Featured Tiger 800 New Bike For Me

Andy-k2
It looks a great bike. That is why I try to stay away from dealers as I want to get something new. Do let us all know what you think after you run it in.
Regards
Joe.

 

Bloody Willy Waving again Huh !

 

Great looking bike! I have my eye on finding a good used Tiger 800 sometime in the future. I don’t really want a shiny new one as I will quickly get it out on some unpaved roads, as well as use it for an all weather commuter. I am learning a bit about previous Tiger variants but have a long way to go to really pick one out. Hope yours is a goodun!

 

I don’t think you’ll be unhappy with that, I love mine and it’s a 2012 roadie

 

I absolutely love mine, i have a 2011 roadie, love the colour of yours @Andy-K2

 

I am a Rudeboy but the names Nick this way not jealous at all im chuffed for him probably my fault hes even purchased it to be honest its a cracking machine so many buttons and switches im thinking what dont it do

 

Looks spot on mate - I'm sure you'll love it!

 

Looks nice that mate, nothing quite like that new bike feeling

I am banned from entering a Motorcycle dealership by Mrs Billy, cos it's too easy just to sign up to buy & I am too weak to say no!

 

Congrats Andy, lovely looking bike, enjoy.

 

I think with the modern engines it is exactly that idling until warm ect is all old school now with the scramblers you used to just thrash them from a new rebuild I did this on a RD 200 coffin tank and locked it solid at 60 mph didn’t do the back tyre much good

 

Andy-k2
Yes take into account that first 500 miles is crucial. The bike will be running on a flushing oil to settle all the metal parts in. Then its the reeves you have to watch keep them as low as possible. And like Rudeboy said start-up as normal let the engine warm and do its checks before any throttle. And Wales is great been around the Valleys a few times and only once did I get washed out. Love it there and love the locals.
Regards & Ride Safe
Joe.

 

Iv'e run in over 15 new bikes in as many years [ask DD]
1] Always warm it up
2] Don't let it labour,i don't take a pillion until you have done enough miles to do decent revs,like 5-6000.
3] Don't hold it at the same speed,you are running in the gearbox aswell,try and pick some hilly,bendy roads.
I run them in for the full 1000mls and they are always better on fuel than other people with the same model.

 

Same here. I ran in my new bike (2018 Street Cup) by the book, now with over 6k on the clock I average nearly 80mpg and it runs strong.

 

Good luck with the new machine and the ride back mate if you look on google maps you can come out of Swindon and run down A420 side and into malmsbury then get off at J17 Chippenham straight across to the back of castle coombe ir a longer route don’t take the right fork and carry on down past marshfield and into cold Ashton to the A46 then you can go right to bath yate sodbury ect or straight on down tog hill

 

Good luck with pickup and home run, Andy, enjoy