1998 Daytona T595

peacefuljeff · Jun 3, 2017

Hello,

I'm looking at possibly buying a T595 with 7500 miles. Sat up for past 4 years, with an apparently blown engine. When I lift the rear wheel off the ground and put it in sixth gear, I can barely turn the rear wheel. Is that because the engine is literally in pieces, or is the compression really that good? No key yet, unable to try to push start, or even see if the lights fire up with the key on. No oil leaking.

thebiglad · Jun 3, 2017

Hi Jeff and welcome in. May I offer a piece of advice? Before you try to start the Daytona please do ensure that you have a fully charged known-good battery. These bikes can suffer sprag clutch problems and trying to start the motor without good volts is a road to pain !!!

dilligaf · Jun 3, 2017

Hi mate and welcome
Agree with thebiglad the battery is very important on triumphs make sure it's a good (new) one with at least 12.6v
Good luck

MickEng · Jun 4, 2017

Hi Jeff and welcome to the forum.
If you are getting the bike at a real knockdown price, just buy it and be prepared to fit a new engine or at least a rebuild by the sound of it.
I personally wouldn't try to start the engine or you may cause more damage.
If you take the plugs out and slowly turn the engine by hand you may get some idea of the damage, but ultimately it sounds like a full strip down.