Hello all. Old Harley rider that fell in love with the triumph bobber. Thinking about getting it, but the issues I've been reading about have me a little gun shy. I do my own maintenance so I have a few ?'s when the time is right. Cheers!
Issues I have seen on the forum:
1) Some feel the tank meter is wonky
2) A member's rotor warped, fixed under warranteee
3) gila in Italy and a couple others reported that their Bobber would stall (some stated that a clutch adjustment fixed the prob)
4) Clutch cable rubbing on the bracket
5) Tires/tubes/valve appear to leak a little air over time
6) Poor high beam, but with LED bulb replacement seems to not be an issue.
I don't recall any others at the moment, but other than item 3, I wouldn't let it affect your decision to buy. Even item 3 seems to be a bit rare, and as mentioned, some were able to fix with a clutch adjustment.