Motorcycles · Triumph · Sport & naked
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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2001 to 2022 models.
6 of 9 describe a soft or inconsistent front brake lever.
1 reported a crash and 2 a fire.
After 2005, no model year drew more than 5.
Fewest complaints on file: 2002 (1), 2011 (1), 2013 (1). Few complaints is not a clean bill of health, just fewer owners filing.
What each year's complaints describe comes from reading their text. These are counts, not rates: there are no sales figures per motorcycle model year. A complaint is not proof of a defect.
Popular years get more complaints just because more were sold, and newer years have had less time to collect them. There are no U.S. sales figures by motorcycle model year, so these are counts, not rates.
The engine may overheat and cause the fan motor to fail, resulting in a coolant leak.
The radiator fan may overheat, causing the fan motor to fail.
The rear brake disc bolts may loosen.
Due to the incorrect engagement of the neutral switch and gear selector drum, the neutral light may remain illuminated despite the motorcycle actually being in gear.
Due to a manufacturing error, the turn signal stems on the front and rear of the motorcycle may fracture.
The rear suspension unit (rsu) damping performance is controlled by a mixture of gas and oil contained within the unit.
On certain motorcycles, the anti-rotation stop bolt on the rear brake caliper may shear allowing the caliper to contact the swing arm.
On certain motorcycles, the lower by-pass coolant hose can rupture.
On certain motorcycles, the fuel connector linking each of the feed and return fuel hoses to the fuel pump mounting plate may fracture following in-service handling.
On certain motorcycles, the rear wheel needle roller bearing as fitted only to certain single sided swinging arm motorcycles can deteriorate and seize causing the rear wheel to lock-up.
Vehicle description: motorcycles.
Recall repairs are free at any dealer. Check a specific bike's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
177 hpClaimed crank figure
From the makers' U.S. spec sheets (the EU sheet for horsepower where the U.S. one leaves it out), checked against a sample on Nov 11; years and versions differ.
Filed as: SPEED TRIPLE, SPEED TRIPLE 1050CCM, SPEED TRIPLE R, SPEED TRIPLE RS, SPEED TRIPLE. Source: NHTSA owner complaints (model years 2000-2026) and recalls. Every motorcycle
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