Triumph Rocket Iii Classic Problems by year

of the recommended intervals, I have owned this motorcycle since march 2006 and only have 12000 miles on it. That is only 2000 miles a year to have such a costly labor intensive problem at such a low usage as well as defective sticking of gears that I read about in blogs for similar model years indicates an intrinsic design problem by triumph. *Tr

duplicated but continued. 'As the work order (#30900508) clearly states 'upon inspection technician found loose contact at harness side of ignition plug. Disassembled plug. Plug was cleaned & modified to ensure tighter fit to connector'. From what I can gather this connector is also the current problem. This problem caused the motor to cutout on the freeway at 70mph. A very dangerous situation I think you would agree? (So cal triumph) I am a member of 2 triumph forums and have found that the ignition switch failures on this particular model are frequent. I firmly believe that this motorcycle has a high degree of ignition switch failures which are potentially dangerous as the motor will cutout while riding. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr

dealer installed a upgrade kit. The contact stated he went to pick up his vehicle today june 29, 2010 and the vehicle locked in second gear. He drove the vehicle back to the dealer. The contact stated that his vehicle has been at the dealer for more than three months. The failure mileage was 4,630 and the current mileage was 4,650. After the repairs were made, the consumer continued to experience problems. The transmission became stuck in 2nd gear, metal had traveled throughout the transmission and motor and it was also discovered the bearing failed. 03/04/11

was stuck with a $1500.00 Bill for labor and fluids required to complete the job. Currently triumphs stand on the upgrade kit is "the "upgrade" kit that you have heard of is not meant to fix anything. It is simply a collection of parts that have been changed since the beginning of the models production. It is only given to dealers that are already taking the motor out of the frame for some other reason, so that they can put the newer parts in while it is apart. There is no need to exchange any of the parts if there is no need to go into the engine. As long as your bike is operating as expected, there is no need to change anything." Included in the kit are the parts to do the following: replace the camshaft drive chain tension blades and crankshaft sprocket. Replace clutch pressure springs. Replace alternator bolt and washer. Replace torsion damper shaft bearings and shaft outer cover. Replace output shaft second gear and splined dog ring. Replace output shaft third and fourth gear splined bushes and two splined washers with the shoulder splined bushes. Replace the input shaft bellville washers and thrust washer and insert a new shim adjacent to fifth gear and new output shaft nut. Replace the detent arm. Replace the gear position shaft. Replace oil tank sealing washers. Replace the fuel tank level sender and bracket. Replace spark plugs and the coils. Modify the instrument and main harness. Modify the ignition switch harness and main harness connector. *Tr