Sorry guys, I'm not too lazy to use the search button, I simply have no time to dig through all that info. I'm thinking about a '95 tiger - this will be my first touring bike for extended two-up riding - and I don't know enough about the whole adv.touring aftermarket deal. A sportbike convert needs your help! :?
So here goes:
1. Is the stock seat good enough for two up weekends? (esp. pillon)
2. What company makes a top box or sissy-bar/backrest for a '95 885?
Where to get the best price?
3. Are there any options on different windscreens for the steamer?
4. How about a good performance shock?
Thanks in advance :D
Evil....
There are a few Steamer riders on the 'net' who have plenty of saddle time on their Steamer. I personally have ridden 10-12 hours a day in every kind of imaginable weather ... you name it! On superslab or 2 lane, the triple just hummms!
1. GREAT TOURING BIKE .... PERIOD!
Let the 'rockets go by' ... just settle in at 70 - 75 mph and ride in comfort all day ..
2. Pillion: Let's just say if she has a skinny butt .... you'll bothe feel better!
3. The stock seat will give you butt burn in 100 miles. Don't screw around, get a good seat. I have a Corbin Dual Canyon. Good for me/good for pillion.
4. Shock: Somewhere around 40,000 - 50,000 the rear shock will go kaput. Replace it with a Hagon for abot $370; OEM $700 Ohlins $600
5. Fork Springs: Replace them.
6. Let someone who knows what they are doing tune the bike and you won't have to touch it for 3 years.
See you at the Tiger Ride-In .... June 8-10 2005 Hiawassee, GA
Last good ride I made on my 97 was 12 hrs of mixed, about 6 hrs highway and 6 off road trails which included Ice,snow ,rain,rocks, sand , one crash and sun all in one swell day. My ass hurt indeed but sitting in my recliner isnt anymore comfy and no where near as fun. 2 up I dont know, the misses has her own scoot. buy it , ride it, have fun.