Will D
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- Jul 21, 2025
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- R3
Hey all -
I bought my 2005 R3 in 2015 and it's my 3rd Triumph (the other 2 were 750 Bonnies) and the 8th bike I've owned in my 50 riding 'career'. I'm in SW Florida where the bike was when I bought i 10 years ago. I was in the DC area at the time & flew down to Tampa & stayed with friend there overnight and met the seller - from Port Charlotte -near I-4 the next day to buy the bike. I then rode it to Orlando and then put it on the Auto-Train to Lorton VA. I got off there and rode it to Laurel MD where I used to live. Since then, the bike - and I - have stops in Easley, SC and South FL, before us both ending up here in Sarasota County. LOVE my Triumphs. I rented a Harley once when I was in Maine for week, just to make sure I didn't want one, and bought my R3 about 5 years later. Haven't done much other than ride it (often past Harleys that were broke down on the side of the rode), but I was wondering if I could replace my 5-speed trans with a 6-speed (always seem to looking for that 6th gear when I'm already in 5th), and after checking a bit, it looks unlikely - unless someone here has done it for less the purchase price of their bike. Lemme know if I'm wrong. Cheers, Bill
I bought my 2005 R3 in 2015 and it's my 3rd Triumph (the other 2 were 750 Bonnies) and the 8th bike I've owned in my 50 riding 'career'. I'm in SW Florida where the bike was when I bought i 10 years ago. I was in the DC area at the time & flew down to Tampa & stayed with friend there overnight and met the seller - from Port Charlotte -near I-4 the next day to buy the bike. I then rode it to Orlando and then put it on the Auto-Train to Lorton VA. I got off there and rode it to Laurel MD where I used to live. Since then, the bike - and I - have stops in Easley, SC and South FL, before us both ending up here in Sarasota County. LOVE my Triumphs. I rented a Harley once when I was in Maine for week, just to make sure I didn't want one, and bought my R3 about 5 years later. Haven't done much other than ride it (often past Harleys that were broke down on the side of the rode), but I was wondering if I could replace my 5-speed trans with a 6-speed (always seem to looking for that 6th gear when I'm already in 5th), and after checking a bit, it looks unlikely - unless someone here has done it for less the purchase price of their bike. Lemme know if I'm wrong. Cheers, Bill
