2008 TRIUMPH ROCKET III Complaints

DURING ACCELERATION BIKE DROPS BETWEEN GEARS AND YOU HAVE NO POWER IT IS IN NUETRAL HAVE TO TRY.TO SHIFT UP OR DOWN AND PRAY YOU GET IT BEFORE SOMEONE HITS YOU FROM BEHIND. HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU DOWN SHIFT MAKE A TURN AND TRY TO ACCELERATE. ALSO AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND ACCELERATION IT HAPPENS. VERY DANGEROUS. I CALLED A DEALER HE WANTS BIKE FOR 3 MONTHS AND $4000 TO REPAIR.. MILEAGE IS ONLY 32000

AFTER BIKE SAT A SUMMER DUE TO ILLNESS WHEN I RODE BIKE IT STARTED COMING OUT OF GEAR ON ACCELERATION AND SPEED CHANGES. I HAD SHIFT COVE REPLACED 2 YEARS PRIOR NOW THIS ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES

WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTION, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR HAD A TOTAL LOSE OF POWER. HAD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR TO CONTINUE THRU THE TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION. WHEN TRYING TO UP SHIFT HAD LOSE OF POWER IN 4TH GEAR ALSO AND HAD TO SHIFT INTO 5TH TO MAINTAIN SPEED. AFTER REMOVING CLUTCH CASE COVER FOUND A BROKEN BRASS SPRING IN BOTTOM OF THE CRANK. AFTER READING THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL IT APPEARED TO BE THE GEAR SELECTOR SPRING, WAS VERIFIED BY TRIUMPH TECH THAT IT WAS. NOW I HAVE TO TURN BIKE IN TO A TRIUMPH SERVICE CENTER TO REPLACE A $4 SPRING, WHICH REQUIRE REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE TO REPLACE. THE CLUTCH SYSTEM I SEE AS A TREND ELEVATING THE RISK FOR RIDERS/DRIVERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH ROCKET III. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH UPWARD ON A HILL, THE MOTOR VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE STAYING IN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND MULTIPLE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND UPDATES TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH ROCKET III TOURING MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES IN THE LEFT LANE, THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC TWIST GRIP, WHICH HOUSES THE STEEL CABLE TO THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE, HAD SHEARED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH ROCKET III TOURING MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE INTERIOR CLUTCH PIN DISENGAGED, RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH OPERATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TRIUMPH ROCKET III MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT A SPRING INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. *TR

METZELER ME880 TIRE PRODUCED CUPPING AND TIRE SEPARATION AFTER 3000 MILES OR WEAR. METZELER CONTINUES TO IGNORE MY REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS TIRE WHICH SHOULD HAVE DELIVERED A MINIMUM OF 6000 MILES. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THE SAME TIRE. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A MOTORCYCLE TIRE, TIRE FAILURE CARRIES A GREAT RISK OF DEATH. METZELER HAS AN OBLIGATION - LEGALLY AND MORALLY - FOR CONSUMER SAFETY, AND THE COMPANY CONTINUES TO IGNORE COMPLAINTS. *JS

I AM THE OWNER OF A TRIUMPH 2008 ROCKET CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE VIN #[XXX]. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER (TRIUMPH US) REGARDING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE NO GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE WORK IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. PROBLEMS TO DATE ARE AS FOLLOWS 'IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT 'FULL WIRING HARNESS AND IGNITION SWITCH # 2 REPLACEMENT 'ECU INTERMITTENT CONNECTION 'INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT LIGHTS .PROBLEM NOT DUPLICATED BUT CONTINUED. 'AS THE WORK ORDER (#30900508) CLEARLY STATES 'UPON INSPECTION TECHNICIAN FOUND LOOSE CONTACT AT HARNESS SIDE OF IGNITION PLUG. DISASSEMBLED PLUG. PLUG WAS CLEANED & MODIFIED TO ENSURE TIGHTER FIT TO CONNECTOR'. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER THIS CONNECTOR IS ALSO THE CURRENT PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE MOTOR TO CUTOUT ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION I THINK YOU WOULD AGREE? (SO CAL TRIUMPH) I AM A MEMBER OF 2 TRIUMPH FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL ARE FREQUENT. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS MOTORCYCLE HAS A HIGH DEGREE OF IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS THE MOTOR WILL CUTOUT WHILE RIDING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FAILURE OF CLUTCH ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ON 2008 MODEL TRIUMPH ROCKET III TOURING MOTORCYCLE. 1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE - NEW BIKE, 5000KMS, LOUD NOISE COMING FROM CLUTCH HOUSING. REQUESTED SUPPLIER TO EXAMINE THIS. THEY CONCLUDED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK IT HOME AND DISMANTLED THE CLUTCH MYSELF TO FIND THAT THE CASE HARDENING ON THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR ROD HAD FAILED AND THE NEEDLE ROLLER BEARINGS HAD DUG INTO THE SHAFT CAUSING THIS NOISE. THE SHAFT WAS VERY CLOSE TO FAILING AND THE NEEDLE ROLLERS WERE DAMAGED. I SET PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE TO THE BIKE SUPPLIER (BIKEBIZ) AND THEY AGREED TO FIX IT. I TOOK 10 WEEKS TO GET ANY ACTION FROM TRIUMPH TO PROVIDE THE PARTS. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND WILL NOW GET RID OF THE BIKE. ENGINE NUMBER: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR