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Man, very few warranties are worth a shit anymore. It seems there is always some loophole or cost associated with it where they get out of paying or get you to give up.
Bad transmission, ecu, clutch, electical, torx... and digital service manual.
Our motorsport engineering pedigree is fantastic. We really should be able to build such a simple thing like a motocross bike gearbox.
It really sucks that Triumph owners are losing their bikes for the peak time of riding season. The dealer has had my buddies 450 for a month. Lucky for him, he's got his woods bike to ride
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When I worked at a dealer, we would sometimes eat repairs that we felt should be under warranty if it's a good customer, and pester the rep to get it paid for. That was for the odd failure though, not necessarily a known defect that's going to keep repeating.
I seriously doubt that RC was ever on a "mass produced" unit out of Thailand for any length of time.
Triumph rep- “Throw a few whips on this bike for our photographer and we’ll cut you a fat check and give you free Tigers for life.”
Zero chance Ricky was burning 5 gallons a day production bike testing.
I bought the TF450 RC
I only have 4 hrs on it, have a season ending injury so cannot continue with testing this season
what I have found so far........
Its seems to have mapping issues down low to mid? Very weak response down low, almost like a bog. Mostly noticed when landing in between rollers. I am not a rev ranger, more a lugger, so this may be exacerbaiting the issue
It shifts a bit notchy. Not as smooth as it should be , I am wondering if there is an issue here that will grow with time on bike?
It had wads of brown scotch bright pad material and a half moon shaped chunk of an O ring on the oil screens. All was changed out at 1/2 hr mark. Then again at 2 hr mark with a few more suprises. By the third oil change at 3 hr mark it was clean. I did pull clutch side case and opened up the large pump rotor cap to inspect. All looks ok but did see some marks under the large oil pump rotor cap that looked like maybe the scotch bright pads material went through there. Not bad looking but concerning
I love the chassis on this bike BUT I am quite concerned that there are real issues with the motors.
BTW I have seen other photos of the scotch bright pad material on screens. When the material is soaked up with oil it will sort of look like sealant. Some are thinking they are seeing sealant on there screen BUT its actually scotch bright pad soaked with oil.
Also, the large pump rotor (the one below the counter shaft sprockert) and the oil pump drive gears are plastic. Unfortunatly the KTM steel pump drive gears will not fit. However the the large pump rotor from a KTM will fit and many are swapping that out. Use one from a 2024 SXF350
I have contacted Taco moto about making steel pump gears. They are considering it BUT no idea when?
Its a great chassis with real potential BUT I am concerned that many of us will get a motor with issues
Same experience here with a frame. Also had a failure with an electric motor in a freeride (well outside of the warranty period) - they covered most of that cost as well.
My buddy had to have his reflashed almost immediately.
Be careful with any aluminum pump gears made by Taco moto. They ain't the great solution you hope they will be.
Having read all the posts here i can say i wil not be buying a Triumph for a least another 3 years now. & if these problems persist i wont ever own one. KTM has always been fantastic with sorting issues iv had in the past. A new bike is too much money for it to give these sorts of problems. Plus mx is dangerous enough without having shift & false neutral problems. Triumph, in business your reputation is everything!
You are legitimately the most helpful person to the public in this sport.
I've emailed you multiple times, and you always respond to my questions.
Its unfortunate because by most accounts both bikes perform very well. A young local A rider I know, who came off a Honda, loves his 250. Another friend, who came off a new gen KTM 450, raved about his Triumph 450 chassis. Subsequently, that bike is back at the dealership with under 10hrs on it. With the buzz that Triumph is going to make a 350, its a bummer for a guy like me who worships at the Church of The 350. I wont be buying any of the first gen bikes if they do make one. So its either KTM or Husky for me for awhile
If I had one of these bikes with a bad transmission they were refusing to fix, I’d make sure the CPSC knows about the problem. This is a safety issue they could force them to remedy.
With the reputation that Triumph is starting to get via threads like this, I wonder if they will still be producing dirt bikes in 3 years due to lack of buyers. It’s a shame since many people were really looking forward to them entering this market. Maybe I’m too conservative, but I would never spend that kind of money with the possibility I would end up with a bike with major engine issues and then Triumph telling me to stick it. Unfathomable. 🤦🏼♂️
I can't believe the lack of PR damage control for a new brand trying to compete with the established companies! Either they really don't care or have their heads buried in the sand! This is a hard no on there brand for me long into the future!
My son really liked the Triumph 250 when we demo'd it, but I was hesitant to buy after being burned before by first year releases (Ford ecoboost 3.5) so we went with the Gas Gas Factory Edition. Now reading all this I'm glad we did. The GG has been flawless after 25 hours of hard use. Well, I have to keep up on the spokes. Big deal.
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What a bummer some people are having issues with their bikes, that's never good. Seems a lot of the input on these threads are from people who don't own one or are just repeating what they've heard but really don't know? That too is usually not good.
I can say I rode a 250 for awhile. Put about 35hrs on one and about 10hr on another. Not one problem with either (besides the updates done by Triumph). Yes, they shifted a bit notchy when new but smoothed out substantially after a couple oil changes, to the point I didn't notice. Triumph definitely stepped up by updating the 24 models to the 25 version (at their cost). Most manufactures don't do that. Most all of the japanese warranty cover for 30 days. After that you are usually SOL.
I know a couple people who bought the 450 and are really happy with them. Anyway, I feel Triumph has done great and the bikes will only get better.
I agree completely, The OP does not have one but of course he knows of 8 people and 12 bikes in the midwest with problems. Not sure why he is so emotional over problems of a bike he doesn't even own. Now if you own a Triumph that has problems that's one thing but to say things like "Dealers don't know what to say but are completely OK with telling buyers to fuck off and pay" maybe we should take his post with a grain of salt because his feeling are getting in the way.
one false neutral is too many.....
I was in-between getting sxf 450 25/26 and Triumph 450 mostly due to KYB suspension and the positive feedback on chassi. But also have people around me who race them and for being so few out there on the market, its to many problems coming up.
This about them denying to fix a clear problem, that's just to much. If you hav problems and stand behind them when you release a new model of like this a new manufacturer coming in, its less of an issue tbh.
So it will be a KTM again.
Buddy I have a 24 kx with 52 hrs with a completely grenaded motor and a head that was on back order for weeks and a 22 kx that destroyed itself at 44 hrs do you think anyone Kawasaki or my dealer cared it was peak moto season in the northeast
Two blown up bikes with under 52 hours seems rare. That’s bad luck.
Were those stock motors and ECUs? If so, that is some terrible luck, for sure.
I would say probably more of a missed shift rather than a false neutral. I think it is probably due to the stiff shifting though. I've got a yz shifter which did help a little but I still feel the position of the shifter could be part of the problem for me. It's slightly too low to get my foot under it properly but one spline up is too much. Goona try put it in the press and tweek it a little.
Chris, a KDX200. You can thank me later.
Triumph seems to be having issues on the corporate level understanding what they should cover out of goodwill on the initial warranty claim.
If you have problems with your Triumph push your dealer to explore other avenues with Triumph corporate beyond the initial basic warranty claim. It seems that they automatically deny if it’s beyond the 30 day warranty without taking into account whether it’s premature failure of an item that shouldn’t happen.
Myself and plenty of other Triumph owners with phenomenal dealerships have had Triumph cover repairs beyond the warranty period.
This is where picking the right dealer is super important…
So the guy I ride with weekly who's Triumph is back at the dealership with under 10hrs on it is lying or I'm lying?
What does the first sentence of my post say? Why you trying to make this about you?
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