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Triumples Triple Failure...

DucatiHoney said:
Triumphs have a lot of downsides...being English is number one.
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That might have been true before Hinckley revived the Meriden marque. Plenty of Hinckley Triumph triples have erased the dreadful memories many of us have about Triumph engineering and QC.

My 07 Bonneville, even though it may be a twin, and a very simple example has been 100% reliable. I've rented some outstanding 3s, too, one being the 955. It had a lot of rental miles and the guys in Vancouver, BC at the rental place said that their Hinckley fleet have been nearly trouble free, for the 15 years they've had Triumphs in the fleet.

Not so with BMWs, which is why they put me on a Trophy last time I reserved a BMW tourer for a trip through BC.

Don't get me started on Meriden bikes....talk about love/hate relationships!

Some of you might recall the Packard slogan "Ask the man who owns one" ... the Meriden version of that should've been, "Ask that guy whose bike is on the shoulder, leaking oil"


Always some good info at TriumphRat ... https://www.triumphtalk.com/forums/hinckley-triples.79/
 
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squirrls said:
Ok, so I was telling my husband about the latest motorcycles I wanted to get and when I got to the Mercedes Benz Sprinter ...
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I just had no idea that Mercedes Benz made a Sprinter motorcycle.

Was this part of the 2020 Disaster Bingo game everybody's talking about?

:wow
 
They really only work well with 17/38 sprockets.
 
HadesOmega said:
In defense of the sprinter whenever I have shopped for one they HELLA miles, it is a work horse.

I've never owned a triple so can't comment on their reliability but I don't think having 3 cylinders would make it less reliable. I do own bikes with 0 cylinders =P
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But what does your dad say about those new-fangled 5 cylinder engines. That's all that really counts. (you will have to read the thread to understand this)
 
Tally Whacker said:
Every single I-3 engine in motorcycles is 'cross plane'. It's the only way to make them.
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I am not sure that is the case as you can space the crank pins however you want, although 120 degrees is best and timing the cylinder firing order 240 degrees apart would be best but certainly not required.
 
Tally Whacker said:
Every single I-3 engine in motorcycles is 'cross plane'. It's the only way to make them.
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If I remember right, Laverda built a 180 degree triple a few (many :laughing) years ago. 120 is certainly the most popular, and was never called crossplane.
 
bobl said:
If I remember right, Laverda built a 180 degree triple a few (many :laughing) years ago. 120 is certainly the most popular, and was never called crossplane.
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You're right- the Laverda Jota was indeed 180 degrees. Who knows why they would ever have done that... Most likely to piss off the OP's dad, is all I can figure. Apparently they corrected this mistake from 1982 on and went with a staggered pin crank as they should have done all along.
 
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Teroh said:
What do you think caused this change in you? I can definitely feel myself getting less scared, so I'm curious.
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I was riding to work one day through a 35mph section. It was morning and traffic was backed up a bit over a hundred yards. I was sharing between the two lanes going my direction, I don't think I was going fast, but I honestly don't know my speed and I won't waste time making foolish speculation. A car in the left lane a fair bit ahead of me, plenty of time to respond, left a gap which signaled to me they were going to let someone in, but in the right lane two cars were clearly in the way of the entryway so in my brain I ignored my instincts because there was no way a car could continue forward to their destination.

Some blind fuck old lady with coke bottle glasses like Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys pulled out right in front of me, I technically hit her (although just barely) and I was literally catapulted off my bike and cleared the distance of a full car (landed in front of their hood). She smashed into both cars that were blocking the way because she thought she could fit (it was like maybe 3 or 4 feet of distance between them).

The damage to me and the bike ended up being very minimal, nothing serious, nothing beyond easy repair, but that isn't the point.

While a person making a left turn must yield and I was not found at fault, it made me evaluate the promise I made to my mother. Had I listened to my gut and slowed down, I could avoided her. I'd have been mad, but myself and my bike would have been undamaged. To me, that was riding with a lack of care I promised my mother (and myself) I would not do. I try to be one of those people who holds to their word and as much as I miss it, I think I have to pay for my lapse in judgement and respect for the road and remain true to my word. I hope this reply is satisfactory.

EDIT: You'd have thought that doing 177MPH (indicated) on a CBR600RR, at night, on 99 up to the Grapevine would have been the thing that went "you're an idiot," but it was this stupid story instead.
 
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It was before I changed the gearing, but not before other modifications and high octane fuel. Was it accurate? How the fuck would I know, but that is what it indicated.

EDIT: And I weighed 130lbs at the time and am short.
 
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