Got my new Roadster on Saturday. Awesome. It is just fantastic. I can only just fit in my front garden but the effort is worth it!
On my precious Triumph's I have been used to changing up using no clutch. I noticed in the hand book for the Roadster it says you should always use the clutch. Is...
Okay fellas, here goes a long post.
Firstly, I am not mechanically minded and I have never used Tuneboy. As such, some of the post may not be in the correct terminology or I may not explain it properly. I didn't even know bikes had butterflies in them. Don't bother arguing or criticising with...
I picked up my Roadster last Thursday. The weather has not been good at all. I have only 150 miles towards the break-in so far. I am very pleased with the beast. It has a very strong bark under load and I haven't been above 3 1/2 grand yet. it's very smooth, comfortable, and moves along...
Has anyone experienced Triumph's gel seat on the Roadster yet. Their web site pics looks like it might lower the rider a little. That would be a good thing for short legs like me.
Good Rides
I met up with Toystoretom yesterday and went riding. We stopped by the local dealer and they had gotten in a new Roadster. It was flat black. I really like the flat black on the Speed Triple, but I think because of the size of the tank, it is just a little too much on the Rocket. The...
2010 Triumph Rocket III Roadster - Bigger is Better
There's no such thing as too much power
Wha...hey! I knew the Rocket III Roadster was going to have grunt, but I hadn't expected this. Pulling away from Triumph's Hinckley factory, the Roadster's enormous 240mm-wide rear Metzeler spun on the...
First impressions:
Picking it up at the dealer on Saturday:
1. Looks. It looks fantastic in the flesh. The leather tank cover I have, with the frankly useless pocket bit (only space for a mobile/small sat nav basically) also seems to work and look good too..
The rear mudguard is just...
Hi there,
I am fairly new to this site as I am still rising my trusty Tiger 1050. However, this Saturday I rest ride a Roadster. Assuming all goes well and I get a reasonable deal on the Tiger I will be ordering a Roadster.
I am slightly anxious as I commute into London everyday and am not...
I know that changing to a Zard gives a bonkers insane amount of lightness added to the Roadster - I know that BST make gorgeous carbon fibre wheels (wheels are best place to lose weight)
But what else can you do to chop weight out of this gorgeous brick shi*house of a bike..
Handlebars - big...
Fitted a set of Roadster bars and they seem to feel pretty comfortable (haven't done any great distance with them yet). Still got the standard risers on there for now but may get Thunderbird or Rivco's if I need them.
The bars are slightly narrower, taller with a little less pull back but...
2010 Triumph Rocket III Roadster - Bigger is Better
There's no such thing as too much power
Wha...hey! I knew the Rocket III Roadster was going to have grunt, but I hadn't expected this. Pulling away from Triumph's Hinckley factory, the Roadster's enormous 240mm-wide rear Metzeler spun on the...
Guys, here's a minor mystery.
I've been offered a QR Roadsteer screen for my R3T for $350.00. the part number is A9708111. According to the internet, the list price is $449.00
On the MADSS site, the Roadster screen is being offered for $561.35, with a list price of $660.00. The part number...
I got the current issue of Motorcyclist in the mail yesterday - there is a RAVE review (First Ride) of the new R3 Roadster. They loved almost everything about it - Power, handling - even the mid-mount controls (though they would have liked them set back even further).
You really need to read...
Just read a UK magazine called Bike December issue and they have done a first ride on the Roadster. A first ride is a short road test, a couple of interesting points.
Their saying that the extra power comes from moving the catalytic converters from the exhust collector box to the end cans, this...
Ok guys it’s time to revive this thread. Of course everyone has heard the news about the Rocket Roadster and the increase of power along with the dual pipes. If you watch the video you hear the man state they have upgraded the clutch and if you have trashed as many lifter shafts as I your...
First, what I've been able to glean from the website and pics;
1. The roadster still has the cat in front of the rear tire.
2. The collecter/cat box is a different configuration from either the R3/Classic or the touring.
3. The angle of the pipes is not parallel to the ground like on...
Anybody else seen the 2010 Rocket Roadster on the Rat.Net site? Looks sharp. Looks like they put the Touring mufflers on the standard Roc. The article said 15% more torque.