Triumphrat

jdp · 08-31-2009, 01:01 PM

Having recently purchased a used tiger 07 I have noticed the fan comes on a lot when riding slowly through town on stuck in traffic is this normal? Please advise.

EvilBetty · 08-31-2009, 02:57 PM

I have a 2005...

If I'm sitting or putting around, yeah the comes on much more often.

TucsonBill · 08-31-2009, 05:06 PM

Kinda depends where you are. In a traffic jam in Phoenix in the summer it never goes off! In Donegal where I just came back from it never goes on, even in the summer.

spendo · 09-01-2009, 01:33 AM

better too much fan
than not enough fan
i put a on off on(T-stat) switch
on my '96 tiger so i could flip it on to turn the fan on when i know that i will be going slow, so it doesnt have to get really hot before the fan comes on.
otherwise i leave it in the ono to T-stat position.
or turn it off if i dont want thefan to run after the key is off
its a simple thing to do
ts

ruscook · 09-01-2009, 10:43 AM

usually comes on at 6 or 7 bars on the temp guage. As long as the bike never goes about 8 you should be fine. If it does get the cooling system checked at your dealers. Usually doesn't get higher than 5 or 6 in flowing traffic/open road. Stop/start and yes, it was up to 7 quite often.

This is basically how my 08 was last summer, and the Speed Triple the summer before.

Russ

tyger · 09-01-2009, 01:19 PM

the more fan the merrier your engine will be. The only downside is the potential to drawing too much electric and have a melted fuseblock. Many cycle mechanics and enthusiasts will tell you that it can quickly overdraw the output of the regulator and rectifier.

I discovered this firsthand this summer. I'm in Houston and the fan runs a lot and I got a melted fuse just last month. I cut the stock wiring and put in high quality 10 gauge fused links straight to battery from the r/r.

I don't know that it was the fan's consistently running in traffic and heat but it certainly didn't help the situation.

RedBird · 09-02-2009, 12:22 AM

What you are describing is very much normal for the '07 Tiger. My fan comes on after the 7th bar has been on about 30 seconds.

When I am parking Tiger, I always look at the temp before I shut off the bike--if it is at 7 bars, I wait a couple of minutes for the fan to cool it down to 6 bars before I shut off the engine. The Tiger 1050 fan works ONLY when the ignition switch is ON.

An '07 should have had the coolant changed and flushed a couple of times by now. Inspect your coolant overflow tank for coolant color and deposits. If your coolant is not of a good color and clear enough to see through easily, I would change and flush the system.