2020 production Rocket 3 spotted

I'm not sure what you mean by that, " do the same" what on your stock bike,?
Personally I like the stripped down look, I considered paring down my Touring at one point, but realized it would be silly, the wrong bike for that, I'd be better off swapping motors with a Roadster. A Rocket bobber would be pretty cool.

Claviger, that’s a big bet doesn’t the new Rocket stock have over 200hp and torque? And lighter
170 to 180hp I think so close would be the how good the rider is?
Do you have Nev cams and pistons?
Or is it the carpenters kits?
I am struggling what one I’m going to put in my bike,just want to see how much my custom work will be before I decide.

The "over 168hp and over 16x lbft" leaves a lot of room to be sure. Mufasa is lighter than the TFC and has 1 less shift to get top speed, isn't limited, has a quick shifter etc. I'd have to like fall off to lose lol. As I said, it's not fair comparing a modified bike to a stocker, I don't have to worry about warranty rates, sales numbers, liability etc, Triumph does.

I'm sure the new R3 will be anything but slow, it's still going to be a solid 10 second bike and I predict 130mph traps, roughly. Putting it ahead of every cruiser but the Vmax and Disvels, and smoking a lot of sportbikes.
 
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I cant believe the negativity that's been displayed over this new bike.
Like Horse Power is the only absolute requirement ?
Notice it is only the HP Jocky's that are complaining, and there is only a few them.

Betting the title of a hot rodded toy against a stock production bike is like shooting fish in a barrel. Get real.
I could probably do the same on my relatively stock bike.
Guess we are the odd balls here. Guys talking about nothing but horse power but not much actually riding. Guys talking about what they have done to their bikes but never turned a wrench on it. :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: Can understand all that in a way but kind of feel for them. Never really getting a feel for the bike that you get from riding everyday and knowing without thinking what do do when things don't work out right. The only way you can understand what am talking about is when you experience it. Yes it is all good when you are a good rider and take a turn at a high speed but it is another thing to do when the unexpected happens. Like when the mommy type in her SUV decided to out of the blue change lanes but the hole time you have noticed that she has been on her cell phone and the only warning you get is her front tires turning the wrong direction right for you at 75 miles per hour during rush hour. Or when your sitting at a stop light and realize the car coming up behind is four feet behind you and has not hit their brake yet with cross traffic rolling. You do not have time to think about it. You just do it. You ride your cage back and forth to work and enjoy your weekend rides it is all good. Can understand all that. Brag about this and that and how well your bike performs under cornering and breaking and what a fantastic rider you are is OK I guess. That is alright No problem. But walk on out to your cage and check the mileage. Then walk on out and check you mileage on your bike. Two dollars to a doughnut your cage has more mileage per time frame than your bike. Have noticed in the past those folks that brag a lot end up getting hurt in a accident is caused by the other guy. The guy who rides and does little bragging rides a few years without a accident. That is because the guy is a experienced rider. Learns how to deal with it. All the best but not impressed.
 
Guess we are the odd balls here. Guys talking about nothing but horse power but not much actually riding. Guys talking about what they have done to their bikes but never turned a wrench on it. :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: Can understand all that in a way but kind of feel for them. Never really getting a feel for the bike that you get from riding everyday and knowing without thinking what do do when things don't work out right. The only way you can understand what am talking about is when you experience it. Yes it is all good when you are a good rider and take a turn at a high speed but it is another thing to do when the unexpected happens. Like when the mommy type in her SUV decided to out of the blue change lanes but the hole time you have noticed that she has been on her cell phone and the only warning you get is her front tires turning the wrong direction right for you at 75 miles per hour during rush hour. Or when your sitting at a stop light and realize the car coming up behind is four feet behind you and has not hit their brake yet with cross traffic rolling. You do not have time to think about it. You just do it. You ride your cage back and forth to work and enjoy your weekend rides it is all good. Can understand all that. Brag about this and that and how well your bike performs under cornering and breaking and what a fantastic rider you are is OK I guess. That is alright No problem. But walk on out to your cage and check the mileage. Then walk on out and check you mileage on your bike. Two dollars to a doughnut your cage has more mileage per time frame than your bike. Have noticed in the past those folks that brag a lot end up getting hurt in a accident is caused by the other guy. The guy who rides and does little bragging rides a few years without a accident. That is because the guy is a experienced rider. Learns how to deal with it. All the best but not impressed.


Well ****ing said Sonny ! :D
Interesting point about how many miles in the cage and how many on the bike.
For me, about 7500 miles on the bike so far this year, .... about 500 in the car, and that's runnin the Business as well ! :D
 
Bottom line is this. The 2019 Ducati Diavel "S" will smoke the new Rocket. Retail $24,500. Think about it. Love Triumphs but They have screwed up. Way overpriced and lacking in a lot of important areas.
 
Guess we are the odd balls here. Guys talking about nothing but horse power but not much actually riding. Guys talking about what they have done to their bikes but never turned a wrench on it. :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused: Can understand all that in a way but kind of feel for them. Never really getting a feel for the bike that you get from riding everyday and knowing without thinking what do do when things don't work out right. The only way you can understand what am talking about is when you experience it. Yes it is all good when you are a good rider and take a turn at a high speed but it is another thing to do when the unexpected happens. Like when the mommy type in her SUV decided to out of the blue change lanes but the hole time you have noticed that she has been on her cell phone and the only warning you get is her front tires turning the wrong direction right for you at 75 miles per hour during rush hour. Or when your sitting at a stop light and realize the car coming up behind is four feet behind you and has not hit their brake yet with cross traffic rolling. You do not have time to think about it. You just do it. You ride your cage back and forth to work and enjoy your weekend rides it is all good. Can understand all that. Brag about this and that and how well your bike performs under cornering and breaking and what a fantastic rider you are is OK I guess. That is alright No problem. But walk on out to your cage and check the mileage. Then walk on out and check you mileage on your bike. Two dollars to a doughnut your cage has more mileage per time frame than your bike. Have noticed in the past those folks that brag a lot end up getting hurt in a accident is caused by the other guy. The guy who rides and does little bragging rides a few years without a accident. That is because the guy is a experienced rider. Learns how to deal with it. All the best but not impressed.

:rolleyes: I'm not sure I follow... You seem to be saying that you don't like people bragging?
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