Hmmmm?

[James Deuce]

http://www.webbikeworld.com/triumph-...s/triumph-675/

And no mention of the small but growing number of 675s eating their crank because they run dry of oil before the oil warning light comes on.

[Crasherfromwayback]

http://www.webbikeworld.com/triumph-...s/triumph-675/

And no mention of the small but growing number of 675s eating their crank because they run dry of oil before the oil warning light comes on.

Jim...I can honestly say I've not heard of that happening...not here with ours anyway. And Triumph in my experience are well rapidly onto us if there's a common problem surfacing with recalls and new bits to replace the 'problem' bits with.
They just knew when they re-entered the market place they'd have to be as good, if not better reliability and warranty wise, as the best there is.
And I truly believe they are.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

first time i heard of that ever happening...

[James Deuce]

You guys haven't read the last two Bike magazines then? Their long termer shat itself in the way described and they have discussed the same problem with a couple of readers. Anecdotal at the moment, but Bike are actively seeking stats and an explanation. And not being given either.

[Grahameeboy]

You guys haven't read the last two Bike magazines then? Their long termer shat itself in the way described and they have discussed the same problem with a couple of readers. Anecdotal at the moment, but Bike are actively seeking stats and an explanation. And not being given either.

Jim what worries me is that you posted this at midnight..............

Guess it depends on bike usage. UK bike mags tend to give bike a hard time....no doubt this story will unroll itself.....

[James Deuce]

So do most NZ Sprotsbike riders. 800mls per 1000 miles is a touch excessive, and this is from people who haven't had failures but actually check oil levels, unlike the Bike guys.

[Grahameeboy]

So do most NZ Sprotsbike riders. 800mls per 1000 miles is a touch excessive, and this is from people who haven't had failures but actually check oil levels, unlike the Bike guys.

Oh not good..........Bonnerville Days all over again??.....maybe it is a 2 stroke disguised as a 4?

[Edbear]

I do agree that rate if oil use is rather high, but there are so many variables with engines and in particular how it was "run-in".

Remember the uproar over the 6 litre Commodores excessive oil use? Some people had no problems, others had seemingly endless trouble and swore never to buy Holden again.

I'm sure Triumph will be on to it, as they can't afford bad publicity. They are still in the "proving themselves" period - though they have done amazingly well thus far and deserve kudos, the marque is still a long way from the Jappas for unquestioned quality and reliability. There are still some reservations there.

[Motig]

Yes, saw that article Jim. Triumph do seem to be having the odd quality problem (brakes disappearing, quality of parts etc) I also see on the Motorcycle USA site that the Bonnevilles are having a problem with their spoked wheels puncturing, sometimes at high speed, Triumph say its not their problem but its under investigation by authorities as its happening too often. Ahh the good old days ay!

[Paul in NZ]

Oh FFS

The old triumphs were NOT that bad taken in the context of the era in which they were made. Many people enjoyed countless miles of fun and enjoyment - sure they were not Hondas but so what?

EVERY maker of any complicated piece of kit (like a motorcycle) will have some kind of issue like this at some stage or other.

Its what they DO about it that makes the difference..

[nudemetalz]

Well said, Paul !!

[Motig]

Calm down Paul

[Ixion]

The Meridan Triumph was a pretty reliable beast, even by modern standards. No history of anything nasty on the unit models. Only recurring issue I remember is blowing the zener diode in the charging circuit.

The old preunits used to have a mild rep for blowing head gaskets on the 8 stud iron head, which was cured on the alloy head. And they (the pre unit jobs) broke primary chains if you were unlucky. Bear in mind, this is accumulated history of a period of 40 years. How many Jap designs have been around for even a tenth of that period?

But all in all a unit Triumph was a solid beast. If unbodgered and unbutchered. In fact, their reliability is probably what gave them a bad rep. They kept on going despite suffering at the hands of the mechanically inept, where a Jap bike would have hand grenaded. Go take a look at Trademe. How many 30 and 40 year old Jap bikes are there for sale ? Now go count up the number of 1960s and 1970 Triumphs. Well ?

[Paul in NZ]

Calm down Paul

I am calm, sorry, I didn't mean to come across all agro. I do feel sorry for the guys at the new Triumph factory though. "Here we go again" "Not quite as good as a Honda" mentality people have when in fact Honda and others have dropped some monster clangers over the years.

Oh well - Times move on....

Ixion - I'm pretty sure the cast iron headed Triumphs were some of the most reliable engines they made. All the 5T's and 6T's I've had never ever let me down on the road PERIOD. They usually had lower compression ratios to cope with the shite petrol and it was the first alloy 'Delta' heads on the preunits (8 stud) that gave problems. Mainly because they went on the 'sports' models like the T110 which used the higher spec'd cams / compression etc. They very often cracked, blew gaskets etc and are now pretty rare. The 60's unit motors had the 9 stud top end (10 stud on the T140's) which was relatively trouble free except like all that stuff back then, they never thought we would still be riding the things now and to be fair, a lot of heads got ruined by people planing them 'flat' when really the issue was they didn't set up the seal squish on the pushrod tubes (several different designs) and were warping them by bolting them down. I've seen people straighten the heads by bolting them to a thick steel plate and reheating them..

Every issue I've had with the tritanic this time around is due to inferiour modern parts not being up to the standards the factory set.

Sad

[bistard]

Jim...I can honestly say I've not heard of that happening...not here with ours anyway. And Triumph in my experience are well rapidly onto us if there's a common problem surfacing with recalls and new bits to replace the 'problem' bits with.
They just knew when they re-entered the market place they'd have to be as good, if not better reliability and warranty wise, as the best there is.
And I truly believe they are.

Spoken like a true salesman
Go Pete!!