Friend bought a bike exactly like mine

[Tim 224]

So I've had my 14 R3R for about 2 months. I tend to ride with the same 4 guys from work who own a variety of bikes (Victory, Honda, etc.) I have to admit it felt good being the only Triumph owner. Then yesterday one of my friends trades in his M109R for a 14 R3R; same white racing stripe as mine!!

At first I was like WTF! But later I realized as a newly converted R3 ambassador, I cannot deny their awesomeness and would only want my friends to experience the same! Just wish he chose one with a red stripe! Thanks for letting me vent

 

[wildchild]

Yeah, the red striped model would have been the perfect mate to yours. Just don't tell him when you'll be riding l

 

[RKTNMYPKT]

If he starts calling you in the morning asking what your wearing that day, be very worried

 

[Tim 224]

LOL! He's a good friend. I should have seen if coming. He drove me to pick mine up and we've been on several rides already. He's been talking about mine for weeks. He's a big guy and I believe he really wanted something more stable and with ABS. Either way, the different accessories will separate them. Now, I wonder if I can de-stripe mine. Haha...

 

[warp9.9]

That's one of the main problems with the Triumph colors on the Roadster verses the old days when they made so many different color schemes. I miss those days as I can honestly say I never saw a color Triumph used on their Rockets that I did not like. Hopefully some day they will realize their mistakes and start offering more color variants. They should come out with a Classic Roadster with the two tone paint schemes !!!!!! and floor boards!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tim 224]

It would be cool to see some different factory color schemes. Some of the custom paints on this site are awesome.

 

[wildchild]

If he starts calling you in the morning asking what your wearing that day, be very worried

 

[CanberraR3]

Why not get some of the blacked out bits chromed?

As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

 

[1olbull]

I thought the white stripes were 2013 model year and the red 2014???
Are the stripes color an option?

 

[Tim 224]

Why not get some of the blacked out bits chromed?

As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

That's true! Perhaps I can perform an experiment