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Tiger Diet--Possible?

Started by ridin gaijin, June 17, 2005, 01:31:54 AM

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ridin gaijin

June 17, 2005, 01:31:54 AM
Spending a while on this Speed Triple (http://www.triumph-tiger.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1389) has got me thinking. Why does the Tiger have to weigh so much? Yes, we got a big old gas tank. But has anyone undertaken to lighten their Tiger; and if so, how?
2005 Tiger in Lucifurry Orange. Always something new it seems...

TigerTrax

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June 17, 2005, 04:36:47 AM
One of the riders at the Tiger Ride-In weighed his Tiger with him on it at a farm scale: 1150 lbs



SO what's the problem?
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barjan

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June 17, 2005, 08:12:19 AM
Quote from: "TigerTrax"SO what's the problem?



too much luggage??

Brock

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June 17, 2005, 09:40:09 PM
My bike seems to be a lot lighter when I've had a bloody good curry the night before. Why's that then? eh? eh?
Chris

\"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.\" J R R Tolkein

tomla

#4
June 17, 2005, 11:01:29 PM
the frame is heavy, the engine is heavy....I've only been able to peel about 15# off el tigre gordo by judicious removal of bracketry, going tubeless, alum rear sprocket, hagon shock w/o remote res, alum handlebars, smog junk removal, using shorter/alum bolts where possible, etc.  what it really needs is a lightweight frame and an 800CC engine....

wdkng_24

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June 19, 2005, 04:47:04 AM
does anyone else think its blasphemy to even CONSIDER putting a smaller engine in the tiger?   :o

Sasquatch

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June 19, 2005, 04:39:42 PM
Quote from: "wdkng_24"does anyone else think its blasphemy to even CONSIDER putting a smaller engine in the tiger?   :o



I agree.
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