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    Front tyre for a trike

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    Front tyre for a trike

    I was considering this tire on my Rocket with sidecar.
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    I kinda want this...

    Bought a used 1998 R1200c BMW in 2001. Still have it and love it. Never had any issues with it that so many say it is prone to. Mine is modified with R1150 throttle bodies, GS cams and R1100 Motronic. Dyno'ed just under 100 HP. Even before I did that I had it hooked to my Escort sidecar and it...
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    What Tune do I need?

    Thanks HansO for the tune! Loaded in and test ride taken. Seems better for throttle response in midrange. Will get it on a dyno this fall and post the results.
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    What Tune do I need?

    I have the IAN_Tune in my library but don't know where I got it from. Not getting any suggestions so I will pick one from the TuneEcu website.
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    What Tune do I need?

    I also have the Ramair filters and stock (Roadster) exhaust on my 2008 standard Rocket. I feel that the midrange is a little boggy now (lean?) I would also like some advice on a tune to use. HansO I started a conversation if you could point me in the right direction. Thanks
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    TRIKES AND SIDECARS ON THE ROCKET

    My 08 with Champion Escort. Has Dark side rear tire. Raked triple tree for easier steering effort.
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    Roadster or R3 standard exhaust?

    I got the complete exhaust from the Roadster including all brackets. Had to do a little mod to mount the cat box but only a minor one. I'm also using the standard tune with secondaries opening full quicker. Same as I had with the triple pipe setup.
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    Roadster or R3 standard exhaust?

    Switched out my standard three pipe exhaust for the Roadster dual pipe setup and just wondered if anyone new which exhaust flowed better or made more power. I know some will say why bother but I really like the looks of the Roadster exhaust and it sounds better too. I wanted to keep the decibel...
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    Another tire option

    hitch Pics of hitch added to Accessories forum.
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    Hitch

    Someone asked for more pics of my hitch so here they are. Picture of hitch off the bike is a factory made one. On the bike is the one I made. On a stock Rocket there are two large bolts and two small bolts holding the chrome covers on the rear frame. I redrilled the two smaller ones and retapped...
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    Another tire option

    Mounted up a Cooper Zeon ZPT 245/50r 16 on my 2008 Rocket Std. Did it for sidecar use but of course I had to try riding darkside before hooking up the hack. Absolutely no slow speed handling! Keep wanting to fall back on the flat tread and go straight. Not bad at all on the highway though. With...
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    sidecar owners - help

    upper mount Sorry I can't help you. I made my own mounts and went further back with the upper rear mount. I am still using the stock triple trees and do find the steering stiff but not unbearable. I slid the forks up as far as I could in the trees for a little less trail. Longer rear shocks...
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    sidecar owners - help

    Those of you who have installed a sidecar to your rocket, did you change the triple trees for less trail? I've mounted a Champion Escort to my Rocket and find the steering extremely stiff! I have located a set of 5 degree raked trees that will reduce the trail from the 5.8" of a stock bike to...
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    Plugged exhaust

    Haven't seen this anywhere in the forums so I thought I would pass it along. Started up the bike the other day and noticed that I had no exhaust coming from the left side pipe. Held rags on the two right side pipes and still got no exhaust from the left side. My first thought was that a little...
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