Triumphrat

scrubber

Just got myself an 06 Tiger and couldnt be happier with the bike.However ,I would like to do something about the pipe.If I was to change the exhaust, do I have to retune?I dont see much advantage in changing the headers and was thinking of Staintune or thunderbike exhausts.What do you think?Need to release a bit of growl, not so much more power.Also what about chain oilers?Am going to fit a centrestand as I reckon any bike with a chain needs one, but need some advice, not a sales pitch, on the effectiveness of auto oilers e.g Scott.Prooiler etc.Any ideas appreciated.

Parky

Hi
I have an 06 Tiger and fitted a Scott oiler shortly after I bought it. It was simple enough to install . I mounted the reservior horizontally under the seat , just behind the battery.
It seems to do the job as I have never had to adjust the chain in 6000 miles , apart from when I replaced the rear tyre. You just have to remember to check the oil level now and again , and every once in a while check that the oil flow is about right ( 1 to 3 drops per minute at idle )
I am happy with it but have had no experience of any other kind of chain oiler , so there may be better ones out there .

Tassie_Tiger

I've fitted Scottoilers to all the chain driven bikes I've owned - wouldn't be without one. On my '05 I mounted the reservoir on the frame down tube on the right hand side just above the clutch housing. The advantages of this position are that the reservoir is inclined at about 45 degrees (so less likely to run dry - when that happens it dumps the last bit of oil in one lot on your chain and back tyre), and the reservoir is easily visible to check if it needs topping up, and it's easier to get at to adjust the oil drip rate.

I think there are some photos in the gallery showing this arrangement.

I changed my standard pipe for the Triumph off-road pipe. It sounds really good, and although it's not strictly road legal it looks just like the standard pipe, and isn't noisy enough to attract the attention of PC Plod. I had the off-road tune loaded at the same time. This is well worth doing, even if you have the standard pipe, as it smooths out a lot of the Tiger's tendency to surge at low revs.

Good luck.

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Roger Harvey
Hobart, Tasmania

Tassie_Tiger

Hi again Scrubber.

The gallery only seems to show ProOiler installations. The ScottOiler seems to be more popular, so I've attached a couple of photos of my installation.

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Roger Harvey
Hobart, Tasmania

Tassie_Tiger

Hi Scrubber.

Photos didn't seem to upload properly so I've pm'd you.

Cheers.

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Roger Harvey
Hobart, Tasmania

Tassie_Tiger

Maybe my image files were too large, so here goes again!

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Roger Harvey
Hobart, Tasmania

Advwannabe

Hi Scrubber and welcome,

WRT pipes, it seems that the NSW Plod have a sense of humour failure about aftermarket exhausts and you need a sticker from the maker indicating compliance. Staintune have it, not sure about Thunderbike.

The other thing that's making me lean toward the Staintune is that removable baffle that you can put back in when you want to be more incognito or doing a long trip and don't want to listen to the drone for hours on end.

Cheers, Russell

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oldrider

With all due respect to other members on this forum, don't buy an oiler until you check out the "Pro-oiler"!

They are sooo precise and can be adjusted while still riding the bike.

I installed one on my 06 Tiger and it is the best piece of motorbike kit I have ever bought.

Check it out: (www.pro-oiler.com) Read the bit about fitting to a Tiger, it runs off your speedo.

On tarmac I run mine on position #1 and adjust accordingly for gravel, dust, water etc.

The bike is so much cleaner now and water is not a problem because you can mix ACF-50 with your oil and water wont stay on your chain.

This is not a sales pitch, I am just sooo convinced by the performance of this kit!

Everything else suggested on this forum for your bike is bloody good advice but........

Chain oiler, go "Pro-oiler"! Cheers John.

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Blue 2007 Tiger 955i . (referred to as the 06 model) British specification.

geordie955

The scot oiler flow rate depends on the oil temperature. As it got colder last year the flow slowed and it needed adjusting. Ive located it on the left down tube of the frame behind the side panel. You can see the level and also adjust it quite easily. I used the bracket that is supplied with the kit that attaches to the rear wheel spindle to mount the delivery "nib". The pipe I routed within the chain guard - there is just enough room and it seems to be ok as well as not being visible and not needing tie wraps around the swing arm. I would attach pics if i knew how......

nehpetsthegrey

The solution I finished up with was to use the scotoiler reservior behind the no plate and the proiler pump besides it. The pro-oiler works best when coupled to a sensor, not taking the signal from the speedo. Its independant of oil viscosity and is vitually fit and forget. The best thing is that it doesnt suffer from blocking oil spigots like the scot oiler can in dusty conditions. I have used one on my 03 tiger, my 05 sprint and now my 07 tiger ad recon they are the way to go. (fiddly to set up but well worth the effort)

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