Good Idea Or Not?

Les often so giving away feck all

 

Don't confuse warranty/quality issues with breakdowns Andy, Triumph quality may be suffering but I don't think they breakdown that often.

 

Yes just like SmilinJack said. They are stepping into line with most other makes. People are going for Honda's and Kwaks just for the warranty. People keep arping on about quality issues. I got no issues on either my 2010 bonnie 865 or my 2018 900. Contrary to the fact I think the quality is rather good. Triumph can only supply you a bike which leaves the showroom in pristine condition the rest is up to the keeper. Really does help to wash and clean and polish the things. Buy any bike with spokes and chrome. Ride it and never clean it you will get the same results.
Regards
Joe.

 

Doesn’t say wether it’s gonna extend for people who’ve already bought a bike
I’ve only had my NUDGER one year this Saturday

 

I got my renewal through today after the one year free. It said 75 quid to cover me in any vehicle with roadside assist, recovery and onward travel. As have car without cover I went for that deal. Seems like it's a general offer that anyone can get, doesn't even ask if you have a bike... https://www.rac.co.uk/uk-corporate/triumph

RAC cover doesn't include accidents, nor damage from theft attempts or damage. AA doesn't seem to include accident recovery, they don't mention theft or vandalism. So I suspect I've wasted my money.

 

That'll be Royal Enfield then who do 3 years warranty and 3 years free roadside assist.

 

Green flag cheap and good

 

Green flag renewal comes through, £128 two personal members with full mashings.
Rings them up night before expiry and told them it's too expensive. Tele bod says ok let's have a look?
Knowing the score I let him go through his script to which he announced theres not a lot i can do as you had a call out.
Ah but says I some things have changed.
Ok, what's changed?

Now although the policy is personal based on any vehicle their pricing matrix has to be based on something!!!!!

I said I'd sold the Honda and so moved the Triumph into prime spot. The reason being this is the newest registration number in the household.

Try it and you will be pleasantly surprised, £36 saved for 10 minutes on the phone

 

The keeper of these bikes is certainly keeping them in pristine condition, Joe! Great photos.

Looks like if my Speed Triple breaks down in the U.S. -- the only place I'll ride it most likely -- I'm out of luck.

"The Triumph Assist policy comes as standard when customers purchase a Triumph via an authorised dealer. It covers owners at the roadside, at home and includes recovery in the UK and 20 other European countries."

On my Harleys, however, I have roadside assistance (one occurrence per year) as part of my H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) membership and can upgrade it to unlimited roadside assistance for $20 per year. I don't even remember how much the HOG membership is annually. You get a one-year membership automatically when you buy a Harley so when my membership is about to expire, I just buy a new bike.

 

And just to preempt the inevitable Harley reliability comments that will likely follow my previous post, I've never had to use my roadside assistance one time. 80,000 miles and no roadside assistance needed.

 

Useful to know Sandi ..... still ain’t buying a Harley .... ever!

 

No worries, Billy. I'm not buying a Suzuki...ever! So we're at motorcycle homeostasis.

 

Yes I got the same letter as Brown Mouse Friday. But I have cover with Carole Nash that includes pick up and home start and they have never let me down. Five occurrences per year. Sandi T thanks for the nice words on my companions that I keep. And Harleys I know people love or hate them. But I never had any trouble with any of the ones I had. They were heavy on batteries. And my old Sturges used to love snapping chains every so often. But that's part of the ownership.
Regards
Joe.

 

It was implied, but not explicitly stated that the 80k miles were on a HD... Could have been on a Suzuki (that you borrowed) or even your car. Was the 80k on the same bike or multiple. The efficacy of the hypothesis “that HDs aren’t as unreliable as we all know they are” cannot be disproved with the information you provided.

 

Excellent, Cyborgbot! I like the way you think--data, variables, research. A man after my own heart (or brain). You make valid points and ask thought-provoking questions pertinent to hypothesis testing. However, it was not I who posed the hypothesis that "HDs aren't as unreliable as we all know they are". I merely stated that "I've never had to use my roadside assistance one time. 80,000 miles and no roadside assistance needed". I (and me alone) as in an N of 1. I didn't extrapolate to motorcycles other than my own or my own experience and (thus) go beyond the data. My doctoral advisor would shoot me if I did that!

To address your valid point that perhaps my 80k miles could have been on a Suzuki (OF COURSE borrowed!) or in my car, all said miles were on Harleys that I've owned or currently own. I did try to get my Harley-Davidson Roadside Assistance to come tow my Audi one time but they politely declined. And I haven't needed roadside assistance for my Triumphs. Yay!

The question you asked about whether the 80k was on the same bike or multiple is the best objective question of your bunch. I've had five Harleys, two of which I still own. As I said, all 80k miles were on those five bikes. I think I have another 16-17k or so on my three Triumphs (2 Thruxtons and my current Speed Triple). Two of my previous Harleys had 20+, another about 20, and the two I currently own about 10 each. I can't speak for anyone else's need to use their Harley-Davidson Roadside Assistance but I've thankfully and gratefully not needed to use mine.

Now this all said, I'm hoping this whole conversation isn't going to lead to me having a roadside breakdown like when you're riding your bicycle and you casually say, "hey, I can't even remember the last time I had a flat tire". And then of course you get one shortly thereafter. So I guess if I do need to avail myself of the benefits of my roadside assistance I will lay the blame on this thread direction--and not on my Harleys!

 

Let’s hope you didn’t just Jinx yourself!

 

I have ridden a couple of Harleys, which is how I came to my 'Not for me' conclusion, what Suzuki's have given you your opinion?

Just to qualify here, I am no champion for Suzuki, I only have one in order to race in a very well organised & (in relative terms) cheap, single make race series.
That said, the below GSX-R was probably my favourite bike ever, in 2005 it moved the whole Superbike thing up a level, it was the last without any rider aids, it was both exhilarating & scary in equal measure, with sublime handling and brakes, a pussy cat to ride at low revs, but get it past 9,000 RPM & the thing took off like a scud missile, usually on the back wheel!



In terms of bikes owned Triumph are my #1, as I have owned 8 of them, Tiger Cub Trials, Sprint, Sprint ST, Sprint RS, Daytona, Speed Triple, Street 675R and finally Street 765RS.

 

That must be a concisely put educated answer because I never understood feck all

 

That GSX-R is truly a beauty, Billy. And not just because it has Corona paint, although that is an amazing paint job. I have friends who own or have owned Suzukis. Some love them, others not so much. I didn't say I don't like them, just that I wouldn't own one. Mostly that's because I really like Triumphs and Harleys and find that Japanese bikes just don't do it for me. I know there are lots of great ones but they aren't my cup of tea (Rosie Lee?). Love your listing of all your Triumphs. What a terrific cross section of Triumphs you've owned!