Triumphrat

Dangermouse · 07-24-2008

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Originally Posted by dmay

Don't be too hard on the Tech's who have to work on the bikes,wobble is just not a common symptom of a bent axle,usually you get a mushy brake lever,uneven brake wear,or just have trouble getting the axle out or in.I've had several bikes with bent axles in my life and have never had one exhibit headshake or vibration due to the axle.I've had wasted front wheel bearings that allowed 1 inch of side to side wobble of the wheel on a stand but no shimmy on the road.It sounds like they did all the common things that would cause the problem trying to fix it,to me at that time it actually should fall to Triumph to come up with a solution,Once the tech has exhausted all the standard causes of a problem he's not likely getting paid anymore to work on the bike,he then is providing the warranty out of his pocket or with his time.since he made no profit from the sale of the bike at any level that kinda sucks.

Once you find the needle in the haystack it's still just a needle
Hindsight is so freakin' easy...

I'm not a motorcycle mechanic,but a auto mechanic at a independent garage.

I'm with you. And the end of the day, everyone turned out to be really helpful -- save Carleo and is "hey man, these bikes just do that" stuff. I don't blame the techs at all.

VTbob · 07-24-2008

I sure hope your test ride makes you happy. It is a great bike.

I agree, finding this problem is not easy. I lot of things can cause wobble and it is only obvious after you have found it.

Be careful with the test ride. They have messed with a lot of things so may have inadvertantly cause another problem...sorry for the pessimism.

Best wishes, hope you have a great week end riding your new bike.

CommandoRdster · 07-25-2008

I'm with Dmay on this.You can't blame the guy for overlooking something like that on a brand new bike.That's usually for something that's seen a lot of use.

Especially,and this is what bothers me a little,that isn't something that should cause a speed specific wobble.Other little weird handling traits,yes.But,it would seem to me that an axle bent bad enough to actually cause a wobble would be impossible to miss when swapping out the wheels previously.

Whatever. Just so it's fixed. Assuming it is,Carleo needs to get a polite,but biting letter about how if all these bikes wobble,then the factory better gear up their axle production,and send out some recall letters.

Cheers!
Bruce