Triumph Rocket 3 - Your Opinions

[badlydamaged]

Hey There,

I am quite curious about this recent bike, and peoples thoughts towards it, so I was wondering what you guys make of it?

Bike magazine in their latest issue seem to like it, and personally from what I can make of it I like it because it's quite different (even though I dont really like cruisers) . 2.3 Litres seems a heck of alot and despite what bike magazine saying about it being tamer than they expected, I can't ever see 2.3 litres as a practicle option. I like the concept, but I don't think I'd ever own one.

So do you guys like it? Do you think it will remain a one off type bike, or do you think other manufacteurs will also start producing over 2 litre mega muscle bikes in direct competition. Would you ever consider owning one? Or do you think it's a little vulgar and excessive? - more like a truck than a bike.

Just curious to know your thoughts really,.

Cheers, Jonathan
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[iCraig]

Looks like a nice bike saw one at Donington today too!

https://homepage.mac.com/craiggiles2/Rocketdonny.JPG

I didn't even know they were on sale yet!

[Nighteyes]

Personally, I love it (my old man has even said he would rather me have one of those than a CBR400 which is the bike I want next ). Saw one on display at the NEC last year , I soooo would have one...if I could pick the beggar up it's just cool!

Having too many bikes like that around would be a bit pointless though imo, You in no way need that amount of power in a bike on the roads, so it's just a waste really...and it's not like they can enter them into the big races or anything is it? Although I am now having mental images of one of those beast's wiping the floor with all those tiny sports bikes !
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[Jebus]

id buy 1, they look sweet and have a lot of power and short arses can touch the floor on it

[Sparks!]

I can't stand cruisers, but the rocket is quite wicked

A road riding film company I know have just taken one to some big open space and wheelied it so high that they took the number plate off... hehe video should be available soon
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[1cyl]

More torque than the film, and a tractor for that matter, , had one at the bike shop down from me, monster, and that tyre .

Don't like the exhaust though, should have made something a bit more like the pipe on honda's VTX .
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[PsychoHippy]

The Triumph dealer in Chippenham has a couple of them in - including a demo one. The sound is fantastic when they are running, almost as it the engine fires every other lamp post!
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[Nighteyes]

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[AcIdBuRnZ]

One truely awesome machine. No substitute for capacity. That's all I gotta say about that.

MArk
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[T.C]

Rode the press bike yesterday for a couple or three hours and even though I am not a big fan of cruisers, I have to admit that the Triumph has one impressive engine and it handles pretty good as well!
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[Mr C]

I can't wait for somebody to supercharge one for the strip
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[carnislick]

the rocket iii is heavly restricted as standard and would be much higher performance without these "devices"
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[skida]

Let me first declare that I am biased (I'm on my third Hinkley Triumph now).

Although I probably won't buy one I think it is great that a British Manufacturer had the balls to make something this radical. They took a wholly new approach to cruiser design. Not a pretend Harley with a V twin but a three cylinder design. Not across-the-frame but inline. Not an 1800 but 2300. It definately looks better on the off-side though and apparently there is no standard bike that will out-drag it over a standing quarter.
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[G]

Although it should have an advantage thanks to it's long, lowish and heavy profile, apparantly it only beats the big sports bikes up to 40mph.

The main problem with getting big sports bike to do fast launches is stopping them wheelying I belive... so you make them longer/heavier and they should beat the trumpet off the line as well.

[Mr C]

[Shade_BW]

They are already churning out the aftermarket bits for it.

They know the pipes are a bit cack, but it does meet the forthcoming E3 emmissions etc.

A couple of grand over the asking price, and you can have all those fiddly littel legal things taken care of

Shade
Nice bike mate.

[skida]

[Mr C]

sounds like typical bike mag drivel

probably MCN
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[Bendy]

The one we saw at Santa Pod on the CBR day was only running in the 11s, not that that really tells us anything cos we dunno if he was 'trying' or not.

[Jebus]

It would be nice to see how fast it would be without restritions and a bit of a tweak

[karen_moomin]

We saw one at Donington and had a good nosey at it. I personally don't like the look of it. Yeah ok, it's impressive looking, but at the end of the day - it's a cruiser. That says it all really! It just ain't sexy and has cheese written all over it.

/me runs from Nighteyes!

[zaknafien]

[McJamweasel]

Its quite impressivly big, but other than that a bit poop.

Wouldn't say no to a ride on one.
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