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Here comes my whine about My TBird.
All of the above apart from the coils, no problems yet but i have bought some spares, as insurance.
* Within six months of buying the Bird the wheels went rusty.
Rode through the winter and tried to clean and dry it as per Triumph's warranty requirements, but not alway possible every time you take the bike out.
* Paint (powder coating) on the engine lifted and flaked off.
Possibly due to the same reason of British winters and lots of salt on the roads.
* Paint peeling off the filler neck and contaminating the fuel system.
* Air box IE air filter a right pain to get at, especially if you do your own servicing.
* Cost of Triumph servicing is way more expensive than other bikes. The last time i looked at the prices, a Major service cost £200.00 more than for any other bike at my local dealer ( who is the main one for the south west of England) at over £500.00. Ouch!!
*No seat lock on the 2001 TB. Getting the seat off and on was tedious. Especially as i cross threaded one of the bolts and had to re tap it. You carry tools around in your pocket to get at the tools under the seat.
* No tool set supplied as standard. You have to make up your own or buy a Triumph one.
* Chrome peeling off the indicator stalks, rear indicator mountings and wing mirror stalks.
* Some dull and corroded fixing bolts. Some are stainless steel but others just go yuck. I think it spoils the look of the bike and its just another cost of replacement.
* Rubbish alarm system supplied as an option, not cheap, that doesn't like moisture, resulting in the bike having to go back to the shop on the back of a towing lorry, in full view of the s******ing masses (ha, ha he bought a Triumph).
* Cost of after market parts, sold by Triumph at extortionate prices.
HAVING SAID ALL OF THIS, I AM IN LOVE WITH MY TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD AND NOTHING WILL PART US.
My partner said that i love my bike more than her, she might be right!! :wink:
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Joules..
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