high milage triumphs

[shanered6]

i was wondering how long lived a triumph motor could be without any major work being done to it !
so basicaly i would like to find out who has the highest milage bike on TT and weather it still runs smooth and sweet.
so if you think you have a good candidate just tell us what the bike is and milage and where in the world you are,it will be interesting to see if different climates make any diferance to life span of a triumph motor.

 

[CarlS]

There is a rider on an another forum who has passed 100,000 miles/160 934 kilometers on his '01 Bonneville. He does his own mechanic work and preventive maintenance. He has done nothing major to the engine and has not been inside of it. I have almost 40,000 miles/64,373 kilometers on my 03 Bonnie. We have 29,000 miles/46,670 kilometers on Mae Lyne's 03 Bonnie.

 

[shanered6]

mines quit a low milage then its only done 54003 and runs like new

 

[The Seeker]

I got those people beat!!

1996 Triumph Trophy 1200 - 123,000 miles without ANY major work done to it aside from changing oil, changing spark plugs, adjusting the cam chain tensioner, and having the valves adjust just ONCE!

Of course, I never rode it over 25 MPH in all those miles

 

[CarlS]

25 mph - that your secret!! Actually, if you had done that, it would be so carboned up it would not run!

 

[shanered6]

thats an awsome milage AJ ! that makes mine only run in then.
i can not see why a bike cant do the milage a car does ,espeshialy 800 plus cc and if anything bikes are built to a tougher standard .

 

[CarlS]

Triumph engines are known for being overbuilt and darn near bullet proof.

 

[The Seeker]

I could probably use a coolant system flush and change as well as a good carb cleaning and adjustment, of which I'll wait until this Winter. A dealer's got to do the carb adjustment since the only right way is with an O2 senor in the header pipes.

 

[DaveM]

Well I think I better just keep out of this thread then as my one would still be factory new seeing what AJ has done

 

[The Seeker]

Keep in mind that I've done 123,000 miles on a bike that I can only ride part of the year on since we have snow on the ground for at least 1/4th of each year.

But.....I'll ride when it's near freezing if there's no snow or ice on the roads and I actually enjoy riding in the rain.

 

[shanered6]

Keep in mind that I've done 123,000 miles on a bike that I can only ride part of the year on since we have snow on the ground for at least 1/4th of each year.

But.....I'll ride when it's near freezing if there's no snow or ice on the roads and I actually enjoy riding in the rain.

thats uncanny as all my mates think im daft because i like to ride in the rain,just puts a different perspective on things.

 

[The Seeker]

Me too...I LOVE riding in the rain. My bikes seem to run best in the rain and I love looking in the mirrors at that roostertail behind me.

 

[shanered6]

ye and the other thing is you get to test the grip levels of tyres and the way the bike handles it .
so when your out on a spin with your mates and it starts raining ,you leave all your mates behind because there all bricking it !

 

[The Seeker]

That's why I love my AVON tires.....they've go the best grip in the wet. Almost so good that I don't even feel the difference from wet to dry.

 

[shanered6]

my trophy had conti road attacks on and they were realy good in the wet to . trident has perelli stradas on and not tried em in the wet yet, but judging by there dry performance they'll be SH*T.