Rocket III sighting

**Lou Girardin** · 6th September 2004, 20:57

320 kg's or 2 ZX10's, but with the weight is carried low and a with low seat it is easier to handle when stationary than many sport bikes.
I quickly found that out having to move it around the showroom and with a 240 section rear tyre, it doesn't need a sidestand.
Maybe I'll get a ride when the novelty wears off and it stays for more than 1/2 hour.

LB · 7th September 2004, 06:05

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There was a black one with the RAT group that we met up with at Martinborough on Sunday. He really liked it. (It was the one you'd seen previously Blakamin.)

They are big, but hey, whatever spins your wheels is good.
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**Paul in NZ** · 7th September 2004, 08:34

Originally Posted by Lynda Blair

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There was a black one with the RAT group that we met up with at Martinborough on Sunday. He really liked it. (It was the one you'd seen previously Blakamin.)

They are big, but hey, whatever spins your wheels is good.
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Yeah but every BMX riding school boy (once they spent a half hour reading the rego sticker on the Guzzi and figuring out perhaps the engine was supposed to go in that way after all) in Martinborough was gathered around it gawping and gushing...

It's that kinda bike....

Not really my kind but plenty of bling and a bad reputation.. What more do you need?

Paul N

**Blakamin** · 7th September 2004, 09:10

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Yeah but every BMX riding school boy (once they spent a half hour reading the rego sticker on the Guzzi and figuring out perhaps the engine was supposed to go in that way after all) in Martinborough

Paul N

They were amazing weren't they??? first question I got "can you do stoppies???"

**Paul in NZ** · 7th September 2004, 09:25

Originally Posted by Blakamin

They were amazing weren't they??? first question I got "can you do stoppies???"

Missed your chance mate...

"Yeah, I can normally but I sprained my back working on a double back flip with a side ollie finish into a pit of burning alligators at the last X games" (Dude)

I just told em I do 'slowies' and 'jobbies' and that left em wondering...

Paul N

**Blakamin** · 7th September 2004, 09:40

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Missed your chance mate...

"Yeah, I can normally but I sprained my back working on a double back flip with a side ollie finish into a pit of burning alligators at the last X games" (Dude)

I just told em I do 'slowies' and 'jobbies' and that left em wondering...

Paul N

**gav** · 7th September 2004, 15:19

Originally Posted by Blakamin

They were amazing weren't they??? first question I got "can you do stoppies???"

Probably looking at the gaffa tape on your bike and thought maybe you had been practising?

**Blakamin** · 7th September 2004, 15:21

Originally Posted by gav

Probably looking at the gaffa tape on your bike and thought maybe you had been practising?

No gaffa tape on there...painted it saturday!

**TonyB** · 7th September 2004, 16:25

Originally Posted by gav

You could hardly expect him to take his hand off the handlebar could you?
I reckon alot of them will get crashed, they look a bloody handful especially at low speed and I can see alot of born again bikers getting into them.

I read in a mag that they had to detune the Rocket III in first and second. It makes something like 70ft/lb of torque at idle- they found it was smoking up the tyre waaaay too easy.... Apparently all that torque coupled with shaft drive and not much ground clearance can make things interesting if you open or shut the throttle mid corner

**gav** · 7th September 2004, 23:42

Schwing, Now thats what I'm talking about, New Triumph Speed Triple

**scumdog** · 8th September 2004, 08:04

Why do they insist in making the brake master cylinder so obvious and sticking out like a wart on your nose?

Place it more discretely, at the risk of receiving a truck load of bricks flung at me - H-D style m/cylinder is more tidy and less like "oh shit, we forgot to fit a master cylinder, grab one of those baby-food jars, that will do"

Apart from that the Speed-Triple is

**AMPS** · 8th September 2004, 08:40

The Speed Triple is possibly going to be a 1050 like the new Sprint.
I've heard that the Rocket has good lean angles for a cruiser, similar to the Trophy.
Lou

**Blakamin** · 8th September 2004, 09:09

Originally Posted by scumdog

Why do they insist in making the brake master cylinder so obvious and sticking out like a wart on your nose?

Apart from that the Speed-Triple is

true... they could find someway of putting it a tad lower!

**gav** · 8th September 2004, 10:53

Note there are no mirrors on the Speed Triple, may not look so obvious once mirrors are mounted?

**supeRDerek** · 19th October 2004, 09:03

Heres a pic of me mates Rocket III. He took it on a classic run with us here in England (hence the KH400)

He has the optional extra tribal paint job ehich costs an Extra £1500

Now he has a complete spare set at home