 BA Workshop Manual
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Hi has anyone purchased a BA Workshop manual. They are quite expensive and I'm wondering are they suitable for home maintenance or really designed for the service department :
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Learned Hand
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Get one man. They are invaluable if you plan to do your own work. Keep an eye out here and on ebay. I got mine used for $50. I think retail is around $90.
"Despite all the amputation, you could dance to a rock 'n roll station..."
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Should be Riding
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Ditto. Just got mine yesterday used from a forum member.
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Loquacious
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The new ones (ring binder) list for $80.00 U.S. It's loaded with valuable information even if you don't do the more technical stuff yourself. Worth every penny!
Bob
2005 America, 904cc - sold. 2014 Trophy SE.
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yeah I just flipped thru mine and it looks great!! If mine ever starts falling apart I think I'll take it to Kinkos and have them punch holes in it for me.
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Check Pants
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You just gave me a thought! We have a GBC machine at work, punches multiple holes and puts on a plastic binder ring. Might be just the ticket. I always open mine to the right page, turn my back and it folds shut.
Al
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Well there ya have it!  Mine is still pretty new, but once it starts going I may do that, or if it annoys me  Then I would just have to figure out how to cut off the glue.
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Some sites are now taking pre-orders for the Haynes workshop manual, which is due for release on friday 6th May, they are priced at £19.99 on Jenks Bolts site. http://www.triumph-bonneville.com/product_info.php?cPath=41&products_id=113
TBA, Stainless extractors / drag pipes, 65mm over forward controls, Thruxton needles, 904cc, head ported, lowered 1-inch, Console removed, relocated battery box, Australia.
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Big Bore
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Uh-oh....
"America 790cc 04 - 05"
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Love mine, had it open all weekend. I will wait for opinions on the Haynes. But if you can get a shop manual and like doing your own work then get one.
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Benny, use a tablesaw with a plywood blade. I did that once with a manual for my old Nova.
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Quote:
yeah I just flipped thru mine and it looks great!! If mine ever starts falling apart I think I'll take it to Kinkos and have them punch holes in it for me.
Have 'em make a copy for me!
Mark
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I use mine all the time, very valuable tool. Get one. Yesterday I was going through Jane's Honda manual to do some woprk on her bike (to get it to go slower than mine  ) and I could not believe the difference in the manuals. The Honda shop manual is far far superior to the Trump one. There is literally every single spec you could need, even dimensions for every single part on the bike. You could use it to have a machinist make almost any part you needed. Tons more technical information and well laid out. AND all part numbers. On a scale of 1-10 for information: Honda manual 10 Triumph manual 7 But, I still recommend getting one if you plan on doing your own work.
A word to the wise is not necessary. It is the stupid ones who need the advice.
Pat
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Quote:
Benny, use a tablesaw with a plywood blade. I did that once with a manual for my old Nova.
Good idea! Now all I need is a table saw.....
Mark, good idea! Maybe I will.
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Old Hand
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Get the Haynes manual for the pictures, get the Triumph one for the accuracy. With the two of them there are few jobs on your bike that you would not feel confident in tackling. The factory manual is a bit short on illustrations and the Haynes ones are notoriously short on accuracy because they usually start with a manual for something else. Then they replace most, but not all the differences.
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