Thruxton Am I being silly or is this poor quality on a new bike?

I completely agree Steve this is meant to be a premium product but some of the components are just not up to standard. You're not the first with this throttle body problem and it has been reported to Triumph already so they do know about it.

My advice? Take it back to the dealer and get them to fix these issues, without delay. Be polite but determined.

 

^Wot he says!^

 

Yep ditto to all above, Be nice but firm and hold your ground, what you spent as you say is not
chicken feed and doesn't come easy, and as mentioned there probably well aware of all issues
you have already.

 

Yep agree with all of above.keep us updated.

 

I'm taking mine in on Saturday and will ask them about the rear shock, mine has the same issue as described above.

When having my wheels powder coated I mentioned to the wheel builders how close the inside of the right caliper is to the disc. He said he knew someone at Triumph and would ask if there's a fix. Not yet apparently but they are aware of the problem, the only advice they could offer was to pull the fork leg out and tighten the pinch bolts. Not what I wanted to hear.

Despite a few Niggles I still love it and probably the best bike I've ever owned.

 

Totally agree with the other guys, take it back and get them to fix it.
Make sure you get a like for like courtesy bike while they have it.
Not sure what they will be able to offer on the corrosion issue other than lacquer it now.
Another guy on the forum had exactly the same issue, Triumph know about it!
Shock absorber rubbing is 'shocking' excuse the pun. That is a mechanical defect that requires rectifying and should have never left the dealers if they had conducted their pre-delivery checks properly.
£12.5k is big money.

 

Looking at the photo there looks to be about 1.0mm gap (0.040" in old money) clearance.
This should be sufficient under normal conditions and does help restrict any crap getting lodged in.

Speak with the dealers preferably one of the technicians and get their opinion.
Look and measure with your feeler gauges other similar bikes in the showroom new and second hand for comparison.

 

The photo was taken after I had returned the bike to the dealer because i could hear the caliper rubbing on the disc. They obviously have improved it, all they said was that they have had a few in with the same noise, problem...

 

I would still be tempted to measure the gap of a few more bikes in showrooms or at meetings etc.
Using a set of feeler gauges is the simplest and most accurate method for a Peace of mind comparison check.
The clearance gap on your calliper does look okay to me.

 

I noticed the manky ally before I bought mine, its the same on the Bonnies, just a disappointing finish. I briefly chucked some brasso type stuff at it a month back ,and it seems to be shineable.

 

I don't think you should just accept it. If Triumph want to be taken seriously they have to put out a quality product and if it's not up to scratch then they have to rectify it. I've just bought my first ever Triumph recently and it will be judged by the same quality criteria as the many Japanese bikes I've owned over the years. If it falls short I'll never buy another but so far I've no real cause for complaint.

 

Take a look in the Bonneville forum, there is a post 'throttle body corrosion' that replicates the issues you are having.

 

The shock issue is "known" and it is being resolved. Mine had the issue from day 1 and the dealer told me a couple of weeks ago it is a supplier issue and once Ohlins sort out the QC we will get a nice new set
Not sure about the fake carbs... Some some worse than others.

 

Yeah my dealer said the same, they're building a list of customers with the same issue. Mine looks to be getting worse..

 

Can someone take a picture and post of the shock problem, so I can see if it is the same as mine.
As I have already kicked off about the shocks but this was over the adjusment method, which by the way Triumph at Nick bloor level are just ignoring me these days.

 

On 'The Other Triumph Forum' there's a poster crowing about BMW quality where they gave him a new engine for his 2 year old bike because of a minor paint blemish on the crank cases !!!

 

Thanks Luegolover for that. Yes this is the same as mine, I can't quite see what the black plastic is there for apart from rubbing up against the inside edge of the spring. I thought the springs were coated in yellow heat rapped plastic?, perhaps not !
This does not seem to have got any worse now done 1600 miles, had the shocks adjusted at about 600 miles as I am mainley two up.