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Title: A few more demos... Post by jef.savage on 07/16/11 at 14:14:21 The Triumph demo truck was in Pawtucket today so I rode down (about 40 miles) and finally got to ride a Rocket III Roadster http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y343/jefscoville/RocketIII.jpg It was VERY smooth and powerful. Unfortunately traffic was such that I only got a hint of what it's capable of. I did learn that it's very easy to control at slow speeds in stop and go traffic. Only thing I didn't like was the control position. My knees were bent similar to my S50 before I put forward controls on it. I rode a Thunderbird last year and was disappointed with the power so I was looking forward to trying the new Storm which has the 1700 big bore kit. http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y343/jefscoville/Storm.jpg This was a significant improvement over the 1600 Thunderbird. We had much better traffic and got to run a little more. I wasn't disappointed. This bike feels like it was tailor made for me. Everything is exactly where it should be. Great leg position. I want to ride the RIII again before I decide but I think this might be my next bike. Then just for fun I rode the new Speed Triple. http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y343/jefscoville/speedtriple.jpg A little too much of a sport bike stance for me, I felt like I was supporting more weight on my arms than was comfortable but talk about smooth power! Wow. Not quite as broad a power band as the Street Triple and so was a little more difficult to ride, more shifting to keep it in the power band but an amazing amount of fantastically smooth power. I s'pose the sport bike guys are used to that but for those of us coming off a thumper... wow! |
Title: Re: A few more demos... Post by Serowbot on 07/16/11 at 17:42:52 Wish I could put that RocketIII motor in my Geo Metro... :-?... |
Title: Re: A few more demos... Post by jef.savage on 07/16/11 at 18:35:31 It might be a tight squeeze but if you got it in it'd go like a... er... rocket. |
Title: Re: A few more demos... Post by SuperSavage on 07/16/11 at 19:38:43 I want a T-bird Storm in a couple of years. Darn near perfect bike...For me that is... 8-) |
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