New Rocket 3 owner and member

sandcritter said:

Another convert! Congrats.

The forward controls really aren’t “forward” if you’re taller than… 5ft? The gt controls could be marketed better as “ like a relaxed pair of jeans.” Comfy; not folded up under you, not stretched out chopper.

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atomsplitter said:

Greetings from sunny North Texas. I moved my controls back and have been very happy with the position. One note, the heat shields are not great at keeping your right thigh uncooked at stops, I learned to move my right leg back and it's all good.

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Winterdark said:

Just picked up a leftover 2025 Rocket 3GT, trading in my old Scrambler 1200XE. I've been eyeballing Rockets for as long as they've existed (because, well, Rockets) but always made more rational, reasonable bike choices. I'd stopped in at a local dealership to get a oil filter for my wife's Speed 400, and had the sales guy push a keyfob into my hands, tell me to give the bike a test ride - it was the demo model and 5k off. I wasn't about to turn down a Rocket 3 test ride, but wasn't planning on buying...

Until I pulled out and hit the throttle. Sweet merciful Jesus. My poor Scrambler didn't have a chance. As it was, I never took it off road (I've also got an adventure kitted Husky 701e) so it was just a daily road ride, and... Yeah. It was a great bike, but I wasn't even out of first and I knew I was trading it in.

Thought I'd hate the forward controls on the GT, and had initially planned to swap to mids immediately, but... I dunno. I'm 6'4", and my calves are nearly vertical as it is and I adapted to them WAY faster than I ever have on other bikes.

It's a silly bike. A ridiculous bike. And I love it.

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Winterdark said:

Just picked up a leftover 2025 Rocket 3GT, trading in my old Scrambler 1200XE. I've been eyeballing Rockets for as long as they've existed (because, well, Rockets) but always made more rational, reasonable bike choices. I'd stopped in at a local dealership to get a oil filter for my wife's Speed 400, and had the sales guy push a keyfob into my hands, tell me to give the bike a test ride - it was the demo model and 5k off. I wasn't about to turn down a Rocket 3 test ride, but wasn't planning on buying...

Until I pulled out and hit the throttle. Sweet merciful Jesus. My poor Scrambler didn't have a chance. As it was, I never took it off road (I've also got an adventure kitted Husky 701e) so it was just a daily road ride, and... Yeah. It was a great bike, but I wasn't even out of first and I knew I was trading it in.

Thought I'd hate the forward controls on the GT, and had initially planned to swap to mids immediately, but... I dunno. I'm 6'4", and my calves are nearly vertical as it is and I adapted to them WAY faster than I ever have on other bikes.

It's a silly bike. A ridiculous bike. And I love it.

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Winterdark said:

Yeah, I've noticed that a bit too. Ironically it kind of just feels like home, as I'm coming from a Scrambler 1200XE.

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