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While taken a brake on bike trip with my brother I told him of things I still wanted to get for the bike. He said with over 40,000 miles I'd be better off saving that money for a new bike. I said when it wares out I would just get it bored out with the wiseco kit. He said that's only half of it you would need to get the bottom end rebuilt also. Got me thinking maybe my time with my america would soon be over.. I wonder how many miles we will get out of these things.

Larry.

well...considerging that we are either being rained on or bf cold most of the year could be a while.
Bottom end rebuilding isnt bad and theres nothing like keeping a classic running or even restoring one. Tell your bro to go buy a Triumph and then ask him again after hes had it a couple months.

Theres a guy I met on a Cycle Barn ride that rides a Thruxton. I think he had over 50,000 in just a couple years.

In addition to that I have heard of a few guys with over 100,000 on them and still going.

If I remember right, there are a couple people here with well over 50,000 miles.

We have Triumphs, they have to be good for at least 99,999 miles (that's when my odometer runs out of numbers).

Soren

Charlie is supposed to have 70k+ on a speedy Moe Has like 60+ on his America.

Considering that it has 4 main bearings and is partly oil cooled, that bike is probably a bit less than half used up unless it has been badly mistreated. The nice thing is that the engine was designed to be rebuildable, unlike certain competing imports.

I've got 56,000 miles on mine and I figure it will be due for a top end rebuild/904 kit at around 100K. But who knows how long the bottom end will last. Have you ever really stepped back and looked at how big the bottom end is on our bikes? That's a whole lotta Rosie. The cylinders look small compared to it. I think the bottom end is the least of my worries in the future, and I do plan on owning this bike as long as I'm alive. I figure I'll get tired of throwing $550 igniter boxes at it long before I have to do something about the bottom end.

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That's a whole lotta Rosie.

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Angus Rocks

My dealership told me the motors were rated for 250,000 miles. I figured, why not. Look at the kind of milage you can get out of vehicles with proper maintenance.

my 2000 (bought Nov of 01) Montero Sport has 241,000 miles on it.

Funny this post, as I emailed the new Triumph magazine and asked that they do an article on our bikes with a considerable amount of mileage on, to see how it was going on.

We will wait and see if and when it happens.

I just got back from a 9 state 3100 mile trip which runs my total milage close to 87,000. Still running strong. It was hard leaving the Sprint at home and taking the speedy. I know that Colorado would have been a blast on it but would probably still be in jail for going ludacris speed through their mountain passes.

Alright! Just about broken in by now I would suspect. Lead the way brother.

you better hurry up if you're gonna break 100k by the end of the year...

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I've got 56,000 miles on mine and I figure it will be due for a top end rebuild/904 kit at around 100K.

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Cherokee Brother,
I have been thinking 120-130 thousand miles will call for a top end. BUT! A Bogart's Motorsports mechanic in Birmingham told me that he puts Triumph's engine quality in the same class as BMW, and them Jessies last forever.
So hopefully we'll run these things a few hundred thousand.
I have learned one thing in 40 years of riding - the more performance you squeeze out of a motor, the sooner they wear down. I've also learned that mortgages and car payments
were created to keep the working class in check (or broke).
I've been too stupid to listen to myself on that one.

I think that individual is confusing our fine Celtic steeds with vastly inferior(biased opin.) asian imports....Looking to put the "big kit" on mine at the 50 to 60 K mark