Need some help

[jcb7469]

Most chassis parts are not interchangeable with the other Rockets. The assumption should always be that if it's a Touring, you need specific bits. Then you can be pleasantly surprised sometimes.

Four Triumph parts I'd recommend World of Triumph - they have all the parts "fiches" online and you can just go find what you need. Generally they ship quickly (most recently I needed a chrome "button" to cover the seat fastening hole in the fender and the black plastic cover that covers the electrical wires and cables up by the frame neck... had them within a week or so. I got a bit uh impatient wedging that plastic bit back on last time I disassembled and cracked it.

Triumph Motorcycles | triumph-select-model-part | Triumph Parts | Triumph Clothing | Triumph Accessories | Triumph Bike Rocket III Touring | Side amp Infill Panels - and wow, I wonder what the heck that 1500 euro panel is.

That page also lists the grommets. I also slathered clear silicone around mine and glued them into place, it's very easy to push them in otherwise when replacing a panel. One grommet missing will lead to the panel flapping around and potentially flying off.

I'd also recommend drilling a hole through the rearmost stem of the side panel (the one that sticks out in the middle of the infill panel) and threading a ziptie through that and then closing the ziptie around the bike frame. That way, if the panel comes off, it will still be tied to the bike. Saved me having to buy one new panel already.

 

[jcb7469]

Found one on flea bay which i would rate about a 7 out of 10. Im thinking of gluing a piece of plastic with a few holes drilled through it. I will use a few zip ties wrapped around frame through the holes. I want a little slack so i can take over off to dork with the obdb port but still not loose the cover at speed? Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

[cr0ft]

As I said, the third mounting peg (the rearmost one) can be drilled through easily. Make a small hole to make sure it doesn't seriously affect its structural integrity and thread a ziptie through that and loosely around the frame. You can easily detach the panel and lay it on the passenger foot plate if you need to get under there, and if you need it off, snip the ziptie and add a new one when you reattach. Works perfectly.

 

[Bob R]

As I said, the third mounting peg (the rearmost one) can be drilled through easily. Make a small hole to make sure it doesn't seriously affect its structural integrity and thread a ziptie through that and loosely around the frame. You can easily detach the panel and lay it on the passenger foot plate if you need to get under there, and if you need it off, snip the ziptie and add a new one when you reattach. Works perfectly.

That's the pretty common fix. Looks like this, works like a champ.




bob