RE: Bolts and other stuff

[De Vries Marc <Marc.DeVries@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

About the bolts, they need to be replaced. Last friday I put
an e-mail right too the Triumph website to ask what's going on.
I got the oil leak and needed to be shure if the bolts should be 
replaced or not. So I asked them in their FAQ list. I've got a 
personal phone from their main dealer in the Netherlands the
same day explaining that they must be replaced. I asked them
also why it took so long before I was informed. The told me that
Triumph first recall everyone from their home market and then
USA, Germany and France after that the rest of Europe etc.
So the bolts will be replaced on thursday. 

About the top-rack, mine is in.

Marc

Marc de Vries
Siemens Atea
Tel +32 (014) 253949
E-mail office: Marc.DeVries@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
E-mail home: Marc.DeVries@xxxxxxx
homepage : www.ping.be/marc_the_bike

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Retherford, Martin [SMTP:MRetherford@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:	vrijdag 16 april 1999 23:45
> To:	'ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject:	RE: Bolts and other stuff
> 
> Well the gauge is confirmed to never be linear in its operation.  You will
> always see a full tank and then it will drop quickly to empty, but it
> won't
> freak out and go all over the place.  Moral of the story is that you
> should
> use your trip meter as well for insurance against running out of fuel
> (petrol for the Europeans).  Anybody ran a ST dry?
> If so, what did it take to get it back to normal?
> 	My dealer is still bucking me on complete replacement of the bolts
> vs. just removing the bolts and re-torqueing, or whatever it is they are
> proposing.  
> 
> Ross, can you give some clarification on the subject?
> 
> No pressure intended here for a response.  I ask so I can determine how
> hard
> I should push on these guys for replacement instead of a re-torque.
> 
> Martin 
> 
> 		-----Original Message-----
> 		From:	Eric Sheley [mailto:eric@xxxxxxxxxx]
> 		Sent:	Monday, April 12, 1999 8:13 AM
> 		To:	ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 		Subject:	Re: Bolts and other stuff
> 
> 		At 12:26 AM 04/12/1999 -0700, Martin wrote:
> 		>	Just got the fix for the fuel gauge Saturday and
> filled up as well.
> 		>The jumped right up there very good sign!
> 
> 		Cool - sounds like you have one that works now. Did the
> gauge show gas
> 		usage immediately or does it still take 100 miles for it to
> start going down?
> 
> 		>	I also talked to the mech. (Mikey from orange county
> triumph) about
> 		>the bolts he said not every bike will require a new bolt
> set.  Any different
> 		>info out there?
> 
> 		From Triumph US 
> 		"Following the Service Bulletin, all affected models must
> have these bolts
> 		replaced"
> 
> 		From Ross Clifford
> 		"A recall has now been issued between the Vin No.s 076,793 -
> 084,542 (Last 6 
> 		digits of your chassis No.), to have the bolts replaced with
> the correct 
> 		specification, not all bikes will be affected in this range
> and the majority 
> 		of bikes will be fine."
> 
> 		While Mikey is an incredibly talented mechanic,  I think he
> is incorrect on
> 		this one. While not every bike will have a problem Triumph
> went to great
> 		lengths to determine when the problem started and when it
> ended with
> 		respect to VIN numbers. Both sources above (and several
> others I haven't
> 		quoted)  have stated that all bolts in the VIN range are to
> be replaced. Is
> 		mikey saying that he can see the difference between the good
> and problem
> 		bolts and therefore he doesn't have to change them? It is
> obvious to me
> 		(through my own experience) that the problem can occur at
> any time without
> 		warning. I wouldn't want to be zipping around the California
> hillsides and
> 		find myself with oil all over the rear tire ......
> 
> 		Even if Triumph came out and said "only replace those bikes
> that have a
> 		problem", would you really forego the change and then spend
> every ride
> 		wondering if you were about to have a problem ?
> 
> 		Let me know how this progresses.......
> 
> 		>	At 45XX miles already and have squared off the back
> pretty good.
> 		>Talked to the guys at my dealer and they are pushing the
> Dunlop 205 as the
> 		>replacement.  According to them they are getting about 10k
> out of them on
> 		>the Trophys.  Any opinions?
> 
> 		I've heard the same, but have not used them myself. I
> averaged about 7k
> 		(rear) on the Bridgestones on my previous Sprint and look
> like these will
> 		wear the same. On the old Sprint, I moved to the Metzler
> MEz4's and while
> 		very impressed with the performance, I chewed through them
> in about 6k
> 		miles (they are supposed to be a longer wear tire).
> 
> 		>	I am also in the market for a throttle lock for my
> baby and am not
> 		>liking the $100+ for the throttlemiester.  My buddy has a
> $12 version that
> 		>somehow pinches the throttle.  Anybody know a manufacturer
> and possibly a
> 		>vendor/dealer in the greater Los Angeles area?
> 
> 		There are several cheap throttle locks on the market. I
> tried several on
> 		the 509, before just giving up - they either required
> drilling holes or had
> 		flimsy plastic that would break after 1000 miles of use. Add
> up a few of
> 		those and you've got the price of the Throttlemeister .....
> plus the poser
> 		value on the throttlemeister is much higher ;-) 
> 
> 		>bucks.  Also who ever purchased their manual for $85, ouch!
> I got mine for
> 		>$55 yesterday.  You should give them a little hell over
> that one.
> 
> 		You got lucky as they charged you the price for the T5
> service manual - the
> 		ST manual for some reason while it is the same size as the
> T5, is
> 		considerably more expensive on dealer cost - they took a
> loss selling it to
> 		you at that price.
> 
> 		- Eric
> 
> 		 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
> *   *   *   *
> 		 The ST Mailing list is sponsored by the Unofficial ST
> Website
> 		   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST and Mailing List info
> 
>  *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
>  The ST Mailing list is sponsored by the Unofficial ST Website
>    http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST and Mailing List info

 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
 The ST Mailing list is sponsored by the Unofficial ST Website
   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST and Mailing List info

=-=-=-= Next Message =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=