Riders Rest
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Hi Billy (Nomad here M8)
I have a Rocket on a 55 plate (well it is now French Registered) It is a terific bike, Big, turns heads, and can navigate twisties (When you have learnt to ride it that is) I have owned mine from New and regularly ride some intense twisties here and give some of the sports bike and GSers a surprise.
It does eat up rear tyres and yes they are expensive some Rocket riders (Myself inclded) run car tyres on the rear which can make it more interesting in cornering but again wen you can ride a bike you soon get used to it.
I jump from my Stelvio, and FJR to the Rocket no problem though it does take a couple of miles to get used to the feet positioning changes.
The 05, original ver is probably the gruntiest, the Classic is on a par but different running gear. Forget the Touring version it is 106BHP, I would also have a Roadster as the seating and leg positioning is more attuned with normal riding than the laidback cruiser stance of the earlier models.
Center of gravitiy make the RIII a very controlable and flickable ride. By far the best handeling cruiser type bike out there.
Gets the big
from me 
I have a Rocket on a 55 plate (well it is now French Registered) It is a terific bike, Big, turns heads, and can navigate twisties (When you have learnt to ride it that is) I have owned mine from New and regularly ride some intense twisties here and give some of the sports bike and GSers a surprise.
It does eat up rear tyres and yes they are expensive some Rocket riders (Myself inclded) run car tyres on the rear which can make it more interesting in cornering but again wen you can ride a bike you soon get used to it.
I jump from my Stelvio, and FJR to the Rocket no problem though it does take a couple of miles to get used to the feet positioning changes.
The 05, original ver is probably the gruntiest, the Classic is on a par but different running gear. Forget the Touring version it is 106BHP, I would also have a Roadster as the seating and leg positioning is more attuned with normal riding than the laidback cruiser stance of the earlier models.
Center of gravitiy make the RIII a very controlable and flickable ride. By far the best handeling cruiser type bike out there.
Gets the big
from me 
Some heaving it around in gear saw it "burst" into life after a while, also after swearing and fecking around with the factory fit immobilizer. (it apparently had just been serviced!)
