In message <ff9bb4h0glcojv4kkbecntk3uvjftuk6oe@4ax.com>, BGN
<nickmooney@spamcop.net> writes
>0On 27 Aug 2008 18:58:58 GMT, "Krusty" <dontwantany@nowhere.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>> >> As pretty much all of my trips are now commuting I'm getting fed
>>> up of >> paying for 20 littes of fuel to cover 150 miles. Expensive.
>>> >>
>>> >> So I am looking at either buying another, more wallet friendly
>>> bike or >> getting rid of my Triumph Tiger 955i and just using said
>>> replacement. >> So there will be an '04 Tiger for sale soon.
>>> >
>>> > If you're only getting 34mpg, either your Tiger's fucked or you're
>>> > ragging the arse off it. I get over 55mpg from my '03 when in
>>> > 'commuting' mode.
>>>
>>> We've had a similar conversation in UKRM about Tiger fuel economy
>>> before on the 955i model and the 150-175 miles per tank range seemed
>>> to be quite normal.
>>
>>It's not normal - far from it. 240+ is normal, based on the several
>>hundred Tiger owners on the Yahoo groups I run/moderate. There's
>>something wrong with your bike - duff sensor or faulty tune at a guess
>>(assuming you'd notice if one of the dodgy tank connectors was cracked).
>
>One of the tank connectors was cracked a few months ago to the point
>where it was pissing fuel out of the side, Auntie Carole recovered it
>to my local garage and they ordered a new one.

It was a recall for several models.
--
Tim
http://www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk/