swooshdave

Not sure of the build date but it's listed as a 2001.

I only dropped my Triumph once, I showed up at a bike night and was too tired. Forgot to put the kickstand down. I was too tired to even pick the bike up. Probably shouldn't have been riding...

Of course if I get the green one I can start to exhibit the Greenie attitude that this forum needs more of...

Trip odo is broken.

Let's put it this way, all things being roughly equal do you go for the bike in better condition? Or do you still go for the Greenie even if it has some wear and tear? I'll post some of the scrapes and bruises later. Which models had gas tank problems?

I did say green, but if I start to have a modicum of sense I might want to look at the later bikes. I'm getting nervous about the cracked transmission now. The green bike has 18k miles on it so it's not fresh. Nor has he done anything with the electricals, unless they were done in the first 7k miles with the first owner.

I'm just wondering if I should look at the later bikes as there were some improvements.

To help you out:

So then the question is do I go for the green one (and you know I like the green) or something like a 2004 Lemans? The fairing is tempting as I'm planning on riding to Barber next year. Help me spend the money! Of course I could just be patient and see if a Rossa Corsa or a Tenni pops up...

That stupid green bike made me put the Triumph on Craigslist. Super nice guy came by 5 hours later and bought it. I just texted the green bike, unless one of you %^%^& got it first.

I wish that was true. I've had some bites on the Triumph but they've been on the east coast.

Gah!!!!

It shows the miles. But yes, well loved.

A couple shots of the Scura and some friends...

In the end I'm going to try to find the best bike I can afford, with preferences as stated. It's not like they made an ugly V11 Sport...

mmmm... that's a much darker shade of green. Very true, but I was fondling,,, not proposing. One owner bike, 61k miles. Well loved. Never for sale while owner breathing.

Nope. I may have taken off on it if I did that.

I sat on a Scura today. I don't think a bike has fit me better.

MG just updated their website. I don't think they have a parts catalog yet.

Yeah, unfortunately most of the aftermarket breathers are marketed for Ducati, hence the horrible prices. And they're probably shipping from China and cost $5 to make.

I have been advised by esteemed sources as well as from some forum crawling that power brake booster check valves work well. Brake booster valves are usually flappy pieces of plastic. Engine pulses are quite rapid, several thousand times per minute, and will wear out or destroy a plastic valve. If they worked that well why do no manufacturers use them for crankcase evacuation? The caveat is that V-twins even the pulses out somewhat, especially compared to a 360 twin or a single.

Yamabond, or Three Bond or the equivalent. But there are places that Hylomar would work better, especially were you have to remove the part often.

Hmm, good to know. Theory is that a check valve in the crank breather can reduce positive pressure in the bottom end and thereby among other benefits reduce how much air/oil gets spat out. Ducati, BMW, even Harley uses them, and have been for quite a while. The new Panigale goes so far as to having a pump in the crankcase to keep it under negative pressure. Methinks it can help. They aren't expensive, either. Reed valve breathers are the simplest way to reduce the crankcase pressure.

I think you know the answer, and you don't like it.