Throttle body corrosion.

Try asking the question on the facebook sites as well, it's not really the answer you would expect is it

 

Cheapo parts put on for a competitive market had 04 bonnie 6 month down road issues with chrome on wheels also rear suspension when I mentioned it I got told it was a cleaning issue also the parts put on for a competitive market pmsl

 

Them pictures are disgusting and Triumph should replace the items at once and without question, shame on them. I've been hearing a lot of bad things of late with regards to Triumph's after sales service, they really ought to buck their ideas up.
£10,000 is not a small amount of money, if I were you I'd threaten to e mail every single motorcycle magazine with the pictures, and do it too, unless Triumph do the right thing. I had a problem years ago with being over charged by Triumphs own bike insurance, I went down the road that I mentioned above, and got a full refund. If you've bought the bike on HP, then get in touch with the finance company and tell them about it.
I hope that you get it sorted out, you don't need to spend £10,000 to get this sort of unnecessary hassle.

 

My Tiger 800 had no problems 5 years old 25,000 plus and cleaned with Muc Off used all year and de-salted when I got around to it. Do not think my T120 will do the same so it gets sprayed with Scottoiler FS 365. Muc Off can affect ally, roof rails on an Audi and various alloy parts on my cycles would cream up, not much help to you though.

 

Nice GT250M avatar. Had one for 35 years.

 

Yep brings back memories of my GT250A. Christ where have all the years gone

Anyway back to the thread, I'm going off topic with this.

 

Gonna spray mine black over the winter, but should not have to do this on a new bike!

 

Yes inexperience was the cause of that, sitting on the bike when on the main stand.

 

Don't give up, Bikermans advice about threatening to email magazines is a good idea

 

What I did, when having a disagreement over the way my sectional garage had been put together, was set up a web page with pictures of the issues on it and a description of my dealings with the company.
I didn't link it to my website or anything else, just sent them a direct link to the page saying that I had a web page set up to illustrate the problem.
Oh and there was a visit counter in the corner of the page, which I may have tweaked.
They seemed to assume it was generally available.

Within 24 hours the regional manager was in my garden looking at the garage and agreeing it need rebuilding and would I please take the web page down.
I agreed it would be taken down, but only once they had fixed the garage

 

Very poor customer service regarding parts of a £10k motor cycle that are obviously made from materials that are not fit for purpose or lacking the protection that would make them fit for purpose.
The reason I use that phrase is because although the corrosion will probably not be affecting the performance of the bike it is adversely affecting the cosmetic quality of the bike which is a major factor when purchasing, it certainly affects the second hand value and part exchange value and as such can be classed as not fit for purpose and detrimental to the overall value of he bike.
I would pursue this to obtain a satisfactory solution, if you have to name and shame,Triumph only have themselves to blame.
Worth bringing up at the planned factory visit when they will most likely be presenting the fantastic levels of quality control that are in place.
This is a genuine customer complaint that should investigated to determine the root cause of failure with robust corrective actions put in place.

 

Just out of interest

Just out of interest have you tried cleaning the marks off with warm soapy water and a soft bristled brush? If they do come off a wipe over with a cloth soaked in light oil should protect the surface for the future.

 

If you've bought this bike on HP, get in touch with them to tell them what's going on, don't forget they own the bike till you've made the final payment. I personally would'nt let this rest

 

Just to add, I was at our local Triumph dealers on Saturday and noticed one of their T120's had corrosion on the throttle bodies.

 

My corrosion was evident after riding the bike back from the dealers (60+ miles and in the dry) and then stored in my garage for a few weeks.

R