Re: Belly scrape

["Jonathan Schulster" <Schulster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The older 92-96 engine was completelz bullet proof, and that is widelz acknowledged from people riding around the world on a Tiger (saz hi to Dylan Edwards if you ever bump into him!) to couriers everzwhere.
>From what I read on the T5 list and the review in Motorrad when thez took a T595 to pieces with 50,000km on the clock I dont think the new 885-955i engines are nearlz as well built. For a start Triumph have shaved weight off everywhere to make it 20 to 30kg lighter overall. Much of that is coming off the engine.
It will be interesting to see or hear what riders have found on the T5's after 100,000 miles.  Anyone still on the T5net care to cross post?
cheers
Jonathan

>>> "Dennis Tackett" <sprint99@xxxxxxxxx> 04/09/99 16:01:39 >>>


>> ouch - any significant damage?
>
>It's funny you and Martian mention that - just last week I ate a $300.00+
>towing-and-repair bill because a steel rod punctured my oil filter. At 95
>MPH. Mobil 1 must do great things in reducing friction in the engine
judging
>by how effective it was on my rear tire...
>


Couple of notes on the engine. This was on the old style motor but should
still apply to the new motors given Triumph's build philosophy.

In '96 the factory found a courier in England that had put over 100,000
miles on I believe a Speed Triple. They offered him a new bike in exchange
for his old one. When they got it torn apart the engine tolerances could
have still passed factory spec when new. He did normal maintenance valve
adjustments.

In '97 a guy on a Trophy was traveling in Colorado and got his maintenance
done there by a local dealer. He rode back to Texas and noticed it
overheating about the time he got to Dallas. When he got it to the local
dealer they found the dealer had not put oil back in the back! It had made
it all the way from Colorado to Texas on about a cup of oil!

Dennis
Corinth, TX


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