Rocket III engine life

[Austenbantum]

I am currently looking at a good deal on a 2005 Rocket with 38000 miles. What is the dependability and expected engine life for a Rocket III.

 

[TOMCAT]

Yeh ... G'day .. how long's a piece of string ??

 

[Mittzy]

I am currently looking at a good deal on a 2005 Rocket with 38000 miles. What is the dependability and expected engine life for a Rocket III.

Welcome Austenbantum, from Brisbane Australia
We have members here with very high mileage, I'm sure they will chime in....
Where you from?

 

[CanberraR3]

Don't buy it; everyone knows that Triumph doesn't know yet how to make bikes that last more than a couple of years. 110+ years experience is nowhere near enough.

 

[TxRIIIRider]

I've owned 3 Hinkley Triumphs and my experience is about 40k miles is when they start getting broke in good. They start shifting smoother. My '05experience has just over 76k miles.

 

[mexican]

A member of the .com crossed the 100k barrier just recently, i have 30k almost trouble free miles and counting.
Welcome to the club

 

[STRIPES]

40+K on my 06

 

[R3Tex]

I am currently looking at a good deal on a 2005 Rocket with 38000 miles. What is the dependability and expected engine life for a Rocket III.

Remember...this isn't your typical motorcycle engine...think of it more as a car with 2 wheels . As a matter of fact my son's car has a 1.8L engine and I would reasonably assume that he could get 100k miles out of his little 4 banger. No reason to assume that I would get any less out f the Rocket

 

[warp9.9]

Ian has over 100,000 miles on his 2006 classic Pretty much shows that properly taken care of they last. I beat the snot out of mine and have over 60,000 miles But I have had to repair things I damaged not Triumphs fault

 

[R3 Guy]

My local dealer just serviced a Rocket with 100,000 miles on it and it has yet to have any major repairs.

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