Carpenterized Touring

[steve59]

Tripps for all the dough you've sunk into your R3T you could have bought a V-max as a 2nd bike! bravo for building a monster.

 

[warp9.9]

Tripps for all the dough you've sunk into your R3T you could have bought a V-max as a 2nd bike! bravo for building a monster.

Ya but then he would have a Triumph and a piece of crap V-max

 

[Tripps]

@Warp-I know what you mean, the guys at my dealer are a nice, friendly bunch, but they can't even change oil or tires without leaving something off or untightened, I'm slowly learning to do stuff myself.

@steve- I could almost retire if I didn't have this motorcycle monkey on my back.

 

[veemax]

Ya but then he would have a Triumph and a piece of crap V-max

couldnt agree more. with a production run pushing **** near 25 years, a bullet proof engine that doesnt rattle, beautiful exaust note, and complete dependability. what a piece of crap!!

 

[69birdflu]

Hey Tripps, I thought it was a very good read. It's all in what the individual wants in a bike and how deep their pockets are.
Rocket owners start off with a cruiser most guys would spend thousands more just to have what we ride off the show room floor with.
Thanks for the honest review.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

couldnt agree more. with a production run pushing **** near 25 years, a bullet proof engine that doesnt rattle, beautiful exaust note, and complete dependability. what a piece of crap!!

OH we had lots of problems with the V MAX and we all sold ours

 

[Tripps]

Well, I wound her out to about 8500 rpm in 2nd and 3rd gear today, Great Jumping Jehosephat, you can definitely feel the front end getting pretty light, I suspect it would wheelie in first, and it would be hard to find a road around here to wind out 4th and 5th, LOL. Very nice. It's great to have a tach, now, too.

It's a **** good thing I have a backrest, it would be tough to stay on the bike.

 

[sunsettt]

Wow great read, my 09 R3T is getting the 210 Carpenter package as we speak. I can't wait to take her for a spin

 

[cr0ft]

Wow great read, my 09 R3T is getting the 210 Carpenter package as we speak. I can't wait to take her for a spin

Report back when you've tried it, by all means!

My takeaway on this thread is pretty much the opposite - it's a very interesting read and fun to play with the idea of going wild with the tuning, but then I realize that what I want from the bike is maximum grunt in the low end and no problems, which is exactly what Triumph did when they detuned it.

I've been playing with the idea of tuning etc a while now but I just don't think I need to. It's so rare that I even use all the power there is in the stock one, and the last thing I need is for the bike to be even thirstier on the week-long trips.

I guess if I were rich, I'd get a Roadster and Turbo the hell out of that thing just to have a toy, but for now I think I'm good.

 

[warp9.9]

Report back when you've tried it, by all means!

My takeaway on this thread is pretty much the opposite - it's a very interesting read and fun to play with the idea of going wild with the tuning, but then I realize that what I want from the bike is maximum grunt in the low end and no problems, which is exactly what Triumph did when they detuned it.

I've been playing with the idea of tuning etc a while now but I just don't think I need to. It's so rare that I even use all the power there is in the stock one, and the last thing I need is for the bike to be even thirstier on the week-long trips.

I guess if I were rich, I'd get a Roadster and Turbo the hell out of that thing just to have a toy, but for now I think I'm good.

The touring was designed to be a Harley look a like and thus take away some of the Harley customers. (Not a bad money making plan if you ask me.) So in order to get more of the Harley affect they had to detune some power away from it

Just joking around by the way


Most of the Carpenter bikes still get great fuel mileage in the criusing range thewy just are a monster when you turn it on. Mine however did lose a wee bit of fuel mileage as it criuses at 38 mpg all day long if I can keep my wrist uder control.