2023 Triumph Tiger 1200 RP Plastics Removal & Garmin Zumo Wiring 

You're helping a lot of owners by taking the time to make the video!

Thanks for posting. This video was really helpful in different approaches. Happily I didn't need to remove all the plastic shown here to get a Zumo XT2 installed on my 2023 Rally Pro. By removing just the black plastic piece shown around minute 3 of this video I was able to have enough access to use a wire puller (old coat hanger with a U bent I've had my tool box for years) to pull the new XT2 wiring back to the the rear of the bike (much as done eventually here to avoid removing gas tank). I mounted the XT2 power base and snake the power line along the guide points for the main Tiger wiring on the left side of the bike. I used some spade plugs in my electrical kit and other connectors to connect into the power source for the rear accessory power plug. This setup allows me power up Zumo XT2 when bike power is turned on - as opposed to USB connector that only powers up after starting engine or being wired directly to the battery.

This helped me to get my engine guards on, and wire up a new horn… Thanks a bunch

Thank You from a fellow North Eastern!

I was very nervous about removing so much body work on a brand new bike but went really well thanks to your video. Very much appreciated. Btw you can push the centre of the plastic rivet in to release it. Then pull it back out to refit.

Thanks for the great video. You just revealed the major weakness of the Tiger. The GPS integration seems to have been their afterthought. Not only that you do not have BMW like wheel control interface, but you took down half of the fairings to route the wire, to not only not able to place it above the TFT in the primary field of view for safety, but also to have to mount it on handlebars. That is a show stopper for me. I am carefully looking at the two bikes, aimed at adventure touring and GS has a much more adult like solution. I did what you just did on KTM and despise the short sightedness of the marketing and engineering. Great methodical explanation. Thanks.

I'm about to start the same process, so this was very useful 🙂 Thanks for the video.

Thankyou… very helpful! 👍

I'm bookmarking this video. Great work!

Thanks for the detailed video on how to remove the plastic fairings. But I managed to sneak in the wire through available loopholes to under the seat. For now hard wired it to the battery. I had similar set up on my 2019 Tiger 1200 XCA. only downside is that you have to remember to turn off or disconnect the GPS Unit when you walk away from the bike.

Appreciate the video. I was about to get ready to install my Garmin mount and was dreading having to figure out how to get everything off to route the wire and then ran across your video - perfectly on point. Made my job a whole lot easier. I ended up going with the Evotech mount which puts the Garmin just above the TFT and it worked out perfectly. Again, thanks for saving me tons of frustration trying to figure it out.

Great help I own the GT Pro version, can’t see it being any different so this is helpful. Just as a footnote, I live about 90 miles from the Triumph’s world HQ here in the U.K. and attended a factory visit, they did a Q&A session for our group so I asked what the reasoning was for charging customers to view the online workshop manual. I mean we’ve only spent 18k on their product and would’ve thought the first three years should’ve been free, which would help the first owner fit the extras they’re probably going to want without guessing / torque specs or spending more money on subscriptions (I assume that’s what you do)? Admittedly, he did pause think about it, and said he’ll pass it up the line to management 😂, on the whole though it was an interesting place to visit. Thank you for the vid it was helpful 🇬🇧

Fabulous video - thank you

Awesome video very informative definitely going to be a great help thanks

Thanks for the very detailed video!

Thank you for this video. Totally helped me run the wiring to install my Garmin GPS. Hopefully you can do a video on how to adjust shift lever and rear break, maybe even oil change also. Thanks again

Hi, very useful how-to. The step of removing the big plastic side has been skipped, so I am not able to understand how you did. Cannot remove the piece without removing the higher crash bars?

This helped me with my Tiger 1200 RP and Zumo XT2 install... also needed to get a couple bits off the side to mount my upper crash bars. I did it a little differently though. I routed my cable down the right side of the bike and didn't have to remove the plastic on the tank. I carefully pushed a fiberglass fish tape through and pulled the cable with that. I also took the connector off the rear seat accessory plug and connected to that with a couple spade connectors (fuse supplied by Garmin spliced in line on the positive wire of course). Even though it is a simple connection, any chance it would void the warranty if the dealer noticed it? I am going in for my 600 mile service soon and am thinking I will just unplug the Garmin and plug the accessory block back onto the accessory plug and leave the end of my Garmin cable under the phone holder... just in case.

Great video but why dit Triumph made this metal fuel tank so difficult. Way to much welding going on.

You should put 1200 in the video title, took me a couple of minutes to realize this isn't the 900

Very nice video. Would you mind giving the information were to order the correct sumitomo connector. I’m thinking of doing this on my Tiger 900 Rally Pro. Thanks!

"....you would be wrong.....because Triumph". HAHAHAHA So damn true. Great video man you saved me a ton of heart burn. Can you tell me where you got a factory manual from? I would love to pick one up.

Great video. Can you please tell me where you got the Triumph manual from that gave you the instructions you followed to take the parts off. My bike is quite different to yours as it is the Explorer version. Thanks a lot.

Thank you for the video. Can you send me a link of the plug please. Greetings Joe

Hi there Do you have a link to the small connector you installed?

Quick question, I noticed your coolant level was just about the 'low' mark. Have you found that is where it seems to stay? When I got mine, the dealer had the level about midway between high and low but now its at the same level as yours. Is this Triumph normal? Very helpful video BTW.

Great advice.. You're bike looks like you have mounts to fit soft panniers..?? I'm just about to order mine (in Australia) - can I ask, what are the brand of pannier mounts (and bags to go with them), that you have installed..?? TIA.

You removed all of those panels, upper crash bars, and even contemplated removing the the tank 😮) to run the Garmin wiring from the bars back to the battery?? Totally unnecessary Matthew McConaughey😅. But I do appreciate you showing the tear down.

How come it cannot be simply plugged into the DIN plug right in the front of the bike....??

Question is the 12v socket a cig socket or din to plug sat Nav in

What is that adapter you used to attached the garmin wires into to plug into the rear seat plugin that replaced the previous phone charger that was pulled out?

where do I get a little ratchet like yours

Where did you got the plug to connect the cable to the one under the seat?

Looks like alot to do lol

When u see bikes stripped down like this i have to question why are they so expensive. Plastic everywhere.

Is this model originally manufacturered in uk or Thailand factory

Where did you get the sumitomo connector?

No easier way?

All looks a bit cheap and parts can just be pulled off. The triumph not your installation. Without those crash bars and such a heavy bike those panels look like they would get damaged very easily.