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  1. PHATDAD

    Identity Crisis

    My wife thinks it is time for new tags so I came up with a few possibilities at the DMV website. Anybody want to vote? his hers Link RemovedLink Removed or Link RemovedLink Removed ideers welcome...
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    5 years running

    I took my 2005 R3 to work today. It's the first time since breaking my foot last summer. The first thing I noticed is people are still asking "What the hell is that?" The bike is 5 years old and still unique. :D
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    Truck Stop

    Since breaking my foot last summer I have not been on my R3 but I have been using it to tell me when my truck is all the way in the garage. I drive forward until my bumper hits the front tire of my rocket. When I see the bike bounce I then back up two inches leaving enough room for the door to...
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    Belgian ****?

    Yesterday I was sitting here at my desk browsing this very site when suddenly whack! I was hit upside the head with a gray colored package shaped like a magazine. My wife said, with an angry under-tone, "I hope it's everything you dreamed of jerk!" Rubbing the welt on my head I picked it up off...
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    9 Lives?

    Ok so I have finally reached the end of the internet while convalescing with my broken foot. I came across Indian Motorcycles new website as they are at it again. This time though a chief will cost $30,000-35,000 and a jacket will cost up to $2,500 U.S. I'd have to be a Hamster aka a "RUB" to...
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    Free leather jackets from Triumph

    While riding to work at 0530 I caught a glimpse of an odd set of headlights in my rearview of my Rocket. Just as I was thinking "Hey! thats a Roc..." it passed me and the Rocketeer pointed to my R3 and gave me a thumbs up. The first thing I'll mention is that this was only the 2nd Rocket I have...
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    Indian Mortorcycles Rise of the Dead

    Ok, according to Ironworks magazine (July 2008) a UK company called Stellican, Ltd. has bought the intellectual rights to Indian Motorcycles and will soon be producing Indians at the price of $30,000 a shot. Well, (even though I lost my job to them) I am wondering where the Chinese...
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    Today I remembered why

    Today I remembered why I gave up buying Harleys. I wanted to trade my 05 Rocket for a Road King Classic with a sidecar. They gave me a value of $6,000 for my rocket, with only 7500 miles on it. They refused to discount the Harley. I bought 3 harleys from them in recent years. Never again. The...
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    Hey Mr Flipmeister

    If I could have two things custom made I would ask for 3 velocity stacks with filters (or a cool custom scoop) and highway pegs that can be mounted without an engine guard. I installed Triumph footboards that took away some legroom. Can it be done?
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    Jardines vs TORS and bypass

    Have any of you fine folks had the pleasure of riding R3's with both Jardines and TORS w/Bypass? I have the TOR/Bypass combo and love the Rumble at low speeds. It seems to emanate from below not just out the back. Sounds like a sports car. Do the Jardines have the same effect?
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    R# cameo appearance

    On the back of my latest V-twin magazine is an ad for Nationwide Insurance that shows a guy on a Rocket III plowing through a marching band. Band members are flying through the air. "Life comes at you fast" it says. Is the R3 being maligned as a crowd killer?
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    Fung Schwaaaaay!

    I have been busy getting ready to install 3 velocity stacks on my intakes. In preperation I have removed the stock air "ducts". Having done that I realized I had room to move the unsightly coils leaving more of the shiny rocker box cover exposed. I will be making a bracket for them soon. I also...
  13. PHATDAD

    Sidewinders

    Hey, Please let me know if anybody offers discounted Sidewinder 3-1-3 slip-ons. Thanks, DP
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    Now what?

    Ok, so it would not idle but would run at 1200 rpm if I kept it cracked open. Dropped off at dealers and they told me that my final drive was gone. Once replaced we're still not running. Now it needs a "torsional damper." What is a torsional damper? Does it rob me of torque? I hate dampened...
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    Whine to groan to death or dying

    OK so I had my regular whining sound become a loud groaning sound this morning. When I left work this afternoon I could not get the bike to start for a while. Once started it would not idle. I had to hold the throttle open at 1500 rpm at stoplights or it would die. It sounds like hell, like a...
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    Whine to a groan

    Hopped on my scooter today and the first thing that I heard leaving the driveway was a woeful groan from down below. I am used to the whine coming from the gearbox but this...this reminds me of sea trials on an aircraft carrier when we went from full ahead to full reverse. Clutch pulled in no...
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    Check out this kids "200 mph" chopper

    I'd like to see a Rocket III engine in this thing. http://www.southjerseyvideomagazine.com/html/2006/11172006ransom.htm http://www.ransombikes.com/
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    Understeer

    Now that I have added 13 inch apehangers to my Rocket the understeer is far more noticeable.There is a lot of pull on the high side handlebar. How can I reduce the problem? I also wonder what will happen when and if I go to the darkside? Will a different profile help? By the way, the 13"...
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    What color should I paint it?

    So far I have added 13" apes and braided cables and brake lines to my rocket. My bars are about 3" higher and 3" further back. I ran the wires internally. Only 10 wires on the left hand side! I had to stagger the splices so it wouldn't bind up inside, silicon spray helped too. I have also...
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    Brake line sizes ASAP

    Hi Guys, Can anybody provide me with info regarding banjo sizes etc for the front brake lines? Where can i get a set quickly? I am putting 13" apes on my rocket and my Triumph dealer isn't sure what size to order. He wants me to take my lines off to be sent out so that new ones can be made...
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