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Just a thought I had,
Any chance the wrong oil was put in the engine that would have promoted slippage?
Any chance the wrong oil was put in the engine that would have promoted slippage?
CrzystghndKC
Triumph guy happy he didn't work for Harley.
In all the science let's not forget the man was sold a bike that more than likely was damaged by test abusers and Triumph and or the dealer is ducking responsibility for not disclosing the history of the bike. I would be getting a court date lined up. It's shameful for a dealer to not stand behind their product.
RocketEd
Supercharged
Under the topic of amateur armchair engineering, I have to question Triumph's decision to go this way. The 2020 makes similar torque to the older Rockets and IMO the clutch lever effort is minimal on them (I've had two). So Triumph goes hydraulic on the actuation and still says they left out springs to ease the pull?
If they added the slipper clutch to keep the rear wheel from locking up when using the quick shifter to down shift, couldn't software programming have done the same? Is rear lock up on down shift a real issue for the average rider who will buy this bike? Helifino.
At any rate, I hope new owners are well aware of this feature before it bites them in the ass.
If they added the slipper clutch to keep the rear wheel from locking up when using the quick shifter to down shift, couldn't software programming have done the same? Is rear lock up on down shift a real issue for the average rider who will buy this bike? Helifino.
At any rate, I hope new owners are well aware of this feature before it bites them in the ass.
Rock Ape
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I don't know TBH. I assume it was okay given the bike was new.
CanberraR3
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The slipping on decel is really just an added bonus. It’s the torque assist that is the real benefit from this set up. It uses the torque of the engine to pull the plates together, and therefore doesn’t require as many springs, and has many advantages over a conventional set up. They last longer, enable a lighter lever pull and generally require less maintenance. And it does it all through its simple design. The one drawback seems to be you shouldn’t do burn outs with TC engaged, which owners are made aware of in the owners manual. Now you’re suggesting there should be even more electronic intervention for the sole purpose of making the clutch lever heavier while loosing the other benefits too???
aquilla
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Triumph target buyers are not hooligans that name themselves Rock Ape or similar but gentle metrosexuals with a swollen money purse. If you just use your bike to your local coffe shop and back abiding all traffic rules nothing like this can happen. What happened here is just a glitch in the matrix and Mr. Smith is almost sure on its way to our unfortunate forum colleague.
Rock Ape
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Triumph target buyers are not hooligans that name themselves Rock Ape or similar but gentle metrosexuals with a swollen money purse. If you just use your bike to your local coffe shop and back abiding all traffic rules nothing like this can happen. What happened here is just a glitch in the matrix and Mr. Smith is almost sure on its way to our unfortunate forum colleague.
Rock Ape
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Well no one told me beforehand I didn't fit the demographic. If I only knew that being big, full of tatts and wanting to ride it like a bat out of hell was not what Triumph liked.
BTW, this is the sewing machine I was given by my mates at the dealership the day the R3 went in. Was happy to give it back.
aquilla
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This picture was extracted from the memory of the said clutch by the Triumph specialists
Well no one told me beforehand I didn't fit the demographic. If I only knew that being big, full of tatts and wanting to ride it like a bat out of hell was not what Triumph liked.
RocketEd
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No sir, I'm not saying there should be more electronic intervention, I assumed Triumph already does the auto blip on down shift like many other less expensive bikes do, and by the computer increasing the auto blip rpm they could arrive at the same fix.
Also, just my opinion, but I don't see why they had to go to the expense of coming up with a slipper clutch when the conventional clutch on on early Rockets handled the same torque on a heavier bike. As far as the lighter clutch pull, it's an hydraulic clutch FFS, engineer it to work with what you put in there. I've never had an issue with clutch pull effort on any Rocket.
IMHO, YMMV, closed course, etc.
