GEARFOX BUCKED!

TimR3 said:
I have a 2016 R3R and you just described what I have been hearing and feeling on my left foot peg. I keep hearing and noticing something from my foot peg and look down to see if something is loose. I figured it was internal but could not figure it out. I have 3000 miles on it now, in the middle of a road trip. Its going in this winter for Triumph to fix it, it is all stock and I treat it well, let them try to say its not their mistake!!! Funny that is when the vibration started also!
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@TimR3 I'm sorry to hear that you are having problems :(
I would advise you not to ride it until it has been repaired. From first hearing and feeling the 2nd gear noise/vibration, it only took a few miles before (in my case) 4th gear shattered. I was very lucky, as I was close to home and pulling upto a stop, if I had been on the motorway, it could have been fatal. @mr hunt had his gearbox jam up altogether :eek:

It feels so much better now, much smoother and quieter.

It's lasted 500 miles, so far, with the oil and filter changed yesterday :thumbsup:

GOOD LUCK! Please let us know how you get on! :)
 
TheRedBaron said:
@TimR3 I'm sorry to hear that you are having problems :(
I would advise you not to ride it until it has been repaired. From first hearing and feeling the 2nd gear noise/vibration, it only took a few miles before (in my case) 4th gear shattered. I was very lucky, as I was close to home and pulling upto a stop, if I had been on the motorway, it could have been fatal. @mr hunt had his gearbox jam up altogether :eek:

It feels so much better now, much smoother and quieter.

It's lasted 500 miles, so far, with the oil and filter changed yesterday :thumbsup:

GOOD LUCK! Please let us know how you get on! :)
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Well thats not good, I am in Memphis TN and was supposed to head to Branson MO tomorrow, home in IL. No Triumph Dealer in site.

Thanks for the update
 
TheRedBaron said:
In England, we get about a week of hot weather, which is known as, 'Summer'. The rest of the time is probably, on average, around 10 degrees and less :laugh:
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We had summer last week ! Unfortunately I missed it . Oh well , always next year !
The Triumph dealership here recommended silkolene 15 / 40 and to be fair , gearbox feels slicker than it did with the Castrol !
 
TimR3 said:
If GB takes a dump, does the back tire lock up?
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Only if you are on the interstate passing through St Louis, at rush hour, on a blind curve/dip.

Nat67 said:
We had summer last week ! Unfortunately I missed it . Oh well , always next year !
The Triumph dealership here recommended silkolene 15 / 40 and to be fair , gearbox feels slicker than it did with the Castrol !
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Buffalo, NY, 4th of July and Winter
 
TimR3 said:
If GB takes a dump, does the back tire lock up?
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Mr Hunts did ... and then didn't ... and then did - still got teeth marks on the seat :confused:

Eventually it locked in 5th gear. The pictures I took really don't do justice to the mess I found inside. Sadly I do wonder if this is one of those situations where the manufacturer will only take notice when one of us is killed.
 
And when you file:

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mr hunt said:
Mr Hunts did ... and then didn't ... and then did - still got teeth marks on the seat :confused:

Eventually it locked in 5th gear. The pictures I took really don't do justice to the mess I found inside. Sadly I do wonder if this is one of those situations where the manufacturer will only take notice when one of us is killed.
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I wonder if this happened to Cobber?
RIP Cobber
 

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