Enjoying the R3T in Arizona

Ygransom

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Hello, wife and I bought ourselfs a R3T as a Christmas present and have been enjoying it. It's a great ride, needs a little more exhaust noise and wife says a better seat - can't quite last a whole tank before needing a break.

Also ride a 73 Commando with Dunstall exhaust, great ride but not for 2.

This is my second Triumph triple, I bought the first one in town 40 years ago.
 

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WELCOME TO THE ROCKET COMMUNITY :bch:

And congrats on your Trident past. There are not many bikers left who can claim they rode one (or its twin sister, the BSA Rocket, in my case)

Jamie
 
Congrats on the bike. I bought mine last June. Overall, I like the bike pretty well. I've been slow to change a couple of things I didn't like, but I'm just about to correct the last one so I think I'll start digging it more now. The windshield was too short for me and the bars were kind of a reach (that extra inch I have to stretch makes a difference). I just replaced the stock windshield with the Roadster ($210, blade only) and have the Rivco risers ($180) on order. They'll bring the bars back 2 inches. That's all I need.

As far as seats, Triumph has two other two-up seats for the R3T, the Long Haul and a gel seat. I bought the Long Haul solo seat (wife doesn't ride that often) and it's plenty comfortable. Then again, the stock seat is fine too as far as I'm concerned, I just wanted a rider backrest and the look of a solo seat. Plus, I weigh 150 if you soak me down good with water so pretty much any seat has enough padding for my rear end.
 
Hallo Ygransom...good choice.
Greetings from Germany.
I got the Raask exhaust, and i am quite happy with the noise now.
Its Illegal in Germany ....but how do say in the USA
so what
 
Daryl -

how much taller is the Roadster blade than teh stock windshield. That is a change I am looking at.

Yes - that how we say it - everthing I own has parts labeled "not for use on public roads", but since I don't own my own road I use them on "our" roads anyway.
 
I think they're advertised as 6 inches taller, but the dealer measured mine and it was 7.25 inches taller. I'm 5'10" and I pretty much look through the shield by an inch or two. I may have it cut down a little, but I doubt it. I like being able to read the paper and cut coupons while I ride.
 
Welcome to the forum. Seats do not seam to be Triumph's strong point. My wife and I like the Corbin, but there are other options like Russel Day-long. Congrats on the new Rocket it just gets better.
 
Welcome to the site, we need experienced triple riders and that Norton is a sweet machine. Try and make it out to RAAIV if you can.
 
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