New (to me) R3T Nightmare!!

[oxbowfarm38]

R3T Nightmare!!

Howdy All:
Long time lurker, finally bought a mint 2008 R3T with several nice official Triumph accessories. Paid to have it shipped by STI and was looking forward to it arriving. It showed up yesterday and after unloading, the driver took off. That's when the fun started...
Sat there trying to get it into neutral, when the linkage rod snapped off where it attaches to the shifter. On closer inspection, the linkage rod had been rather severely bent...naturally I did not notice it before the shipper left. So now I'm stuck borrowing a pickup and trailer to haul it to the nearest dealer for repairs.
I understand it is an easy fix, but my biggest concern is this: do you think whatever it was that bent the rod may have damaged something internally? I noticed when I started it in gear with the clutch fully pulled in it lurched forward. Never had that happen with any bike I've ever owned.
Any advice or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[atomsplitter]

Welcome to the forum. Until you get the shifter fixed you'll have a hard time diagnosing any transmission problems. YOu can check clutch issues by simply rolling it with the clutch pulled in. YOur 'lurch' can be caused by the bike just sitting over a long period of time. Oil drains out of the clutch and when the lever is engaged pressure is removed but the plates are 'stuck' together because there isn't any oil between them. Should be remedied with a few miles of travel and some shifting.

The bent rod is a situation of abuse, I'd have the dealer make sure the shift rod isn't bent or broken.

 

[Kmutt]

Or it got damaged in shipping. Either way if it is not under warranty go to www.bikebandit.com and order the part. Very easy to replace as you can tell. Depending on where it broke you should be able to shift the bike into neutral by pulling or pushing on the rod. Its a little akward at first but once you find the sweet spot..no big deal. Once in neutral you can start it and have a look around to make sure it sounds ok, no leaks and such.
Good luck! Post back. Let us know how you made out

mutt

 

[Lester532]

That's not normal wear and tear. Looks like shipping damage. I'd put in a claim against the shipper.


If it was mine I'd put it in first and take it around the block. Slowly of coarse.

 

[oxbowfarm38]

Thanks!

Hey Lester, Kmutt and Atomsplitter:
Thanks for your replies and the great advice...although it appeared to be an easy fix, I trailered it over to the nearest Triumph dealer to have them give it a good going over...one of my biggest concerns being that something might have been damaged internally. They've got it now, but I will give you an update when I get word on its condition.
Thanks again..I appreciate your help.
Jim

 

[JoseyR3Wales]

Where abouts are ya, state is close enough. And welcome.

 

[Kmutt]

my pleasure Kepp us posted!

mutt

 

[HellFire]

Definitely forward that photo to the shipper and file a damage claim.