My amazing wife surprised me with a 1999 885i Tiger for my birthday in January. Since then I have ridden all over the state and commuted on it putting on a little more than 3,000 miles since I got it. I totally love this bike.
Yesterday, I started home from work and the engine light came on. It has just under 20,800 miles on it. I stopped and added a little oil, thinking that it was just a little low, but the light stayed on. Stopped again for gas on my way home. As I've read others suggest on this forum, I ran it until the fan came on 3 times, but the light hasn't reset, so something is obviously not right. It did run fine all the way home, but I understand that the computer has a "limp home" mode which allows it to isolate the problem.
I live in Southwest Idaho, and work in Boise. Unfortunately the dealer that used to be a Triumph dealer only deals BMWs now. I called to get see if they still could still do diagnostics, but they had to return all their Triumph stuff when they stopped carrying Triumph.
The nearest dealer to my knowledge is 226 miles away. When I got the bike, a Haynes manual came with it.
I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions on a way I can figure out why the engine light came on, and how to service it without needing to take it 4 hours away for service. I read a little about OBD devices. Can someone tell me if it would be worth my time and money to figure that out, and if so, which one I should mess with?
To top it all off, it seems like overnight I need a new rear tire. Any suggestions on tires. I spend an awful lot of time, commuting on freeway and really haven't ventured off pavement yet, although that's not out of the question. I was planning to try a couple dirt road trips this summer. Right now the tires are Metzler Tourance. Is there a better tire for the tiger for mostly sport touring type of riding?
Any input is much appreciated. I'd really like to be able to take her on a long trip in a couple of weeks.
Yesterday, I started home from work and the engine light came on. It has just under 20,800 miles on it. I stopped and added a little oil, thinking that it was just a little low, but the light stayed on. Stopped again for gas on my way home. As I've read others suggest on this forum, I ran it until the fan came on 3 times, but the light hasn't reset, so something is obviously not right. It did run fine all the way home, but I understand that the computer has a "limp home" mode which allows it to isolate the problem.
I live in Southwest Idaho, and work in Boise. Unfortunately the dealer that used to be a Triumph dealer only deals BMWs now. I called to get see if they still could still do diagnostics, but they had to return all their Triumph stuff when they stopped carrying Triumph.
The nearest dealer to my knowledge is 226 miles away. When I got the bike, a Haynes manual came with it.
I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions on a way I can figure out why the engine light came on, and how to service it without needing to take it 4 hours away for service. I read a little about OBD devices. Can someone tell me if it would be worth my time and money to figure that out, and if so, which one I should mess with?
To top it all off, it seems like overnight I need a new rear tire. Any suggestions on tires. I spend an awful lot of time, commuting on freeway and really haven't ventured off pavement yet, although that's not out of the question. I was planning to try a couple dirt road trips this summer. Right now the tires are Metzler Tourance. Is there a better tire for the tiger for mostly sport touring type of riding?
Any input is much appreciated. I'd really like to be able to take her on a long trip in a couple of weeks.