Hi from western NY to anyone reading! Nice to find this site.
Got the 08 Tiger last Monday after reading about and looking at em for a couple of years. Its my fourth bike this year (yea I'm nuts). Its my girlfriends fault really since she bought a Buell Uylsses about when I sold my BMW Rockster and Husqvarna SM610, bought a Kawasaki Versys, which she promptly called her own! So there I was riding a fun but quirky, underpowerd Buell and stopped at Triumph of Buffalo...the rest, as they say, is history!
Few questions to those here "in the know": (1) Anyone try the taller seat? I'm 6ft6 and the bike is a bit short with the stock seat.
(2) Whats the optional exuast like, (power and sound), I read about Staintune too, am curious which you suggest.
(3) What do you think of the headlights for brightness?
Its only 31 degrees outside and I guess I need to write and read about bikes if I can't ride!
Ken.
Congrats on the new bike, a really sweet ride fo sho. Now get the heated grips and a heated jacket liner and get out there! :thumbsup
Ken,
Nice colour and you certainly made the right choice with the Tiger1050 !
Fit the Triumph Off-Road can with matching ECU tune. Loud, but not too loud, and apparently 5 or so extra bhp.
Quote from: "pit0rz"get the heated grips and a heated jacket liner and get out there! :thumbsup
Ditto.
Quote from: "08-OrangeTiger"Few questions to those here "in the know": (1) Anyone try the taller seat? I'm 6ft6 and the bike is a bit short with the stock seat.
Nice scoot, Ken. Good question. I've been checking out the tiger and wondered about overall height, too. I'm 6'-6" as well. May have to re-title this thread to get more responses.
Hey folks...how do tall guys set these bikes up?
Can the suspension be modified to increase the height?
JR
sweet bike - welcome aboard. watch out - your girlfriend will steal the tiger from you next :D
HAd you been at teh West Virginia Tiger Ride-In this past June....
You would have met Chris from NC or Virginia..... he's about 6'8"
big guy! ( I'm 6'5" ) ....
He was riding a Vanilla 1050 with full luggage like most wish they could ride a 125cc dirt bike!
Very fast in the wiggggggles !
I stopped wondering if the bike would be suitable for a BIG person....
Nice bike, welcome aboard. :D
Congrats.
I smell a Tiger/Versys comparison thread coming soon...