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  1. ThisGuy

    Hanging Around Again

    Greetings all, Been a while so I thought I'd post a brief reintroduction. Here's my original post. For a mix of reasons (young kids, money, chronic family member illness, getting my head on straight) I've hardly ridden the R3 over the last three years. I've repeatedly considered selling it but...
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    Why does the manual call for new oil pickup bolts?

    I get that pretty much no one actually does this, and a little threadlock does the trick. But why does the service manual call for replacing these every time the oil pickups are disassembled? They're just screws… “CAPSCREW, M6 X 12”… What can change in the single use of a screw that warrants...
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    Want to Buy Stock Seat

    I'm thinking of customizing my seat. I'm planning to get into it over the winter, but if anyone has a stock seat they're willing to get rid of cheap, I'd love to dive into it while keeping mine rideable. I don't think the seats have changed much over the years, but just need one that fits the...
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    Rebuild '05 or Upgrade to Newer?

    This is something I won't be acting on for a while, but I like to kick it around and would appreciate hearing some thoughts. At some point I want to mod my Rocket to the extreme, with some of the best performance options available. The question is, do I get rid of my '05 and get something like...
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    Clearing Up Spark Plug Confusion

    Two sparks plugs have been specified by Triumph: DPR7-EA9 and DPR8-EA9 One post from 2012 seems to say they started with the 8, and now specify a 7. Another post from January seems to say the opposite. My service manual, purchased in 2007, specifies the 8, so I'm assuming that was the...
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    The Things We Do For Love

    Getting back to working on and riding the bike lately has really been good for me. And as much as I'm eager to keep going both with getting the maintenance up to date and some eventual mods, there's something hanging over me I can't ignore any longer… money. I had mentioned in another post that...
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    No Codes w/o Engine Light?

    I think I saw this mentioned in an older thread, but did some searching and didn't find a definitive answer. Is it true that if you don't have a check engine light on, you won't have any trouble codes? I had always thought with cars there are certain codes that trip the light, and more minor...
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    Help Me Understand Fork Bushings

    I'm trying to understand all I can about the anatomy of the forks before I overhaul them. I understand that basically no one touches the bushings. Nonetheless, I'm learning a lot about forks from dirt riders, since they're seriously into this stuff, and they have a lot to say about bushings...
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    For Sale SOLD Silver Sump for engines AFTER 217502

    Pay shipping and it's yours. If you really want to throw me some extra feel free. It's just taking up space and I want it gone. This is a brand new R3 sump, silver color, for engine numbers 217502 AND ABOVE. No extra parts with it, no screens, bolts, etc… just the sump itself. Just occurred to...
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    Harleys are the Airstreams of Motorcycles

    After years of research into RVs, buying a 5th wheel, full-timing for 18 months observing many Airstream owners, and having a close friend buy one, the following I believe can be said about both Airstreams and Harleys: you pay two or three times the price over others of comparable...
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    My Experience Using A Seal Mate

    After starting the bike for the first time in three years, the next day I took a thirty mile ride. Several hours later I noticed my front forks were leaking. The right one was leaking a bit, enough to drip down onto the tire. The left one was more severe, leaving a puddle about the size of three...
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    How Much Brake Fluid For A Flush?

    Roughly what is the total brake fluid capacity, or how much should I have on hand for a complete flush?
  13. ThisGuy

    Bevel Box Plastic Crack?

    What do you all make of this? It's so straight it looked like it could've been two pieces, but now I'm pretty sure it's cracked? If so, I'm assuming it is part of the bevel box that is "not user serviceable", and the only proper replacement would be complete replacement (never gonna happen just...
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    First Start In Over Three Years!

    IT'S ALIVE!!! I got my sump leak fixed (hopefully), fresh oil and filter, new drain plug washers and o-ring, and a brand new battery freshly activated that's been sitting on the OptiMate for the last week. It was time. Before I started it up I put it in gear, held the clutch, and tested that...
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    Central Sump Bolt Oil Leak

    I thought my oil leak was from an old repair I did patching a previous leak on the sump (damage from impacting a sliding security gate track). Turns out it’s coming from a sump bolt about six inches straight back from the oil tank drain plug (2005, old sump layout). Central Sump Bolt by ThisGuy...
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    Getting Back To It

    Greetings. I’m Eric. In August, 2007, one week before my household goods were to be packed up for a Navy transfer to Naples, Italy, I saw a barely used 2005 R3 for sale and couldn’t resist. I rode the hell out of it for that week, putting a few hundred miles on it before packing it up for its...
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