05 recall notice.

[Raynewb]

Just recieved a recall notice from Triumph UK to change one of the coolant hoses. I assume this applies to all 05 models. They appear to have identified a possible chance of leaking at high temperture which could cause damage to the engine.
Anyone else get one.
Ray.

[MonkeyHanger]

Yes got mine today too....

[2cats]

You mean the kind of high temperatures you get when your radiator fan siezes?

[Diego]

> You mean the kind of high temperatures you get when your radiator fan siezes?

No. See the other thread on this subject. The hose in question can de-laminate snd burst suddenly at normal operating temperatures.

[2cats]

I hate it when I have to explain jokes. That was a joke. Like, one crappy part that has no business being on my motorcycle could cause another crappy part that has no business being on my motorcycle to fail.

Maybe it just isn't funny.

[jnicosia]

did any one get a recall in the states yet? called my dealer they still haven't a clue about this.

[Diego]

> I hate it when I have to explain jokes. That was a joke.

Ah. Sorry. If there had ever been an actual cause-and-effect relationship between the two parts failing, I'm sure it would be hilarious.


[ This message was edited by: Diego on 2005-07-25 10:24 ]

[Lono]

Thankfully, my number is 235284, so I'm past the range

[2cats]

I got the bike at the end of April, and although it's been in for its 500 mile service, a rear tire, both tires, seat, gas tank, and radiator fan, the Indian hose still adorns the engine. The dealer knows nothing.

Now I read that someone else has had their radiator fan sieze. Will I be replacing radiator fans every 3,000 miles? I feel that this bike was rushed to market. For all the Six Sigma and ISO 9000 ******** that's out there, you'd think that it would becoming less important to avoid the first year of a new model.

So I'm pretty disappointed. But it's not just Triumph; Triumph just has hold of one ball. Aprilia has the other, and the Aprilia Forum is familiar with my complaints. But I feel if we don't complain, and hold the military/industrial complex responsible, they will just continue to move the goal posts on us.

[Diego]

> Will I be replacing radiator fans every 3,000 miles? I feel that this bike was rushed to market.

Do you think your experience is representative of everyone's? Or that ONLY the posts of others who are encountering these problems are representative of everyone?

Are you perhaps under the misimpression that Six Sigma and ISO 9xxx protocols magically endow designers with psychic powers to find all possible weaknesses in a new product before it goes to market? In a world that craves the newest and latest of everything, it's utterly impossible to test enough samples of a machine long enough to find all possible problems before release. By the time you finish, everyone will be clamoring for NEXT year's models.

For all its good points, the Internet unfortunately warps people's sense of time and their sense of perspective.

If it's perfection or nothing for you, well, that's a tough lifestyle to follow. <strike>Whining</strike> Complaining takes a lot of energy. And strangely, it has no effect on anyone. Those who are already monitoring problems and doing their best to fix them don't need to be subjected to the squeaky wheel approach; while those who don't care about doing their best aren't listening in the first place. From where you sit, you can't usually tell which is which in the short term, so it's all wasted effort.

Best to just give in to the gloom and doom, abandon all performance models and settle for a small, proven Honda until they start looking for volunteers for the Mars Expedition. Then you can leave this imperfect world behind. Just bear in mind that the rocket will be built by the military-industrial complex too.
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By the way...you may not even have the Indian made hose. Only 400-some do, but they are indistinguishable from the others externally, so that's why Triumph wants to change all of them in that VIN range.