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    Re: Old member, new bike!

    [QUOTE=whynot;1618120]
    Quote Originally Posted by Kenn157 View Post
    ... I wish "someone" would buy my 2011 Speed Triple so I can buy more new bikes![/QUOTE

    I was gonna buy it, but then you moved. Too late now. Too bad, etc.
    The "someone" was already going to buy it. Was just joking. Not too bad, etc... So glad, etc.!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spooler View Post
    I can never understand the people who get hung up on this.
    Gee thanks.

    Read a review of the T120 and they mentioned it. Didn’t know when it happened, and perhaps it would be a question of quality, but not in this case since all the triumphs I’ve owned or pined over apparently were made in Thailand.

    I would prefer them be built in the UK though.

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    Re: Old member, new bike!

    The Hinckley factory has hired around a hundred to start manufacturing again. I know the TFC's are built there. My Daytona 765 Moto2 was built in the UK.

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    Re: Old member, new bike!

    [QUOTE=whynot;1618120]
    Quote Originally Posted by Kenn157 View Post
    ... I wish "someone" would buy my 2011 Speed Triple so I can buy more new bikes![/QUOTE

    I was gonna buy it, but then you moved. Too late now. Too bad, etc.
    Quote Originally Posted by Kenn157 View Post

    The "someone" was already going to buy it. Was just joking. Not too bad, etc... So glad, etc.!!
    Don't worry I think it'll stay in the NESR family

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    Plenty of spunk left in the old boy! Can't wait to see you tearing up the canyons. Ride it the way it's been longing for, Mikey!

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    Re: Old member, new bike!

    Quote Originally Posted by Gixxer View Post
    Gee thanks.

    Read a review of the T120 and they mentioned it. Didn’t know when it happened, and perhaps it would be a question of quality, but not in this case since all the triumphs I’ve owned or pined over apparently were made in Thailand.

    I would prefer them be built in the UK though.
    Some people in Triumph circles get really bent out of shape about this, I didn’t mean you specifically. Everything I’ve heard has been that quality control is excellent at Triumph Thailand. Three of the four modern Triumphs I’ve had were built there, the one that was built in the UK was the most problematic (though still nothing too bad). Anyway, they do still build some bikes in the UK and I believe are expanding there again.

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    @kenn157 @spooler @everyone ….

    Break in period?

    The salesman at National said if I’m gonna ride it like I stole it I should just ride it like that from the beginning….

    So far I’ve been going by the break in. Just over 100 miles keeping it under 4K RPM, need to go another 200… and it’s killing me!

    What’s the general concensus?

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    It's easier to break in with the scram. Same with my Thruxton. I've been going easy the first hundred miles. But opened it a few times. OneCheek is here this weekend. I'm just gonna him ride them like he wants. Put a little "hair on their chest" it'll be fine. The 1200RR is the guy who wants to fly and the Moto2.

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    Re: Old member, new bike!

    Quote Originally Posted by Gixxer View Post
    @kenn157 @spooler @everyone ….

    Break in period?

    The salesman at National said if I’m gonna ride it like I stole it I should just ride it like that from the beginning….

    So far I’ve been going by the break in. Just over 100 miles keeping it under 4K RPM, need to go another 200… and it’s killing me!

    What’s the general concensus?
    I just set the shift light to “run in” and followed that. The shift light will slowly climb as you add miles. The miles went by pretty quick for me, so it wasn’t too bad. I did follow the recommended break in procedure just in case there were any warranty issues, but I do have my doubts about how necessary it is.

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    Re: Old member, new bike!

    Quote Originally Posted by Gixxer View Post
    @everyone ….


    The salesman at National said if I’m gonna ride it like I stole it I should just ride it like that from the beginning….
    Just my opinion, but that ^^ is total [expletive deleted] B.S.

    PS --

    In general, a salesman may not be the best source for technical advice. IMO. Also,to me, it depends on how long you intend to keep a vehicle. If not long, go ahead a thrash from new it like a rental car.

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    I think the big thing is to not keep a constant RPM during break in: excessive idling, sitting in CC on the hwy, etc. I've done the baby-it method and the ride like you stole it method and have received similar results.

    Zack and Ari did a vid on it too:

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    Quote Originally Posted by OneCheekRider View Post
    First the Moto 2 Daytona, now this?! What's next a Thruxton RS Ton Up edition or something??
    Do they not make a regular Daytona now? Just the special edition?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gixxer View Post
    Do they not make a regular Daytona now? Just the special edition?
    Moto2 Just for one year. No more

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    Re: Old member, new bike!

    Quote Originally Posted by OneCheekRider View Post
    I think the big thing is to not keep a constant RPM during break in: excessive idling, sitting in CC on the hwy, etc. I've done the baby-it method and the ride like you stole it method and have received similar results.

    Zack and Ari did a vid on it too:
    The enemy of the new motor is heat. Too much too soon is what stops bearings bedding nicely to crank big ends and stops gears mating nicely. Constant and/or low revs is the worst. The acceleration/deceleration of the pistons is what cross-hatches the cylinder walls and builds a nice microscopic surface with valleys for hot oil to sit in and lube the rings nicely. For some reason, Triumphs seem to suffer more than most from camshaft and head issues (scored cam lobes, twisted heads). If I owned one, I would be changing the oil more than recommended and I would use something a more viscous than usual (or a 50/50 with 1 step lower temp than recommended) if I was using the bike in a hot environment or at the track. I would be avoiding long wheelies (easy for me to avoid) and avoid prolonged high-RPM use. I think they should have redlined that triple a bit lower than optimum, like Honda do, for engine reliability.

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    Re: Old member, new bike!

    Quote Originally Posted by Gixxer View Post
    @kenn157 @spooler @everyone ….

    Break in period?

    The salesman at National said if I’m gonna ride it like I stole it I should just ride it like that from the beginning….

    So far I’ve been going by the break in. Just over 100 miles keeping it under 4K RPM, need to go another 200… and it’s killing me!

    What’s the general concensus?
    Quote Originally Posted by whynot View Post
    Just my opinion, but that ^^ is total [expletive deleted] B.S.

    PS --

    In general, a salesman may not be the best source for technical advice. IMO.
    ESPECIALLY at National Powersports. I can't speak for ALL of them, but the few I dealt with knew very little about motorcycling in general. No fuckin' way I'd rely on anything the sales goons recommend other than possible financing options.

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    Every vehicle manufacturer video I've seen has them running engines through the RPM range and shifting gears. I can't imagine there is much breakin left to do after that.

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