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It's obviously a possible major design flaw if Triumph has redesigned it to make that area less prone to the forces that broke mine and any others.
Nothing obvious about it at all. That's called being proactive... identify a situation that resulted in a weakness on a small number of previously produced machines, and implement a change in future production that stands to eliminate the chance of it happening again.
If they
hadn't taken that extra step, it would've reduced awareness of the problem to the extent you might not have any ammunition for worries at all. They could have turned a blind eye to the whole thing and said, "sorry, stuff happens, it's out of warranty so it's not our concern." If they had taken it to their lawyers, that's exactly what they would have been advised...it's rare, so just lie low and do nothing. But that would not have been the responsible thing to do. Because they did the right thing and improved the product, now it's an admission of "a major design flaw"?
A sense of perspective is a useful thing. If this were indeed a widespread problem, you'd see more than one previous thread about it here. Believe me, the subject would have been done to death
endlessly in the Twins forums!
And before you ask, yes, I do have a horse in this race.
My beloved Bonneville has just completed its sixth season, and I am no more worried about encountering a problem this obscure than I was when I bought it.
Possible major flaw in Triumph twins - Starter shaft race castings broken!
I'm relieved
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