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    Where do we find tires for our Rockets ?

    The Avon Cobras were my go-to for all of my cruisers, and their sudden lack of availability did put me in my feelings for a minute. Like many others, I've since switched to Exedra (Max in the rear, G701 in the front) on both Rockets, and they're fine. The small change in geometry is welcomed...
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    Now owing Rocket 3, how do you tolerate other bikes? What would your next bike be?

    For me, bikes fulfill a lot of very different roles, but one of them is that they are pieces of art. In the same way that I wouldn't constrain myself to a specific number of art works, I simply enjoy having multiple motorcycles. Some of them are beautiful, and some of them are more pragmatic...
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    Is this an Intervention??

    There seems to be quite the overlap between flying & riding. I used to do endurance racing with a few fighter pilots that were stationed in Wichita Falls, and they all used to love riding on the track. One of them told me that while you obviously experience much greater G-forces in a fighter...
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    Is this an Intervention??

    Ha! I used to regularly attend Eurosport's track days some years back, as it made for cheap race practice and it was fun to pass the odd Panigale on a $5k Japanese race bike... I doubt that I'd put the Rocket on the track. I've run heavy bikes on both their 1.7-mile and their 1.3-mile...
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    Is this an Intervention??

    Although suspension setup is in theory all science, it often ends up to be a bit of an artform when you see some of the better suspension tuners at work. The best answer to setting the suspension on your bike is to take it to a (proven/known) suspension tuner, then having them dial in the bike...
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    Is this an Intervention??

    Agreed. As a former competitive racer and track instructor, I'm particular on suspensions. The rear shocks on this bike look like 412s, which are Progressive's lower end units. I'm sure that I'll end up replacing them sometime this year. My plan for the forks is to replace them with linear...
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    LED tail light

    Do you have a source for those?
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    Is this an Intervention??

    Anybody have a good source for smoked lenses? Squaredeals no longer carries them.
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    Is this an Intervention??

    Just picked up a Rocket! 2017 Roadster with under 6k miles on the clock. 🤟 Mostly unmolested, except for a few shenanigans. Now the work begins - gonna get rid of that hideous exhaust and go with a nicer unit. Also needs a tail tidy kit and LED turn signals. Maybe different mirrors...
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    LED tail light

    Very nice! Which exhaust system is this?
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    Is this an Intervention??

    Howdy stingray! That cactus is a landmark between Puebla and Oaxaca (in Mexico). I do a ton of adventure riding in Mexico, and that particular cactus is one of my favorite landmarks. 🤠 You're right down the road! I'm not surprised about the difference between the Rocket and a Valkyrie -- the...
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    Is this an Intervention??

    It looks like I've stumbled upon the right place! I'm a lifelong motorcycle addict, currently residing in the "metromess" of North Texas. About to be the owner of a Rocket III (somewhere in the 2010-2015 range), after thinking about it for only about 13 years or so. I had ridden one at a Triumph...
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