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Don't know if Keefer has any kind of role with Triumph but I thought it was pretty lame how he got folk's hopes up when he popped his head in at the beginning of this thread back in July saying he'd look into it. I tagged him a few months later to see if he'd respond with anything. LOL....He did a Homer and went back into the bushes and hasn't been seen again.
Keefer has a testing relationship with Triumph and he's been very clear about that.
He tried to race their bike last year at Lorettas and he was getting false neutral and (wisely in my opinion) chose not to race that bike.
Kris isn't going to come onto the forum and say negative things about a brand that he has a business relationship with.
He probably wanted to bring some good news from the brand and either forgot, or decided to steer clear of the conversation because he's got a conflict of interest.
Yamaha YZ250s have had gearbox design flaws since the 1999 model and Yamaha has done nothing to address the issue.
@lowmass has described a bunch of great observations that match some things I've learned about motocross transmissions and how to improve them. I don't own a Triumph and I don't see myself buying one soon, but I'm interested in the technical side of the sport so I have been following this thread and the investigation into the problems / solutions for the Triumph gearbox.
Keefer also mentioned Triumph 450 QC issues in his “East coast 450 non-shootout” podcast. He hasn’t been completely silent on it. My understanding is that he was going to look into the initial claim of warranty work being denied, which was proven to be on the dealer anyway
Did about 2 hrs on track and I can confirm that clutch and transmission (actually) sucks.
I've tried to add a 2nd washer (1mm) to push rod in order to add preload, but nothing changed, bike still pull on corners.
Dealer opened two separate tickets, Triumph replied only for clutch atm, they asked to provide plates's height, mine is 30.36 mm (1,19 in)
It's enough for me, I will ask to bring it back.
UPDATE:
Dealer replied about transmission issues: "Hi Andrea - Perhaps the question is superfluous because you've certainly already checked. Triumph is telling me this so far: "80% of the time the problem is caused by the selector shaft.
You should try removing the clutch and checking if you notice anything unusual in the movement of the daisy when you move the pedal.
Some people have had the selector fork come unsoldered from the shaft." - Can I say it's fine? Can you confirm this? Thanks again."
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I haven’t been following this thread much, but these bikes sound like a complete piece of crap. Triumph should be ashamed for the way they have handled this situation.
I will be the forst to say when you get a good one or the fixes work and hold up their great bikes. Ive got to put a couple hours on a 250 and 450(450 i did the bottom end on for a guy)
Their great bikes just sucks they are still having these issues. So far as ive heard everyone that I know that has had a rebuild and repair done to them have held up. But there does seem to be a few new ones popping up still. Idk but once they get this ironed out it will be a hell of a bike.
That’s good to hear….💯
just seen this on fb group: "Rumor has it triumph is stopping sales of all dealers on all 450 models immediately."
I am still struggling with dealer with my 450 RC, paid a lawyer since they don't want to take it back, rode 2 times and transmission + clutch basically does not work!
I am considering a class action, someone else in the same situation? Bought on march, rode 1hr, waste of time and money!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1148044913186093/permalink/171488844650…
Any reason to stop selling 450f was told?
Sounds like it might be fake
Likely not fake. Stop Sale / Stop Ride communications from OEMs always precede some type of dealer and consumer communication that is accompanied by a "fix". SS/SR accomplishes a few things:
And what about who already own a 450? Should dealer inform customers meantime?
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Please join this conversation on facebook group, we need to figure it out.
Thats a lot of work & will cost Triumph a small fortune!
Did they actually sell alot of them?
Wow. Took Triumph close to two years, right? At least they did something now. They deserve whatever losses they incurred by waiting.
I'd guess they just lost all profit margin they might have made to date on 450s (assuming this means they will also remedy the bikes already sold to customers. That part is not entirely clear to me yet).
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