Annoyed with Triumph right now.

I understand your frustration but any machine can have a defect, because people are defective, the bottom line is have them take care of it and you will be riding large
 
Noticed you said full syntec oil but does it have the 4T grading. It needs this because of heat buildup in the transmission. It's might be a cause!

I'm assuming it does. I bought the exact oil recommended in the manual. Perhaps it was revised after that, but the one on paper is what I bought.
 
Also it's genuine motorcycle oil, and therefore safe for wet clutches like we have.
 
I had a similar transmission issue on my America back in '08. It took the dealer 3 times in the shop to figure out the issue and fix the problem (great service attitude but they lacked the technical knowledge/experience), but then they finally got it; all under warranty. On their first fix attempt she went from shifting like butter pre-problem to loud clunks. Towards the end they were like "but she's set to the service manual specs"... to which I replied, "then forget the manual, adjust her so she works smoothly"... they did and the shifting like 'butter' returned... Heh! I was living in Omaha at the time and lost almost the entire riding season that year (it took them 3+ months). Triumph corporate took care of me by adding on 24months of warranty at no charge.

I have the same issue on my '14 R3T as it will occasionally pop out of first when she's cold going from neutral. 99% of the time she's never in neutral as I normally warm her up w/ my butt on the seat (and I have a garage remote). I took her through the 10K service right before my deployment w/ no issues. Bumps in the road happen... here's hoping your bump is over soon!

-MIG
 


Castrol 06114 Power1 10W-50 Synthetic 4T Motorcycle Oil
Also it's genuine motorcycle oil, and therefore safe for wet clutches like we have.
THERE is no $1500 warning if the bikes under warranty then they must fix it period there is nothing else to talk about its on TRIUMPH
 
THERE is no $1500 warning if the bikes under warranty then they must fix it period there is nothing else to talk about its on TRIUMPH

Well just spoke to the service manager. Tech did some research and is also confident the shift fork is the problem. Unfortunately, he said they wouldn't have an answer until next week.

It was 36 degrees this mornin' so I really don't want to buy another temp controller for my heated gear just so I can take the Honda Shadow out. I guess it's slightly better since it's cold right now. I guess I'll use the extra space in the garage to finally mount the LED kit to the Shadow. I've been procrastinating with that.
 
To answer everyone on the "root cause" for bikes with these issues.

The common thread I've noticed is all of them have bent shift forks on low mile bikes. How does that happen?

It happens when the factory leaves out the spacer that's designed to create slack between the shift fork and the gear, meaning, when you shift the fork ends up riding against the gear. If it wasn't a perfect shift that gear sticks out slightly, and pushes against the fork, resulting in a slight bend.

As time goes on more and more each slight bend adds up and it will no longer be able to push the gear fully in, resulting in a more bent fork, and the cycle continues.

Don't worry, Triumph will take care of you.
 
DID anyone find a spacer missing ? I havnt heard or seen that problem and ED has done over 90 ROCKETS so I will ask him if hes had any missing spacers. Ive seen damaged forks and dogs from missing shifts and undercutting the gears really makes for a slick shifting gearbox.