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Inspired by other recent threads....
How many of y'all have had the chain guard break? Doesn't this seem to be a recurring problem Triumph need to be made aware of?
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NOTE: Please respond only if you have had a chain guard failure. Responding otherwise will see your post either deleted or erased.
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2 chrome pieces of junk for me. my last one started eating my tire like the story in 'the lounge'. it happens very fast!! i've gone back to black!
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I had 2 and that was enough for me... Luckily never had contact with the tire or chain.
I heard a strange noise at low speed and noticed it was broken. I took it off right there and threw it away.
I like the look of no chain guard... Especially in light of the danger they present.
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Oh yeah, lost the gaurd(chrome one !!), a hole in the fender and a 2 month old tire shredded....at 70 MPH!! 
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Lost a chromed one. Archives, Quote:
08/16/2004 | 13:46:35 | Moe
Chrome Chain Guard
Had my chain guard break while traveling home from Gatlinberg, TN. Broke at the rear bolt.
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I have the black one and the rear mouting cracked. I cut off the broken area and drilled another hole before putting back on. No probs since
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My black one broke and started rubbing on the chain. I have welded it up but am now considering taking it off. Given the potential of what has and could happen I think a recall is definately in order. 
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After market chrome one broke (fatigued) immediately above the rear fastener last summer following 3 years of use. I heard the "dinging" sound before an Ezcue style calamity  Replaced with the stocker one. jh
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Black one, 18mths ago... rear bolt hangin on by a couple of threads, front snapped off at bolt hole with bolt and remainder of guard still attached to swingarm... Think i'll remove the lot...
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+1 here, stock guard that I had chromed.
Ezcue: I believe your bike is fairly new, was your damaged covered by warranty?
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2 broken. first replaced under waranty. second out of waranty and ended up in the weeds.
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Stock black guard,can see a fatigue crack across the bolt hole,bigger washer in place now.
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Mine broke at the back bracket. I heard it clanging, so I took it off, before it did any damage. I run without one now.
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I know of 1 here. On my mates bike. 05 Speedy
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My chrome chain guard broke about 3 years ago. Luckily I heard it bouncing around when I hit some bumps in the road before it did any damage. I had my buddy do a weld job on it and reinforce the mount. It’s held up ever since. 
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Yep mine broke to at the back tag got it welded up with a double thickness at the tag haven't had any problems since
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I have only heard of the chrome ones snapping. mine did. my solution, screw having chain guard. buy the gold chain. looks cool. just don't oil/wax the ever lovin crap out of it.
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The count is now at 17. I have a call into Triumph HQ and will post an update when they make contact. Apologies to board nickname spelling:
ssjones 1
Jethro666 2
Bad406 2
Beavis 1
Ezcue 1
Moe 1
Staffo 1
SM2003 1
Fred 1
Wildmike 1
SteveEastMids 1
Bluespoke 1
Speedykiwi 1
Thelben 1
Airguy 1
Binnsy (From TriumphRat.net thread) 1
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It probably wouldn't hurt to add info about whether the broken guards were black, chrome (factory), or chrome (aftermarket). Even without it that's a sizeable figure in 9 days or responses from the limited number of people who've been online in that time.
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Original broke at around 12,000 ks, took out my back tyre, has anyone bought this up with Triumph (Hinkley) UK??
Maybe we can send this page to Triumph?
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Blast had a chrome one break on his Speedy. traded in the bike on a beamer. Everything was fixed under warranty.
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Yeah mine broke on my 2002 when I had it, about a week after Blast broke his..
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I don’t know but I think I’ve been jinxed by all the talk about the chrome chain guards breaking. Mine originally broke about 3 years ago and I had a friend weld the broken piece back on and reinforce it a bit. It’s held up nicely since then that is until yesterday. On my way home last night I hit a dip in the road and heard some clanging from the rear end. When I got home I checked out the rear and found the chain guard broke again just below the reinforced area on the back mount. Oh well, I guess it’s back to the original black one again until I can get it welded again… Gene 
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Mine broke at the back bolt after 25.000 klms. I was,nt aware others were having problems to. Are the after market ones better?
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Mines done-rear bolt, from memory 8000km. 
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Well add me to the list with only 1006 miles on it rear bolt also, Back to the dealer!
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