Ryeboy
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I hope this is the right thread, that is, the "introduce yourself" thread. The way I logged on confused me a little.
I'm Ryeboy, first name is Ryan and am 63 years old. I currently own a 2007 black and white Triumph Bonneville T100 (love it) and an older 1974 750c.c. Triumph Trident that is not running, it used to be my brother's bike. I joined this site cause on Tues. June 12th, I'm gonna take the Amtrak train from Lincoln, IL to Farmers Branch, Texas (suburb of Dallas) and pick up a 2008 Rocket III, I have purchased. It's red and white and has 5,100 miles on it. It's got a windshield and saddle bags that came with it and then I have had the dealer (RPM Cycles) install chrome engine bars with highway foot pegs and Triumph's "off road mufflers" - the $550 version. I'd like to have Jardine headers but could not afford the $1200 price they want for the Jardines. This is the Rocket III Classic version and the dealer told me with the new exhausts he thought the bike would be running about 142 to 144 horsepower. Because I do not know anyone here, i can tell ya the price i'm paying out the door for this Rocket III beast - $11,500.00 out the door, I'm not sure if I paid too much, but it does have quite a few options i wanted. I am now "motorcycle poor."
I have been wondering what weight and kind of oil to use in this beast, so I've been reading the oil threads. In my 2007 865c.c. Bonneville, I use Mobil 4T 10W40 full synthetic. However, I did read an article by Mark Lawrence, who has done some extended motorcycle research, that he believes it is OK to blend oils. This is his opinion and he admits he's only an electrical engineer with motorcycles as a hobby, but he has done lots of research on filters and oils. Y'all can look him up if you type in Mark Lawrence, motorcycle oil in your search engines.
Let me know if you think I paid a fair price for my soon to be bike and any other ideas you might have. I like this site and am hear to learn and exchange or bounce ideas back and forth. Thanks all.
I'm Ryeboy, first name is Ryan and am 63 years old. I currently own a 2007 black and white Triumph Bonneville T100 (love it) and an older 1974 750c.c. Triumph Trident that is not running, it used to be my brother's bike. I joined this site cause on Tues. June 12th, I'm gonna take the Amtrak train from Lincoln, IL to Farmers Branch, Texas (suburb of Dallas) and pick up a 2008 Rocket III, I have purchased. It's red and white and has 5,100 miles on it. It's got a windshield and saddle bags that came with it and then I have had the dealer (RPM Cycles) install chrome engine bars with highway foot pegs and Triumph's "off road mufflers" - the $550 version. I'd like to have Jardine headers but could not afford the $1200 price they want for the Jardines. This is the Rocket III Classic version and the dealer told me with the new exhausts he thought the bike would be running about 142 to 144 horsepower. Because I do not know anyone here, i can tell ya the price i'm paying out the door for this Rocket III beast - $11,500.00 out the door, I'm not sure if I paid too much, but it does have quite a few options i wanted. I am now "motorcycle poor."
I have been wondering what weight and kind of oil to use in this beast, so I've been reading the oil threads. In my 2007 865c.c. Bonneville, I use Mobil 4T 10W40 full synthetic. However, I did read an article by Mark Lawrence, who has done some extended motorcycle research, that he believes it is OK to blend oils. This is his opinion and he admits he's only an electrical engineer with motorcycles as a hobby, but he has done lots of research on filters and oils. Y'all can look him up if you type in Mark Lawrence, motorcycle oil in your search engines.
Let me know if you think I paid a fair price for my soon to be bike and any other ideas you might have. I like this site and am hear to learn and exchange or bounce ideas back and forth. Thanks all.
