Triumph Tiger 1200 Tank Removal and Air Filter Replacement

[@ttrguy9952]

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. 🙌👏👌✌🖖🤙👍👋🙂

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

I left that bit in on purpose, that is exactly what I should have done and it would of taken me 10 seconds. 😮, 👍

[@Redmenace96]

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.

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

@@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.

[@ttrguy9952]

@@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!

[@patrickvalette-eu4tm]

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.

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

Thanks! 😃

[@Ron_C]

That looked straight forward enough, but also looked like a pain in the..rear. Thanks for sharing all these tips!

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

No problem Ron. I do get the bike dealer serviced usually, I just needed to get the tank off to fix my switch cube.

[@outandaboutinoz]

Well done Terry, very thorough. Cheers

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

Thank you Greg.

[@daved4094]

Thanks Terry I'll be well prepared now when the time comes. great video.

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

Cheers Dave, excellent! 👍

[@snakecoils]

Great Job I appreciate the step by step Coverage & keep video's coming :)

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

Cheers Snakecoils!

[@andrewfletcher9559]

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!

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

Yes, I probably spilt a £10 in fuel! Cheers for the part number Andrew👍.

[@steveormesher6825]

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.

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

Yes, underneath the newer plastics I suspect there will be very little in the way of differences. 👍

[@marziogiubilei2928]

Great Job Terry! but the throttle body alignment is required as stipulated by Triumph?

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

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. 😃

[@tino3078]

Thank you very much! I need to do mine now.

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

Good stuff!

[@milesdavis8665]

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

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

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. 😲😟

[@milesdavis8665]

@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 👍🏻 🙏

[@milesdavis8665]

@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

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

@@milesdavis8665 Yes, it does seem reasonably accessible once the airbox is removed. The complete airbox removal is not too involved either.

[@milesdavis8665]

@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

[@danharrington2976]

thank you. very helpful

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

glad it was useful Dan.

[@billy4rocks]

Cheers Terry, might give this a crack.

[@terenceokeeffesmotorcyclestuff]

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.