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    Buying and living with a Tiger

    Apr 26, 2021 4 minutes

    DRIVE TRAIN

    The gearbox can be clunky, and the clutch can be heavy. A seven-plate clutch kit is an inexpensive and excellent upgrade. Adjusting the primary chain on an early Tiger is a pain because of the location of the adjuster hole. Chains and sprockets are reasonably priced and readily available. You will have to take the clutch off to fit a front sprocket, and you might as well change the gasket and oil seal behind the clutch while you are there.

    BRAKES

    That front Lockheed caliper and disc is a cracker, as is the master cylinder. If it does wear, replace with a stainless-steel upgrade. The brake is streets ahead of the Japanese offerings

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