Triumphrat

KYP 1 · 07-14-2009, 01:27 PM

could anyone advise how to remove and replace the tiger 1050 screen. It appears that access can not be gained to the fairing nuts and bolts.

thanks in advance
chris

sabre2 · 07-16-2009, 09:18 AM

Do you really just mean the screen? If so, I'm pretty sure the nuts are 'captive' and you just undo the 4 or 5 screws down each side. The screws are plastic, so be sure to use the right size/sort of screwdriver.

If you mean the whole nosecone, then it's a little bit more involved. It goes something like:

Remove the side trims with the indicators on - unplug the indicators as you go - polarity not important unless you've fitted LED bulbs.
Removing these side trims reveals a 'hidden' screw holding the cockpit infills in. There may be more than one screw - I can't visualise it now - but it's obvious once you are looking at it. The infills then pull out backwards (towards the rear of the bike) from two rubber fittings.
There are then four screws holding the nose cone on - two were behind the infills and there are two underneath. The lower left one is a little awkward as access is restricted by the cooland overflow mounting point (I think I recall correctly). A ball ended allen key will have it out though. The nose then comes off forward.

Of course if you did just mean the screen, I've wasted my typing!

John

RedBird · 07-16-2009, 04:17 PM

What John said above plus,

If you are careful replacing the screen, you will not need to pull the nose-cone fairing. By careful, I mean don't push down too hard on the "rubber squeeze nuts" (I can't remember the proper name for them) like I did a couple of times. This can push them through the hole in the nose cone and except for the rearward two holes, its time to pull the nose cone. Before installing the screen make sure these "rubber squeeze nuts" are sticking through the top of the nose cone properly...you can see the top lip on the top side of the nose cone.

If you pull the nose cone fairing for any reason, check its mounts for cracks, etc. I found the center guide pin mount cracked and two of the other mounting fixings. This was when the bike was fairly new, and I assumed the nose cone was installed a little heavy-handed without proper alignment and the bolts tightened too tightly. I repaired it myself rather than go to the dealer. I believe it is much stronger now than originally. I cut the short end of a 5mm allen wrench off to where it was only about 1/4 inch long to use on the lower bolts on the nose cone fairing.

If you are going to do much of your own maintenance, I recommend learning how to remove all fairing panels and replace them with correct alignment. There are two SHORT black bolts and two LONG black bolts and all the rest of the black bolts are of the same length. The two short black bolts go on the front, top of the "fairing infill panel" (the black panels that go from the front colored panels to the rear colored panel. The short bolts go on the tank tab, and a longer bolt here will damage the tank. The two long black bolts go on the front holes of the front "infill panels" (the ones that have the signal lights mounted to them).

Many maintenance tasks require removal of the tank (which requires removal of all the fairing panels except the nose cone). I recommend one learn how to remove and replace the tank before one needs to do this. It is NOT hard, but does take some time to learn the proper procedure the first time. Purchase of a service manual is money well spent, IMHO.