not again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[TOMCAT]

Hear what you're saying .. bit of research would have indicated that the earlier models could have this problem .. if they are ridden really hard. Know when my deten spring went I'd have to take some responsibility, was in the first few months of ownership .. dragging V-Rods and other Rockets , me slamming it through the gears didn't help. Buying an earlier model Rocket you take your chances I guess.

 

[TriumPhil]

It's a known fact that Triumph took the cheap route in terms of how they chose to cut (machine) the gears in this bike.

 

[Steel]

I have a 2012 R3R (black motor) second gear went out. Same thing happened on my M109, except the M109 had more miles.
Triumph Corp is crap about wanting to take care of a bike that's still under warranty.

 

[Rocket65]

Hear what you're saying .. bit of research would have indicated that the earlier models could have this problem .. if they are ridden really hard. Know when my deten spring went I'd have to take some responsibility, was in the first few months of ownership .. dragging V-Rods and other Rockets , me slamming it through the gears didn't help. Buying an earlier model Rocket you take your chances I guess.

When I read that the detent spring and that post in the clutch sometimes break on the silver engine models I painted my engine black. Sure enough, I have not had those problems. Pretty smart problem solving skills if I do say so myself.

 

[vanguard138]

When I read that the detent spring and that post in the clutch sometimes break on the silver engine models I painted my engine black. Sure enough, I have not had those problems. Pretty smart problem solving skills if I do say so myself.

Amazing what a little paint will do

 

[cusso ken]

Look at "common issues", two posts down from his is a 2012 with the same complaint. Wonder if it is mostly with people that hit 2nd gear at high rpm quite often. Some of the past posts about it some of the people said "I really hammer it" etc
Then, again 2 more posts down from that one is a 2011 with the same complaint under common issues.

I am new to the Rocket , but have had many motorcycles in the past 48 years of riding , since first reading about the dreaded 2nd gear problems I have been riding the bike with this in mind, I drove trucks and semi's for a living and was an owner driver for a lot of the time so I was as gentle on the clutch and gearbox as I could be ,you break you pay teaches you that ,using momentum on heavy vehicles to keep you rolling takes "some" of the strain of the driveline when you change up or down ,I sort of do this when I take off on the rocket to get the bike rolling and put less strain on the /clutch gearbox ,then power on when the speed is increased, It's not as if you are getting away slowly doing this on a rocket just a bit more easy on the components .

 

[peter k]

I hear ya ken i ride very much the same, I drive my truck carefully as usually any break down usually runs into thousands of $,s .on the bitumen I only twist the throttle when I've started rolling ,and on the dirt and gravel roads ,well that's different again

 

[DapperDan]

i dont abuse my rocket but i do use what is available , i shift at around 5500 rpm. Taking it to redline seems pointless and the torque curve drops off anyway. The engine is fine , the gearbox is not, trumpet made a superb bike but have cut corners in the transmission department , i know ,,lets build a super torquey motor that leaves everything for dead , and while we are at it lets make the gears out of chocolate ! Now i like the rocket , but i do not like the baggage it comes with , my last rocket tranny blew at 10000 kms , the warranty covered it but it was MIA for 5 weeks , 21000 euro bike shouldnt be having these issues . My current rocket is doing the same thing , this time no warrantee , so i am feeling a bit of a mug for taking a risk a buying another one. Clutches , camshafts, bearings , i can accept all this as fair wear and tear and replace repair accordingly , TRUMPET knows about this issue but didnt do a recall , SHODDY wankers. They rightly reckon that only 10 percent of rocket riders use the bikes performance the other ninety like to cruise about , cheaper to ignore the minority , thats the reality of business i suppose , but as a customer they can stick there policy up their ass and i shall vote with my feet buy carrying myself and my wallet to manufacturers that make machines that can be used without fear of mechanical doom, I will never purchase a triumph again, apply this customer aptitude and thats a 10 percent sales loss , wake up triumph ! Shortlist as follows , GTR1400 , ZZR1400 , BMW K1300GT . It would seem that TC is offended buy my choice of words regarding the rocket, you say 126000kms I am pleased for you, i wish you many more miles. also dont be sentimental about my comments ,at the end of the day it is a sum of its parts , a lump of metal , it is devoid of feeling and emotion, the rocket is not offended when i call it a peice of ****. I however, have a full range of emotions , like being very ****ed off when it breaks during normal use , which means it was made and designed incorrectly and is unfit for purpose. Sorry Chaps , but i will be loosing weight shortly, about 360 odd kilos to be sure, im off to Oldenburg for a test ride on a BMW k1300GT , please dont be offended but Triumph dont deserve the success they have and one day their will fall on their ass, GET this , Ted Simon rode around the world in the 70s on a bonneville, the book is called Jupiters Travels, its a super read and i recommend it to you,,,,Ted is now 70 odd year old , he wanted to do the trip again and write a follow up , he spoke to Triumph asking if he could use a bonneville , The marketing hype would have been huge , Triuph turned him down ,,, so he went to BMW and was given a GS1200 and full back up , The head office at hinckley is full of accountants and bean counters, Lizards and Goats. Teds new book , dreaming of jupiter , is a real success and more people are buying a GS than a Tiger. I have a financial reason to leave trumpet and also a moral one , i have pulled the pin and im throwing smoke

 

[peter k]

i dont abuse my rocket but i do use what is available , i shift at around 5500 rpm. Taking it to redline seems pointless and the torque curve drops off anyway. The engine is fine , the gearbox is not, trumpet made a superb bike but have cut corners in the transmission department , i know ,,lets build a super torquey motor that leaves everything for dead , and while we are at it lets make the gears out of chocolate ! Now i like the rocket , but i do not like the baggage it comes with , my last rocket tranny blew at 10000 kms , the warranty covered it but it was MIA for 5 weeks , 21000 euro bike shouldnt be having these issues . My current rocket is doing the same thing , this time no warrantee , so i am feeling a bit of a mug for taking a risk a buying another one. Clutches , camshafts, bearings , i can accept all this as fair wear and tear and replace repair accordingly , TRUMPET knows about this issue but didnt do a recall , SHODDY wankers. They rightly reckon that only 10 percent of rocket riders use the bikes performance the other ninety like to cruise about , cheaper to ignore the minority , thats the reality of business i suppose , but as a customer they can stick there policy up their ass and i shall vote with my feet buy carrying myself and my wallet to manufacturers that make machines that can be used without fear of mechanical doom, I will never purchase a triumph again, apply this customer aptitude and thats a 10 percent sales loss , wake up triumph ! Shortlist as follows , GTR1400 , ZZR1400 , BMW K1300GT . It would seem that TC is offended buy my choice of words regarding the rocket, you say 126000kms I am pleased for you, i wish you many more miles. also dont be sentimental about my comments ,at the end of the day it is a sum of its parts , a lump of metal , it is devoid of feeling and emotion, the rocket is not offended when i call it a peice of ****. I however, have a full range of emotions , like being very ****ed off when it breaks during normal use , which means it was made and designed incorrectly and is unfit for purpose. Sorry Chaps , but i will be loosing weight shortly, about 360 odd kilos to be sure, im off to Oldenburg for a test ride on a BMW k1300GT , please dont be offended but Triumph dont deserve the success they have and one day their will fall on their ass, GET this , Ted Simon rode around the world in the 70s on a bonneville, the book is called Jupiters Travels, its a super read and i recommend it to you,,,,Ted is now 70 odd year old , he wanted to do the trip again and write a follow up , he spoke to Triumph asking if he could use a bonneville , The marketing hype would have been huge , Triuph turned him down ,,, so he went to BMW and was given a GS1200 and full back up , The head office at hinckley is full of accountants and bean counters, Lizards and Goats. Teds new book , dreaming of jupiter , is a real success and more people are buying a GS than a Tiger. I have a financial reason to leave trumpet and also a moral one , i have pulled the pin and im throwing smoke

Dapper Dan I don't blame you one single bit .id be very dissappointed if I was in the same situation .good luck with your future buy

 

[CanberraR3]

Let's get this straight. You bought a high performance machine that had been ridden by other people in ways beyond your knowledge or control for 9 years and are now bitter at the whole marque because the transmission failed. You knew about the transmission problems in Rockets of that age yet you took a punt - and now it's all Triumph's fault. Interesting.

Bye then.