Rad

Leaking Radiator

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I have just under 5,000 miles on my R3 which I purchased last April.
While returning from dinner last Thursday with my wife on the back, we decided to take a different route and had to ride through some unexpected road construction. I hit some fairly large chuck holes but nothing crazy. Soon after I began to feel moisture from the rad. on my left leg. The vibration had evidently loosened one of the threaded plugs used to attach the chrome plastic piece to the radiator top. Anyway, I was able to ride home the remaining 25 miles but got soaked with water/etheline glycol in the process.
When I called Triumph I thought it wouldn't be a big deal to replace the plug but they informed me the plug is not servicable and the entire rad. must be replaced! On top of that, towing is not covered by my warranty! My Rocket is under 6 months old withe original factory warranty, otherwise the radiator would cost $580.00.
Anyone else with rad. issues?
Thats just the beginning X..THHE

Ain't got it right yet

From another site.--- Well I hate to say it but I sold the Rocket III today. I purchased this bike (first bike ever) on July 2004. Nice red Rocket. Upgraded the pipes to Jardine giving a dyno of 149 horse power and 150 pounds of torque. She had 41,000 miles on her when I let her go just this last weekend. I had just gotten her back from the shop, after 3 months waiting on Triumph to rebuild the motor due to their gear issues. This was the second time this had to be done. The first rebuild was after the bike was just two years old and one month out of warranty but Triumph did pickup the bill both times. Good for them.

There were other issues with the bike like the three transmistions I went through and the 4 front fork rebuilds. Oh and then the run around with the idle problem, ahhhhh! that took months for them to finaly replace the throttle bodies which fixed the problem.

Anyway, I loved that bike, it being my first and all but enough was enough, maybe I had just gotten a lemon.------WWWWWhen When are they gona fix the problems No excuse for all the years and not fixing these problems..Sorry to hear Flip. Thought you and me had a good one. I want another one but not yet. I can aim nukes at other contries quicker than Triumph can fix small problems.

Good day Jack-ili

I'm confused...what's that time line again. Sorry, long time no hear from you Jack, whereya ben.

I want some of what he's smokin

My dealer personally came to my home and picked up my Rocket III and returned with it to his store at no cost to me. They replaced my radiator and installed new coolant, all at no charge.
The experience only solidifies my appreciation for my Triumph Rocket III.
There's no other bike that fills it's place within the industry!
Any other cruiser is wimpy in comparison with the possible exception of the Boss Hoss but in it's case, I actually think "Too Much is Too Much". Size and weight, not horsepower.
You can never have too much power!