Refresh To My Tiger

[carlosabh]

I have been enjoying my Tiger since I own it for almost 12months, I tought that I change in personality and looks won't hurt it so one day I started disassembling it with the intention to create a unique, to my own taste Triumph Tiger.

 

[carlosabh]

my initial plan was to paint just the above pieces and clean everything else but........ I saw a Ducati with red frame and liked it so much that I couldn't resist......

so there it is..... the Triumph Tiger heart its marvelous 955i triple.... delicious!!!

 

[carlosabh]

more pics of this Tiger cutting it into pieces!!

 

[carlosabh]

So I got all the pieces to my painter and in the meantime I retaped and fixed the wiring harness, got some new head bearings, bearings for the rear suspension unit, new chain and sprockets and miscellaneus bits and pieces, cleaned all the bolt hardware, so what started as just a wash face job got into a rebuid project.

First results::

 

[carlosabh]

 

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[carlosabh]

And on it's own feet!!

 

[keystiger]

I can not WAIT to see the finished product!!!! That red frame looks amazing!!!

 

[carlosabh]

Final results!! Hope you enjoyed!!

 

[carlosabh]

Before and after.......

 

[keystiger]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS AWESOME amazing gorgeous.......wanna do mine??????

Really great work love the color combinations.

 

[devo]

That is so cool and that paint scheme brings it right up to date with the new ones.
I must admit,I dont think I would have had the balls to strip it as far as you did,well done.

 

[carlosabh]

There's probably a lot of purist out there that probably would think that is a sacrilege to modify so radically the paint scheme from OEM but I tried to have something different without having to sell bike and having to buy something newer with the looks I wanted, and it was a great opportunity to know my bike to it last bit, bolt and grease spot.!! I think I liked it a lot more because of this then for it's new face !!

 

[hemibee]

Wow, that's awesome. The purist can kiss my butt if they don't like it.

 

[shanered6]

Ye the purists can kiss my butt too ! That's the way to do your own bike .....the way you want

 

[Sprocket]

Looking good, I love the paint work on the tank, well done!

 

[Rocky]

Wow, you really did a fantastic job

 

[CarlS]

That is fantastic. You did a superb job and created a gorgeous bike.

 

[carlosabh]

Hey thank you so much for all your compliments! I'am so glad you like it!!

 

[DaveM]

Wow you sure did a neat job on it and the paint work is outstanding well done all round