R3 Captains that have had Drive Lines Rebuilt?

[Jimmy Rocket]

[quote="Jimmy Rocket":26afjabr]I weigh about 215 and carry no passengers on my R3-never have. My rear end failed at 26k miles.

May I ask . . . are you a heavy hander, do you like burn outs, strong full throttle take offs up to say 80-100MPH before backing off etc. etc etc.???

What rear tire have you run on your R3?

I ask these questions because of my Mechanics training decades ago . . . I like to analyze peoples riding habits to see if there is a pattern. Thanks!

I do frequently enjoy strong, but usually not quite full-throttle, acceleration, both from dead stops and at skin-flapping speeds. I use all five gears most of the time. I have a Yokohama 245/50 tire on the rear. I don't do burnouts, intentional wheelies or stoppies.

In your first 26K before the diff failed . . . how many were run on a car tire?

Footnote: The moderator can delete all these posts after I've got my fill so no one feels exposed here in case Triumph would ever try to use any of this hypothetical information to not honor their warranties.

I'm only trying to surmise from the other R3 owners if there is a connection between riding styles, weight/payload and tires used to contribute to these drive line issues. Other than the obvious issues of factory defects for the older Rockets already repaired.

End Rant!
Thanks,
Gary[/quote:26afjabr]

I put the car tire on at 16,000 miles so it ran with it for 10k before the inexplicable happened.

 

[xhdskip]

Mine failed with about 6000 miles on it, I can look it up if you want exact.
I weigh in at 195. I'd say maybe 200 miles on it with my daughter on back.
a petite 200, now down to 175.
No heavy handed riding, well, not much anyway.
Topped er out a few times, but basically just built up to speed.
No wheelies, no burnouts.
Just failed for no apparent reason.
A little better than 20,000 now with no issues.

 

[TurboFan]

I have just over thirty thousand miles on the clock now.

 

[gldean]

Interesting . . . very interesting.

Seems those that chose to post and fess up to being over 200lbs. is the norm.

Would love to hear from the light weight folks . . . anyone . . . anyone?

Thanks!

 

[gldean]

I have just over thirty thousand miles on the clock now.

How many miles did you have on it when your drive line was replaced?

Thanks!
Gary

 

[hawg dawg]

gary--real feasible theory.
---especially w/ angle (vs. inline) and little, if any, reported driveshaft or rear chunk failures ta speak of. ????

torque stress always seeks weakest link. tractor example is good analogy.

 

[gldean]

Yeah . . . I'm beginning to believe a design with a very strong belt might have been a better alternative. Or even a chain drive . . . sprockets and chains are much easier and less expensive to replace than a shaft line. :?

Course that would've been a design challenge with the in-line 3 cyl. :? :?:

 

[TurboFan]

My bike was the first demo for So Cal Triumph. I put about 1,000 miles on it while taking Demo rides. Lots of demo rides. (I know the owner) And the bike went out to Jardine where they used it as a mule to make up the pipes, then later to Power Commander for a bunch more Dyno runs to make a tune for the Jardines. I bought it, when it was about 16 months old? (I am not sure of the dates) but I know for a fact it had 9,000 brutal miles on it when I bought it. It had been on the dyno so much the front brake lines had blistered and had to be replaced.
The recall on the drive line happened right around that time, between 8-10,000 miles. I thought of the bike as mine, so much that I really don't remember if the driveline was done before or after I signed the papers. It was a warranty recall and there had been no issue with the driveline.
I have not babied the bike since then, but I do get those oil changes done!

 

[gldean]

Thank you so much for the outline.

Very interesting.

So far . . the R3 can take a lot, but it seems to no fair well in the first 10K miles.

We'll see who ever else can comment on their R3 history and repairs.

 

[Triple Trouble]

First output replacement at 9,000 miles, second at 25,000 miles and I am 180lbs soaking wet. Car tire on for just a few thousand just before the upgrade fitted.