Three of us already face a discoloration / imperfection on the exhaust pipes of our brand new Thruxton R.
Below picture of how it looks like (taken from another topic and posted by MykWazowski)
The purpose of this topic is to regroup all of Thruxton R owners with this issue so that if one of our dealers refuses to replace the pipes we can increase the pressure.
On my side I have the contact details of a Triumph top manager that I'am ready to contact if necessary.
Thank you to post a message here under if you face this problem.
Stainless pipes often do that, specially if they're not cleaned before the first start with some sort of degreasing liquid to remove otherwise invisible finger marks, etc. They soon become visible once they reach a high temperature.
Could be worse, check out the state of these pipes on a Thruxton R during the launch road tests:
Stainless pipes often do that, specially if they're not cleaned before the first start with some sort of degreasing liquid to remove otherwise invisible finger marks, etc. They soon become visible once they reach a high temperature.
+1, I think that is exactly what you are seeing there, not sure how to tackle removing the discoloration and starting over again, but I believe that, that can be done. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable here will jump in.
You can remove the burn marks with a pickling paste, I use it to remove burn marks when welding or cutting stainless steel tube with abrasive disk that can sometimes leave burn marks.
BUT it will leave a matt finish, not take you back to the polished finish.
It will mark the alloy if you let it drop on the engine.
Not recommending this, just saying it can be done this way.
I have tried that and the finish is not the same anymore compared to the rest of the pipe.
I jave tried a lot and nothing worked out...
From what I know it is impossible to get back the same finish.
Pipes have to be replaced it's the only option
When you pay 16K for a brand new bike I assume that it is not impossible to get a 350 euros damaged part replaced
If we are several customers to complain it will even be easier
polish it out with autosol or some other aluminium cleaner , the part you clean wont look the same as the rest of the pipe , but it wont take long before it does.
This sort of thread reminds me why I'm not fond of internet thread ...to many anal people>
Ride the bike and forget it , in a few years it wont look new anyway
Looks like Triumph need to send out a bulletin to all dealers to wipe those header pipes down with alcohol or some other grease remover before the motor is first fired up....
Unless things have changed they fire all the bikes up at the factory and run on a rolling road to check everything is working OK.
So they should make sure that the pipes are perfectly clean.
I would have though that the guys on the production line would be wearing gloves?
So perhaps it's happening after the first fire up, at the dealers?
It does need addressing though. What happens when you get the bike is down to you but before that it should be as perfect as it can be. That's one of the reasons why you buy new!
I completely fail to see how anybody can be so precious about a slight discolouration on an exhaust that regularly changes temperature . There is nothing wrong with it ride the damn thing enjoy it . Oh and do not forget that tyres wear oil and filters need changed and you cannot have your own personal Triumph tech to put your side stand down when you park .
My sadly deceased father in law was a master butcher and I inherited his old cleaning equipment including chemicals for cleaning stainless steel .:smile2:
If you do clean the pipes or get rid of the blue shade, it will probably come back. All of the single wall air cooled Bonnys and Thruxtons ended up this way. Even the double walled Americas and Speedys ended up with blue pipes. Never heard of any of the owners ever getting warranty.
Yes it is not about blue pipes.
Look at the picture it looks more like if some plastic burned on the pipes
As Tricolour said I expect them to be perfect
And FYI one guy in the US will get new pipes for free with the same problem
Mine showed up today with a messed up header, got the dealer to mention it on the bill of sale. I think maybe it would be worth someone puting together a a well written letter and a current list of those affected. Ask Triumph what their plan is to remedy this. Trust me they do no want bad press about their new flagship if you will. For this much I want a set of unblemished headers on a brand new bike. Only solution I came up with is stripping the entire headers to match using caustic cleaner.
Bad news... One more...
I am currently preparing an email that I will send to Triumph Director of sales.
If you want to give me your first name last name and where you bought your Thruxton I can mention your case in my email too.
If interested send your details in a private message
I will send my email friday.
Alexis
It strikes me something is getting overlooked. Did the machines leave the factory in A1 condition? If they did, any blemish (and we are talking cosmetics not function) is a dealer/operator issue rather than factory warranty. Finally does oven cleaner (watch alloy finishes) with superfine steel wool and a microfibre cloth to buff not work?
I think riders of these new Thruxtons are hesitant to do anything to clean up their new headers until they have heard from Triumph on the replacement of their pipes. Most likely the pipes either left the factory or the dealer with oils or something on the pipes that only becomes visible when heated from the bike running, then the metal becomes stained and there you have the OP issues and with the same observations of others with the R bikes. While cosmetic, buyers of a fairly expensive bike expected not to see such a thing on their new bikes.
As someone else noted, the dealer needed to wipe down the headers with a degreaser to completely remove the oils before the bike was ever first started. The same could be said of the T120's engine covers (the silver covers), as they are not clear coated and any oils clearly show up on the surfaces after running - difference here is that some simple metal polish removes most all signs of the smudges.
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