Triumphrat

Normandy · 08-15-2006

I have read several posts about the T's drowning out in the rain and was concerned when I went thru the eye of a storm this week on a 2000K trip with my son. The rain was so heavy, the drops were bouncing 4" off the road and me and bike were drenched in less than a minute. The storm lasted about 20 minutes and we pressed on to try and drive out of it with no shelter anywhere.
WITH ALL THAT WATER, SPEEDY NEVER MISSED A BEAT.
Don't be afraid of the rain, these bikes are like ducks.

sweatmachine · 08-15-2006

I've ridden mine through a torrential downpour, I was concerned when I left the house because I thought I'd get wet so I packed the WD40 just in case. I had no problems then, and I've ridden in the rain several times since and had no problems...

except well...

oldsport · 08-15-2006

It happened to me only 1 time. After about 20 miles in heavy rain, it coughed and coasted to the side of the road. A moment later, it fired up and I road another 350 mi. That was 12000 miles ago. I've since ridden in the rain many times without a problem. Who knows?

LtDaninBoca · 08-15-2006

It happened to me while in a torrential downpour on the Blue ridge pkwy. The bike would run fine, then gradually weaken and lose power while seeming to rev normally. The moment I pulled in the clutch to downshift it would die. It would restart after 3 or 4 tries and repeat the sequence every 3-5 miles. Took me 3 hrs to get from Asheville back to Bryson..
I had pulled the snorkel from my Thrux that wqeekend, and wasn't sure if it was water or altitude - rain stopped as soon as I came off the parkway..
Happened again a week ago at sea level, here in florida.
Yesterday, having now replaced the snorkel ( I did cut the part that inserts into the filter, just the portion opposite the intake in the airbox. Got caught in massive cloudburst, NO problem...
I dunno, one of you wrench monkeys 'splain it to me? :razz:

iandel · 08-16-2006

G'day,

This has happened to me a couple of times in HEAVY rain. The bike cut out after a couple of miles then started again.

The way to solve the problem is simple.

1. Loosen the tank cap
2. Tighten it up but don't let it "click".

Your bike will now run without problems through any amount of rain. I'm not sure why this works, but it does.

LT · 08-16-2006

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On 2006-08-16 08:47, iandel wrote:
1. Loosen the tank cap
2. Tighten it up but don't let it "click".

Your bike will now run without problems through any amount of rain. I'm not sure why this works, but it does.

The tank vent line apparently has some kind of filter in the end that won't breath when saturated.

Hitch · 08-22-2006

This just happened to me last weekend ('06 T-100). Is there a permanent fix for this w/o having to vent the tank? Also, I'm planning to remove the airbox. Will this take care of it as well?

Cheers,
Hitch

[ This message was edited by: Hitch on 2006-08-22 10:16 ]

pigpen955 · 08-22-2006

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On 2006-08-22 10:15, Hitch wrote:
This just happened to me last weekend ('06 T-100). Is there a permanent fix for this w/o having to vent the tank? Also, I'm planning to remove the airbox. Will this take care of it as well?

Cheers,
Hitch

Hitch-

See my post in your thread on the other board. Mine breather hose had a a low spot in it that allowed the water to collect in the hose (think of the trap under your kitchen sink). After I took the low spot out so that gravity could always drain the water from the hose, I havent had the problem. This fix is free, but it is hard to prove the negative so maybe I just haven't been unlucky yet.

Removing the airbox will have no effect as this is a fuel feed problem, not an air intake problem.

Fred

Skullza · 08-22-2006

There have been a number of Bonneville rain cutout problems reported that are traceable to an electrical issue. Wish I could recall exactly what it is, but something with the bike's design channels water onto a particular electrical component and the engine cuts out. Maybe someone else recalls the culprit.