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@joe mc donald
Oh no, Joe! That's so, so disappointing. I'm late to this thread but have been catching up with your saga and know that you were very excited about your new Trident 660. And about simplifying your stable...for the time being anyway. And now that seems to have backfired since you are "scratching your backside" when the sun is shining. I really hope that Bulldog will make it right and get your new bike back on the road with you happily astride it.

 

@stinger, we've experienced dealer policies of not working on older bikes here in Arizona, too. Our local Harley dealership won't work on bikes older than 20 years. My oldest bike is my 2019 Speed Triple so I'm safe...so far. They are willing to work on my hubby's 2001 Fat Boy and they said it's primarily because we had a good relationship with the dealership (that partly "you've spent scads of money with us over the last 15 years").

 

Well looks like the Trophy won't be going in so soon not the dealers fault it's just that I cannot see my arm/shoulder being up to it in just 3 weeks or so I know it's only been 3 days since the operation but the shoulder took a real pounding it seems my jacket really shows it good job it has added protection and padding on the shoulder. Not sure if the numbness is a result or the operation or something else.

Plezier

 

Got the nephew to put the Trophy up on her centre stand it was quite amusing to watch he did not realise the weight nor the knack needed to do it. He has never been into bikes.

Back in 83 when broke both wrists on a chop within a week friends helped replace the extended fork tubes with standard ones and as soon as was out of plaster rode the bike to physio therepy got quite the looks.

Plezier

 

I got a similar reply when they couldn't supply parts for my Speed 400, complete with that "thank you for supporting the Triumph brand" closing paragraph.

It sounded pretty insincere when the paragraphs before it said no parts available and don't know when they will arrive!

 

Ahhh yes it seems that a chap in our village took his van and collected it from the scene not sure who asked him but will be sure to thank him later today when I contact him and will be able to see what the damage is. Still have to go to the police station as they should have the key and my helmet although might need to get a new one of those but until we see it not sure if actually hit my head or not thinking it may e the case as seem to have lost some time.

Plezier

 

You would think Triumph would let you keep the new bike coming in on Monday as your bike has not even had its first service yet as a good will gesture I know that's what I'd angle for especially as they have had it for a reasonable amount of time I know bulldog have been obliging with their part in the equation but it should be down to Triumph now to put things right a British bike that parts have to come from another country is the trident assembled in Hinckley or India

 

You have been very patient Joe, I'm sure I would have been a damn sight less so!
Hope you get a proper solution soon.

 

I would go for the yellow one too I was going to get a cosmic yellow street triple before I decided to go for the Tiger

 

Triumph Trident is built in Triumph's Thailand factory. Thailand builds many bikes - Honda's factory is apparently just up the road - and I think Thailand has a better reputation for quality than India.

It's still a long way for parts to come, and poor show that Triumph don't seem to hold stocks in the UK.

 

Apart from the fact that Triumph appear to be useless, the atrocious grammar and spelling mistakes in their email to you would hint at the calibre of person they are recruiting these days.

 

If the email originated in the UK then it just shows how badly they have dumbed down the education system in the UK and sad fact that they have been doing this for at least a couple of decades putting non English speaking pupils first even to the point of ignoring native white pupils. I do not jest this happened to a friends daughter she was very bright and gifted when it came to maths and numbers the school just sat her on her own in a back corner gave he text books and left her to get on with it. Her Dad really lost it with the school an even the education authority threatening to home school. Not a done thing in England before this he was taken her exams early then the education authority blocked this and when it came time to move to the next school level they wanted he to go to a failing local school that was 80% not english speaking immigrant her Dad said no way.

Because of the stink Daddy caused they had to send her to a decent school miles away and the authority made it as awkward as possible for her travel there. Anyway it worked out she got great grades and into Imperial College in London. She had to change Uni on advice from lecturers to change her degree course to a Masters course and she came out of Uni with a Doctorate in Theoretical Physics.

As for Triumph cannot say that I am impressed with the way they are handling this but reading on the web this seems par the course for modern manufacturers it makes me less inclined to want a brand new bike and hanker more and more for a 60's,70's or even 80's classic.

Plezier