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Kyle . Could you describe for me what a piston bolt is. You may have =
noticed from my previous post that my bike quit last week. I had a =
strange noise just before. It happened very quick before the bike =
quit.After that the bike would not even attemp to turn over.
The mechanic is out of town this week so I dont know when I will find =
out what the problem is.=20

Robert=20
Dallas
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Kyle Rocke=20
  To: Sprint ST=20
  Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:12 PM
  Subject: Piston bolt loose!


  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.
  =20
  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.
  =20
  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!
  =20
  Hope nobody else runs into this problem.
  =20
  Kyle Rocke
  Stockholm Sweden
  99 Sprint ST "Black Widow"

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kyle . Could you describe for me what a =
piston bolt=20
is. You may have noticed from my previous post that my bike quit last =
week. I=20
had a strange noise just before. It happened very quick before the bike=20
quit.After that the bike would not even attemp to turn =
over.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The mechanic is out of town this week =
so I dont=20
know when I will find out what the problem is. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Robert </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dallas</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A href=3D"mailto:Kyle.Rocke@xxxxxxxxx"; =
title=3DKyle.Rocke@xxxxxxxxx>Kyle=20
  Rocke</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href=3D"mailto:ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"=20
  title=3DST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Sprint ST</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 03, =
1999 1:12=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Piston bolt =
loose!</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <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=20
  back again for a few seconds. I decided to take it to the shop first =
thing=20
  monday. The first thing my mechanic noticed was that the recall bolts =
that=20
  should of been changed when it was first delivered to me, were not =
changed. As=20
  the week went on, he couldn't find what was causing the noise. At the =
end of=20
  the week he finally found it. It was the piston bolt in my 3rd =
cylinder. It=20
  had quite a bit of play. I can imagine what would of happened if it =
gave=20
  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.=20
  So it looks like my 1000 mile service has been turned into a 1200 mile =
full=20
  renovation. I should be getting it back sometime next week. They've =
only=20
  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=20
  you can see straight through. A Daytona demo blew up doing 170 kmh! =
Luckily=20
  the 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=20
  runs into this problem.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000=20
  size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Kyle Rocke<BR>Stockholm =
Sweden<BR>99 Sprint ST=20
  "Black Widow"</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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