CaptFlood
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- Joined
- Sep 11, 2017
- Messages
- 26
- Location
- Just outside of Augusta, Maine
- Ride
- 2017 Triumph Rocket III Roadster in Phantom Black
Hi, Folks:
I've been lurking here for about a month since I picked up my 2017 R3 Roadster, mostly because I fall in and out of love with bikes at an alarming pace and didn't want to burden anyone with the old, "Hey, how are you?" until I felt sure about my purchase and that I'd be sticking around a while. Well, I'm one month in and I cannot imagine not having this machine in my life.
I've been fascinated with the beast since it first hit our shores, but for financial and other reasons figured it would remain beyond my means. Luckily, a not-so-local dealer purchased a trailer full of these Roadsters and was selling them for thousands off list. I had a small Honda, and a '15 Victory Gunner I wasn't that happy with, so was able to parlay both bikes plus a small amount of cash into Rocket ownership.
I'm prone to 'Buyer's Remorse,' but this bike charms me every time I swing a leg over. I love the classic riding position, the preposterous look of the thing, the locomotive feel from all that torque, and the face-splitting grin every time I roll on the throttle. I've had nearly twenty bikes in my life, and this is the only one that routinely makes me laugh out loud whenever I ride it.
Expecting much good times ahead and very pleased to make everyone's acquaintance!
CaptFlood
Maine
I've been lurking here for about a month since I picked up my 2017 R3 Roadster, mostly because I fall in and out of love with bikes at an alarming pace and didn't want to burden anyone with the old, "Hey, how are you?" until I felt sure about my purchase and that I'd be sticking around a while. Well, I'm one month in and I cannot imagine not having this machine in my life.
I've been fascinated with the beast since it first hit our shores, but for financial and other reasons figured it would remain beyond my means. Luckily, a not-so-local dealer purchased a trailer full of these Roadsters and was selling them for thousands off list. I had a small Honda, and a '15 Victory Gunner I wasn't that happy with, so was able to parlay both bikes plus a small amount of cash into Rocket ownership.
I'm prone to 'Buyer's Remorse,' but this bike charms me every time I swing a leg over. I love the classic riding position, the preposterous look of the thing, the locomotive feel from all that torque, and the face-splitting grin every time I roll on the throttle. I've had nearly twenty bikes in my life, and this is the only one that routinely makes me laugh out loud whenever I ride it.
Expecting much good times ahead and very pleased to make everyone's acquaintance!
CaptFlood
Maine
