Dropped new '25 R3 R Storm - So Happy!

[HarryBo]

Well, exiting gas station onto busy multilane city road, right turn curb lane open, other lanes busy fast traffic, lot exit slight decline, bumpy, pot holes, see opening, open throttle, feathering clutch, roll forward, start right lean and turn, hit bump, throttle closes... stalls... bike goes down. AAAARRRRGGGHHH! Brand new '25 R3R Storm dropped fully onto its right side onto loose gravelly concrete roadway.

I was devastated seeing my new pride and joy laying there on its side fully laid out in a way it never should be. I've been riding 45 yrs plus, travelled over 200,000 km on two wheels, never dropped a bike while riding, ever.

I righted the bike with help from my riding buddy, tried to make some sense of what just happened, heart racing, looking to see the expected carnage of damage. Looking. Looking. Tank fine. Front fender and fork end fine. Handlebar end fine. Front brake lever fine. Rear fender, foot peg, foot brake lever, exhaust manifold all fine. Turn signals front and back fine. Argh, right mirror arm 1" scrape mark, not bad. Scanning, argh, both exhaust tips, slight scrapes about 1/4" long 1/16" wide, barely visible. Looking... Looking...to my amazement that was it. That was all that was damaged from the fall!?
Slight mark on mirror arm and two very small nicks at lip of exhaust tips. That's it.

Ordering new right mirror tomorrow (though can't see scrape as I covered with small strip of electrical tape), and applied small dots of black sharpie, on exhaust tips, masking the scrapes entirely (unless looking on hands and knees).

I am sooooo lucky!!! As a perfectionist, who always washes and details my bike after every ride, I am ecstatic that my bike was almost completely unscathed from the horrific drop. Here's a pic after the fall. Looking amazing.

Thank you to the powers that be. Thank you!

 

[Taz]

Sorry to hear that but gives you a reason to upgrade the muffler now...

 

[HarryBo]

Sorry to hear that but gives you a reason to upgrade the muffler now...

Haha! Indeed. Though the exhaust still looks perfect. Also, I like the sound of the factory exhaust.

 

[Taz]

So did I but I liked the 20+ pounds weight savings and less heat when I replaced it even more.

 

[HarryBo]

So did I but I liked the 20+ pounds weight savings and less heat when I replaced it even more.

Good points worth considering to be sure.

 

[papanorm]

That is quite fortunate for a tumble light that, it could have been very expensive. Glad all is well, cheers!

 

[HarryBo]

I certainly dodged a big bullet. Thank you.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

If you hit a pothole and the engine stalled I would have a talk with your Triumph dealer. It's not suppose to stall anytime or anywhere. Mine stalled on and off intermittently the first year I had it but of course duplicating it for the dealer on a 2 mile circle at 30 mph didn't happen. It hasn't done it since year one but if you stalled in a turn you should let them know and possibly fix your bike. Cheers,

 

[1olbull]

No engine guards for the 2.5 machines?

 

[Jagster]

That story sounds like a nightmare at the beginning. You're one lucky fella the damage was so light........it's a heavy beast so it doesn't drop lightly.

I agree with MightyMouse about getting the dealer to check the engine/mapping/fueling. It shouldn't be stalling like that......Unless you really did have the throttle feathered right back and the incline at that point was too steep (like front wheel in a dip for example).

Before you do that, buy a lottery ticket.....you're luck might be in for the whole week....