Triumphrat

07-08-2004

Last year my Legend started to misfire violently - mostly when I open the throttle from low revs, especially after corners &/or going uphill. Carbs cleaned, checked & tuned by Triumph dealer improved situation a bit, but not cured. Now getting worse again. Anyone got any ideas? Could it be an ignition problem, or fuel flow ?

Thanks Dai

Jcatbert · 07-08-2004

Is it worse once it's warmed up? Have you had the ignition coils checked? Bad coils are a typical problem with the Triumph Classics. Search the archives using coil as your keyword.

07-08-2004

Thanks Jerry,

I believe it does get worse as she warms up. I'll check the archives & have the coils looked at. Now I just need to work out what the Italian for "coil" is ! Dai

Tumbleweed · 07-08-2004

Dai

I had similar problems with my Legend. First time it was the ignitor box (brain) and I got a new one installed.

A few months later one of the coils died, got a new one installed.

(both box and coil was covered by warranty)

T'weed

07-08-2004

Magic,

Thanks guys. Very Helpful. I'll let you know the results .

Ciao Dai

Jcatbert · 07-09-2004

Some coils will start by acting flaky and that makes it hard to pinpoint which one. If you can catch idling badly, you can pull one plug wire at a time and see if you narrow it down to the culprit. Most of us ended up changing all 3 coils! My bad ones are date stamped 07/00. I have not had a hiccup since changing them last year. She purrs like a kitten and roars like a lioness.