Hi all,
I have been a member of TriumphRat in the past when I had a 2004 Speed Triple and 2008 1050 Tiger
Two years ago I traded in privately my 1050 Tiger for a 2013 Triumph Scrambler, which only had 1,500 miles on the clock. Since my ownership the bike's mileage is now at 7,500 miles just returning from a tour of Spain, Morocco and Portugal end of last week - but unfortunately by vehicle recovery
I started my 4 week trip of Spain, Morocco and Portugal with just 5,000 miles on the clock and halfway through my 4 week trip the rear wheel locked up, which I managed to free and remove it out of gear. A week later I started getting a light top end engine noise, which I initially thought was valve chatter and then within the a day difficulty in changing gear. After looking at TriumphRat forum messages I checked both the clutch adjustment and the gear selection linkage which were all fine.
During the last week of my trip the rear wheel seriously locked up with the bike skidding while I was riding it and dangerously nearly caused a collision with another vehicle. Two days before the end of my trip I had to arrange recovery back to the UK and the bike was brought back with me on the same ferry.
The engine will start, but the gearbox is trying to mesh 2 gears at once and even in neutral jangling with a
sound like a box of loose spanners. I have contacted Triumph aftersales and the response was as follows:-
'We are sorry to hear of the issue you have experienced, I would like to assure you that the symptoms you describe are not a know issue with this model or any of the air cooled twins. I can confirm that there has not been any recalls for such issues, and until the engine/gearbox is stripped, the actual cause of the issue you are reporting will not be know.
As you can see from the post that it was posted over 4 years ago, and while the symptoms of both bikes might be similar, the causes might not be related.
This gearbox has been in service for over 15 years with no previous concerns, whatever has happened internally was never predictable, so until the dealer has opened the gearbox, we will not know the cause
As your Scrambler is some 18 months out of warranty, and you are not the original owner, I'm afraid we cannot commit to affording you with any goodwill towards the repair.
If you can confirm which Triumph dealer will be carrying out the repair, we will liaise with them'
I am getting a local and reputable motorcycle mechanic to collect and look at it tomorrow
Any ideas or similar experiences?
Thanks Rob
I have been a member of TriumphRat in the past when I had a 2004 Speed Triple and 2008 1050 Tiger
Two years ago I traded in privately my 1050 Tiger for a 2013 Triumph Scrambler, which only had 1,500 miles on the clock. Since my ownership the bike's mileage is now at 7,500 miles just returning from a tour of Spain, Morocco and Portugal end of last week - but unfortunately by vehicle recovery
I started my 4 week trip of Spain, Morocco and Portugal with just 5,000 miles on the clock and halfway through my 4 week trip the rear wheel locked up, which I managed to free and remove it out of gear. A week later I started getting a light top end engine noise, which I initially thought was valve chatter and then within the a day difficulty in changing gear. After looking at TriumphRat forum messages I checked both the clutch adjustment and the gear selection linkage which were all fine.
During the last week of my trip the rear wheel seriously locked up with the bike skidding while I was riding it and dangerously nearly caused a collision with another vehicle. Two days before the end of my trip I had to arrange recovery back to the UK and the bike was brought back with me on the same ferry.
The engine will start, but the gearbox is trying to mesh 2 gears at once and even in neutral jangling with a
sound like a box of loose spanners. I have contacted Triumph aftersales and the response was as follows:-
'We are sorry to hear of the issue you have experienced, I would like to assure you that the symptoms you describe are not a know issue with this model or any of the air cooled twins. I can confirm that there has not been any recalls for such issues, and until the engine/gearbox is stripped, the actual cause of the issue you are reporting will not be know.
As you can see from the post that it was posted over 4 years ago, and while the symptoms of both bikes might be similar, the causes might not be related.
This gearbox has been in service for over 15 years with no previous concerns, whatever has happened internally was never predictable, so until the dealer has opened the gearbox, we will not know the cause
As your Scrambler is some 18 months out of warranty, and you are not the original owner, I'm afraid we cannot commit to affording you with any goodwill towards the repair.
If you can confirm which Triumph dealer will be carrying out the repair, we will liaise with them'
I am getting a local and reputable motorcycle mechanic to collect and look at it tomorrow
Any ideas or similar experiences?
Thanks Rob