About to get a 99/00 885 apart from being top heavy, anything I should know

[Michae]

This is one of the triumphs I had, sprint sport, it was the same engine as the 885 or even the steamer....and not one problem with it...I still miss but again I nearly dropped a few times just moving it it about.....oh dear can somebody make it smaller i had no idea that would happen  :icon_red face

[Bixxer Bob]

Sin Tiger's at Maybole, not THAT far from you.  Unless you're digging your way out of course.....

[Michae]

Never heard of it Bob where's that, I don't mean maybole 

[Sin_Tiger]

Have you tried North Harbour MC, they had a black 06 a while back? Or have a word with Colin at Ayr MCC, there are two or three 955's that I see in there for service MOT regularly, he might know if one is coming up for sale. Also have a word with Stuart or Jim at Route 76 in Seamill, they've had one in recently and Jim knows his ADV bikes.

[nickjtc]

If the bike pushes the appropriate buttons, just go for it! Be patient, one will come up at the right price...

[Michae]

Have you tried North Harbour MC, they had a black 06 a while back? Or have a word with Colin at Ayr MCC, there are two or three 955's that I see in there for service MOT regularly, he might know if one is coming up for sale. Also have a word with Stuart or Jim at Route 76 in Seamill, they've had one in recently and Jim knows his ADV bikes.

I'm just going by what's on the bay, a/t, ph ect and none of them are on with tigers, I guess there's no harm asking

If the bike pushes the appropriate buttons, just go for it! Be patient, one will come up at the right price...

I did like that black 885 in the Glasgow dealer today, I know it's older engine but ran faultless...if I can live without the 955 I might, I just wish there was a 955 localish to see....maybe I'd change my mind

[motoOzarks]

You will have to make up your mind before you can change it

The 885 is all Tiger and every one should buy one for the wife

[nickjtc]

The 885 is all Tiger and every one should buy one for the wife

Arf, arf, arf. Indeed. As long as you can live with the beast's voracious appetite for fuel.... For all that a great bike.

[fattyjr]

Hummmm

I never noticed the tiger is top heavy.  If I really had the choice on tigers, I think I would have brought an old steamer with a knackered engine and dropped in the engine out of my sprint.  The sprint was SUPER CHEAP and all it needed was an turn signal replacing and old calipers up front binning and some juicy 6 pots slapping on.

Whenever I rode the sprint, it makes me smile.  Then again I put on some killer reverse cones to give me the right engine music, just right to wake everyone up at 5:30 in the blessed am.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuT-r3Uxcbw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuT-r3Uxcbw)  Not a brillant video as sprint killed my cheapo action camera

[Sin_Tiger]

A few things are working in your favour:-

It's a good time of year as a buyer.
Unseasonably mild weather means you can get a test ride on unsalted roads.
You've joined this forum, so you have access to a huge amount of experience and if you have to cast your net a bit wider, there may well be someone who can help with doing initial investigations and save you some leg work.

There are bargains to be had, as an example this just popped up in Oldham[/color] (http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/331735718138?ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F0%2Fe11021.m43.l3160%2F7%3Feuid%3Dc7e4b43bd3dc493c969d8a9a1a867a14%26loc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%252Fws%252FeBayISAPI.dll%253FViewItem%2526item%253D331735718138%26exe%3D12742%26ext%3D32470%26sojTags%3Dexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%26srcrot%3De11021.m43.l3160%26rvr_id%3D0&_mwBanner=1%5B%5Bcolor=red)

[Michae]

I never noticed the tiger is top heavy

It is when you're used to sports bikes

A few things are working in your favour:-

It's a good time of year as a buyer.
Unseasonably mild weather means you can get a test ride on unsalted roads.
You've joined this forum, so you have access to a huge amount of experience and if you have to cast your net a bit wider, there may well be someone who can help with doing initial investigations and save you some leg work.

There are bargains to be had, as an example this just popped up in Oldham[/color] (http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/331735718138?ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F0%2Fe11021.m43.l3160%2F7%3Feuid%3Dc7e4b43bd3dc493c969d8a9a1a867a14%26loc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%252Fws%252FeBayISAPI.dll%253FViewItem%2526item%253D331735718138%26exe%3D12742%26ext%3D32470%26sojTags%3Dexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%26srcrot%3De11021.m43.l3160%26rvr_id%3D0&_mwBanner=1%5B%5Bcolor=red)

That's true too but being so close to xmas is tricky too to someone to look as something miles from plus something they might think's ok, I wouldn't and vice versa...best seeing yourself if you can. I think at prices at 3 grand I'd need to be a dealer so I could trade mine, I'd be cutting it to fine spending that...I've got it but get my balls kicked  plus I don't have space for 2

[Dutch]

Be patient, one will come up at the right price...

I was looking around for at least 6 months if not longer before I found the orange one. Guy was selling it for someone else, it had a few more miles on it than most bikers like so he asked a very reasonable price for a quick sale. So I had a look at the bike and bought it.

Good deals aren't on the web for long, so you have to check the appropriate sites very regularly.

[Chris Canning]

I got my fingers burned years ago by a guy in Leyland Lancashire and ever since bikes bought off ebay or privately are never more than 50 miles from home dealers are any distance.

The problem I've found with buying private it can turn into a pissing contest and a lot of private sellers are anything but honest,your never going to get a 955 with a service record cuz the majority of dealers don't know or cant remember how to work on them,my Tiger with 40,000 on the clock has probably had 18/19 oil changes(at least) but I can't prove it 

As for good deals not lasting long certainly don't agree their have been some good Tigers coming up for sale at the right money and they still take their time to sell,I've spent more than my fair share of time looking at early 955's with the idea of building another bike like the one I have and there's plenty of Tigers out these at the right money.

[Michae]

You're right Chris about private sales, you'll hardly even get the truth, but dealers can be as bad

I'm wary when you answer, it's like waiting for your dad to point the finger and get a row     

[Chris Canning]

I'm wary when you answer, it's like waiting for your dad to point the finger and get a row     

You missed the bit off the bottom!!!

Who's trying save you money and hassle'  :icon_wink: