Some tiger upgrades..

[amschnellsten]

Finally put some new rubber on, this is my second set and I love them.

Finished wiring my lights

I got my hand guards on and some touratech farings. You can also see the fender in the back ground that I am using for my high fender mount.


Added a volt guage to monitor the electrics. Not bad, I am pulling 13.6 at idle and 14.0 under throttle with the lights on.

My high mount fender that I got had a gloss black finish so I blasted it to make it match the side panels and turn signal plastics. It turned out perfect. I have started the brackets and I am just about done. I am making my own stainless brake lines and I have not got to that yet.

Tuned a bit more, since adding the tor exhaust.


I am building a engine guard for the bottom since I can not find one. Does anyone still sell one for the 885? I am also going to fab up some pannier mounts for some happy trail bags I got from a previous bike. I think I will make them out of stainless but I still have to figure some attachment points.

[PeteH]

Bike looks great...seems to be an influx of yellow girlies lately...so we need another poll on which colours the fastest :)

Those tyres look plenty meaty but I think you may need a bit more illumination at the front

[amschnellsten]

I am scared of the dark so I need the extra lighting.  :shock:

[blacktiger]

I am making my own stainless brake lines and I have not got to that yet.

Have you checked that they're not already braided hoses? My 2002 955i certainly has them as standard. They have a black plastic coating on them which fools some people.

I use those Heidenaus on my 800XC too. Great all round tyre. Can get great mileage out of them too if you're easy on the throttle.

[PeteH]

I am making my own stainless brake lines and I have not got to that yet.

Have you checked that they're not already braided hoses? My 2002 955i certainly has them as standard. They have a black plastic coating on them which fools some people.

Ditto that...my 99ers got braided stainless too.

[Bixxer Bob]

I am making my own stainless brake lines and I have not got to that yet.

Have you checked that they're not already braided hoses? My 2002 955i certainly has them as standard. They have a black plastic coating on them.......

He's not alone in thinking that, see here:
http://tigertriple.com/forum/viewtopic. ... =stainless

To my knowledge the Girlies all have braided hoses as standard....

[Mustang]

looks like he's mounting a high front fender so will need to get rid of the silly crossover hose anyway .................

[amschnellsten]

looks like he's mounting a high front fender so will need to get rid of the silly crossover hose anyway .................

Yep, I am making new lines because of the high fender and I can make them cheaper than buying another long one. Unless someone has a long one that they want to get rid of.

[jblausey]

What tires are those?  They look nice.

JB

[LTB]

The tires are Heidenau K60 Scout.
Good on gravel and longer lasting than TKC 80 or Metzeler Karoo T.

[amschnellsten]

Yep k60s. I really like these tires, good handling and wear for a more aggressive tire. I used tkcs on my old GS and they handle mud a little better but the k60s do hold their own.

[brad1098]

Have been wanting to try those tires.  Cant find a place to buy the Heidenaus.  So where did ya get them?

[amschnellsten]

Have been wanting to try those tires.  Cant find a place to buy the Heidenaus.  So where did ya get them?

This is where I got them...........
http://www.heindlengineering.com/

[amschnellsten]

So I finally did some work on the high fender today.........


Here is the beginning of the fender mount. I had an old aluminum skid plate from my Audi rally car and cut this out of it


Here It is taking shape to the fender.


I used an aluminum heat sink from the scrap yard to space the fender down. I mounted the bracket to the bike with 2" 8.8 6x1.0 bolts. The fender is mounted to the bracket with 4 large and one small stainless allen pan head bolts.

here you can see the heat sink I used as a spacer.

here is the fender mounted before some tweaking but I think it turned out pretty good. I am still running half of the lower fender until I make my brake lines.

[amschnellsten]

I lowered the bike a bit just to get at least a little better footing. I ended up with a very upright bike on the side Stand. I cut an inch of the side stand and welded the foot pad back on. What a difference. I will add a larger foot pad for soft surfaces.
The bike regained it's lean.