TRIUMPH Complaints

UPON STARTING MY 2005 TRIUMPH TIGER I NOTICED A LOT OF GASOLINE SPRAYING ON TO THE ENGINE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BIKE BY THE END OF THE GAS TANK, RIGHT BY THE SEAT. *NM

BRAKE LEVER TRAVEL IS INCONSISTENT. THIS ALLOWS FOR THE LEVER TO HIT THE HANDLE BAR THUS PREVENTING THE BRAKE FROM WORKING PROPERLY. *NM

TOO MUCH BRAKE LEVER TRAVEL , ASSOCIATED WITH A DECREASE IN BRAKE RESPONSIVENESS OR 'BITE". DEALER HAS BLED THE BRAKES OF AIR , RESPOND THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO FIX , PROBLEM RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER BEING SERVICED. *NM

BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE TRAVEL IN THE LEVER FOR THE FRONT BRAKE. BRAKING WORKS BUT THE REACTION SLOWS OVER TIME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE HAND BRAKE CONTROL ON THE MOTORCYCLE IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE HANDLE BAR. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO BLED THE BRAKES AND ADJUSTED THE CALIPERS HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MOTORCYCLE IS A 2006 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE S-3. *AK UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB

SINCE THE ONLINE FORM DIDN'T HAVE AN ENTRY FOR THIS BIKE, I HAVE INCLUDED THE PERTINENT INFORMATION HERE: YEAR: 2006 CATEGORY: MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER: TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD MAKE: TRIUMPH MODEL: SPRINT ST 1) OVER TIME I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER REQUIRED MORE TRAVEL TO ACTUATE THE BRAKES. 2) NEARLY COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK WHICH PULLED IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I PULLED THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER AND IT CAME COMPLETELY BACK TO THE HAND GRIP WITHOUT ANY BRAKE FORCE APPLIED. 3) RETURNED THE BIKE TO THE DEALER WHO BLED THE FRONT BRAKES. 4) PROBLEM PERSISTS, REQUIRING BRAKE BLEEDING EVERY OTHER WEEK. *JB *AK

THE FRONT BRAKES ARE CHRONICALLY MUSHY. THEY DO STOP THE BIKE, BUT THE LEVER TRAVEL IS EXCESSIVE. THEY HAVE CORRECTED THE ISSUE ON NEWER BIKES WITH DIFFERENT HARDWARE BUT WILL DO NOTHING MORE THAN LABOR SERVICE ON MY 2005 BIKE THAT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 150 MILES THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP WHO ORDERED TWO CAMCHAIN TENSIONERS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. BOTH OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE 2006 TRIUMPH TIGER MOTORCYCLE WAS ACCELERATING IN SPEED BUT NOT AT THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY RELATED CONCERN, BUT THE CAMCHAIN TENSIONERS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT ABOVE THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A SPRING IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTORCYCLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND WHILE STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS. THE MOTORCYCLE ALWAYS RESTARTED AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS TWISTED FOR ONE MINUTE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING, BUT RESET THE COMPUTER TWICE. HOWEVER, THE INTERMITTENT STALLING CONTINUES. *AK