Triumphrat

Calliway · 04-22-2008

I went with IXIL exhaust for my Sprint. I think I will be one of the very few who don't run Tridents on their Sprint....

FelixLeiter · 04-22-2008

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Originally Posted by Calliway

I went with IXIL exhaust for my Sprint. I think I will be one of the very few who don't run Tridents on their Sprint....

I like the look of the short gp style exhaust---dunno why Triumph was insistant on covering up the swingarm-less side of the wheel. I currently have a cheap high mount from star cycles (barracuda?) that I picked up for $200 last summer, but it was another case of me not buying what I wanted and now being unhappy--and having to rebuy what I originally liked.

MotoSayle · 04-25-2008

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Originally Posted by FelixLeiter

I am going to order one of those balancing rack things so I can mount my own tires... tires are so much cheaper from the US (even including shipping).

Where are you going to get it ?
What brand ?

MotoSayle · 04-26-2008

Found one in the Dennis Kirk catalogue.Might get my tyres from them as well.

FelixLeiter · 04-27-2008

Before you do that...

I called Triple motorcycle repair, they are new and on 51 ave and about 91 street (North of the Totem Lumber) or thereabouts. They do tire install for $30 if you just bring the wheel in.

Not too bad.

I think that I was pretty much the only one who showed up at Echo on Friday night for the wine and cheese, and Saturday morning for the pancake breakfast--both were dead in comparison to last year.

Calliway · 04-27-2008

I wanted to be there but it was my son's 6th birthday so we celbrated that and then spent Saturday together as a family.

FelixLeiter · 04-28-2008

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Originally Posted by Calliway

I wanted to be there but it was my son's 6th birthday so we celbrated that and then spent Saturday together as a family.

I won't hold it against you, mine just turned 6 a couple months ago too. PS, kids like pancake breakfasts...mine always accompanies me.

Calliway · 04-29-2008

Ha! Yes they do but I have 4 of them and dont want to impose that on Echo.

rainycoastguy · 05-05-2008

Last time I was over the line it seemed like everyone behind a service counter had the same name - "TRAINEE".

Fitz · 06-08-2008

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Originally Posted by rsd

I bought an 06 America from Mark at Blackfoot. He's no longer there, but he gave me excellent service. Before he left though he did tell me that they were losing their preferencial dealer status, and were therefore losing a $600 perk per bike from Triumph. They were trying to take that from his commission.

Their service is very bad. I live in Lethbridge and was told that I could arrange to have the bike serviced on Saturdays. So I made an 8:30 AM Saturday appointment to have the 500K service done. I tried every two days for three weeks before the appointment to confirm, and all day the Friday before. Each time I phoned nobody was there to answer, I left messages, and my calls were never returned. So I left Lethbridge at 5:30 and when I got there I was told that they don't take Saturday appointments, that their policy had changed!

The left knee pad was coming loose, so I asked them to fix it since it was in for the service. The mechanic shoved goop in and used a knife on the paint to clean off the goop that oozed out when the pad was pressed back on. They did make good on this later, but I still can't get a Saturday appointment. I've been directly told I need to take time off work during the week to get them the bike.

I don't know how the he\\ they expect people from outside of Calgary to buy their product with service like that. As happy as I am with the bike, I can't recommend Blackfoot to anybody if they need any kind of service support.

OK, I feel better now....

Sort of...

Steve

Totally agree with your service experience. Mine was exactly the same (unanswered phone, unreturned messages). I live three hours away from Calgary in B.C. Also bought my bike at Blackfoot. I tried to make a Friday appointment for my first service. They could accommodate me on the day I wanted...but couldn't guarantee the bike would be ready at the end of the day. Huh?!? You mean I can't wait for it to be serviced even though I'm making an appointment and coming in from out of town? Luckily, I picked up an oil filter when I took delivery of the bike. I guess I'll be doing my own service.

And, thanks for the Motorrad linkie. I guess I'll be trying there in the future.