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Re: 3rd Triumph to go 'bang'



At 06:53 PM 02/10/2000 +0100, Jonathan Schulster wrote:
 >Has an interesting article. They dont seem too impressed with the 955 motor.
 >Do Motorcycle Online have a good reputation in the US? Their articles are
 >certainly well written and seem to cover a lot of stuff.  They dont sounds
 >too impressed with their 3rd Triumph motor in a row packing up on the road.
 >Perhaps they got very unlucky or dont treat them too kindly?

Jonathan,

Below is the response from Mike Vaughan (ToA) to the same question on 
another list.

 >MC Online seems to have difficulty with Triumph motorcycles.
 >They requested a 955i for a track day. No problem. As we all know, you're
 >required to drain the standard coolant and replace it with water. Instead of
 >loosening the coolant bleed screw, they removed the coolant hose connection
 >to the block at the spigot to block surface. The spigots were reinstalled
 >using RTV sealant without replacing the gaskets and consequently leaked 
under
 >high pressure. The combination of these mistakes caused the motorcycle to
 >overheat. The continued operation of the motorcycle with the temperature
 >gauge running in the red zone caused the head to warp .05mm and damaged 
three
 >valves.
 >When the motorcycle was returned we tested the coolant temp gauge and found
 >it to be operating normally. It is our feeling that MC Online knew the MC 
was
 >not operating in the proper temperature zone after their track session but
 >continued on to their "road" evaluation anyway, consequently the bike 
lost an
 >additional portion of its coolant, and suffered the valve and head damage
 >outlined above.
 >I guess it's poor manufacturing.
 >M. Vaughan


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