Consumer Complaint Detail
TRIUMPH / SPEEDMASTER / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003270493 | Incident Date: Oct, 16 2003 |
| Consumer's City: EVANS | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd. |
| Model Name: SPEEDMASTER | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: SMT915JN33J | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 15 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 09 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 2 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Amended:correction. i wrecked my 2003 triumph speedmaster in october 2003. the drag bars on the front puts a rider forward over the gas tank. the front shocks are too weak for the massive dual front brakes and the front springs give too much and travel about 8" pushing the driver over the handlebars. i fell and broke 2 ribs and the engine kept running and it tore up the engine. triumph wouldn't fix the engine under warranty because i fell on the bike and i had to pay the 2650.00 engine repair myself. these bikes have a design flaw in that it keeps running when fallen over and,the travel on the front shocks must be at least 8" with the too powerful front dual brakes. the geometry of the bike pushes the larger rider over the handlebars because of the force created by the diving front end with the driver over the gas tank because of the drag bars. it is a poor and defective design.this is a date correction from an original complaint. *ak |