I am one of us who remembers the days back then, or as said back in the day, was our bikes any better then. I rode as some no matter the weather, mag wheels, spokes, a few Brits, Jap's, now, most jap bikes came with mags, now I will tell you the wheels did suffer, the casses, the fins on the heads, a constant use of gunk, metal polish, and some times a t-cut dare I say, now we never had the anti corr, stuff you have today, were things better then. We rode then 60-70s, did we look at our bikes as a desirable trinket, no, we enjoyed them and did what we could to maintain them, someone said the salt today's is different, built different, build sent to cheapest bidder, has the world really changed that much, some said rust under our cars, yep how many of you have looked under your car after one year. I feel for the folks of bad spokes, been there I can tell you, but were the days gone by better, no I don't think so, we see the days gone as good days not to be had again, and the were all ways gonna be better than today. For some reason every one has gone into must be show room all the time, days gone by, we never thought like that, riding not hidden, but do feel for peeps with bad stuff, me, just replace, or powder coat, we did in days gone by, sorry long post
Bikes were ridden all year round and washed once a week and ridden the next week. Nowadays most bikes don’t see the light of day from September to April. To be honest my Tiger doesn’t get used over deepest winter as I have another bike which I ride to get my winter riding fix. I know some of these bikes never see any salt and the only water they see is when they get washed but a few are having corrosion problems. One can only think that raw materials or build quality isn’t up to scratch. Hondas new Africa Twin had a few problems with spoke corrosion early days so they changed the spec to stainless steel spokes, I’m afraid Triumph just bury their head in the sand. I remember my dad buying a new Ford Escort in the very early 1970’s and after 18 months it was rusting, but it was used all year round. Happy days
Good point tiglet on the washing, we washed and go, the bikes dry as we rode, the heat from the engine all so helped, but wash hide in the garage, shed, water gets into little holes, and sits there, breading rust, if you want show room, best never take her out, never wash, and your parts on poor parts, yep, but what's changed, hell NASA used the cheapest in 69 to go to the moon,
I’ve had this on my T120. Both the spokes and shock tops. I’ve been riding the bike through the winter and probably missed a post ride rinse to wash the salt off. I managed to clean the rust off with Autosolv and have carefully pushed some clear Waxoyl into each spoke nipple on the wheels which is where the rust seems to start first. I’ve treated the shock tops with ACF 50 and been ultra anal about rinsing off after every ride. It’s all frankly a pain in the a”&£ and very disappointing from what is supposed to be a premium manufacturer. I’m getting a BMW next. grrr...
Good to hear That said I’m popping into the dealer for a couple of issues before warranty runs out My centrestand is out of shape slightly meaning that when the bikes on it the weight is on the pedal rather than the leg and also noticed rust on that leg too (and I don’t ride on salty roads very much) Also still getting slight clock misting so may get them changed too
Mine did exactly the same, don't let it go, write and write again, keep copies etc and take photos. Build quality is dreadful, I've got a 2011 BMW and there's not a spot of rust anywhere on it and it's done 7 times the miles and I don't wrap it in cotton wool like you have to with the Triumph - time to write to a consumer program if you don't get anywhere. They will try and fob you off saying in the handbook it talks about care and the dealer on handover should tell you about protection from rust - yeah right, in what world!
the motorcycle must be of satisfactory quality. The description, price, condition of the motorcycle, fitness for purpose, appearance and finish, safety, DURABILTY and freedom from minor defects are all important factors when considering quality. Public statements (such as those in advertising or on labelling made by the trader, the producer or their representative) about the motorcycle must be accurate and can also be taken into account when deciding if it is of satisfactory quality. If the motorcycle is not of satisfactory quality then you would be entitled to a remedy. The durability bit should surely cover the rusting issue?
the motorcycle must be of satisfactory quality. The description, price, condition of the motorcycle, fitness for purpose, appearance and finish, safety, DURABILTY and freedom from minor defects are all important factors when considering quality. Public statements (such as those in advertising or on labelling made by the trader, the producer or their representative) about the motorcycle must be accurate and can also be taken into account when deciding if it is of satisfactory quality. If the motorcycle is not of satisfactory quality then you would be entitled to a remedy. The durability bit should surely cover the rusting issue also?
Hello all. I read carefully all entries. Some of you angry, some just satisfied with the finished quality of your Triumphs. So, I am just new on the Triumph world after having Japanese bikes in the last 40 years. I bought, 20 days ago, a brand new Speed Twin (2019/2020) and I used it for around 5 days on 560km. I found out some rusty, what never happened on Japanese bikes. So, I would say it is totally unacceptable. If someone is satisfied with this kind of problem after paying over 15000USD, I would like to be evolved like this. Well, said that if you want to take a look on the corrosion problems and others that are happening with me, access https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/throttle-body-corrosion.7375/page-4#post-410040 Regards
