Done a good few mods and upgrades since buying my Tiger 1050 a few months back. All had done what there are supposed to but others am not too sure about. The first noticed a difference is with the SW Moto rad/oil guard. Since fitted i have noticed the temperature gauge on the clocks runs a segment higher and the fan comes on more. The other is not sure if it is classed as an upgrade but I filled up with Shell "V" power petrol and now it doesn't run as smooth as before. Does this petrol have cleaning additives?. My son filled his car with the same at another garage and found his car ran lumpy. But having gone back to cheap fuel his car now runs fine. Could these 2 things just in my mind and playing tricks on me.
Logically a guard may slightly impede radiator airflow....... I have no idea whether your bike’s electronics would notice higher octane fuel.
Am still have over 3/4 of a tank full. I noticed the rough running after 20 miles. After this, i will be going back to the cheap supermarket stuff
I would siphon of the fuel and fill with the cheaper full. If this fixes the problem you can add the old fuel in small amounts so it does not go to waste....
The bike is designed to run on 91 octane. Putting 99 octane in it will not improve performance. Octane is needed for high compression engines where detonation/pre-ignition is otherwise an issue. I would be far more inclined to suspect fuel contamination, especially water, where you refuelled. Without clever electrics that tune the mapping I think you are wasting money on V power etc. Your lambda sensor/ECU is set to protect the catalytic converter and pass emissions and not much else.
I only thought that i'll try it because on bike forums people have said it gives better MPG plus their bikes ran better.
That is maybe in the realms of ‘is it me or is my brain playing tricks’! Confirmatory bias or a dyno?!
When I was a young Tom, I was sitting in a vehicle monitoring radios at 2am when my boss looked at me and said "Are those lights dim or is it just me?" No words escaped my lips.......honest
