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    tuk tuk sound from final drive

    I had the same thing, except it wasn't a bad bearing, the wheel had cracked where the bearing sits.
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    Could strip 100lbs if you peeled all the stickers off it.

    I would hope its more reliable than the 130ci+ hodge podge motors guys around here seem to be running. They would get 3 to 5K miles and the thing would blow up. Since the 143 is more than just a bunch of aftermarket performance parts thrown on a stock harley bottom end, it has to be a longer...
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    Could strip 100lbs if you peeled all the stickers off it.

    The bike weighs probably 100 pounds less than a r3, and has around 165 to 170 whp. I believe they claim it ran mostly low 10s, which is believeable with 165hp to 170whp. The r3 at mostly stock weight with carp parts did 8.99, thats a whole different ball game than a occasional 9.998 that the...
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    Could strip 100lbs if you peeled all the stickers off it.

    Well thats one way to look at it. Saying a harley looks and sounds like every other bike on the road is like saying every muscle car sounds and looks like a mustang. Technically the mustang was first and all others copied its appeal. Harley's street glide and road glide are the only real hard...
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    Could strip 100lbs if you peeled all the stickers off it.

    That's not a batwing on that bike, it's a road glide lol. The boss of maintenance at my work has a street glide CVO with that engine. The bike cost him 36k out the door 2 years ago, and another 11k for that engine along with extra parts/tuning. He has almost 50k in his bike. It runs like a...
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    Since when has triumph powder coated wheels?

    Here you go
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    Since when has triumph powder coated wheels?

    I am wondering if the 2016 roadster has that wheel style because of people complaining about the issues keeping the uncoated wheels clean... I will have to get my front wheel powder coated to match over winter.
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    Since when has triumph powder coated wheels?

    I just got my new wheel from triumph. I was surprised to see it is powder coated black other than the lip? I like the way it looks except it won't match my gloss powder coating on my front wheel :(. They sent the number that's listed for a 2011 roadster. I never have seen the powder coating...
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    Hello to all

    In the middle of winter the cheapest I have seen a r3 asking price was 5,500 here in Wisconsin. 4,500$ might get you a 06 with 30 to 40k miles, but that's really pushing it. I would plan/save for 5500 to 6k and you will be able to get much lower miles and a better bike overall. Or look at a...
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    Engine sputtering and backfiring

    I would be highly suspect of the tune. What your describing sounds like its running excessively lean at those throttle points. Your going to have to go old school on this if you don't have access to the computer equipment you need. Pull the tank up and check the spark plugs, see how they...
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    Bound to happen sooner or later...

    Show up to court in person and plead guilty. Around here it would get you a defective speedometer violation, half the fine, and 0 to 1 points. The judge is going to look at the ticket and see 10 over, that you haven't had a ticket in a long time, and cut you a break. That's my guess. :0
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    Need a picture of a roadsters rear axel spacer

    I have a 2011 roadster but if the wrong spacer was used at the factory I could see that being a problem.
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    Anyone ever bend a rear axel?

    more tidbits of info: I noticed my axel spacer between the caliper bracket and the wheel has no machining rings on it, and all of them on ebay did. Its possible the factory custom made one for my bike to fix the clearance issue between the rotor and caliper. Considering the other issues the...
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    Need a picture of a roadsters rear axel spacer

    Hey guys. I need a picture of the aluminum spacer on the rear axel (between the caliper bracket and wheel) for a 2011+ roadster. If someone has one thats loose and came from a roadster thats great, otherwise a shot of it while its on a bike should be fine. I need to see if there is machining...
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    Anyone ever bend a rear axel?

    Update as of yesterday: Worked 8 days in a row, finally had yesterday off. Broke out the dial indicator again and looked over everything better when I wasn't so tired. The Rim itself runs with 0 runout measured on the abs ring lip on the wheel (rotor side) with the ring removed and on the...
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