Farewell Rocketeers!

[TOMCAT]

I love racing V-Rods .. i find it really hard not to do the ' raising the revs' thing if im next to one of them at the lights .

 

[muleskinner]

The V-Rod is a niche bike. Porsche designed the engine for Harley. That's why they have very few problems. It's a water cooled engine that makes it's HP & Torque in the higher rev ranges, as it has a short stroke.

Quite frankly they are not very popular with the Harley crowd. It's not a real air cooled cruiser like most Harleys and it's not a sport bike like a metric bike. Sales are just okay, but the bike never did what Harley expected it to do sales wise.

 

[xhdskip]

V-Rod is the red headed step child of harley.
They're in the "family" but NOT one of the real ones..
After the rocket, that must be a real let down
having to ride that and pop the seat every time he wants to fill up...
That'd suck to me..
Cheesy plastic fake gas tank an all.

 

[Molinoman]

Sometimes you have to settle for what you can actually ride within your skill level...the Rocket has been known to scare a lot of riders off.

Even when I had my Rocket (and just about any other bike I've owned...or made payments on I should say) I was very careful on it...didn't do a lot of the curves at high speed or anything. Going fast on a highway...or to Hooters in Nashville...was comfortable doing that...sometimes you just have to know your limitations...even if you may miss out on pushing the envelope on a bike of this nature.

I just like to enjoy the ride.

Dennis

 

[HD2Rocket3]

Hey guys! Just got a little tired of the lack of Triumph support, dealer network, etc. I did a little horse trading and got a V-Rod. Notice I didn't say Harley, Harley guys don't think it's a Harley anyway I didn't disappear, other than the fact I got on it yesterday morning and just now got home It's a blast to ride, handles great, pretty dang fast and will beat you to death after a few hours..

 

[HD2Rocket3]

I hope it was a mutually agreeable separation. Good to have had you on board and hope you'll check in sometime and let us know what you're riding. Hopefully your handle won't be Rocket3back2HD........

dang...BUSTED

 

[ewswartze]

open air is always superior to a cage no matter what your ride of choice is. RIDE ON!!

 

[Molinoman]

Good to see that you are still riding...and you did get the "fast" Harley...out of the box.

And if I remember correctly...you still have the 240 series rear tire.

Dennis

 

[HD2Rocket3]

Checking In

Hi Guys,

Just checking in and wishing everyone a safe riding season. After attempting to get my R3 fixed after the accident last May, I got a V-Rod, it was a fun bike, but the wife took one look at it and said no way, the back seat is about postage stamp size. So I sold it the other day and got a Kawasaki 1500 Drifter (My budget no longer in the R3 range) Anyway, I did about 600 miles this past weekend going to the Blue Ridge Bikefest. As soon as you walked into the display area, the very first bike was a brand new flat black Roadster. Sigh. Oh well, love what you ride!

 

[scowherd]

Hi Guys,

Just checking in and wishing everyone a safe riding season. After attempting to get my R3 fixed after the accident last May, I got a V-Rod, it was a fun bike, but the wife took one look at it and said no way, the back seat is about postage stamp size. So I sold it the other day and got a Kawasaki 1500 Drifter (My budget no longer in the R3 range) Anyway, I did about 600 miles this past weekend going to the Blue Ridge Bikefest. As soon as you walked into the display area, the very first bike was a brand new flat black Roadster. Sigh. Oh well, love what you ride!

I love the drifter's retro look ...nice bike