Queensland Ken
Well-known member
Looks like I have ordered the first Aussie 2014 out of the container.
Short story is that on the last day of 2013, I bought a 2013 Trophy SE
I wanted more of a touring bike with some creature comforts, esp the electronic suspension. (mainly for my post-op gut operations)
It really is a good touring machine, great fuelling, fantastic MPG good slushy suspension for our great roads over here.
But as with some 1st generation of bikes, the list of little niggling problems are raising their head.
Started off that Triumph Australia said my bike had the centre stand recall done, to stop the bike overextending the stand, it hadn't.
My bike wasn't idling properly and stalling out when coming to a stop, the local dealer could only book me in in a few weeks time.
I was soo pissed off, I pulled the plastics off the bike, only to find the throttle bodies had blown off the manifold.
It was the prelude to the ECU recall, electrical interference on the ECM caused the engine to backfire and blow off the throttle bodies.
And the dealer sold me the bike running like that, I didn't know any better, having never ridden a big 3 cylinder.
Most of my travelling is all highway Kms.
To top it off there is a service bulletin to do with the upper valve train. If the owner think the motor is noisy, which mine is, take it to a dealer and let them decide if the top end needs replacing. The local dealership has just lost it's Triumph dealership status and Triumph Australia hasn't returned my calls
Now the forks are leaking.
Just what you expect for a new bike, NOT !!!
Now there's reports of the gear lever pivot bolt breaking where the thread enters the frame.
The lever pivots on a shank of a bolt, nothing else, the entire weight of your foot is taken by the bolts thread as it enters the frame. You have to remove the part of the support for the sub-frame to access it the pivot, then try to easy out the thread.
The real scary thing is that the rear brake pedal has the same arrangement.
And don't talk to me about maintaining the bike, it takes about 4 hours just to remove the plastics to get to the air filter & plugs.
Don't even want to contemplate doing a valve check or drive splines.
So I finally contacted Yamahaha Australia and it was confirmed that Yamaha isn't importing the ES into Australia.
I found a dealer in NSW that sells Triumphs and Yamahahahah's and have done a deal on a 2014.
The first shipment of 2014's went to selected dealers a few weeks ago and my bike is the first out of the next container.
I'm happy with the deal and to get rid of the Trophy.
I will be de-farkleing my 07 as well, installing the accessories that will fit the Gen 3 and then selling my old girl.
Sanity prevails
Short story is that on the last day of 2013, I bought a 2013 Trophy SE
I wanted more of a touring bike with some creature comforts, esp the electronic suspension. (mainly for my post-op gut operations)
It really is a good touring machine, great fuelling, fantastic MPG good slushy suspension for our great roads over here.
But as with some 1st generation of bikes, the list of little niggling problems are raising their head.
Started off that Triumph Australia said my bike had the centre stand recall done, to stop the bike overextending the stand, it hadn't.
My bike wasn't idling properly and stalling out when coming to a stop, the local dealer could only book me in in a few weeks time.
I was soo pissed off, I pulled the plastics off the bike, only to find the throttle bodies had blown off the manifold.
It was the prelude to the ECU recall, electrical interference on the ECM caused the engine to backfire and blow off the throttle bodies.
And the dealer sold me the bike running like that, I didn't know any better, having never ridden a big 3 cylinder.
Most of my travelling is all highway Kms.
To top it off there is a service bulletin to do with the upper valve train. If the owner think the motor is noisy, which mine is, take it to a dealer and let them decide if the top end needs replacing. The local dealership has just lost it's Triumph dealership status and Triumph Australia hasn't returned my calls
Now the forks are leaking.
Just what you expect for a new bike, NOT !!!
Now there's reports of the gear lever pivot bolt breaking where the thread enters the frame.
The lever pivots on a shank of a bolt, nothing else, the entire weight of your foot is taken by the bolts thread as it enters the frame. You have to remove the part of the support for the sub-frame to access it the pivot, then try to easy out the thread.
The real scary thing is that the rear brake pedal has the same arrangement.
And don't talk to me about maintaining the bike, it takes about 4 hours just to remove the plastics to get to the air filter & plugs.
Don't even want to contemplate doing a valve check or drive splines.
So I finally contacted Yamahaha Australia and it was confirmed that Yamaha isn't importing the ES into Australia.
I found a dealer in NSW that sells Triumphs and Yamahahahah's and have done a deal on a 2014.
The first shipment of 2014's went to selected dealers a few weeks ago and my bike is the first out of the next container.
I'm happy with the deal and to get rid of the Trophy.
I will be de-farkleing my 07 as well, installing the accessories that will fit the Gen 3 and then selling my old girl.
Sanity prevails
