oil cap

A lot of my brushed aluminium parts have gone furry, particulary the tank strap and more annoyingly the milling n the wheels. I suspect mine was an ex-demo and lived outside on the forecourt in all weathers. There were also a couple of small scratches and scuffs in various places suggesting either one careless owner or more likely multiple couldn't-care-less customers. Evan so, corrosion shouldn't happen a one year old bike with 3000 miles on it and generally does not happen on Triumph'sother models which tend to have some of the best finish quality around.
There is as yet no rust and the steel, black metalic parts and the engine are still looking good.
Fortunately I dislike the brushed aluminium look anyway (and brushed stainless) and always intended either to replace these parts with carbon or strip and paint them.
 
It's surprising that Triumph quibbles over the quality of some parts when you see the others... My radiator cap was painted carbon-look, like the plastics surrounding the radiator, but I left the oil tank cap aluminum-colored because too much carbon kills the carbon... I clean it with Belgom Alu, but despite everything, the quality of the material used means it's never really shiny; it always looks oxidized... I think I'll eventually polish it to a mirror finish and varnish it. However, the tank strap is stainless steel...
Also living by the sea, and on a tropical island, I recommend one thing if you want to keep your bike in good condition: rinse with clean water and dry it after every ride, and store it in the garage! I've always done this, and even my 15-year-old Harley doesn't have a single speck of rust.
 
I've done that for years, with the addition of blowing the whole bike over with ACF50 when dry using a compressor and paint gun and buffing it in like polish.
My 2015 KTM 1190 has done 60,000 miles and doesn't have any corrosion anywhere. And it spent two winters recently outside under a bike cover.
 
stingray said:
Today was an amazing day to burn some gasoline. But I totally blew the oil cap off somewhere along the way. Got one on the way.

cost of gasoline.. $8
cost of oil cap... $40
cost of joy ...priceless
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Hey, I made a post today and you are one of the unnamed people who inspired my post. I appreciate you making this post as it made me realize I was not wrong for worrying about this possibility!
 
The ones here with corrosion issues might live in a place where there is something in the air? Chemical plant? Whatever gets put on the roads to melt ice?
I've had my bike for just over a year and have no such issues, and unless there's ice on the roads or raining (not putting my rain gear on to ride 20mi to work) I ride all the time. Even after riding up to Seattle last fall in the perpetual mist there is no sign of corrosion. Could it be cleaning agents?
 
Almost certainly true. I doubt you get a lot of salt put on the roads in California but it's a real problem here in the UK, especially in the north where I live.
I also wonder about the various additives they put in fuel. Adblue in diesel engines in basically liquid urea. Urea fertiliser is horrendously corrosive. It's like caustic soda. They say it all gets magically neutralised in the exhaust system but I'm not sure I believe that. It's said the bubbly soapy foam you get on the roads here when it rains is down to adblue.
My Rocket came from London. Everyone drives Euro 5 diesel cars with adblue down there because various governments pushed us into buying them for spurious environmental reasons. May explain the rotten state of our road surfaces as well.
 
Triumph achieved record sales figures in 2024 and has had five years of continuous growth.
As for their bkes being outdated, many models feature state of the art tech at prices cheaper than their rivals and are market leaders in some sectors, like the middle weight adventure sector where the 800 and 900 Tiger Explorers beat all competitors on performance, standard fitment electronics and price.
The new 400 singles have become market leaders in the small single sector and are beating south Asian competitors on their own back yard.
The 2025 1200 Speed triple RS is one of only three high performance bikes to feature the latest Ohlins SmartEC3 semi-active suspension, along with the Ducati SF V4S and the Honda Fireblade SP, both of which cost £24,000 - £7000 more than the Speed Triple.

And of course, the Rocket 3 is in a class of one. The largest displacement production motorcycle in the world with the highest torque figure.
Maybe I'm missing something but Triumph doesn't exactly sound like a company that's behind the times and floundering.
 
I agree with you sir. It’s atrocious how owners on this forum diss Triumph. I would have expected something like this on KTM forums. Ducati and Triumph are likely the 2 most successful brands as it stands.

Half the folk on here are clowns at best…
I’ll take that back, half the folk here are not clowns!
 
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