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Any recomendation on the most preferred repair manual on BAs? I was looking at this Haynes Manual but wanted to check with some experienced folks before purchasing. Thanks in advance!
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The Haynes is for an average wrencher, where the Trump manual is written for a mechanic.
I actually have both, best of both worlds. Each has a different look at things. Haynes has great pictures and some excellent "tool Tips", but Triumph manual is more technical and laid out better.
A word to the wise is not necessary. It is the stupid ones who need the advice.
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The manuals are just a starting point. For the latest and best information you just have to look on this site. 
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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Stephen, considering that you can't read too well you may want to get the one with the pictures. Ha!
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I think it depends on skill level. I have the Triumph manual and like stated above it is geared to mechanics. Very little how to stuff they just assume you know all the little stuff. So if you already know basics the Triumph manual is good if you need hand holding then the Haynes combined with the Triumph manuals is probably best.
On a side manual note the old 500cc manual showed the oil lines backwards in the diagram. It had the return on the feed and vise versa.
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i have the triumph one, works great for me, but even if you do know the basics both cannot hurt. never to much info
Frank
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Greenhorn
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Links to where the Triumph manual can be purchased? Thanks!
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Dealers can get 'em.
They get $90 or so.
They're four hole punched and come with a binder.
I've seen 'em on ebay, too.
Don't see one there right now, though.
I don't know if the ones I've seen there previously are legit originals or some kind of copy.
Don't remember noticing the binder & don't know how they punch 'em.
Last edited by rhnstn; 07/17/2007 3:18 PM.
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Learned Hand
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The older Triumph manuals were paper-back book bound. The newer ones are loose-leaf, good for adding printed pages from here and Jenks and the like. I've gotten more useful info from this site than the manual. Manual has wiring diagrams and torque values, though.
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Fe Butt
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Not true, I have several old shop manuals and they are loose leaf binders
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Dog some of the old manuals did come in paper-back bound. I have both paper-back and loose leaf for my speedmaster and loose leaf for the rocket 3......Angelis
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I believe Lonzo was talking about the older manuals for the BA/SM (way back in 02  ). Those all came bound as books.
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LOL thats not old! I was talking old like 1950 through 1972
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I have the Haynes Manual and it works fine for me. I would like to get the Triumph one day but its a little pricey for me now. Maybe I could get someone who ownes the looseleaf version to copy it for me one day. It sure would be cheaper.
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I see them on Ebay every now and then but not often.
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