Re: Yippee!!! Got my new RS!

[Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:23 PM 9/19/00 -0700, Kathy Kost wrote:
>Okay, I'm sure you're all tired of reading similar emails,

Nope - love to see another join the ranks of Triumph owners...

>but I just gotta gush for a bit here.  I just picked up
>my new yellow 2000 RS, had a blast riding home (as much
>as one can have a blast under 3500 rpm :-/), and am
>jumping up and down with glee.  I'm no longer
>"Bikeless in Seattle"!  yea!!

Congratulations !!! I watched your posts on the T5 list as you narrowed 
your choices - I think you ended up with the perfect bike.

>the summary?  Wondering if there is a general consensus
>about just how good the factory break in guidelines
>are?

Well, the general consensus is that Triumph designs and builds them, so 
they must have a pretty good idea of how they should be broken in. Now to 
contradict that, I deviated slightly from the break in guidelines and 
exceeded the RPM limits several times. I did this at the recommendation of 
a couple different sources familiar with the Triumph motor. At 12k my 
compression rivalled bikes that had performance tuning done. Now I am not 
sure that my break in was solely responsible for this, but I think that it 
contributed. I would never push it to redline, or run it like I planned on 
running it on the street after break in.

So I guess my recommendation would be to follow the factory guidelines, 
being sure to vary RPM and speed (keep of the interstates). If you happen 
to exceed the RPM limits don't go beating yourself up - just don't keep it 
over limit for an extended length of time.

>I just got an unexpected surprise, however.  I thought
>the tank was metallic!  So much for my magnetic RKA
>tank bag.  Bummer.  Guess I'll be buying a new one
>(I hate having to use straps!).

Well at least you found out without asking the list which magnetic bag was 
best ;-)

Enjoy the new baby

- - Eric



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