Triumph Tiger Recall....

[Entertwainer]

thought it may be prudent to share this info incase anyoneon here owns one.
Product recall for the following:

Category: Motor vehicles

Product: Motorcycle

Brand: Triumph

Name: Tiger Explorer

Type/number of model: Tiger Explorer and Tiger Explorer XC

Batch number/Barcode: Build dates are 01/11/11 – 01/06/14

OECD Portal Category: 77000000 - Automotive

Description: Motorcycle.

Country of origin: United Kingdom

No pictures are available

Injuries

The side stand pivot bolt may fracture under abusive loads.

Voluntary measures:

Recall of the product from end users

i imagine owners should have been contacted. but if you havent, you may want to get in touch.
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[chris-red]

Seems pretty stupid, you would have thought in this day an age a manufacturer would have learnt what strength bolt to use for a side stand .
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[ScaredyCat]

"abusive loads"? - Those "abusive loads" are your customers...



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[Rogerborg]

Just trying to keep up with BMW.
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[Polarbear]

Too many fat riders

If mine didn't break under my 'abusive load' I think they are pretty safe!
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[Mudshark]

[iginge]

[MarJay]

[iginge]

[MarJay]

[iginge]

[chris-red]

[mentalboy]

[MarJay]

[Mr_T]

The problem comes from people repeated overloading the stands, i.e. standing on the footpeg while the bike is on the stand to get onto the bike, often when it's already loaded with luggage and a pillion.

Try doing that with your chinese bike and see how long it lasts...

[Rogerborg]

[Nemo]

I've lost count of the amount of these I've done.

It's obviously a better safe than sorry thing. A couple of bikes have fallen over so they change all of them.

It's the same as suzuki last year, two front master cylinders failed in america within something like ten months of each other, so they decided to recall around 25,000 of them.

I should also mention to not forget it isn't the manufacturer (most of the time) who decide to implement a recall in the UK, it's vosa I think.
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[Polarbear]

Iginge you are a prat, and a wanker!

Mudsharks reference was to BMW not Triumph.

I always used to stand on the footpeg of my explorrer when getting on the bike, it never collapsed.

Recalls show whether a manufacturer is willing to support his product. My Trophy has had a new cylinder head. I had a courtesy bike while it was being done.

You really dont have a clue comparing Triumph to chinese.
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[iginge]

[MarJay]

I just find it tremendously amusing that iginge finds Triumph to be so objectionable for supposedly not adequately testing their product, when he doesn't own said product, or has any intention of buying one?

Japanese manufacturers issue recalls all the time. Suzuki has had a few recently with brake pads, master cylinders, head bearings, frame strengthening etc etc.

The recalls are performed for free, and in fact, I had a recall on my Street Triple for the Regulator Rectifier. Interestingly the reg rec blew and took out my alternator windings too. Triumph repaired the entire thing for free and I didn't even have to ask them to do it. They just handed me the keys and said "all done". If that isn't good customer service, then what is? They technically only had to replace the reg rec, whereas they replaced a whole different component too free of charge.

It would amuse me immensely if it turns out iginge has never owned a Triumph. In fact, he sounds very much like he falls into one of two camps:

1.) An occupational complainer who enjoys nothing more than disparaging firms for their perceived but actually non existent corporate excesses

2.) A 17 year old with a Qonging and no actual clue about motorcycling.
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[1198]

I now get really annoyed when I see folk posing on bikes resting on the stand, be it side stand or centre stand. They're designed to support the weight of the bike, not the bike AND a lardy ass!
It's a common thing by teenagers trying to look cool sat on their learner bikes as much as anything, perhaps my firm belief on this is due to my stand being buggered to the extent it would fall over (in front of the Police once when I'd been stopped) when used. I had to prop it on walls - not quite the look to attract the young ladies.

[blackbosh]

I would rather get a recall on something like this than risk my bike being one of the 3 that fails out of thousands. Triumph "your bike needs some work doing 3 bikes of 4 million had a fault and we don't want to take a chance"
Me "Thanks for calling it will give me an excuse to go out on my bike. Can I take that new XC out for a blast while its being done?"
Triumph "Certainly sir, we will have a brew ready as well, Tea milk no sugar as usual"

In my world this would happen.

[recman]

I hope this dodgy Tiger bolt is different to mine.
I always have to pivot the bike 180 degrees on the stand every time I come home and put it away.

[Just_James]