I had the joy of a puncture at the weekend. Whilst sitting waiting for the recovery van to come I had a good look at the back wheel only to notice a hair line 'fracture' coming from the brake side axle up to the spokes on the inside of the rear hub. The crack doesn't appear to be that deep (took note of previous thread on rough cast issues).
Question - If I did decide to replace it, any idea where I can get a replacement rear hub / wheel and what the going rate would be in the UK(dosen't have to be triumph OEM as the bike is nearly 7 years old).
Quite a few bikes spear in front first and get written off by insurers, so a bike wreckers would be a good bet. The UK guys should know some good ones. Good luck
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If I'm not too late. I'd contact Triumph with this. A fault like this shouldn't happen at any age or mileage. The hub is one of the components that should last the life of the machine.
Since I've taken the wheel off and had a good look at it, it appears to be nothing more than a bit of shoddy casting. The fault is definitely not like any fracture / split I've seen in alloy before (it seems to be less than 1/2 a millimeter deep).
I'll take it down to the local tyre specialist for a second opion, and if necessary have a chat with Triumph.
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