Recent content by T-Rex

  1. Triumph Dealer Network

    Triumph Dealers Just a short note: I personally hand delivered a three page list of complaints for shoddy work to a Triumph dealer in central Florida in 2008 after they repeatly screwed up my bike. I purchased the R3 there, I had it serviced there and two days after the last time they installed...

  2. Triumph Dealer Network

    Dealer Assistance Heading for El Paso, Tx next week. Can you Rocket Drivers pass on the names of "Good" dealers in or near Pensacola, Fl, Beaumont, Tx, Sonora, Tx and El Paso, Tx. I don't anticipate problems but it would be nice to know where to stop. In 2007 on my way to Sturgis, SD I did...

  3. Handlebar Riser Install

    Just had Rivco risers installed on my R3C, what a difference it makes. The riser raises the handle bar one inch and pushes it back 2 inches. I'm 6'1 and 285 and after the install I rode 120 miles home - I could tell the difference, I have a bad back and it seems like the improved riding position...

  4. general common breakdown/breakin issues question

    2006 Triumph Rocket III Classic - Warped Rotors On the way home from Daytona Bike Week my R3 developed a short and burnt the fuse box to a cinder. The short was in the fog lamp system and, unfortunately it was my fault. Triumph of Palm Beach is replacing the wiring harness, mucho buckos for...

  5. Uneven Front Tyre (Tire) Wear

    R3 Tire Wear The tires on my R3 were replaced around 9,000 miles. The fron tire was "cupping" and the back tire was just getting a little to bald. A long-time garage owner told me that the front tire cupping was due to improper inflation; however, I always kept the proper air pressure in the...

  6. I'm worried about engine failure

    R3 Dependability Rode my 2006 R3 Classic 11,300 miles in eight months before being totalled by a 93 Lincoln. I survived but, I think, on a lesser bike I would have been down for the big dirt nap. I rode from Vero Beach, FL to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, cross the Makinac Bridge, over the...

  7. Southeast User group

    R3 Riders in Central and South Florida Greetings, if any R3 riders out there know of any groups that like to ride/socialize in Florida, please drop a line. T-Rex

  8. Greetings

    I go by the name T-Rex and I live in Central Florida. I'm picking up a new 2006 Triumph R3 in Chattanooga, TN tomorrow morning, January 12, 2008. My last R3 was totaled on 12-02-07 in Vero Beach, FL. Can't wait to get back on the road. T-Rex
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