NHTSA Complaint #10460584 — 2007 TRIUMPH DAYTONA 675

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH, MY REGULATOR/RECTIFIER QUITE WORKING CAUSING THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND CROSS 3 LAND OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AVOIDING AND MANAGED TO AVOID GETTING HIT SEVERAL TIMES. *TR AFTER CALLING SEVERAL DEALERS, I TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT EVEN BRAND NEW MOTORCYCLES HAVE COME BACK WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT ARE FIXED ONLY TO COME BACK 7K MILES LATE WITH THE SAME REGULATOR/RECTIFIER PROBLEM. I DID SOME INVESTIGATION AND FOUND OUT THOUGH A WEB BLOG CALLED TRIUMPH675.NET THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH BIKES MOTORCYCLES. APPARENTLY THE LOCATION OF THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER IS TOO CLOSE THE ENGINE, HEATING THE REGULATOR/RECTIFIER AND ULTIMATELY AFFECTING IT'S LIFESPAN OF THE PART. SOME EVEN HAVE CAUSED ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND SETTING THE MOTORCYCLES ON FIRE. ( SEE YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON LINE RE: 675 TRIUMPH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ) THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING NEW AND USED BIKE WITH LOW MILES. SOME OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THIS PART NOT JUST ONCE BUT TWICE. AT A COST OF $200 EACH TIME, ONCE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE HOW PROFITABLE THIS RAPIDITY FALLING PART BE. THE PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT THAT A 3RD PART COMPANY HAS DEVELOPED WHO SELLS A KIT THAT ALLEVIATES THIS ISSUE.