Triumph Rocket

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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?
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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