:cry: took my 2002 (KM77,000) tiger 955i round to my local Triumph work shop here in Germany to let them swap my head gasket (coolent leek when cold the old story) thay said ok, €500 +/- and to come back tomorow, I asked if I could have a rent bike till then, thay said no as thay had preped them for the winter by tacken the battre out and droping the oil out of the moto :shock:.
Next day back to pick up my bike :D , its not finshed but I could wait, after an hour came the grease monke came out of the work shop with a screw and showed it to the boss who whent in to the work shop, he came back out and said we have a problem :shock: , as thay were putting the bike back together thay noticed that one of the screws on the cameshaft sprockets had come loose, and been loose for some time :shock:
but no prob thay would put a longer screw in and a nut on the back of the cameshaft :shock: I asked if that was ok and he said yes :? . the work was finshed all I had to do was pay and pick up my bike after a test ride by the grease monke, but no such luck as I whent to pick up my bike I saw her in a big pool of coolant, er we have a little problem with your bike . thay let me have a rent bike( Bonni) on the house of course :evil: . The next day I called Triumph Germany and told them what happend thay will look in to it :? .
Wait out.
BFN joe
WOW, hope they didnt screw it up too bad. Good luck.
Wow, how frustrating is that!? :x
Sounds like there is a NEW R.O. for a NEW engine. And they are trying not to tell you.
R.O. = Repair Order
Cosmo
QuoteSounds like there is a NEW R.O. for a NEW engine. And they are trying not to tell you.
R.O. = Repair Order
WTF !!! :shock: :shock:
+1
this would be my guess also
Hope this will turn out good for you!
Ok boy`s and girl`s here we go again :D , I got a call from my Triumph shop today from chief mac :) who said the cheep way out for me would be, they would buy me a second hand cam shaft out of the WWW I pay € 60 + the cost of two new screw`s:shock: and they fit it for free WTF .
I`am on night duty in our A+E dept at present and will try to call Triumph Germany tomorrow and see what they say about buying used parts, and let you all know ASAP.
BFN Joe
Looks like the stealer doesn't who he's taking on..... yet ! :wink:
If you were in the States, it'd be time to "Lawyer-up".
Your engine has been fooked by these folks. Stand tall until THEY put it right.
Cosmo
Quote from: "cosmo"If you were in the States, it'd be time to "Lawyer-up".
Your engine has been fooked by these folks. Stand tall until THEY put it right.
Cosmo
I`am not realy into that sort of thing but :twisted: "Lawyer-up". :twisted: I will be on to that today, after my night duty.
as for the rest thank`s for the posts,
BFN Joe
Good luck. My day job is in service for a two line japanese dealer (cars). I can assure you thatyou would be horrified by some of what goes on in back.
I know a tech who buttoned up an engine with shop rags IN the cylinders. He then proceeded to rip the rags out of the cylinders with a bit of rod through the sparking plug holes.
That's just one story....
Cosmo
I know, the thing is we trust this lot with our life and I hate to think what would happen when the moto blocks at around KM 170
Quote from: "cosmo"Good luck. My day job is in service for a two line japanese dealer (cars). I can assure you thatyou would be horrified by some of what goes on in back.
I know a tech who buttoned up an engine with shop rags IN the cylinders. He then proceeded to rip the rags out of the cylinders with a bit of rod through the sparking plug holes.
That's just one story....
Cosmo
Quote from: "Brit/Man"Ok boy`s and girl`s here we go again :D , I got a call from my Triumph shop today from chief mac :) who said the cheep way out for me would be, they would buy me a second hand cam shaft out of the WWW I pay € 60 + the cost of two new screw`s:shock: and they fit it for free WTF .
I`am on night duty in our A+E dept at present and will try to call Triumph Germany tomorrow and see what they say about buying used parts, and let you all know ASAP.
BFN Joe
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OK I talked with the Triumph shop today and thay said if I whent for the second hand part for € 60 thay would give me a writing warranty for the work / used parts :D.
As I used all my cash on the first job and am now skint I will go for this way out, I know that I should get a lawer and sue the ball`s of them but all I want is my bike back so I will see what happens.
Oh yes new part`s would cost me round € 450
BFN
Joe :D
Tell them you want the bike repaired as they suggest, complete warranty, + 50% of what you already paid ... back in cash.
Quote from: "Brit/Man"Quote from: "Brit/Man"Ok boy`s and girl`s here we go again :D , I got a call from my Triumph shop today from chief mac :) who said the cheep way out for me would be, they would buy me a second hand cam shaft out of the WWW I pay € 60 + the cost of two new screw`s:shock: and they fit it for free WTF .
I`am on night duty in our A+E dept at present and will try to call Triumph Germany tomorrow and see what they say about buying used parts, and let you all know ASAP.
BFN Joe
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OK I talked with the Triumph shop today and thay said if I whent for the second hand part for € 60 thay would give me a writing warranty for the work / used parts :D.
As I used all my cash on the first job and am now skint I will go for this way out, I know that I should get a lawer and sue the ball`s of them but all I want is my bike back so I will see what happens.
Oh yes new part`s would cost me round € 450
BFN
Joe :D
:cry: well back again to the Triumph shop I trust :( and the part`s are still not there :?: I just have to wait. :evil:
Got a call from Triumph yesterday to say my bike can be picked up :D , whent round and up to now she sounds and runs well I will just have to see how it go`s :D
This is how thay were going to fix my bike and that for a Triumph work shop hard to believe :roll: , I just hope the 2nd hand cam`s OK
Quote from: "Brit/Man"This is how thay were going to fix my bike and that for a Triumph work shop hard to believe :roll: , I just hope the 2nd hand cam`s OK
They've never heard of a Helicoil thread repair then?
Well had to go back to the shop as my baby had a leak, after two hour`s I got here back :)
next time your in there check their changin room for stetsons n cowboy boots :roll:
how far are you from the danish border ? i momved here jus before xmas. ill be visitin bergen in the summer so if ya up for a ride out let me know
HI, I Live km 20 south of Dortmund so if you come dowen drop me a line :D
Quote from: "rybes"next time your in there check their changin room for stetsons n cowboy boots :roll:
how far are you from the danish border ? i momved here jus before xmas. ill be visitin bergen in the summer so if ya up for a ride out let me know
Well she`s back in the garage as she still leaks :x
you wanna try jus seein if you can tighten up the jubilee clip. might be all it is
Quote from: "rybes"you wanna try jus seein if you can tighten up the jubilee clip. might be all it is
Jup did that not to tight but not to slack, but as she did`nt have this prob
when I took her in the first time and this is the second leak check back to the root`s . Did have a up side to it all I have now have my second Bonneville to ride :D free of cost from the shop :P
Picked her up yestreday :D , I`am setting off for the German TIGER meet up this weekend :D and hope she`s OK
BFN JOE :D
It seems unbelieveable to me that an 'engineer' can carry out a repair to the camshaft sprocket mounting and with no sign of a locking device/ threadlock, or at least peined so the nut does not move. Seems they could have cross threaded it at the stealers as if it was loose inside the engine it wouldn't be too long before you saw it milling its way from the inside out.!!! Let along the nut resting on an uneven surface, ( no grip).
Quote from: "metalguru"It seems unbelieveable to me that an 'engineer' can carry out a repair to the camshaft sprocket mounting and with no sign of a locking device/ threadlock, or at least peined so the nut does not move. Seems they could have cross threaded it at the stealers as if it was loose inside the engine it wouldn't be too long before you saw it milling its way from the inside out.!!! Let along the nut resting on an uneven surface, ( no grip).
And he was the chief mechanic :roll:
But we had a nice weekend here in Germany at the Tiger meeting and she ran well :D
damn, i was on me way back from england with me tiger. if it was a week or 2 later idve tried to make it down :D
Quote from: "Brit/Man"But we had a nice weekend here in Germany at the Tiger meeting and she ran well :D
Any other photos from this meet?,where was it
how many turned up,was it over the weekend,did you camp or B&B,
was there a rideout,was there a stripper :roll: :lol: only joking,
maybe the date should be noted for next year and a few of us could get across :roll:
Quote from: "chairhead"Quote from: "Brit/Man"But we had a nice weekend here in Germany at the Tiger meeting and she ran well :D
Any other photos from this meet?,where was it
how many turned up,was it over the weekend,did you camp or B&B,
was there a rideout,was there a stripper :roll: :lol: only joking,
maybe the date should be noted for next year and a few of us could get across :roll:
Any other photos from this meet? not from me but I will see what I can do.
Where was it, www.villa-loewenherz.de (http://www.villa-loewenherz.de) it`s the first weekend in april, it is an old Villa and I stayed for two nights with B&B + evening meal buffe lot`s to eat + 7 :friday 1/2 ltrs of shandy and 2 beer`s for € 70.
Was there a rideout, lot`s thay also had 3 new 800 Tiger`s for test ride`s
that whent dowen well I did`nt take one out as I love my lass :D
How many turned up, around 30 bike´s Tiger´s and of corse one or two BMW
well thay are German :) and a KTM or two well some has to ride them :)
Hope this was some help
all the best joe
Here`s one my baby is in the back ground 8)
Quote from: "Brit/Man"Where was it, www.villa-loewenherz.de (http://www.villa-loewenherz.de)
Hope this was some help
all the best joe
Great thanks Joe,
its just over a thousand clicks from me,and not too far from where i used to live when i was a kid,your English ist besser als meine deutsch :wink:
aber dein dunkles Bier ist besser als unser dunkles Bier.......vielleicht 8)
well took her in for a 20,000 km chekup, and the said every thing's OK with my second hand camshaft , and at last the leek is fixed thank F**k :D
Oh yes look what we did
I'll be one guessing that you meant the 100K miles, NOT making your first right hand turn...
Cosmo
Quote from: cosmoI'll be one guessing that you meant the 100K miles, NOT making your first right hand turn...
Cosmo
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