Triumphrat

PA-guy · 05-30-2006

What do you think are some of the more common mechanical problems we Bonneville owners experience? For example,it seem a lot of owners have problems with the battery cable comming lose. Would it be a good idea to apply a little blue loctite to both bolts before you have this problem?

What I'd like to do is develope a checklist of things that seem more likely to cause trouble and try to be a little proactive at fixing then BEFORE the u know what hits the fan while I'm 75 miles from home. Things other than the obvious stuff like tire pressure, oil changes, chain tension/lube and trun signal bulbs.

Thanks
C

fuzzdevil · 05-30-2006

my positive cable broke at 80 mpg, no reason just snapped at the bend, had to do some road side repair to get going again

DJ · 05-30-2006

check your spokes

WS · 05-30-2006

Check all the fasteners after taking delivery from the dealer. (after dealer prep)

Normandy · 05-30-2006

Carry water displacement spray for a shutdown in the rain.

EnglishBaz · 05-30-2006

Spray water displacement spray before any journey if the weather looks doubtful or before any long trip

mecscc · 05-30-2006

This is only partly in jest, but, reading the posts on this forum the most common problems seem to be self inflicted: messing with the bike to make it "better."

On a slightly more serious note, a common gripe is the seat bolts and the "coin-operated" side panel bolts, which can easily be solved with a set of the hand-turn alloy bolts from newbonneville.com. Another complaint is softening and flaking of paint inside the filler neck, especially on pre 2005 models.

Coming here from the triples forum after I totalled my Tbird what is remarkable to me is how few manufacturing problems of any consequence anybody reports. There are a few threads on poor dealer setup, but that is hardly a bike problem. Its a people problem, and it is NOT restricted to Triumph dealers.

Much of our technical talk is about mods, fixing problems caused by the mods, modifying the mods, buying mods, making mods, etc.

What else? Well, as the posts above suggest, the problems are pretty generic to any bike.

Oh, did I mention mods????????

Monte :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Sooner_Scott · 05-30-2006

Sometimes I have to carry a stick to shoo away all the women that can't keep their hands off of me when I'm out riding me Bonnie.

EnglishBaz · 05-30-2006

Eyup Sooner_Scott

I have a stick for the same problem ..........only it has a hook on the end...............In my dreams!!!

Normandy · 05-30-2006

Quote:

On 2006-05-30 13:32, mecscc wrote:
This is only partly in jest, but, reading the posts on this forum the most common problems seem to be self inflicted: messing with the bike to make it "better."

On a slightly more serious note, a common gripe is the seat bolts and the "coin-operated" side panel bolts, which can easily be solved with a set of the hand-turn alloy bolts from newbonneville.com. Another complaint is softening and flaking of paint inside the filler neck, especially on pre 2005 models.

Coming here from the triples forum after I totalled my Tbird what is remarkable to me is how few manufacturing problems of any consequence anybody reports. There are a few threads on poor dealer setup, but that is hardly a bike problem. Its a people problem, and it is NOT restricted to Triumph dealers.

Much of our technical talk is about mods, fixing problems caused by the mods, modifying the mods, buying mods, making mods, etc.

What else? Well, as the posts above suggest, the problems are pretty generic to any bike.

Oh, did I mention mods????????

Monte :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

I think you have missed the point.