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Kachow

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For DIY guys, what’s the interval and procedure for greasing the spines on the driveshaft and everything else that has to be done with the final drive? Mine is an 06 and I don’t know the last time it was done. the bike has 30K on it, I’m thinking it’ll wait until my next rear tire, which will be end of this riding season. On my Honda Valkyrie, neglecting to put that Molly grease on the splines was pretty much death in about 10 K miles. I’m thinking the same may be true for an R3, and don’t want to find out the hard way that that’s true.
 
What I am seeing is it should be as follows

SERVICE INTERVAL: 10,000 miles/16,000 Km or 12 Months, whichever comes first.

Does your handbook not give you this information.
Unfortunately I didn’t get any owners manual when I bought my bike. I’m looking to buy one or download one somewhere but I haven’t found one yet.
 
This is what I thought as well TUP

Try this handbook and see if it covers your bike Owner's Handbook Rocket 3 R

Or this one TRIUMPH ROCKET III OWNER'S HANDBOOK MANUAL Pdf Download
I'm able to find/download the later R3 manuals, but there are many differences (probably not fluid caps?) that won't help for an 06 owner. It's weird, cause I tried to open an account to download manuals, but must be from 10 years ago that I had an account and can't remember my username (yep, getting old!), which is associated with my email, so I can't open that account and do anything.
 
For DIY guys, what’s the interval and procedure for greasing the spines on the driveshaft and everything else that has to be done with the final drive? Mine is an 06 and I don’t know the last time it was done. the bike has 30K on it, I’m thinking it’ll wait until my next rear tire, which will be end of this riding season. On my Honda Valkyrie, neglecting to put that Molly grease on the splines was pretty much death in about 10 K miles. I’m thinking the same may be true for an R3, and don’t want to find out the hard way that that’s true.
I am doing some preliminary research for an alternate application for a r3, can you tell me the engine rotation from the front of the bike, and output after trans? I have a chance to purchase a low mileage ,complete engine.
 
If all else fails I am sure you should be able to order a new manual but if we can find one to download that will be even better.
I was finally able to download the owner's manual for my bike ('06), but the pdf is too large to upload here. Anyway, I learned a lot in 5 minutes--I can use 87 octane (91 RON) and the motor requires semi or full synthetic oil (this info is perhaps in the service manual).
 
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I am doing some preliminary research for an alternate application for a r3, can you tell me the engine rotation from the front of the bike, and output after trans? I have a chance to purchase a low mileage ,complete engine.
Sorry, I have no clue--50/50 it's counter-clockwise looking towards the rear.:cool: What's your alternate application, may we ask, running a small factory?
 
I was finally able to download the owner's manual for my bike ('06), but the pdf is too large to upload here. Anyway, I learned a lot in 5 minutes--I can use 87 octane (91 RON) and the motor requires semi or full synthetic oil (this info is perhaps in the service manual).
Well, an update on my update, I ran one tank of 87 octane and the bike ran crappy. I’m going back to the 92 I don’t know why it says in the owners manual that the European 91 RON (US 87) is OK because I think it’s not but maybe it’s just that my bike is older. Anyway, the bike’s pep came back when I went to 92 octane so that’s where I’m gonna stay.
 

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