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Heard a sound like a ticking valve but heavier two fridays ago. Rode a =
little Saturday and a little more on Sunday. Up to 4000rpm it was okay. =
After 4000rpm the sound came. It was still there in the higher revs too. =
If you were at say, 3800rpm, and let off the gas, it came back again for =
a few seconds. I decided to take it to the shop first thing monday. The =
first thing my mechanic noticed was that the recall bolts that should of =
been changed when it was first delivered to me, were not changed. As the =
week went on, he couldn't find what was causing the noise. At the end of =
the week he finally found it. It was the piston bolt in my 3rd cylinder. =
It had quite a bit of play. I can imagine what would of happened if it =
gave up.

Triumph is going to pay for the whole thing. So it looks like my 1000 =
mile service has been turned into a 1200 mile full renovation. I should =
be getting it back sometime next week. They've only received half of the =
parts ordered.

I've already seen a '99 Daytona engine that you can see straight =
through. A Daytona demo blew up doing 170 kmh! Luckily the rider wasn't =
hurt. He was full of oil but he was okay!

Hope nobody else runs into this problem.

Kyle Rocke
Stockholm Sweden
99 Sprint ST "Black Widow"

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Heard a sound like a ticking valve =
but heavier=20
two fridays ago. Rode a little Saturday and a little more on Sunday. Up =
to=20
4000rpm it was okay. After 4000rpm the sound came. It was still there in =
the=20
higher revs too. If you were at say, 3800rpm, and let off the gas, it =
came back=20
again for a few seconds. I decided to take it to the shop first thing =
monday.=20
The first thing my mechanic noticed was that the recall bolts that =
should of=20
been changed when it was first delivered to me, were not changed. As the =
week=20
went on, he couldn't find what was causing the noise. At the end of the =
week he=20
finally found it. It was the piston bolt in my 3rd cylinder. It had =
quite a bit=20
of play. I can imagine what would of happened if it gave =
up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Triumph is going to pay for the =
whole thing. So=20
it looks like my 1000 mile service has been turned into a 1200 mile full =

renovation. I should be getting it back sometime next week. They've only =

received half of the parts ordered.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I've already seen a '99 Daytona =
engine that you=20
can see straight through. A Daytona demo blew up doing 170 kmh! Luckily =
the=20
rider wasn't hurt. He was full of oil but he was okay!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hope =
nobody else runs=20
into this problem.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Kyle Rocke<BR>Stockholm Sweden<BR>99 =
Sprint ST=20
&quot;Black Widow&quot;</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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