Recent content by Mike Sarsfield

  1. Oil Leak / Pinhole in block

    Quick update,finally got a resolution to my porous cyl. head problem. Triumph came to the party and gave me a replacement bike. Yahoo! Faith restored.

  2. Hi from New Zealand

    If they install a new head it's a rebuild. Under our consumer rights laws we are entitled to ask for a replacement vehicle or a refund. I spent years working in bike shops and don't trust any of them as far as workmanship goes. A factory built bike is a new bike, which is what I purchased and...

  3. Hi from New Zealand

    Hi and cheers for the welcome. I took the bike into the dealer today and the mechanic agreed it is a porous casting. I told them that I'm not really interested in a repair and referred them to the post you mentioned, which I had already found. They have initiated the claim and given me the...

  4. Oil Leak / Pinhole in block

  5. Oil Leak / Pinhole in block

    Will do. So glad to have come across you I hope so. I sold two of my Harleys to buy a new bike. If they replace the head I no longer have a new bike I have a second hand bike with a new head in essence. My dealer agreed with this reasoning and I showed him this thread so he can quote it to Triumph.

  6. Hi from New Zealand

    I hope not :(

  7. Hi from New Zealand

    Hi Paul, I'm in Taranaki mate. Just south of New Plymouth, nice little town called Oakura. Originally from up your way, but been down here for around 25 years now.

  8. Hi from New Zealand

    Hi, I wish it was as simple as a gasket, but they are all completely dry. The wetness starts about 5ml below the cam cover gasket and the area above it between the leak and gasket is dry as a bone. I was actually a bike mechanic for around ten years at a dealership so know what to look for and...

  9. Hi from New Zealand

    Hi all, just recently joined your forum soon after buying a 2016 Roadster which is my second rocket. Awesome to be able to browse through so many posts and gather info. Unfortunately I have just discovered a problem with my bike,it is leaking oil from what appears to be a pinhole in the cylinder...

  10. Oil Leak / Pinhole in block

    Just joined your forum and found this thread. I have had my 2016 Roadster for about 2 weeks and guess what, mines leaking in the exact same place! Not a happy camper at all, just about to go see my dealer and make them aware of the issue. Don't want a replacement cyl. head as then I don't have...
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