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What is the quality and cost of maintainence for Triumph motorcycles? |
I'm looking at a Triumph Street Triple vs a Z1000, and might think about other bikes as well. Having a "different" brand is cool, except when it breaks and no one can fix it for a price you can afford. If you have never owned a Triumph, then now you should! They are superbly reliable. All consumables (oils, plugs, filters) cost same as Jap bikes. Chains and sprockets same, tyres etc. It's difficult to compare major costs as Triumph and others dont seem to need anything these days! I've riden a Sprint and 2 Tigers in the last decade. In over 100k I've never had a fault. Service them, like all machines, and they'll look after you.......... :-) Also, as the engine is so torquey, it doesnt knacker the chain so quickly! A nice even spread of power rather than nasty surges! If you aint had one yet, give it a go. British quality. Source(s): Myself Triumph are a brilliant bike and depending on where you are a dealer should be consulted when problems arise I have seen to many people taken for a ride with bike repairs I read in one review that the aluminum tends to tarnish on Triumphs, and the bolts prematurely show rust. Sure enough I saw one just a few years old and these things made it look 20 years old. The modern Triumph triple engines are of Japanese design and are very dependable. I haven't heard anything negative about them. I don't know how they compare with other brands parts prices but that would be easy enough to compare by looking online and comparing part for part with other bikes you are looking at. If you want to compare shop prices that would be easy enough to do also. Finding a GOOD shop is the hard part no matter what you ride. The best thing to do there would be to buy a shop manual and learn to do your own maintenance and that would in turn help you to learn to know your bike and head off any major problems that might occur otherwise keeping shop repairs to a minimum or not at all. All of todays modern bikes are super reliable. I think it's very rare to have major problems with today's bikes unless you are not performing good or regular maintenance. I say check the parts prices and buy the bike you like best. I don't think you can go wrong. Good Luck I have had my Trump for 4 yrs., not a single problem. If you have a question- I call the service dept. at the dealer. Also there are a lot of Triumph websites devoted to troubleshooting and customizing. Every mod I've done- I've done myself, except getting the oil changed and a local bike shop (small mom and pop shop) does that. They are great bikes. I've had three Hinckley Triumph triples: a 99 Legend, a 98 Daytona, and a 98 Trophy. They are excellent bikes! The comments about the aluminum are absolutely not true in my experience; in any event, how a bike looks after a couple years is a function of how you take care of it, not anything else. My Trophy had 53,000 miles on it when I sold it, and it had never had the engine open except to do the required valve checks. (PS, at 52K miles, the valve clearances were the same as they were at 24K). All it needed were tires, oil, chain, and filter changes. That said, NO modern bike of these types is cheap to own compared to a car; but compared to other bikes, Triumph is as good as any. And NO, the engines were NOT designed or built in Japan, they are British designed with World-sourced components. |
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