Opinion on Triumph Rocket 111 please

Big Si · Apr 20, 2010

Got a hankering for one of these, ( I know, = :ymca

)
There's one at a dealership not far from me.

Anyone here got any experience of the big Triumphs they would like to share with me? :nenau

haga lout · Apr 20, 2010

rocket 3

mate of mines got one 05 plate 17000 miles no major folts is going rusty cromes crap lights crap even with 60/80 lamps in 160 tank range but he loves it and hes getting a new single headlight one it eats rear tyres and there not cheap

(RIP) Kaister · Apr 21, 2010

Rocket 3 was not bad, but the Hurricane was a better looker

jonnie comet · Apr 21, 2010

Kaister said:
Rocket 3 was not bad, but the Hurricane was a better looker

....IIRC, that was technically a re styled BSA (by Craig Vetter).....Something to do with the cylinder angle.....I think....... :nenau

Anyway....Modern Triumphs....Very nice engines, but poor on detail and finish. The dealers (that I have dealt with) are poor, but you can pick the phone up and ring the factory.....My 2p..

Lord Snooty · Apr 21, 2010

My mate had one, he hated the gearbox.

humfreybumfy · Apr 21, 2010

Big Si said:
Got a hankering for one of these, ( I know, =)
There's one at a dealership not far from me.

Anyone here got any experience of the big Triumphs they would like to share with me?

I had a Speed Triple when they first came out, fantastic bike...Rocket....it's a truck on wheels, but if you like it.... "Who T F Cares"! :ymca

Robbo1200ADV · Apr 21, 2010

Had a go on one and found it nice and full of torque but to be honest a bit bland ,huge as well ,thiugh doesn't feel it on the move. Have a good long test before buying. :thumb2

Big Den · Apr 21, 2010

Did 480 miles on charity ride round Wales on one with 1 mile on the clock on pickup, had hail/rain/snow/sleet and gale force winds :blast

Fuel range 160 is feckin brilliant for a 2.3 ltr i onlt get 100 if i am lucky on the RC8 and i am running it in.
Finish is as good as any jap cruiser and miles better than Hardley, unlike some other Triumph models they do not seem to use as much stainless for some reason :nenau

Gearbox is the same as most shaft bikes inc GS's its rough and tractor like :augie

Avoid the big rear tyre, yes they are mega bucks but it also makes cornering interesting :augie

as in it feckin won't

Took me 200 + miles to figure out how to ride it :blast

was doing pressups for the 1st 200 mls pulling myself forward, you just lean back strechout the arms and relax, it all comes together then

awesome bike, did you know the pistons are the same as the Dodge Vipers ?

Nice 'n' Fat · Apr 22, 2010

I had one when they first came out and ended up rejecting it due to a persistant oil leak that neither the dealer or the factory could cure which resulted in the bike needing new crankcases due to the staining/contamination :blast

Apart from that it was fooking fantastic and I will one day buy another

chad · Apr 22, 2010

Big Si said:
Got a hankering for one of these, ( I know, =)
There's one at a dealership not far from me.

Anyone here got any experience of the big Triumphs they would like to share with me?

a mates got one

in short its fuckin amazing :beerjug:

(RIP) Proff · Apr 22, 2010

I'd have one but my license wouldn't last a week

I've rode several as bikes and then when they were converted to trikes..
Love them to bits
30 mph in top, roll the throttle on and Whoosh 100 mph almost instantaneously so bloody quick !!

Better than any Jap Cruiser I've ridden, miles better than any HD I've ridden..
Seriously on a par with a BMW 1200 cruiser :thumb2

FYI I got over 125 mph on a triked one without realising it :eek

on the A30 near Whiddon down :eek

......
wasn't me really Occifer it was my doppleganger :augie

Mutley · Apr 22, 2010

I thought the black one was :drool

then I saw the plastic top box :blast

As for being better than a Harley .... isn't everything :nenau

but then what is 'better'? :confused:

At the end of the day it's not for the same thing as a Harley (except for perhaps the VRod). It's a power cruiser and in competition with the VMax and the big Japanese rocketships.

I don't understand them as all that power and speed with no fairing and wide bars looks quite painfull to me :nenau

NeverRodeBefore · Apr 22, 2010

I've never ridden one, but I would love to get one, for just one thing.

The general managers son had a BM when I had mine, so I occasionally talked bikes with the boss. A while back he told me he now has a huge cruiser that he's customising gradually with bits he has to import specially. It's round about 1700cc and huge...

He was very proud to point out that it's massive... at which point I thought I need to show him a 2300cc Triumph :augie

(RIP) Proff · Apr 22, 2010

Mutley said:
I thought the black one was

then I saw the plastic top box

As for being better than a Harley .... isn't everything

but then what is 'better'?

At the end of the day it's not for the same thing as a Harley (except for perhaps the VRod). It's a power cruiser and in competition with the VMax and the big Japanese rocketships.

I don't understand them as all that power and speed with no fairing and wide bars looks quite painfull to me

Try and get a test ride on one Mutters...
At least a couple of hours, they really are THAT good :drool

I'm lucky enough to be able to ride almost any Cruiser style bike [usually before and after it's triked]
from 535 Virago to Rocket3 via Vmax, Dragstar, Valkyrie, Aspencade, Volusia, HD's, VN1500 etc etc
The Rocket 3 is the best by far..
Only ones IMHO that come close to the R3 as a perfect cruiser are BMW R1200C or Valkyrie...

chad · Apr 22, 2010

my pops has an R1200C and he feckin loves it :thumb2

Big Si · Apr 23, 2010

Proff said:
I'd have one but my license wouldn't last a week
I've rode several as bikes and then when they were converted to trikes..
Love them to bits
30 mph in top, roll the throttle on and Whoosh 100 mph almost instantaneously so bloody quick !!

Better than any Jap Cruiser I've ridden, miles better than any HD I've ridden..
Seriously on a par with a BMW 1200 cruiser

FYI I got over 125 mph on a triked one without realising it on the A30 near Whiddon down ......
wasn't me really Occifer it was my doppleganger

Bloody gorgeous, thanks for the pics Proff :clap

What would be a ballpark figure on triking one of these (on top of the cost of the bike)?

Billythebiker · Aug 23, 2010

I have an 05 Rocket, after a few simple mods it's kicking out about 160+ bhp at the rear and 160 wotsits of torque... 0-60 sub 3secs...she's a beast and I want rid... :toungincheek

Stonker · Aug 23, 2010

I've had one for 2 years. It's an awsome bike but I agree it doesn't like twisties. I've been to Sweden & Poland on it but have put a Corbin seat on it

Billythebiker · Aug 23, 2010

Stonker, do we know each other?

Stonker · Aug 23, 2010

Not intimately

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