1999 Triumph Daytona 955

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL CONNECTOR LINKING EACH OF THE FEED AND RETURN FUEL HOSES TO THE FUEL PUMP MOUNTING PLATE MAY FRACTURE FOLLOWING IN-SERVICE HANDLING.

Risk. FUEL COULD ESCAPE FROM THE FRACTURED BODY OF THE CONNECTOR ONTO THE ENGINE OR SIDE OF THE BIKE. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CONNECTOR. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TRIUMPH AT 1-678-854-2010.

MY MOTORCYCLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, AND SPENT THE FIRST 7 MONTHS AT ONE DEALER, WHO GAVE THE MOTORCYCLE BACK TO ME, - THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, I WAS ADVISED THAT EVEN THE FACTORY TECHNICIANS WERE NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE MOTORCYCLE WILL NOT IDLE, AND STALLS AT IDLE. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER AND PRESENTED THE BIKE TO THIS DEALER - EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. THIS DEALER HAD THE BIKE DELIVERED TO THE MANUFACTURERS DISTRIBUTION CENTER, WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS WORKED ON BY FACTORY TECHNICIANS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE BIKE WAS RETURNED TO ME AND WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS ? ONLY TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM RETURN ? THE BIKE STALLS AT IDLE. THE BIKE IS A 1999 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 1200 SE ? 4 CYLINDER THERE WERE ONLY 250 OF THIS MODEL MADE AND TRIUMPH HAS ABANDONED THIS MOTOR ? I BELIEVE THEY JUST WANT ME TO GO AWAY - I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN IGNITION PROBLEM THEY ARE AWARE OF BUT WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE PUBLICLY. SINCE GOING TO THE INTERNET TO FIND A RESOLUTION ON MY OWN, I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF SIMILAR IGNITION PROBLEMS ON THEIR CURRENT MOTORCYCLES ? WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2,400.00 TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AND AM VERY ANGRY ABOUT THIS SITUATION, AND WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE SOME TANGIBLE COMPENSATION, OR HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BIKE WILL NOT HOLD AT IDLE ? EVEN WHE