NHTSA Complaint #11218186 — 2017 TRIUMPH TROPHY SE A1

I WAS BACKING UP MY MOTORCYCLE (WHILE IT WAS RUNNING) AND AS I TURNED THE HANDLEBARS TO THE RIGHT, ALL ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF (THE ENGINE INCLUDED). THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME I TURNED THE HANDLEBARS TO THE RIGHT, AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, FROM ONLY HAPPENING WHEN TURNING FULL RIGHT TO BARELY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER, BUT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE RIDE HOME, ABOUT 100 MILES, AS LONG AS I DIDN'T MAKE A RIGHT TURN! FORTUNATELY, ON A MOTORCYCLE, MOST TURNS CAN BE MADE BY LEANING THE BIKE. ANYWAY, THE PROBLEM TURNS OUT TO BE THE WIRING COMING OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT MAKES A 90 DEGREE TURN, BUT WILL CONTACT A HARD BRAKE LINE WHEN MOVING THE HANDLEBARS TO THE RIGHT, WHICH EVENTUALLY WEARS THROUGH THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING. I BELIEVE THE BEST WAY TO REMEDY THIS WOULD BE TO INSTALL A REDESIGNED BRAKE LINE THAT AVOIDS THE WIRING. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE MODEL-SPECIFIC FORUM THAT I FREQUENT (TRIUMPH-TROPHY.COM). I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE HAVING A MOTORCYCLE SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING CAN OBVIOUSLY BE PRETTY DANGEROUS! THE BIKE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER GETTING THE SWITCH REPLACED.