Hey y'all . . Was told to start a new thread so here goes

[DodahMan]

look, I am about to pull the trigger on one SWEET 2013 RocketIII tourer, exactly what I want. Hope to travel end of the week to see it, provided any of y'all don't beat me to it. Here is the deal, I have been riding my 1999 RoadStar since new and love it. I want something different though and this rocket is WAYYY different. Reminds me of a naughty big girl readhead, lol.

What baggage comes along with it? Surely a 1300lb motorcycle is like stopping a moving freight train. Can you even ride this machine on "tail of the dragon" in NC? What about tranny issues? Have heard a few horror stories. What's the real deal? I want to buy but am skittish. Just got to go ride one.

 

[EasTexRIII]

Howdy Dodah! Welcome from East Texas
Pull my finger....... I mean PULL THAT TRIGGER! Don't worry, there are only a few trannies here

 

[Mittzy]

1300lb? I would think 800lb maybe, if buying at a dealer buy the extended warranty and ride the tyres off it.

 

[Bob R]

Maybe 900 lbs tops. Plenty of Rockets have tamed the Dragon. Don't beat the tranny to death and it will last forever. Just do it!!!!


bob

 

[rainman]

No problem riding the dragon

 

[Fingers]

Welcome from Florida,I had over 42,000 mi. On my 13' R3T and 14,000 on my 15' R3T no trans. problems.

 

[Tal]

Heard tell, if'n you ride a motorcycle then you must ride a rocket al least once in your life...I smile thinking about my first ride...

 

[Sonofcorax]

Howdy from Edmonton Alberta! welcome to the best forum on the web and ya....just pull the trigger, your biggest problem will be wiping the smile off your face

 

[TURBO200R4]

800 pounds and if u weigh 500 u r wright on
welcome from arizona

 

[BigNorm]

Welcome from Minden Nevada. Just do it and ye shall be forever grateful. You will be done with slow bikes forever. I came over from the Harley side of things. I rode my wife's Herritage Softail yesterday to top off the tank. It reminded me of how a riding mower performs.