck walk' the bike but get off and walk it by your side. It only takes one slip when you are sitting on the bike and your going over!
Crash bars are a must, they protect the alternator casing on the left hand side of the bike, and also the tank which does stick out beyond the engine.
Touratech and Thunderbike seem to make the best bars. IMHO the thunderbike bars look a bit 'agricultural' so i went for the touratech bars (See Tiger Trails album)
Dead easy to fit, took me about 45 mins.
I, and a lot like me learned the hard way (£240 paint job!) so you don't have to!
http://www.touratech.co.uk/
http://www.thunderbike.co.nz/sales/crashbars/
hope this helps
Jim
