Triumph Rocket

Rilot

Rilot

Rilot

Don
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Anyone got one or ridden one? I'm thinking of popping down to the local Triumph dealer to try one out. Yeah, I know it's not the kind of bike most of you go for but it seems to fit my requirements pretty well.

Due to medical issues I have very little strength in my arms and so need a bike that doesn't lean the rider forwards at all. Also, due to the same issues I need something with a low seat and very low CoG. I don't want to give up performance though and with a 2.3 litre monster of an engine it should have the grunt I desire. I did used to have a Suzuki M1800R which was great for what I wanted but I had to sell it a while ago for reasons I won't go in to. I got back in the saddle early last year with an Aprilia Tuono but unfortunately, due to the aforementioned issues I just couldn't handle it any more. Too tall, too much weight on my wrists.

Thoughts?
 
I admit to having to Google it first. :p

There seems to be quite a few variants, Some dark & kind of Bobber style & some all Yank cruise & Bling, Which one do you mean ?

Also won't the overall weight of it be a problem for your arms ?
 
The classic is what I'm looking at. Bobber style.
The weight on a cruiser isn't usually on your arms.
 
Hmm, maybe. The M1800R I didn't have an issue moving around, but that was a fair bit lighter.

I'll go and take a look and see how I manage to move it around.

I was wondering if anyone had any experience of them though.
 
367KG wet weight! :eek:

If that ever falls of its stand you'll not be picking it up in a hurry, you know that's a helluva lot of metal to move around your garage, if it was me ide be looking for some thing considerably lighter than 367KG if I had iffy arms.
 
Awesome bike, but it's damned heavy. I've ridden one a couple of times. They're great fun, but obviously have the limitations cruisers do.

Considering your medical issues, if it's position you need, would you be better off with a Bonnie America, Speedmaster or even Thunderbird? The Rocket III is REALLY big and REALLY heavy.
 
376 is a lot of weight to be doing anything with, my tiger is 215kg wet, and that's not exactly easy to throw around when wheeling it anywhere.
 
I'm someone who only really like sportbikes, so I'm never going to like that style of bike. For me, you might as well buy a car with a bike that big heavy :p

Each to their own though :)
 
OK, went and moved one around the dealer and it's not that bad to be honest. It's a big bike but the weight is really low down. It feels a lot lighter than it is when moving it off the stand. Paddling backwards out of my garage might be a problem though so I didn't test ride it.

My issue isn't actually strength its more that I can't have any body weight on my arms as it makes my wrists and forearms hurt like hell. I need to have my arms neutral if you know what I mean.

I'll think about it some more but I'm being drawn back to the M1800R I had before. I really liked that bike as it suited my physical shape well.
 
Rilot said:
I'll think about it some more but I'm being drawn back to the M1800R I had before. I really liked that bike as it suited my physical shape well.
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Won't the reasons you gave up the M1800R in the first place still be there?.
 
The main reasons I gave it up were because I needed a 2nd car and needed to release the money that was tied up in it. I was having a relapse at the time too so it made sense as I couldn't ride it anyway.
 
Rilot said:
The weight on a cruiser isn't usually on your arms.
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As a former Cruiser rider, who also cannot have too much weight on arms/wrists, let me tell you - a Cruiser relies a LOT on the upper body.
Being sat there with your feet up, steering (more so at low speeds) comes from shoving your shoulder into the steer. Every bike does this, in fact, but you notice it more on a Cruiser because you don't have the feet as well-poised to brace against. Countersteering is also more of a conscious and obvious thing than most other bikes, too.

There will be moments when it's notably easier, but others where you seriously feel it.

Personally, I'd advise a purely upright bike - Tourer/Sports-Tourer sort of thing, perhaps with bar risers if you need.
 
atpbx said:
It's a big motorbike.

It's not stupid long, it's just stupid big, I don't see the appeal myself.
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because this!

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atpbx said:
I was at triumph live this weekend and they had a stunt rider doing doing the same.

He only did it a couple, of times, sounded great but it isn't something I'd want to ride.
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Kevin Carmichael...Nuts!

How did you enjoy it? I was there working but still had a great day.
 
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