Transmissions- how common?

[Mike Rocket]

@Mike Rocket While it might be interesting to have that information, it will not be useful. There are too few Rockets overall, and the challenges among them smaller still, that a single data point (your questions) simply cannot be statistically significant.

Without taking an engine apart just to look, all of us are accepting some level of risk in operating a reciprocating engine.

So most of us focus on the grin, and if something happens, well, cross that bridge if/when encountered.

Of course you are correct. Too much information can cause more concern than is needed.
I suppose the number of transmission failures is small compared to the number of bikes produced. It seems it is just luck as to if or when your transmission fails. It is impossible to know what will happen to any of our bikes while we own them.
I have just begun to worry as I love the bike and due to the fact they are now discontinued by Triumph and the availability of spare parts seem to be getting less I am a little concerned that if the transmission fails and needs gears replacing that I won't be able to get the parts to fix it.

 

[Joesmoe]

Your concern is completely legitimate. In fact, I share your concern.

In the case of the transmission, at least for a while, even after mechanical parts dry up, there will be parts bikes, and for a while at least, should there be such a problem and one still wants to keep the bike, there is at least one source in the U.S. who will work transmission internals.

So it is, with any machine we own - we have to make that decision, and revisit the decision over time of how long to keep a given machine before letting it go and replacing it or giving up that activity.

So unless you have direct knowledge that there is an incipient problem, I would suggest just setting those thoughts aside, and enjoy as long as you are able.

 

[mr hunt]

The first time mine went was at 18,000 of your Yankee miles...y'all need to try harder

 

[Mike Rocket]

Your concern is completely legitimate. In fact, I share your concern.

In the case of the transmission, at least for a while, even after mechanical parts dry up, there will be parts bikes, and for a while at least, should there be such a problem and one still wants to keep the bike, there is at least one source in the U.S. who will work transmission internals.

So it is, with any machine we own - we have to make that decision, and revisit the decision over time of how long to keep a given machine before letting it go and replacing it or giving up that activity.

So unless you have direct knowledge that there is an incipient problem, I would suggest just setting those thoughts aside, and enjoy as long as you are able.

I agree with you. I need to just need to keep using it. It is running fine at the moment. . It may never happen.

 

[Mike Rocket]

The first time mine went was at 18,000 of your Yankee miles...y'all need to try harder

A low mileage fail then! A little concerning but some are running 80000 trouble free miles. Just gotta be lucky i suppose.

 

[mr hunt]

A low mileage fail then! A little concerning but some are running 80000 trouble free miles. Just gotta be lucky i suppose.

Mine was a factory circlip fail and I flogged the crap out of it on a couple of track days just prior to failure

 

[Mike Rocket]

Mine was a factory circlip fail and I flogged the crap out of it on a couple of track days just prior to failure

Did it smash up the gears too?

 

[mr hunt]

3 4 and 5

 

[mr hunt]

the second time in went 5th survived but 3 and 4 were toast

 

[Kevin frazier]

I notice things tend to break around here like at rallys and after dynos, yeah track days and drag strips, yup im starting to see a pattern on these parts failures.