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2006 TRIUMPH SPRINT ST 1050 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 763335 · 2010-02-16

Vehicle

Make
TRIUMPH
Model
SPRINT ST 1050
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
17,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON MARCH 27TH, 2009 MY MOTORCYCLE ACCELERATED MAXIMALLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY DURING A TURN ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE. DURING THE EVENT THE ASPHALT WAS DRY AND CLEAN AND THERE WERE NO OTHER INVOLVED VEHICLES. THE BACK TIRE BEGAN SPINNING AND THE FRONT TIRE LIFTED OFF OF THE GROUND DESPITE MY ROLLING OFF THE THROTTLE AND LEANING ON THE FRONT WHEEL. IT ALL HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY AND I WAS LEFT IN THE HIGHWAY WHILE MY MOTORCYCLE DROVE ONTO THE SIDEWALK WITHOUT ME. I SUFFERED ROAD RASH AND BRUISES ON MY LEFT SIDE (IT WAS A LEFT TURN) AND MY BEST ARMANI SUIT WAS SHREDDED. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THE BIKE HAD ALWAYS RUN RICH, AND THE STEPPER MOTOR HAD FAILED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. AFTER GETTING THE BIKE BACK I STILL NOTICED SOME SURGING BUT NOTHING AS SEVERE AS WHAT HAPPENED ON MARCH 27TH. AFTER THE CRASH I DID SOME STUDYING OF TRIUMPH THROTTLE ISSUES AND ASKED THE SHOP TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR. AFTER THE CRASH, AND THE PRIMARILY COSMETIC REPAIRS TO THE BIKE I GOT THE BIKE BACK BUT NOTICED THAT THE SURGING REMAINED. I DROVE IT VERY CAREFULLY (ESPECIALLY IN TURNS) FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE MILES BUT THE IGNITION QUALITY CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE TO THE POINT WHERE MY MPG DROPPED BELOW 20, THE BIKE WAS SMOKING AND BUCKING, AND HAD DIFFICULTY IDLING. WHILE THE STEPPER MOTOR APPARENTLY DIED AGAIN, REPLACING IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE SURGING. FINALLY IN NOVEMBER THE SHOP AGREED TO GO COMPLETELY THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THEY FOUND THAT THE 25 PIN CONNECTOR TO THE MAIN COMPUT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10310999
Machine
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