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Well I broke down and finally purchased the RIII. I got it used with 5000 mi. Previous owner was older easy rider. A thousand miles later I have a blown front fork seal. And no I don't do wheelies. Its just out of warranty and Triumph won't cover it even though its the first one they have herd of or had in there shop. I have a Roadstar with 40,000 mi. that I put on it no problem with front forks or anything else for that matter. My Thunderbirdsport has 11000 mi. and no problemo's.
The only thing about buying Triumph is the dealers are far and few between when you need service. So I don't have to trailer the bike and save a little money I go to pull the front forks off and the only thing holding me back from getting the forks off is the front axle. The dealer said the spark plug wrench should take it off not! The axle needs a 19mm hex and the spark plug wrench is 18mm inside and at least 21mm outside. Can't find a 19mm anywhere near me so I guess I'll have to find a 19mm bolt and drill a hole in it or weld it to a bar so that I can have a tool in my tool box in case I may need to take the front wheel off again. Why would a manufacturer not provide a tool to remove the front axle? My bike has been down for 2 weeks now because you have to make an appointment to get your bike fixed.
I live in Texas and its motorcycle weather 12mo a year. I miss my new ride. After a 1000 miles and a 1000 smiles of ride time this suks.
Moral of this post get yourself a tool for the front axle if you want to fix anything up front yourself.
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