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What do you think... time to retire the old bus?

Barely ran in is it?

I'd be tempted although the engine maybe perfectly fine theres other bits that may need replacing/work need doing like brake discs, shock, forks, exhaust etc etc

Trade it in and get the new Speed Triple.

steve, go to GT's for some oil

I've seen 573.000or about on my brothers BMW K100 he bought it for ?350 on a A plate it was a bit battered but he still done lands end to John o groats on it used a bit of oil mind. build quality second to none.

Dyna, the discs and rear shock were replaced at 30k - that was a bloody expensive year!

Jay, you may be right

thats not to bad.. my GS500 is coming up to 51,000 and is still running okay.. i just need new back tyre, new front.. new front brake.. some more oil.. new chain and sprockets..and it should damn well last me 10,000 more miles

Depends how much money u have to chuck about.....i mean u triumph is clean and tidy,not knowing much about 'em i dunno how many miles the engines are good for??? i mean if i was in yr shoes,i'd squeeze as much life as i could from her,otherwise like jay said,pop down for some oil!!!(it can do wonders for the soul )

Well mine's at 51,000 so far and I can't see me replacing it in the forseeable future.
Ask yourself if you are happy with it. Is it running well? Are there any problems with it? If it still feels the same as when you first bought it then why change it?
I would never change something just because of the miles it has done.

To be honest Frank, I spend most of my miles touring in Europe and the prospect of something letting go when I'm in the middle of the Alps, Dolomites, pyrenees or the Eiffel fills me with dread! ... You know, nearest dealer 100 miles away, 2 days to get it fixed and get back to work in Plymouth...

i know a guy whos rides a cbr600 dunno the year but hes done 160k miles i think. not bad

c0xy_2003";p="34886 wrote:i know a guy whos rides a cbr600 dunno the year but hes done 160k miles i think. not bad

Untrue, they blow up at 30k on the dot every single time!!

just like the kakisaki's then

How long your bikes gonna last is probably gonna depend more on how you ride it and maintain it!
At the end of the day it's your personal peace of mind........... BUT have you seen something else thats tempting you away.... sexy, new, young, lithe model??? (or another bike he he he)

c0xy_2003";p="34886 wrote:i know a guy whos rides a cbr600 dunno the year but hes done 160k miles i think

He must be on his 6th engine by now.

Depends if it's serviced by a Honda dealer or not...

CBR's (newer ones) all have a small chain inside the engine that drives the oil pump...

When a Honda place does a major service on a bike...this gets checked and changed if required...

If someones serviced it themselves...or just gone to a normal garage...it gets overlooked...

Then it fails...oil pump dies and instantly kills off the engine.

We found this happened on 3 CBR600 lumps when doing Formula Student...

I'd imagine if it was serviced properly....maybe 2 or 3 engine changes required to get to 160k.


As for the start of the topic...

40k on a triumph is nothing if it's been well looked after/serviced...you should see double that out of it before an engine swap is needed...

Waste of time trying to sell it...anything over 20'000 miles puts buyers right off and they try to buy it for f**k all...

If you do buy something else though...don't go Jap the ammount of miles you do would put a nail in the coffin straight away. (I should know I'm servicing mine every 5 mins lol)