No 'good will' repair for 2008 R3

[RKTNMYPKT]

You bought a 10-year-old used bike, With a leaking head gasket, And triumph refuses to repair it, so because of that you will not give Triumph praises to your Harley friends?
Seems a bit silly.....

 

[coolrocket]

Oil Seepage? Kinda made me laugh reminiscing about the joys of owning a 73/74 T140v Bonny, those mothers pooled on the Showroom floor...

 

[Spawn]

You bought a 10-year-old used bike, With a leaking head gasket, And triumph refuses to repair it, so because of that you will not give Triumph praises to your Harley friends?
Seems a bit silly.....

I just don't expect ANYTHING to be leaking after only 6690 miles. I guess I should only expect that from Japanese bikes. I have been on Hondas for the last 7 years. Its OK though. Im NOT bitter. I still LOVE the bike. Im still FASTER than ANY of the guys I ride with and they still HATE me because of it!

 

[warp9.9]

I wonder if it has the early POS head gasket? I would wager the vin number is in the upgrade range. If your not in a hurry two days (not long days) otherwise 8 to 10 hours if you stay at it.

 

[rainman]

You have to give the service tech credit for trying even tho he probably knew they wouldn't do it that's is more than some dealers would do with with a newer bike

 

[Spawn]

Its all good. I'm gonna ride the hell out of it, check the oil every few days then ride the hell out of it some more!! In a year or so maybe I'll have enough money for a Carpenter build.

 

[Mittzy]

Not surprising really BUT.
You bought this bike used in January 2018 from another DEALER????? get them to fix it as they sold you a bike with a pre existing issue - That would work here in OZ - dont know about your neck of the woods tho.
In OZ dealers MUST offer/give a statutory warranty - usually good for 3 months.

 

[Spawn]

Not surprising really BUT.
You bought this bike used in January 2018 from another DEALER????? get them to fix it as they sold you a bike with a pre existing issue - That would work here in OZ - dont know about your neck of the woods tho.
In OZ dealers MUST offer/give a statutory warranty - usually good for 3 months.

They are NOT obligated to fix it because they sold the bike "as it" with no warranty stated or implied. I doubt an Indian dealership would know what to do with it anyway which is probably why the sold it on the cheap. They just wanted to get rid of it!

 

[Bedifferent]

My expectation of getting a goodwill fix on a ten year old bike is about the same as my expectation of living to 100. Hell... it's hard enough to get a bike fixed under warranty now days let alone being 10 years old. I had to go a couple of round with a dealership and put a call into Triumph to get something fixed on my first 2013 Rocket and that was 6 weeks after I bought the bike new.

 

[Claviger]

Hey be it a simple oil change or a frozen motor, any reason to send it to Carpenter is a good reason

My bikes runs better than ever after their work.