Triumphrat

maxpwr

Hello everyone !I didnt get to my valve adjustment this last winter.I made the tool,(mines not real pretty),but then spring rolled around,and I wanted to ride.
NOW everything has fallen in place to go to The Sturgis Rally ,except the odometer on the 99 Tbird now reads13700.
My bike runs fantastic, but I,m scared here.Round trip from my place here in Ogden,Utah to Sturgis , South Dakota is approx.1200 miles.
I decided I better run this by you guys.
I,m not going to trash an engine .I,d rather catch Sturgis next year!

Thanks and I hope your all having a great safe summer on your triples!MAX

WoodsieIII

I would at least lift the valve cover and check them. At 20,000 klms mine required no adjustment. At 30,000 they needed one shim, at 50,000 3 shims, at 70,000 no adjustment and none since. I check em every ten. It now has 97,000 klms, and I will be replacing everything I can find to replace at 100,000klms.

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I believe there is no such thing as accidents. When I ride I must leave enough room for others stupid mistakes, added to that is enough room to make my own.

tnsen

MAX......go to sturgis and enjoy, if you dont go now, you may never,,my birds odometer reads the same..my bike runs better now than it ever has.woodsie has a point, but if you dont get to it...dont let it stop you.another 1200 miles cant hurt (much)...just my 2 cents worth.......................tom

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its not leaking oil!!...its marking its spot!!!

MickMaguire

That's really bad advice... if a valve is tight it could easily burn out in 1200 miles. Get the check done ASAP and certainly before along trip. At the very least check them to see how tight they might be before deciding. How the bike runs is no indication of whether this maintenance needs to be performed or not.

However, having said that - if your valves were checked at 6000 like they should have been then in theory you wouldn't need them to be checked again until 18,000 so you are well within the service interval. Triumph now recommends valaves be done at 6k then every 12k after that. The original recommendation used to be every 6k.

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Mick...

Just remember; an awful lot of the free advice you will get on forums is worth exactly what you paid for it. There will always be somebody trying to convince you to do something really stupid, just because they did it or want to do it.

maxpwr

Thanks Guys for your input!!
I,ll definetly tear into it , before it goes anywhere!I,ll probably pull the cover this weekend and see whats going on.Regards,MAX

tnsen

you right mitch...sometimes my "live for the moment" gets away from me..lol...better to be safe with a precious bird (they dont make em anymore)...anyway, about those shims...i read where you can use any valve shim from any jap bike ,that there universal? .. meaning i can waltz into the honda shop and pick some up? . do they come in a set? .. individually?? .. .002 or .004 i dont speaky metric too good.....tom

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its not leaking oil!!...its marking its spot!!!

Petrol

Three hours to check them,three hours to know,three hours to peace of mind............lol,your choice m8