Triumphrat

03-08-2006, 09:45 PM

How are the new tigers. Any info. out there? Got a friend who is thinking about picking one up! Thanks :???:

nortoncharlie · 03-09-2006, 08:48 AM

65,000 miles on my 01 955i Tiger and it has never let me down. It has needed a few tires, chains and sprockets, brakes. About the only thing besides regular wear parts are front wheel bearings at about 30,000 miles.

pigpen955 · 03-09-2006, 10:16 AM

I have 2001 Tiger with 30,000+ miles and I needed a headlight relay once...

NortonCharlie-

What was he symptom of you failed wheel bearing?

Fred

Foxee · 03-09-2006, 01:14 PM

42,000 miles, although mine isn't a 955 and the two problems I've had wouldn't really have affected the 955 thanks to the revised engine. First was a loose breather valve found & fixed during a service, second was a faulty oil pressure switch. Fixed very cheaply as I recall.

Only had the bike for coming up for three years, and surprised at how few miles I do these days, but I feel quite confident in trusting my Tiger's reliabilty. It has only had regular servicing and normal consumables - all three discs got replaced between 30 and 35 thousand miles (back first) and at about the same time I got each brake caliper rebuilt. Heavy year round town use in London doesn't help - I'm sure most people will need less work (Although the T709 originally came with thinner brake discs which have now been replaced with 955 discs as the old ones are no longer available)

blacktiger · 03-09-2006, 01:27 PM

33500 miles without any probs at all.

I'll be keeping mine for a long time yet 'coz I can't see it letting me down. It still sounds and goes like it was new.

nortoncharlie · 03-09-2006, 04:08 PM

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What was he symptom of you failed wheel bearing?

I noticed a slight vibration in the bars, I got the front wheel off the ground, spun the front wheel and put a screw driver on the front axle with the screwdriver to my ear I could hear a little crunching noise on one side. Pretty standard troubleshooting. I guess some people (my dealer) let it go till you have some play in the front wheel. I like to get to things before a catastrophic failure.

stanegoli · 03-09-2006, 10:19 PM

3200 miles on my '06 that I picked up late October.
No problems whatsoever.
Runs like a top.

martingilly · 03-10-2006, 11:30 AM

Mine has been diabolical, in the shop for 2 months out of the 7 I've owned my 2005. First off I had the front brake grabbing syndrome, turned out the bike needed a new cast wheel, two rotors and pads; that and a couple of weeks in the shop.

Electrical failure, charging system blew a fuse and destroyed a battery, original cause of this not proven or fixed to the best of my knowledge. Two days in shop, and a roadside recovery required.

Most recently I took the bike into the shop in the first week of January... it's still bloody well there. The symptoms was excessive oil consumption, about a liter every 1k miles. After a couple of weeks of analysis Triumph agreed to an engine rebuild, valve guides, new cylinder bushes, cylinders, rings etc. That was all done then the bike wouldn't idle or run smoothly, another couple of weeks farting around and the shop figured it was something to do with the fuel delivery mechanism or whatever they came up with. Triumph agreed with the shop and they are replacing the lot.

That is where I am right now, Tiger less and considering a lemon law attorney. I am just really glad I could afford to keep my 98 Thunderbird Sport. A brilliant bike that is not only fun to ride has only had one minor failure (ignition sensor relay) fail in 8 years and 35000 miles. The Tiger on the other hand has lived up to the expectations of a 1950's Tiger. Load of ***** really.

Believe it or not I still love the Tiger, it is a fantastic bike to ride when it is actually on the road. It took me safely down through Baja and back up mainland Mexico on a 4k jaunt without a hitch so at least it picked a relevantly convenient time to take a sicke or two. :hammer:

iansoady · 03-10-2006, 12:27 PM

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On 2006-03-10 09:30, martingilly wrote:
The Tiger on the other hand has lived up to the expectations of a 1950's Tiger. Load of ***** really.

I suppose on the positive side at least Triumph are prepared to accept (some) responsibility.....

Diego · 03-10-2006, 02:14 PM

Looks to me like they've accepted all the responsibility; though the shop does the labor, which they seem to be struggling with.