Triumph Tiger 1200 Tank Removal and Air Filter Replacement
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Gen 3 - Triumph Tiger tank removal and air filter replacement. I need to take my tank off to get to some cabling, might as well change the air filter while I am there too.
Note to self:
When I have to do this on my Tiger 1200, plug all outlet holes with conical silicone painters plugs to avoid spills.
Thank you for this video Terry!!! Great stuff.
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I left that bit in on purpose, that is exactly what I should have done and it would of taken me 10 seconds. 😮, 👍
Don't know exactly what you are naming, but I can picture it. Been looking for some sort of plug system. It needs to be dead tight and secure, because don't want it popping off and 3 gal of fuel draining everywhere.
May I just add that draining the fuel each time you want to get to air and wiring is bad design. Even in a pro shop, you don't want to be spilling and handling fuel all the time. Every other cycle I have owned has had a cut off, of some sort, for popping the tank off in minutes.
Hey Mr. Cox! We are living a parallel life. My left 'cube'/control pod is trashed, and heated grips are being replaced. Thanks for your tips and guidance.
@@Redmenace96 You are correct of course but this thing has to be drained, it would just be my luck to drop this tank with 3 gallons in it and put a lovely big dent in it! Glad it served some use to you for your grips. I hope you didn’t wait as long as I did for the switchcube, mine took several months.
@@Redmenace96 The plugs I am talking about are used to plug holes for painting and powdercoating. They are made of silicone and are made to stay in place. Any auto paint/powdercoating supply shop will have them. They are available in a zillion different sizes.
Cheers!
That looked straight forward enough, but also looked like a pain in the..rear. Thanks for sharing all these tips!
No problem Ron. I do get the bike dealer serviced usually, I just needed to get the tank off to fix my switch cube.
Whaouu ! i understand why Triumph maintenance is so expensive now. Very good work, clear and even for a French person like me it seems doable but it's always scary to start. many thanks for your videos.
Thanks! 😃
Great video as always Terry, there is a blanking cap kit available from Triumph, part number T3880632 £9.36 ex vat to eliminate fuel spillage, definitely worth buying for the sake of a tenner!
Yes, I probably spilt a £10 in fuel! Cheers for the part number Andrew👍.
Great Job I appreciate the step by step Coverage & keep video's coming :)
Cheers Snakecoils!
Thanks Terry I'll be well prepared now when the time comes. great video.
Cheers Dave, excellent! 👍
Thanks Terry, great video 👍 I need to check the plugs and coils on mine - after having a bit of a burn out it's mis-firing on low revs - I may have shook something loose. Mine is a 2014 model but I'm sure the tank removal will be pretty similar.
Yes, underneath the newer plastics I suspect there will be very little in the way of differences. 👍
Well done Terry, very thorough. Cheers
Thank you Greg.
Thank you very much! I need to do mine now.
Good stuff!
have you ever done a video on doing the valve checks and adjusting them? That would be a great video. There's no videos online for that task on this bike
I haven’t I’m afraid. I did one for my 1200 Daytona but that was shim over bucket. I’m afraid I got the dealer to do it and I ended up paying through the nose for it! Never again! I made a video on that experience. 😲😟
@Terence O'Keeffe's Motorcycle Stuff (TOMS) yes I'm a little afraid to get a pre owned tiger 1200 so I was looking at the ease of maintenance on a GS. But I still prefer the triumph. I was just trying to see if you ir anyone you knew ever dud valve checks on the tiger 1200. Interesting to see if I can find a video. Thanks for the speedy reply 👍🏻 🙏
@Terence O'Keeffe's Motorcycle Stuff (TOMS) it also seems like once the airbox is out of the way the cylinder head should be right there
@@milesdavis8665 Yes, it does seem reasonably accessible once the airbox is removed. The complete airbox removal is not too involved either.
@Terence O'Keeffe's Motorcycle Stuff (TOMS) indeed. I watched a super tenere video and that seemed more involved than the triumph video you did. But that bike the valve checks are even more far apart. Plus they rarely need adjusting
Great Job Terry! but the throttle body alignment is required as stipulated by Triumph?
I wouldn’t bother for just for an air filter. The bike does get an annual Triumph service and I have the big valve/camshaft service to come in 3k km so It’ll get its love an attention then. 😃
thank you. very helpful
glad it was useful Dan.
Cheers Terry, might give this a crack.
It is a bit long winded but I needed to get to a cable underneath the air-box so I thought I might as well change the filter.