Tiger 955i - Your Opinions - Page 3

RandyB · 01-20-2010, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by worgoose@yahoo.com

Great now I am missing my Tiger

Guy I bought mine from got an 07 GS. He was crying like a rat eating onions the other day when I called him. Wants to trade bikes.

Paulvt1 · 01-20-2010, 11:29 PM

Ha! Love that phrase!

BigMark · 01-21-2010, 08:39 AM

Using the scientifically accurate ratio of "Bang for Bucks" its a tough one to beat...

brad1098 · 01-21-2010, 08:36 PM

WOW +1 on the dead thread. Baldy even posted quite regularly back in the day. Everyone speculating on the endurance of the Tiger......proven. The best big bike ever-955i and you can buy a good one for 5 grand. Un-freakin-believable!

Hey johnny, did you get the tank bag jeet?

largebore · 01-27-2010, 05:14 AM

i just bought a usd 06 with 8000 miles. only riden it 3 times. i love it exsept i need a taller wind screen. hopfully that will cut down the noies.

RandyB · 01-27-2010, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by largebore

i just bought a usd 06 with 8000 miles. only riden it 3 times. i love it exsept i need a taller wind screen. hopfully that will cut down the noies.

Twisted Throttle has a wind deflector that looks nice. Laminar lip lookin' thing.

largebore · 01-27-2010, 12:44 PM

thanks! i checked out twisted throttle site and thats probebly one of the better ones for tiger acssesorys.

RandyB · 01-27-2010, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by largebore

thanks! i checked out twisted throttle site and thats probebly one of the better ones for tiger acssesorys.

Hurry up and buy it and report back. I'm cheap.

dr zook · 01-31-2010, 12:49 AM

How are the high milage Tigers holding up? Any big issues?

gus · 01-31-2010, 04:01 AM

I don't consider mine high mileage. It has 30,000 miles on it and no problems. It rides and runs like new. I bought it new 3 years ago Feb. I have been well satisfied. A lot of bike for the buck.

larlec · 01-31-2010, 08:42 AM

I had a 2000 (as I recall) and put about 15k on it, sold it because I found an incredible deal on a used 1150GS. The GS was nice and I put about 25k on it but I liked the Tiger as much or more except for one aspect - if you tipped it over (and who doesn't if you riding it enough) the cylinders could fill up with oil and cause problems. However I think this was cleared up with later models of the 955i. I just sold the GS recently and got an f650GS twin but the Tiger was definitely, and still is, on my list of replacements. They're not much for dirt but none of these bigger bikes are as we all know - but fabulous for touring, camping, dirt roads and third world adventures.

jphish · 01-31-2010, 01:12 PM

Got an 08 Uly, 06 KLR & 06 Tiger. All very different rides & great for intended purpose. If I could only have 1 it would probably be the Tiger. The Uly is a VERY fun machine, but looses out because of (HDs myopic & incomprehensible decision that will come back to haunt them as the HOG demographic slides into senility - @ 62 yo...guess I'm one of 'em) the long term part uncertainty (waited 3 mos for a VR!) & dealer support for a model that had less than 10,000 units built. The Tiger has alot to offer - if it had a belt instead of a chain - it would be THE most desirable big beast out there. Some think the 'Girlies' are ungainly and not aesthetically pleasing - I think they're BEAUTIFUL. Especially the Orange, Silver, Blue & Black ones. Well actually...the early Yellow & Green ones ain't bad either.

Oilhed · 01-31-2010, 07:46 PM

If I had a couple more inches inseam I would have a beauty blue last year 955i instead of my Ducati.

Cambambalam · 04-21-2010, 02:40 AM

But that is soooo cool

From Condo '09

leon kawasaki · 05-02-2010, 06:40 PM

Looking to get a bigger bike for 2 up touring/camping and like these Tigers alot. How are they for long distance 2 up travel? What are the known issues and how is fuel consumption? I could probably research this a little better, but I know there is someone out there that wants to talk Tigers.

Thanks,
Travis

01-21-2010, 08:39 AM	#33
BigMark Master Of Sophism Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Europe Oddometer: 453	Using the scientifically accurate ratio of "Bang for Bucks" its a tough one to beat... __________________ *IBA#40504* Global Wild Card Tag

01-27-2010, 05:14 AM	#35
largebore Crystalriver Florida Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Floridas Nature coast central Florida Oddometer: 24	triumph tiger i just bought a usd 06 with 8000 miles. only riden it 3 times. i love it exsept i need a taller wind screen. hopfully that will cut down the noies. __________________ "When in doubt throttle out"

01-27-2010, 12:44 PM	#37
largebore Crystalriver Florida Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Floridas Nature coast central Florida Oddometer: 24	wind screen thanks! i checked out twisted throttle site and thats probebly one of the better ones for tiger acssesorys. __________________ "When in doubt throttle out"

01-31-2010, 12:49 AM	#39
dr zook Dakar Tragic Joined: Mar 2008 Location: in the misty mountains NSW Oddometer: 253	How are the high milage Tigers holding up? Any big issues? __________________ ------------------------------------------------- Planning & Preperation prevent piss poor performance 07 DRZ400 supertanker 82 DR250 95 TT250 (RIP)

01-31-2010, 08:42 AM	#41
larlec Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Bellvue, Colorado Oddometer: 233	I had a 2000 (as I recall) and put about 15k on it, sold it because I found an incredible deal on a used 1150GS. The GS was nice and I put about 25k on it but I liked the Tiger as much or more except for one aspect - if you tipped it over (and who doesn't if you riding it enough) the cylinders could fill up with oil and cause problems. However I think this was cleared up with later models of the 955i. I just sold the GS recently and got an f650GS twin but the Tiger was definitely, and still is, on my list of replacements. They're not much for dirt but none of these bigger bikes are as we all know - but fabulous for touring, camping, dirt roads and third world adventures. __________________ larlec

01-20-2010, 11:29 PM	#32
Paulvt1 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Wolverhampton. England. Oddometer: 2,818	Ha! Love that phrase!

01-21-2010, 08:36 PM	#34
brad1098 Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: So. IL. Oddometer: 610	WOW +1 on the dead thread. Baldy even posted quite regularly back in the day. Everyone speculating on the endurance of the Tiger......proven. The best big bike ever-955i and you can buy a good one for 5 grand. Un-freakin-believable! Hey johnny, did you get the tank bag jeet?

01-31-2010, 04:01 AM	#40
gus Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2003 Location: columbia SC Oddometer: 743	I don't consider mine high mileage. It has 30,000 miles on it and no problems. It rides and runs like new. I bought it new 3 years ago Feb. I have been well satisfied. A lot of bike for the buck.

01-31-2010, 01:12 PM	#42
jphish Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Tumwater Wa Oddometer: 596	Got an 08 Uly, 06 KLR & 06 Tiger. All very different rides & great for intended purpose. If I could only have 1 it would probably be the Tiger. The Uly is a VERY fun machine, but looses out because of (HDs myopic & incomprehensible decision that will come back to haunt them as the HOG demographic slides into senility - @ 62 yo...guess I'm one of 'em) the long term part uncertainty (waited 3 mos for a VR!) & dealer support for a model that had less than 10,000 units built. The Tiger has alot to offer - if it had a belt instead of a chain - it would be THE most desirable big beast out there. Some think the 'Girlies' are ungainly and not aesthetically pleasing - I think they're BEAUTIFUL. Especially the Orange, Silver, Blue & Black ones. Well actually...the early Yellow & Green ones ain't bad either.

01-31-2010, 07:46 PM	#43
Oilhed MarkF Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Connecticut Oddometer: 2,911	If I had a couple more inches inseam I would have a beauty blue last year 955i instead of my Ducati. __________________ MarkF new bike - BMW R1150GS old bikes - Ducati ST3 (RIP), BMW R1100R, R75 & R65, Suzuki Bandit 600, Guzzi V65SP, Kawi KLR600, etc.

05-02-2010, 06:40 PM	#45
leon kawasaki Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: nw1/4 ne1/4 Section 11 Oddometer: 101	Looking to get a bigger bike for 2 up touring/camping and like these Tigers alot. How are they for long distance 2 up travel? What are the known issues and how is fuel consumption? I could probably research this a little better, but I know there is someone out there that wants to talk Tigers. Thanks, Travis

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