Triumph Adventure

[AimlessMoto]

Last picture in that series ^^^

Soon as my Tiger gets a new stepper motor (damn thing) I am planning on cross US trip to Seattle for next year.

A buddy of mine went up to Nova Scotia... he recommended 80/20 tires...

Shinko makes them that'll fit the 955i Tiger, but I've always been weary of cheap rubber.

I'll cross that bridge when I come to it... good luck on your trip!!! Keep us updated!

(And give me a good rundown on that 800 triple... I'd love to hear how it performs for you!)

[zombie]

Last picture in that series ^^^

Soon as my Tiger gets a new stepper motor (damn thing) I am planning on cross US trip to Seattle for next year.

Whats wrong with the stepper motor?
They don't normally crap out , what year is your bike.
Shinko tires may be cheap but the guys on tigertriple love them and they put up a lot of miles on their tigers , most people I knw who have them really like them.
Epic thread hijack by the way

[beet]

Whats wrong with the stepper motor?
They don't normally crap out , what year is your bike.
Shinko tires may be cheap but the guys on tigertriple love them and they put up a lot of miles on their tigers , most people I knw who have them really like them.
Epic thread hijack by the way

Shinko. Used to be. Yokahama? Never used Shinko but the Yokahma's was a good tire.

[markbvt]

Shinko makes them that'll fit the 955i Tiger, but I've always been weary of cheap rubber.

The Shinko 705s are great tires, actually. Handle great on pavement and work surprisingly well in the dirt as well. Just be sure to run them at the recommended pressures on pavement.

I'd still recommend knobbier tires for the TLH though.

--mark

[zombie]

I'd still recommend knobbier tires for the TLH though.

--mark

Is that because of the amount of gravel roads up there Mark??

[AimlessMoto]

It's a 2001 Tiger 955i... 16k miles...

It had sat for, 8 years in a garage with nests upon nests growing in it from little creatures... so I'm 99% sure, it got effed during that time in storage.

Idle wanders, clicks... bad news. I'm diagnosing further this week when the snow goes away.

[markbvt]

Is that because of the amount of gravel roads up there Mark??

Yeah, you're looking at 700-800 miles of dirt/gravel roads (depending on how much progress they make paving this summer) with wildly variable conditions. You will encounter lots of deep, loose, trackless gravel, probably some mud, and definitely conditions that change in the blink of an eye. You want as much traction as possible, trust me.

Even with TKCs on my Wee-Strom, it was a pretty sphincter-clenching ride pretty much the whole way. It was much easier when I did it on my XR650L -- in part because that bike does much better in those conditions, but also in part because the conditions were easier in general on that trip.

--mark

[KingCast 650R]

Yes, it's going to be a boring, overpriced piece of pointlessness, like all modern Hondas.

But seriously... Honda released a sketch of it last week. It's fully-faired. It's simply a sport-touring bike with upright seating. Not an adventure bike by any stretch of the imagination. Besides which, it's Honda -- they probably won't even bring it to the US.

--mark

Ewwwww..... bikes that make you hate life. Somebody give me a barf bag.
I HOPE they keep this one overseas. Transalp was cool though, but that was a loooong time ago.

[markbvt]

They still make the Transalp, but only sell it overseas.

--mark

[KingCast 650R]

They still make the Transalp, but only sell it overseas.

--mark

But of course!

Now watch them bring that Fugly new MF over here, LOL. The CBR 250R BTW is a gem. Kawi is going to have to get to work... although it is a thumper, interestingly enough. Whatever, hell, I want one:
http://powersports.honda.com/2011/cbr250r.aspx
Better link:
http://www.gizmag.com/2011-honda-cbr...icture/129205/
And oh, I guess it's nothing compared to the 205RR that is out of production, that was a real racebike on the streets, 18K rpm for ya.

[zombie]

Yeah, you're looking at 700-800 miles of dirt/gravel roads (depending on how much progress they make paving this summer) with wildly variable conditions. You will encounter lots of deep, loose, trackless gravel, probably some mud, and definitely conditions that change in the blink of an eye. You want as much traction as possible, trust me.

Even with TKCs on my Wee-Strom, it was a pretty sphincter-clenching ride pretty much the whole way. It was much easier when I did it on my XR650L -- in part because that bike does much better in those conditions, but also in part because the conditions were easier in general on that trip.

--mark

thanks Mark , probably spoon Shinko's on and go for glory , first week of august is the plan.
Might take the big gs1150 not sure yet

[zombie]

It's a 2001 Tiger 955i... 16k miles...

It had sat for, 8 years in a garage with nests upon nests growing in it from little creatures... so I'm 99% sure, it got effed during that time in storage.

Idle wanders, clicks... bad news. I'm diagnosing further this week when the snow goes away.

I've got the factory manual and the Haynes too and know these bikes inside out.
I just replaced the piston rings on my 2001 so if I can help just gimme a shout

[beet]

I've got the factory manual and the Haynes too and know these bikes inside out.
I just replaced the piston rings on my 2001 so if I can help just gimme a shout

Wacha got for miles on that now?

[sandman]

thanks Mark , probably spoon Shinko's on and go for glory , first week of august is the plan.
Might take the big gs1150 not sure yet

if i was going to take the gsa it would have knobies, that beast is no fun on slick loose stuff as it is.


what kind of fuel range doo you need to make the trip?

first week of august sounds buggy.

are you going to be camping?

who else is going?

[AimlessMoto]

Just walked into Performance Cycle in Shrewsbury today... they have the Tiger 800 there next to the new 1050 Speed Triple....

I honestly think I will always own a Triumph.

That 800 is COMFY. And it's MUCH smaller than my 955... just nimble looking. It was the mag-wheel version... so it was a little goofy looking for my taste. I like the spoke rims and the high-fender on the XC.

Oh.. and the Speed Trip looks AMAZING in person... much better than any magazine shoots lead on. You don't even notice the headlights.

[zombie]

if i was going to take the gsa it would have knobies, that beast is no fun on slick loose stuff as it is.


what kind of fuel range doo you need to make the trip?

first week of august sounds buggy.

are you going to be camping?

who else is going?

not big on camping unless no other choice,
Two of us going up and back maybe 3 not sure yet.

[zombie]

Wacha got for miles on that now?

At a guess about 60-70 thousand as the speedo quit coming back from Alaska and I just fixed it , speedo reads 56000 on it now
but the way I've treated this thing it still runs great. I ran it a little low on oil coming across the Dakotas and starved the rings and so replaced them
did a write up on it for the tiger site
http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8843

[markbvt]

if i was going to take the gsa it would have knobies, that beast is no fun on slick loose stuff as it is.

Yeah, that's why I recommended the SE. It'll be a lot more fun in those conditions.

what kind of fuel range doo you need to make the trip?

Longest stretch between gas stations is 260 miles from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Port Hope Simpson.

first week of august sounds buggy.

Extremely.

--mark

[markbvt]

Got an email from the dealer today with my bike's VIN and confirmation that it's en route. Should be here in the next few days -- hopefully in time for the weekend!

--mark

[Doc]

Got an email from the dealer today with my bike's VIN and confirmation that it's en route. Should be here in the next few days -- hopefully in time for the weekend!

--mark

[Trouble]

Oh yeah!

[catamount]

Got an email from the dealer today with my bike's VIN and confirmation that it's en route. Should be here in the next few days -- hopefully in time for the weekend!

--mark

AWESOME!

[zombie]

Looking forward to a complete report on this thing as it has really caught my eye. But I'm still hankering for the new super tenere.

[markbvt]

Bike arrived yesterday. Picking it up today after work!

--mark

[Doc]

Mark has been by already. Bike is SWEET and has that new bike smell.