TRIUMPH Complaints

FAILED TO NEGOTIATE CORNER ON MOTORCYCLE WHEN RIDING IN DARK DUE TO LIGHTS NOT SHOWING WHERE ROAD WENT. ENDED UP GOING ONTO UNPAVED FARM TRACK. HEADLIGHTS VERY POOR WITH BOTH BULBS WORKING. *TR

I RIDE A 2007 TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 BUT NOT AT NIGHT ANY MORE. THE FRONT PROJECTOR LIGHTING IS VERY POOR AND CAN BE DANGEROUS ON CORNERING BECAUSE THE BEAM DOES NOT REACH THE END OF THE TURNS WHERE ONE SHOULD BE FOCUSING. THE MAIN BEAM IS ALSO PATHETIC EVEN AFTER HAVING THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED. THIS DEFECT IS IT SEEMS PREVALENT AMONGST TIGER RIDERS AND COMPLAINTS TO TRIUMPH HAVE BEEN IGNORED. INTERESTINGLY, THEIR NEWLY ANNOUNCED SPRINT GT IS NOT USING A PROJECTOR BEAM BUT REVERTS TO A REFLECTOR DESIGN. PERHAPS THEY LISTEN BUT DON'T RECALL AND LET THE OWNERS MAKE THEIR OWN MODIFICATIONS AND QUIETLY IMPROVE THE NEW MODELS. THE MODIFICATIONS WOULD POSSIBLY VOID WARRANTIES AND EVEN AFFECT INSURANCE COVERAGE. MOST OWNERS (WORLDWIDE, CHECK WEBSITES FOR CORROBORATION) AGREE THAT THE BIKE IS GREAT BUT THE LIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY INEFFECTIVE. AFTER A COUPLE OF NEAR ACCIDENTS DURING TRIPS IN THE DARK, I AM NOW FITTING DRIVING LIGHTS ON THE FORKS SO THE LIGHT SHINES AROUND CORNERS JUST LIKE MY 1973 BIKE. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT ALL VEHICLE COMPONENTS SHOULD MEET OR EXCEED MINIMUM SAFETY EXPECTATIONS TO ENSURE THE PRODUCT S ARE IN MARKETABLE CONDITION. CLEARLY, THE COMPANY QUALITY CONTROL PERFORMANCE AND GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY INSPECTORS APPEAR TO HAVE SLIPPED UP QUITE BADLY. A REPUTABLE COMPANY SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE DEFECT AND RECTIFY THEIR MISTAKES BY PROVIDING A SUITABLE UPGRADE OPTION FOR ALL OWNERS. I CANNOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATES WHEN I FIRST REALIZED THE DIFFICULTIES OF NIGHT DRIVING UNTIL I COMPARED THE BEAM PATTERS WITH MY OTHER, OLDER MACHINE AFTER SOME SCARY MOMENTS OF "LOST ILLUMINATION". IT WAS MOST LIKELY COMING HOME FROM VACATION LAST YEAR SO I WILL USE AUGUST 15 LAST YEAR.. *TR

THE HEAD LAMPS ON MY TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 2007 MODEL ARE INADEQUATE FOR SAFE NIGHT RIDING TO SAY THE LEAST. THE BEAM PATTERN IS GREATLY INFERIOR TO WHAT A BIKE OF THIS STYLE SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH. CORNERING ON DARK ROADS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 30 MPH IS SCARY AND NOTHING SHORT OF TURNING INTO A BLACK HOLE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THIS DESIGN INJURES OR KILLS SOMEONE. TRIUMPH NEEDS TO RECALL THIS HEADLAMP REFLECTOR AND REPLACE IT WITH A SAFE ALTERNATIVE. MANY OTHER MOTORCYCLES OF THIS CLASS DO NOT SUFFER THIS DEFICIT AND IT NEEDS REMEDIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TRIUMPH TT600 MOTORCYCLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE SEPARATED AND THE FUEL SPRAYED OUT ONTO HIS CLOTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2004 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V156000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). RECENTLY,THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED RELATED TO A DIFFERENT FITTING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,367.

TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 3000 RPM WITH A SLIGHTLY HEAVY APPLICATION OF THROTTLE IT WILL JUMP OUT OF SECOND GEAR, IT SEEMS HARD TO GET IT INTO SECOND AND THIS HAPPENS UP AND DOWN SHIFTING. OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL ONLY. THE BIKE IS UNSAFE TO RIDE IN THIS CONDITION. TRIUMPH HAS UPGRADE KITS THAT COVER FROM VIN 000000 TO 337294, # T1000008 FOR SILVER ENGINES AND # T1000009 FOR BLACK ENGINES. THIS KIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON MY BIKE AND IT FIXED THE ISSUE. TRIUMPH ONLY PAID FOR THE PARTS, I WAS STUCK WITH A $1500.00 BILL FOR LABOR AND FLUIDS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE JOB. CURRENTLY TRIUMPHS STAND ON THE UPGRADE KIT IS "THE "UPGRADE" KIT THAT YOU HAVE HEARD OF IS NOT MEANT TO FIX ANYTHING. IT IS SIMPLY A COLLECTION OF PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN CHANGED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE MODELS PRODUCTION. IT IS ONLY GIVEN TO DEALERS THAT ARE ALREADY TAKING THE MOTOR OUT OF THE FRAME FOR SOME OTHER REASON, SO THAT THEY CAN PUT THE NEWER PARTS IN WHILE IT IS APART. THERE IS NO NEED TO EXCHANGE ANY OF THE PARTS IF THERE IS NO NEED TO GO INTO THE ENGINE. AS LONG AS YOUR BIKE IS OPERATING AS EXPECTED, THERE IS NO NEED TO CHANGE ANYTHING." INCLUDED IN THE KIT ARE THE PARTS TO DO THE FOLLOWING: REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN TENSION BLADES AND CRANKSHAFT SPROCKET. REPLACE CLUTCH PRESSURE SPRINGS. REPLACE ALTERNATOR BOLT AND WASHER. REPLACE TORSION DAMPER SHAFT BEARINGS AND SHAFT OUTER COVER. REPLACE OUTPUT SHAFT SECOND GEAR AND SPLINED DOG RING. REPLACE OUTPUT SHAFT THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR SPLINED BUSHES AND TWO SPLINED WASHERS WITH THE SHOULDER SPLINED BUSHES. REPLACE THE INPUT SHAFT BELLVILLE WASHERS AND THRUST WASHER AND INSERT A NEW SHIM ADJACENT TO FIFTH GEAR AND NEW OUTPUT SHAFT NUT. REPLACE THE DETENT ARM. REPLACE THE GEAR POSITION SHAFT. REPLACE OIL TANK SEALING WASHERS. REPLACE THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENDER AND BRACKET. REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COILS. MODIFY THE INSTRUMENT AND MAIN HARNESS. MODIFY THE IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS AND MAIN HARNESS CONNECTOR. *TR

TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE, 1969 TR6R: OWNER CONCERN ABOUT RESPOKING OF WHEELS BY USA PROFESSIONAL WHEEL REMANUFACTURING COMPANY. SPOKES ARE NOT LACED TO TRIUMPH MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS AND SPOKE TORQUE ON REPAIR CARD OF 50 INCH TO 70 INCH LBS FOR REAR WHEEL AND 35 INCH TO 50 INCH LBS FOR FRONT WHEEL IS IN EXCESS OF METAL RECOMMENDATIONS (ASTME). SPOKES ARE STAINLESS STEEL SPOKES AND THREAD DIAMETER IS .140 INCH. *TR

ON MARCH 27TH, 2009 MY MOTORCYCLE ACCELERATED MAXIMALLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY DURING A TURN ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE. DURING THE EVENT THE ASPHALT WAS DRY AND CLEAN AND THERE WERE NO OTHER INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE BACK TIRE BEGAN SPINNING AND THE FRONT TIRE LIFTED OFF OF THE GROUND DESPITE MY ROLLING OFF THE THROTTLE AND LEANING ON THE FRONT WHEEL. IT ALL HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY AND I WAS LEFT IN THE HIGHWAY WHILE MY MOTORCYCLE DROVE ONTO THE SIDEWALK WITHOUT ME. I SUFFERED ROAD RASH AND BRUISES ON MY LEFT SIDE (IT WAS A LEFT TURN) AND MY BEST ARMANI SUIT WAS SHREDDED. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THE BIKE HAD ALWAYS RUN RICH, AND THE STEPPER MOTOR HAD FAILED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. AFTER GETTING THE BIKE BACK I STILL NOTICED SOME SURGING BUT NOTHING AS SEVERE AS WHAT HAPPENED ON MARCH 27TH. AFTER THE CRASH I DID SOME STUDYING OF TRIUMPH THROTTLE ISSUES AND ASKED THE SHOP TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR. AFTER THE CRASH, AND THE PRIMARILY COSMETIC REPAIRS TO THE BIKE I GOT THE BIKE BACK BUT NOTICED THAT THE SURGING REMAINED. I DROVE IT VERY CAREFULLY (ESPECIALLY IN TURNS) FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE MILES BUT THE IGNITION QUALITY CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE TO THE POINT WHERE MY MPG DROPPED BELOW 20, THE BIKE WAS SMOKING AND BUCKING, AND HAD DIFFICULTY IDLING. WHILE THE STEPPER MOTOR APPARENTLY DIED AGAIN, REPLACING IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE SURGING. FINALLY IN NOVEMBER THE SHOP AGREED TO GO COMPLETELY THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THEY FOUND THAT THE 25 PIN CONNECTOR TO THE MAIN COMPUTER (ECM) HAD BECOME LOOSE. I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS CONNECTOR TO WORK ITSELF LOOSE WITH NORMAL VIBRATION SO I SUSPECT THE CONNECTOR SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY NOT PROPERLY SECURED. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HOLDS ME AT FAULT IN THE CRASH UNTIL I GET A LETTER FROM TRIUMPH ADMITTING FAULT, WHICH SO FAR THEY HAVE DECLINED TO DO. THIS IS MY FIRST "AT FAULT" ACCIDENT IN MY 25 YEARS OF FULL TIME MOTORCYCLE RIDING. *TR

2006 TRIUMPH ROCKET 3 CLASSIC, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. TRIUMPH HAS A TRANSMISSION UPGRADE THAT ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN A CRASH IF THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND THE MOTORCYCLE. *TR

STARTER CROSS SHAFT OUTBOARD SUPPORT BEARINGS IN TRANSMISSION AND CRANKCASE. INTAKE/EXHAUST VALVES BEYOND MINIMUM LASH, CAUSED BY FAULTY ENGINE ECU. FAULTY ECU, CAN NOT BE "READ" OR ACCESSED BY FACTORY DIAGNOSTIC TOOL , CREATING EXCESSIVE EXHAUST HEAT BURNING HOLES IN BODYWORK, POSSIBLE FIRES AND BURNING LEGS OF RIDER. DEALER WILL ONLY AGREE TO CUSTOMER PAYMENT OF COMPLETE OVERHAUL AND REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY ECU WHICH HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW. ESTIMATES EXCEED VEHICLE VALUE. CERTIFIED LETTERS, PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS TO NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR GO UNANSWERED. *TR

2009 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE THROTTLE PLAY. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SLACK OR BINDING ON THE THROTTLE CABLE THAT MAKES THE THROTTLE OPEN ABRUPTLY CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR