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atomsplitter

atomsplitter

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Keller, TX
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23 Rocket GT, 20 Bobber Blk, 22 Speed Triple RS
Here's a twist. Yesterday I was out riding with son-in-law Tom and we stopped at a gas station in Roanoke so he could fill up. I was parked next to him at the pump on my Rocket and a guy leaving from the convenience store pulled up and stopped next to my bike, the driver then rolled down his passenger window and asked me, "Hey, how do you like that bike?" I wasn't sure what he was asking me so I said, "It's one of my favorite Triumphs." He then went into a story of how he's been looking at Triumphs and Ducati's for awhile and he was currently riding a Harley. I responded that Triumph's naked sport bikes like Tom's Speed Triple were a lot of fun and that I too had a ST like Tom's only mine was a 1200. I then went into why I enjoyed my Rocket 3 so much, the power, handling, comfort etc. When he brought up his Harley again my resposne was, "You'll be really amazed at how much power your Harley doesn't have when you ride one of these." I then went on to tell him that the Rocket is restricted from the factory in Sport Mode and that with TuneECU it's easy to remove that restriction and get full power. His parting words were, "OK you convinced me, I'm getting one." He then rolled up his window and drove away. After that encounter Tom and I rolled over to Dutch Bros. Coffee and got us a cold brew. It left me wondering which model bike he was going to get?
 
atomsplitter said:
Here's a twist. Yesterday I was out riding with son-in-law Tom and we stopped at a gas station in Roanoke so he could fill up. I was parked next to him at the pump on my Rocket and a guy leaving from the convenience store pulled up and stopped next to my bike, the driver then rolled down his passenger window and asked me, "Hey, how do you like that bike?" I wasn't sure what he was asking me so I said, "It's one of my favorite Triumphs." He then went into a story of how he's been looking at Triumphs and Ducati's for awhile and he was currently riding a Harley. I responded that Triumph's naked sport bikes like Tom's Speed Triple were a lot of fun and that I too had a ST like Tom's only mine was a 1200. I then went into why I enjoyed my Rocket 3 so much, the power, handling, comfort etc. When he brought up his Harley again my resposne was, "You'll be really amazed at how much power your Harley doesn't have when you ride one of these." I then went on to tell him that the Rocket is restricted from the factory in Sport Mode and that with TuneECU it's easy to remove that restriction and get full power. His parting words were, "OK you convinced me, I'm getting one." He then rolled up his window and drove away. After that encounter Tom and I rolled over to Dutch Bros. Coffee and got us a cold brew. It left me wondering which model bike he was going to get?
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amazing bike,

only one issue for me,

takes forever from 145mph to reach 186mph

145mph is pretty easy to climb

up to 145mph its very easy to reach just like another super sports bike, but after 145mph, they are gone while I am behind,

that is the only downside else its a prefect bike.
 
I would add about 10mph to that range and say it can get to 155 pretty quick and slows down after that and not sure if it can hit 186 (true not indicated) On a closed course mine unrestricted and a @Paul Bryant exhaust hit 173 pretty fast and there was more left in it but limitations of the track stopped the true top speed potential. Adding a file where I calculated the speed per gear per RPM. This is just an estimation because it doesn't take into account slippage and tire expansion per RPM. (change the .txt extension to .ods) It is a Libreoffice calc document in an open document standard, meaning any spreadsheet program should open it.

Stock they are limited to about 150mph, even though stock the RPM is limited to 7K. I have up to 7400 because that is what I have my RPM limit set at and I am 100% unrestricted. These are never going to be 200mph bikes without a lot more aerodynamics and gear ratio changes.

If you are trying for top speed I wouldn't dump my money into the motor, get to 200hp and then put all the rest into aerodynamic fairings and windscreens. Make it look like a c-r-o-t-c-h rocket for maximum top speed. As a wise old racer told me one time, over 150mph every penny put into aerodynamics is worth a dollar spent for horsepower.
 

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