Posted on by Tim

Going for (yet another) fueling fix on the 955i Triumph Tiger


 It’s a tricky thing finding the parts you need on a bike no longer supported by its manufacturer, but I keep getting lucky with quality aftermarket providers, in this case Quantum Fuel Systems out of California.

Ordering was easy, transport was astonishingly quick and transparent and I had the kit on hand less than 48 hours after I ordered it. I haven’t had many better shipping experiences.

I went with Quantum because they had a full kit including hardware and a fuel filter (because none of that is available through the dealer). No instructions came with the kit but the pump, filter and strainer (all included in the kit) are an easy fit, especially when you’ve got the original sitting in front of you to work from. The whole thing took about half and hour from removing the plate it’s attached to on the tank through to having it back together again.


This is where the fuel pump plate bolts to the tank.

The original pump (mounted in front), fuel filter (behind) and strainer off to the right.


Disassembly was straightforward. One of the nice things about an immersed system like this is that rust can’t get at it.


The new bits installed, very straightforward.



You can see the difference in colour with the strainer. The old one was stiff as well as discoloured. With all new parts I’m hoping this magically restores the Tiger to regular fueling duties. I’ve seen some other comments suggesting that this is the silver bullet when it comes to old Triumph 955i fueling headaches.

It’s all back in the tank again now. I’ll get the bike back together and if the snow holds off take it for a spin, hopefully with a sense of resolution.

Update One

Got it back together again and the new fueling bits have solved the starting problems (it fires on the button again) and it idles steadily again – a bit high even (but I’d been messing with the fuel maps to try and bump up idle speeds). I’ve since reinstalled the stock map and it starts and idles well.. But as with everything fueling related on this thing, one solution has caused another problem.

Previously the throttle worked fine but it wouldn’t start or idle. Now it starts and idles but if you touch the throttle is stalls. My first thought is that this might be because the new throttle cable wasn’t adjusted right, so I loosened it off and gave it the required slack the manual suggests. It still stalls when you touch the throttle.
The next thought was perhaps the new fuel pump and filters have messed with the throttle body synchronization (this bike is notoriously finicky about this). So, I took the fuel tank off (again – can’t count how many times now) and rebalanced everything yesterday. We’ve got our first snows of the year now so I can’t take it for a spin, but I’m hoping to have it all back together (again) this week and see if I’ve got a working Tiger.

If you want a sense of how perilous fueling is on 955i Triumphs, Classic Bike Magazine (my go to for genuinely helpful advice on keeping old bikes running since Practical Sportsbikes closed down and got folded into CB who now support a much wider range of machines that vintage) had a piece on the 955i Speed Triple (one of my all time favourite bikes). Page two had the enlightening piece to the right.

Fueling on these old Triumphs is known headache. I’ve sold on bikes I’ve become frustrated with before technically and the problem hangs in my mind. Rather perversely, I need to figure out what’s wrong with the Tiger before I sell it rather than just selling it on in this state. Not knowing what the problem is will drive me nuts. On the upside, if I become one of the ‘very few people with experience of the Segem fuel injection’, I’d be able to pick up a 955i Speed Triple that isn’t working for a song.
Doing this after the Tiger, now *that* would be perverse!

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