Triumphrat

Retrosrock · 09-19-2007

I've not seen too much comment on the trip computer fitted to the '07 Tiger, but I'd like others comments on a couple of issues:

1) I've checked and rechecked the actual fuel mileage and compared it to that shown by the computer. Fact is that the computer is extemely accurate if you calculate actual mpg based on a UK gallon! As every good beer drinker knows, the US pint is 16oz while the Imperial pint is 20oz. So, 128oz US Vs 160oz UK per gallon.

2) And why after a 200 mile ride does the fuel gauge show two bars remaining and zero bars the next morning?

Come on Triumph, with the US being your biggest potential market, why let down an otherwise terrific motorcycle with presumably simple-to-fix bugs like this.

johnparjr · 09-19-2007

ok Ill take them in order

1. Hold all 3 buttons on your cluster after 5 sec or so where your speed is displayed a number will appear if it is on 1 that is liters 2 is Imperial Gallons 3 is US gallons so make sure yours is on 3 If I remember hit the middle button to scroll through get to 3 hit the 1st button to set.

2. Software fix was released last week for the fuel Gauge works fine now just takes a mile or 2 after fill up to read correctly then your good.

johnparjr · 09-19-2007

Also 1050 specific forum at www.tiger1050.com

RedBird · 09-21-2007

The "software fix" for the fuel gauge consists of scheduling your bike in for a "map" download. The fix is in all the new, different "map tunes" for the Tiger 1050. Make sure the service manager knows about this fix; otherwise, he may not have checked the Triumph web site they get their downloads from for the new maps.

I had the "Off-Road" map installed a week ago and the service manager thought they had the latest maps. I was at the dealers the next day for something else and the service manager checked and found that there were new maps available for download that fixed the fuel gauge problem. They loaded the newest version (-2) and that fixed the fuel gauge--it took about 5 miles for it to register properly.

Retrosrock · 09-25-2007

Well guys, I have not had time to check this out yet, been out of town, but many thanks in advance for the help.

Amazing isn't it, you'd think that the dealers would be more informed. I'll not mention who my dealer is, but I'm in the San Fransisco bay area and I think my dealer is considered one of the more savy ones and he new nothing about the computer setting!

I had a similar issue with a car dealership who refused to even look at the mass of info that I'd downloaded from a Mazda owners web site. There is/was a well know problem with the coil pack that causes random miss-firing and this was well documented on the site but the dealer changed just about everything else before reluctantly changing the coil pack. This episode cost Mazda two catalitic converters, one expensive set of platinum plugs, and a complete engine ECU in addition to the final fix, a new coil pack! Unreal!

Thanks again for the tip, I'll try it tomorrow.

Retrosrock · 09-27-2007

Resetting the computer as described fixed the over-optimistic fuel gauge, it was set to option 2 which appears to be for UK gallons as you mention.

Next the software update but I'm sure not too confident in the dealership to get it right!!

Thanks again.