Just a few questions about my new R3T.

[Sensfan]

Again, all good info. Thanks to all.

@Sensfan Is this a Triumph Windshield? Quite a bit different than the $700 listed on their website. I looked at the Cee Bailey and the Clearview as listed and both look like solid choices. However the Clearview has a vent option, and a recurve so thats looking like a nice option.

This ECU upgrade sure looks like the way to go. But maybe best to wait until the bike is off warranty?

No,its a triumph windshield, believe it's an extras 3 inches taller than stick. Look around,if you can't find what you want,you can call them and order it. I can go in when it arrives,make sure it's not damaged and send it out.
As far as the tune,I put mine on right away,but saved my original map in case I had to send it in for warranty work.

 

[sonny]

I could be wrong but believe Truimph dealerships will re-tune the bike for a small fee and will not void the warranty.

 

[Kendan]

No,its a triumph windshield, believe it's an extras 3 inches taller than stick. Look around,if you can't find what you want,you can call them and order it. I can go in when it arrives,make sure it's not damaged and send it out.
As far as the tune,I put mine on right away,but saved my original map in case I had to send it in for warranty work.

Excellent. Thank you very much for looking into the windshield for me. If I decide to go ahead with it, I will let you know. Just want something bigger for a longer highway run. Altho I haven't spent enough time at high way speeds just yet to see what its like. Was hoping to do a lot of riding this long weekend, but its been totally miserable here. Lots of rain and 6 degrees. We needed the rain, but a couple of hours of sunshine would be nice. Ft. Mac needs it more than we do now.

I could be wrong but believe Truimph dealerships will re-tune the bike for a small fee and will not void the warranty.

I have to go to the dealer anyways to pick up a couple things. i'll ask my salesman about the tune and warranty. He's actually a pretty no-BS kinda dude, so I should get some good info from him. I will most likely wait till the break-in is done regardless, gives me something else to look forward too.

 

[Joesmoe]

I just ordered the JuRock7 windshield -- supposedly same stuff, only less expensive. Credit to @1olbull for the suggestion.

 

[Claviger]

Touring and Roadster motors are identical.

Touring is neutered artificially in the ECU code. Throw in a non neutered tune and its about 125whp 145lb-ft. Once you fix the gimping Triumph did, it will happily rev past 4k, and pull well up to around 6700.

On brakes, Japanese bikes are often over mastercylindered. This gives the "effortless" one finger braking feeling. The triumph brakes feel less responsive but once you adjust to being able to use a ton more force it can let you modulate with more accuracy. The initial bite will never match a jap Sport Tourer, doesn't matter what you do, its not going to happen. ABS limits how much bite is possible to get.

Regarding octane... 8.7:1 Compressions, dual plug head. Run pig piss if you want, the motor is not knock limited, but mama Triumph does call for 89 octane by US ron/mon average.

Oil, Triumph originally recommended Mobile One 4T, then switched to Castrol. Really, as long as its motorcycle specific oil of the right weight and full synthetic its fine. Amsoil, Mobile, Castrol, Redline, Royal Purple, Motul, etc just change it on time.

You'll fine the R3 motor is one tough bastard.

 

[Jag]

So I've had my R3T for a few days now. Yup, love it. Getting a thumbs up from a guy in his new Bentley was a bit of a plus. Haha. But just a few comments, questions about it.

First, octane requirement. When the salesman was doing the delivery checklist with me, one item on the list was advising to use premium (92+ octane). He just shook his head and wasn't sure why it was on the list. The manual states to use 91 RON, and believe the rough calculation is 87-88 octane. My previous 1700 Kawasaki advised premium, but i believe this was due to it running somewhat lean from the factory. Same situation here? Or do most of you just run 87? At the moment I am just doing 89 mid-grade for that happy medium.

Second. I find the windshield a bit short. Its fine for the city, but think I will want a bigger/taller one for the highway. Triumph wants around $700 for theirs. Ouch. Any suggestions?

Third. Oil. Nope, not wanting to start another infamous oil thread. I had purchased some 10w40 Redline Synthetic oil for my Kawasaki, but since it got traded in, i kept it for the Triumph. Manual recommends a full synthetic (first bike ever) and from what I've read its a true Group 5 synthetic, some say as good as it gets, better than Amsoil, yadda yadda yadda. But my question is, anyone use it and have negative results? On a side note the manual mentioned (recommended?) a Castrol Racing synthetic. I've always thought that using a racing oil isn't a good choice for daily rider with 5,000km+ change intervals? Hmmm, interesting choice by Triumph.

Fourth. I like to be seen, and was thinking about getting a Back Off Brake modulator that will make the rear signal lights as running/brake/signal lights. Seems like the bulbs used are a little uncommon, but anyone know of the part number for a red bulb? Or is there a LED version that will drop in?

Fifth. The brakes are not linked, correct? Oddly I find that the back brake has more bite than the front ones. I was getting a feel for the brakes and found I needed a bit more effort on the front ones. On my Kawasaki which had linked brakes, for a normal stop I really just needed to pull the front lever with one finger. Maybe the Triumphs just need to get worked in a bit more. Bike still stops just fine really.

And lastly, this is just out of pure curiosity. Triumphs website advertises the power ratings as 106PS @ 6000rpm and 203nm @ 2500. The manual shows 106ps @ 5400 and 206nm @ 2000rpm. Which is correct? Like i said, purely curious. Realistically Triumph can simply just list the Torque as PLENTY @ 1000+ rpm, and I'd be fine with that. i just like knowing numbers is all.

So yup, loving the Rocket. Initially found neutral a bit hard to find, but seems to be getting a bit better now. Have to admit I miss the positive neutral finder in my Kawasaki. And if you made it this far, here's a high five and thanks for reading!!

Safe riding.

Congrats on the bike and here are my feelings to your questions.
1) 87 octane
2) bigger better, maybe 700$ is with all the quick mount hardware??
3) any 4T full synthetic oil should be fine, but some oils do seem to make the trans shift smoother.
4) look at something like this skene www.lights.skenedesign.com I installed them and they are well made and work great.
5) you have anti lock brakes, jam them on and see how well they work.
6)just numbers.
7) ride as much as you can and you will enjoy the rocket more and more each time you ride.

Good luck and have fun.