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    Time for a new ride

    The first model had a couple of big issues that resulted in things like transmission failures, or at least expensive repairs. Those things seemed to be largely addressed as time went on though. From what I've seen the current model has no serious issues. There was an issue with the rear brake...
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    Time for a new ride

    To try and offer some perspective, I've heard it said that Triumph is the most reliable of the European bike makers, and from what I've seen there aren't any major or frequent issues with the R3 generally speaking. With all that said though, a rocket really isn't about reliability or value for...
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    What? ....got scammed

    Even better, bombard them with emails pretending that we are potential scamees. Occupy them with pointless back and forth emails to waste their time. Every second they are occupied dealing with someone who knows they are scammers the less chance they have of ripping other people off, the fewer...
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    INJECTOR CLEANERS

    They aren't bull****, they are just rarely the magical fix people hope for. On occasion you will have a genuine injector issue that will be entirely resolved by a single dose, but that's not really the intended purpose of the stuff. It is designed to be used regularly to reduce fouling, and if...
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    2012 Roadster Handling

    Will do, it's due a service soon so I'll reset the forks as part of that and see if it makes any difference.
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    2012 Roadster Handling

    The roads where I lived are revoltingly straight and flat, it's a 2 hour ride to find a hill or corner 😪
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    2012 Roadster Handling

    I'm not sure what my opinion is worth here, but what you're describing sounds like my bike too, which I assumed was normal. My 2012 Roadster is the only rocket I've ever owned or ridden, and while I've got decades of riding on trail-bikes my road bike experiences is fairly limited. The bike...
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    火箭三R中气缸压缩为零。有人知道原因吗？

    Please don't leave use hanging, let us know what you found. If the problem was fixed by adjusting the shims there is something you need to watch out for. Value gaps generally only get smaller for two reasons (there are other reasons but they are outliers generally speaking), and they are both...
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    Considering a 2020 Rocket 3 vs 2015

    The obvious stuff is obvious (price, newer Vs Older, etc.....) so I'll avoid those things. IMO the following points are the big ones which will differentiate the bikes New model Contemporary styling Faster, lighter, more riding tech. Will embarrass 99.9% of other bikes off the mark Old model...
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    Need a drive shaft for 2022 GT

    It's not difficult, but if you're not sure a driveline shop will source the right joint and replace them for you.
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    火箭三R中气缸压缩为零。有人知道原因吗？

    I know basically zero about this model of rocket, and even less specifically about the decompression system so I can't be much help on the specifics here. Diagnostic tests help identify exactly what the issue is, or at least begin eliminating other possibilities. Jumping straight to a suspected...
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    火箭三R中气缸压缩为零。有人知道原因吗？

    I'm going to try and respond to a couple of posts here with this one so bear with me. TURBO200R4 is right, compression tests are not evidence. They only tell you that there is a problem (if done correctly), a compression test alone doesn't tell you what the problem is. The conditions of a...
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    火箭三R中气缸压缩为零。有人知道原因吗？

    Probably easiest to buy a cheap borescope and have a look. You can diagnosis compression ring problems by adding a few drops of oil to the cylinder during the compression test, if the pressure increases then you're losing air past the rings because the oil compensates for the wear. But an...
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    火箭三R中气缸压缩为零。有人知道原因吗？

    kilograms per square centimeter is the Japanese stand for measuring pressure. The conversion rate is 1 Kg/cm2 to 98.0665 Kpa. So basically 1 kg = 100 Kpa for a rough figure
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    The Harley experiment is over

    I'm sorry you had to go through that 😁
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