Re: [ST] 955 motor

[Al Garvin <agarvin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim,
   Check on e-bay. There were 2 motors for sale there last week from 
wreckers in Georga I think. I think they had pretty low miles. I'll try 
to find the name of the company and e-mail it to you. Bummer about your 
engine. I have about 48K miles on mine and am planning on a trip from 
Calif to Tennessee in May. So far I haven't had much trouble with mine. 
Knock on wood.
Al

triumph1 wrote:

> Well my 00 RS is in for it's annual physical and the findings so far 
> aren't favorable.  #1 cylinder has oil in it and has high compression 
> (220) and the #2 and 3 cylinders are at an even 170.  Means one or all 
> of three things, scored cylinder, worn valve guides, rings not doing 
> their job causing build up in the combustion chamber.  So at 76,000 
> miles my Rs is probably about done.  I am more than disappointed that a 
> regularly maintained modern motor has gone bad this soon.  I figured I'd 
> get at least 100k out of it before anything major went wrong, but not 
> the case.  The real disheartening thing about it is that todays bikes 
> are basically built as a throw away item.  It will cost upwards of a 
> grand to do the top end and a used motor would cost about half that.  So 
> any plans for distance riding are over for this year and the real season 
> hasn't even begun.  I think I am going to try and buy another triumph 
> this summer, but have been impressed with some of the asian bikes 
> performance and reliability records.  If I do try another Triumph I am 
> going to get a Tiger or Daytona 955.  I am definitely going to have to 
> locate another motor for this bike and will be keeping it as a second 
> bike to beat around on.
> 
> Tim
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