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Triumph 675 Triples
- Thread starter -Maverick-
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All exup valves require more careful maintenance. Yamaha's failed frequently too.
They are fine if people just follow the scheduled maintenance, which isn't too onerous. But, how many people actually change brake fluid every two years and flush and fill the rad every two years? Even Triumph dealers don't do this.
People may be surprised at how many Triumph peripheral parts are interchangeable with Japanese bikes.
More here:
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/triumph/daytona-675/
High reliability rankings, despite the fact many of these bikes get thrashed hard at tracks.
They are fine if people just follow the scheduled maintenance, which isn't too onerous. But, how many people actually change brake fluid every two years and flush and fill the rad every two years? Even Triumph dealers don't do this.
People may be surprised at how many Triumph peripheral parts are interchangeable with Japanese bikes.
More here:
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/triumph/daytona-675/
High reliability rankings, despite the fact many of these bikes get thrashed hard at tracks.
While true for most brands, BMW have had some major issues and DNR orders on the flagship bikes, and a bunch of Bosch sensor failures.
Check out the Chris Harris Youtube channel on BMW service -he's an independent BMW mechanic who is very frank about design problems on the models in the last decade.
https://www.youtube.com/user/BavarianBomberWrench
Triumph had a regulator/rectifier issue on many models that was a simple plug and play fix, but a PITA if you are stuck out on the road.
triniboy27
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Is there a better or less preferred year of the Street Triples or are they just universally great?
I'm very tempted.
I'm very tempted.
triniboy27
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Assuming I plan on buying a 2013 or 2014 Street Triple in 2016, what's a reasonable price in Ontario?
Or am I gonna have to take this to the ridiculous price thread?
Or am I gonna have to take this to the ridiculous price thread?
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Here's an 06 675 Daytona for $5700.
"Supper fast and cirtified."
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-bikes/...5r/1066540860?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
They tend to be very well cared for.
Striples look like $10K 2014 to $7K to 2012. Don't believe any "hold their value" BS, they are like any other bike.
The single issue on the older striples is the rectifier, which is a $140 plug and play fix for a MOSFET-type.
If you like to work on the bikes, the older ones can tune the ECU with Freeware (TuneECU) and a $20 cable, the newer ones are tamper-proofed.
The exception is not the rule.
Thruxton motors are tanks. I don't think they will be air cooled for much longer when Euro4 takes effect.
I'm at almost 10,000 km on my 2014 Street Triple R. What a bike!!!
I had a 2009 Sprint ST 1050 and sold it earlier this year with about 28,000 on it. Never skipped a beat.
FIFY.
No, they probably are not. Yes they probably do.
If you want one, get it, and learn to live with it.
Same can be said for all brands, regardless of where their parent company is headquartered.
If you want reliability above all, buy a Corolla.
The reality of globalization is that few companies make all the accessory parts in house or locally any more. There are lots of parts of Triumps that are interchangeable with Japanese bikes, and shared across the lines. It doesn't make sense any other way and problems occur when they make too many specific parts on any one bike (see BMW).
These days accessory systems are bought from specialist suppliers and just assembled onto a bike. Showa, Ohlins, Brembo, Keihin, etc.
What killed the original Triumph brand was bikes built from all UK-sourced suppliers that had no concept of quality control. It wasn't hard for Honda to beat that. When Bloor bought the brand, he only kept the name and essentially ran Triumph like a Japanese company in the UK.
Iceman
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What are you on about? Lol
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