Look whats happened to my shiny trumpet

Originally Posted by specialone

The former motorcycling engineering capital i'll have you know

Former being the operative word. Sadly.

Originally Posted by Bluepete

For this exact reason!

I had to get the top yoke replaced after it was damaged during the first service. Only noticed on Friday that it had no pinch bolts holding it on!

Credit where it's due though, the dealer sent a mechanic out within the hour to fix it, but I nearly sh@t myself at the thought of what could have happened.

Pete

Makes you wonder who they employ to do work on your pride and joy. Not only the potential fatal mistake of leaving the bolts out, but the fact the yoke got damaged in the first place

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Hasn't his gone bang again?

Please say it ain't so

Orose gone bang again, no way!? This is bad if its true!?

[dizzyblonde]

I believe something has happened, although it would be wrong of me to say if its gone bang or just broked, something about actually riding it was mentioned on facebook!
Dunno if its fixed, it was a couple of weeks back.

[andrewsmith]

dizzy is ur raptor running ok now?

As a side to thd main thread.
For all that i like triumphs some seem to be very british and temprimental

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

dizzy is ur raptor running ok now?

As a side to thd main thread.
For all that i like triumphs some seem to be very british and temprimental

Some. I had a Daytona 955i and loved it to bits, was just too bulky for what I needed at the time. It was dead reliable and never let me or the previous owner down.

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

Some. I had a Daytona 955i and loved it to bits, was just too bulky for what I needed at the time. It was dead reliable and never let me or the previous owner down.

Ill concede that, me mates 995 sprint has never gone wrong and has needed new battery this year and thats it.
He's actually got it on a big run today

Was probably your wallet hanging out of your pocket that really did the damage Phil...

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

dizzy is ur raptor running ok now?

a bit off topic but you asked. Radiator is fixed, but the rad hose to the water pump is being squished by the crash bung....which I did say could have been a problem, it was one of the issues that can make em pop, but no one listens to me anyway.
So YC has had a peek, and should be easy to rectify with a different sort of hose.

[dizzyblonde]

Just reading an article in Fast Bikes(the one with the tank protector 'and' allen keys if in Asda this month)

Triumph Speed triple 1050, 1006 miles,
'I was enjoying a steady but sunny ride..right until the speed just stopped, and wouldn't start again, why~?, You got me, and I had to wait five hrs at the side of the road to ponder the problem! Gone back to Triumph now, so I should be able to give you an answer by next month, and no, I didn't run out of petrol'

Seems Orose isn't the first to have problems with his Triumph just stopping!!

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

So YC has had a peek, and should be easy to rectify with a big hammer.

Sure that's what you meant, .