'14 R3R tranny blew up (46,000 miles)

[R-III-R Turbo]

Balls, that sucks man. Yeah agree on the used engine swap.. one you could do upgrades on before shoving into the chassis.
If you want to send me your current engine for post-mortem, I'll do it FOC

 

[Lemieuxfan]

That's the million-dollar question (or at least several thousand). A rock hit it? It definitely looks like it exploded from the inside out.

agreed something serious got in those gears and eff all kinds of chit up..could have been worse (sustained injury or death) agree that current unit is gone best to maybe try replace it from ebay or something

 

[scot in exile]

Have your local shop contact Triumph USA and see what they say.
#2 you MUST report this to the NHTSA I believe that if everyone who has had a problem with the Rocket gearbox had reported the problem to NHTSA we would have had a recall done already, as said you are lucky nothing locked up and caused a serious injury but the next rider/passenger might not be so lucky.

 

[Jvheli]

Wow! Sorry dude, the fix here I think is a replacement engine. The good news is they are plentiful on eBay.

I agree with @scot in exile to report this to both Triumph and the vehicle safety authorities.

 

[RKTNMYPKT]

I blew a Tranny once.....

 

[Boog]

Hey brother, I just saw this and am glad you and the little lady are safe.

I don't remember if you got your bike at MOD or not, but they can at least get the correct information to Triumph USA.

I think the other recommendations are the best option; get a different engine and swap it out.

And yes, report it to the NTSB. Good luck!

 

[Kevin frazier]

PBR is Pabst Blue Ribbon, basically a lighter, cheaper American version of 4X. And yes, I needed several.

My dads beer

 

[mully95]

I've been hanging around here for awhile and it seems the 2014 models has the most transmission failures. Sorry for your troubles.

 

[warp9.9]

Bummer that in the lower crank case. Not the sump pan. Which means if you bought the engine cases you'll be doing alot of wrenching to swap all your parts. Yes a used engine would be your route unless Yriumph gives you a new one
I have a wrecked bike with a good Carpenter motor in it. So feel your pain, and the pain of broken bones also. Good luck bud.

 

[smokit2]

Oh dear...i heard a rumour that new cases were in the vicinity of AUD 10k so likely 7k US

Clearly something catastrophic has occurred inside....Time to find a donor bike and part out the bits you don't need i reckon

Blessed be the PBR doner in a time of despair