Considering a 2020 Rocket 3 vs 2015

[Mighty Mouse]

I have to say I enjoy my 2020 and it’s fantastic other than the rear brake fiasco. I’m certain I will be in for brake bleed #5 but that’s another story. I do miss the hell out of my 2014 Rocket. I had it Dyno tuned and it was Everything I wanted…except it was brutal on my back for all day riding. The 2020 is much more comfortable and a tad quicker but there is something about the 2014 that makes me wish I still had it. If I did I would then have 2 Rockets that I don't ride enough instead of one.

 

[rick danger]

The obvious stuff is obvious (price, newer Vs Older, etc.....) so I'll avoid those things.

IMO the following points are the big ones which will differentiate the bikes

New model

• Contemporary styling
• Faster, lighter, more riding tech.
• Will embarrass 99.9% of other bikes off the mark

Old model

• Bigger & chromier ( Classic cruiser look)
• Seriously triggering to Harley riders. Same style but bigger and badder, insanely faster
• Upsets wankers (or generates admiration) by looking like a massive cruiser but being faster than 98% of other bikes

Basically, do you want a crazy old school looking cruiser which will kill you, or do you want a contemporary muscle cruiser which is also insane and highly likely to kill you?

The weight would keep me away from the first gen. bikes. Its really to much on the new gen. as well. But its so cool I overlook it. But if you're the kind that would get a Road King ,for example, then I'd certainly get a first gen. Rocket before that. And put a 240 Carpenter on it....yup

You know, I've been thinking about this all day. If this bike was for sale before I bought mine, I think I'd probably get it. Even though its a big heavy cruiser in the Road King vein, which I'm not into to much, it looks like such a good deal I'd have to go for it, and do a Carpenter 240. Plenty of money left for that after a measly $3k