BrianT
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Reged: 06/18/06
Posts: 2592
Loc: Fort Lauderdale, FL USA.
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Six years ago I decided to try a different kind of bike, a cruiser.
After looking at everything, realizing most stuff was Crap, I narrowed
it down to two bikes: a Moto Guzzi Jackel & a Triumph Speedmaster.
As luck would have it, the Guzzi was sold the day before I called, & the
Triumph was a Home Run. It was in Steelers colors, so I called him Steelheart.
50,000 miles have just tripped over on the odometer.
This is what I have used:
1515 gallons of gas (33mpg with My heavy hand)
56 quarts of oil (synthetic)
13 oil filters (12 oil changes + the original)
9 rear tires
4 front tires
6 chains (during my Super-broke time I used cheapo chains)
3 sets of sprockets
3 CDI/Ignitors (1.original, 2.used from Pinwall, 3.Procom- second one ever sold, first one installed)
3 Starter solenoids (for some reason, the first two corroded, third one is doing fine)
2 Front wheel bearings
4 Heavy duty clutch springs
1 Rear brake line (crash damage)
2 Throttle cables (crash damage)
2 Turn signals (crash damage)
For some reason, I never wrote down when I changed brake pads, so this is close, not exact:
6 sets of Rear brake pads
10 sets of Front brake pads (it's a Speedy, twin fronts)
Mods:
The first thing I did was to rotate the handlebars down so they just barely clear the tank on full lock.
It straightens my wrists out & makes it more comfortable.
JC Whitney 16" shorty mufflers
Rejet 140 mains- Drilled airbox- Unifilter- disconnected Air Injection
Plugged crossover tube- wrapped exhaust- painted w/ flat black grill paint
And I also bought the Triumph Touring seat, put it on whenever I take my Wife for a ride,
otherwise I use the stock Gunfighter seat.
So, in case you haven't guessed:
I LOVE MY TRUMPET!!! 
Speed Safe.
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Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow
The Hayabusa Killa
16" Shorties/140 mains/Airbox drilled
Procom CDI
"There is no cure for Celibacy. But we can treat the symptoms."
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PES
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Reged: 01/11/05
Posts: 4031
Loc: Tulsa,OK, USA
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Congratulations! 
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"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Buffal0
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Reged: 05/18/11
Posts: 666
Loc: Independence, Missouri
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The Biker Gods have blessed you with a Triumphant machine! Ride on bro & I can't wait to hear your report when Steelheart rolls to 100K. 
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Karl
Independence, MO
'07 America, Black Beauty - Sit Down, Shut Up & Hang On
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Johnquinnell
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Reged: 12/24/10
Posts: 513
Loc: Sydney Australia
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Nice little report there Brian.
It gives us riders with lesser miles an indication of the type of maintenance we're likely to encounter in future.
Great to hear you're still liking your ride.
One thing I would be and I'm sure other readers would be interested in is did you or a dealer perform the trickier stuff like shim replacements?
Ride safe
John Quinnell
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erle
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Reged: 04/05/08
Posts: 3202
Loc: 25-22-28-0***-****0
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"3 CDI/Ignitors..."
 Ah yes, our Achilles' heel.
After four plus decades of owning many, many motorcycles, THIS is the ONLY item NOT FOUND on ANY of the others maintenance logs. 
Oh well, all things considered...
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And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
J. Prine
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roadworthy
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Reged: 08/29/07
Posts: 8887
Loc: St Louis MO
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The 9 rear tires is testament to the heavy throttle hand!
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I stopped fighting my inner demons. We're on the same side now.
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BrianT
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Reged: 06/18/06
Posts: 2592
Loc: Fort Lauderdale, FL USA.
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9 rear tires are cheaper than Psychotherapy.
The valves were done at about 25,000 miles by a bike shop
(not the dealer). All valves needed adjustment, but with
swapping the shims around, only 5 new shims were needed.
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Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow
The Hayabusa Killa
16" Shorties/140 mains/Airbox drilled
Procom CDI
"There is no cure for Celibacy. But we can treat the symptoms."
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satxron
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Reged: 01/16/06
Posts: 3778
Loc: San Antonio, Texas--- 05 TBA
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10% of the retail value of the bike in electrics in 50K miles.
Yep, great bikes but for that
Your bike is 9 years old. Leftover? Used?
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05 Green
06 Black
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BrianT
Loquacious
Reged: 06/18/06
Posts: 2592
Loc: Fort Lauderdale, FL USA.
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I bought it in June '06 with 1800 miles on it. I'm the 3rd owner.
It went from Garage Queen to Road Warrior!
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Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow
The Hayabusa Killa
16" Shorties/140 mains/Airbox drilled
Procom CDI
"There is no cure for Celibacy. But we can treat the symptoms."
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b717doc
Learned Hand
Reged: 02/21/06
Posts: 1477
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56,600 now on Frog...
One CDI
One sprocket set and chain
several sets of tires
dozens of oil changes (Mobil 1 V-Twin)
Uni filter just installed
stock exhaust (3 stages drilled)
airbox drilled
Original clutch and cable
several brake pads
Rode her to work yesterday, bike runs better than ever.
Trip from Atlanta to Santa Rosa beach next Friday night!
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