Tiger 955i Help and Advice

Hello all,

I'm looking to get back into biking after a a few years break, and find myself looking at the Tiger 955i. A couple of reasons, firstly I'm very tall (6'5") and the bike seems to fit this area well, secondly, I don't want to spend a lot so something around 2-2.5k will suffice, partly because I'm a tight sod, but mainly because I'm not sure I'll use it as much a I think.

There are a couple of questions re this bike. Firstly, from reading up there seems to have been a face life around 2002/2003 but I can't actually see any difference from any of the ones I look at?
Secondly, while I do like the charm the 955i, I do think the front fairing looks a little naff, and well lets be honest, it's not the prettiest.... Are there any options to change the front fairing that anyone's come across?

I look forward to some help, general chat and probably the usual amount of slight but endearing sarcasm....

Sheppy

 

Thanks Dave, and I guess Gary too
Would be very interested in your thread if and when you start. I could stretch to a 2005 model but not sure I really want to, there are a few low mileage ones around, so will keep my eyes open. I guess I'm looking for the usual things etc etc.

But I do know what you mean about so called service history. Did you have any documentation and were just unlucky or did the seller say he'd looked after it himself? Always a tricky one...

 

Hi Dave,
You sure that's the right link? Seems to be an ebay link for tiger bikes?

 

Thanks Coleser. I guess I've seen worse, but just wondered if anyone had done a after market mod, but i guess not. When you look more closely the front fairing does look rather cat like, and I guess that's what they wanted. I believe the soft front forks can be solved with harder liquids etc, might be worth a try. There seems to be a few later ones for 3 to 3.5k, and a few mid ones for 2.5 to 3k so I guess it's a case of waiting for the right one and maybe put in a cheeky offer I was concerned about colour, but figure I'd rather get the right bike, as changing the colour ironically isn't a very hard or expensive job. Trouble is I've now seen a couple GS1200's for 4-5k but that's still double my budget!!!!
I'll have to apply some man-logic to the costs