Air Force Mark
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That's just nasty!
My Rocket 3 racing some ****** rockets
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That's just nasty!
64Herald
Been there, done that, now whats next?
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It was the wind drag slowing you down because of the camera
Binnsy
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Too right!
Great video, I love the RIII up to 200kph ...
I don't reckon we bought these big engine bikes to fart around on lol
Great video, I love the RIII up to 200kph ...
valkraider
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The R3 also is more comfortable, and looks better too.
But I would think twice about video taping any speed runs:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110213/us_nm/us_speeding_video
But I would think twice about video taping any speed runs:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110213/us_nm/us_speeding_video
baadactor
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My trooper brother told me of a video of youngsters on ****** rockets who spent an entire day taping their insane exploits, until the last bit where their friend hit the guard rails doing a wheelie and his helmeted head rolled across the highway. Made for fascinating police viewing.
HellFire
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Love to see that one, did it make it to youtube?
baadactor
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Not to my knowledge. I think they kept that one pretty well under wraps, except for police. Anyone else hear of this vid?
Groove
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I'm an ER doc and I'll tell ya what I've noticed... I'm always interested when the motorcycle wrecks come in and will question them a lot to figure out what exactly happened. By and large, the most acute injuries are the ones with young kids on ****** rockets with little to no protective gear, a little bit of alcohol on board, doing stupid stuff on the highways. I RARELY see a motorcyclist come into a trauma bay with a full set of gear on that is seriously injured. The ones that are outside this category are usually impacting a vehicle through an intersection which should remind us all to never let our guard down when driving through lights.
That being said... ****** rockets are enticing and the buying one while resisting the urge to push the bike's limits and go fast is an almost impossible temptation. I've ridden those types of bikes most of my life, considered myself a very safe rider, into late 30s now who considered myself beyond those temptations and too experienced for those types of accidents anymore. Wrong.
I compromised by getting a Tiger 1050 because I still wanted aggressive capability with some additional comfort and some touring capabilities. I was riding a stretch of twisties and kept pushing the limits of the bike, came aggressively through a turn and back tire lost traction then caught putting me into a diff trajectory requiring a split decision to either counter steer/lean hard and compensate, risking another slip of back tire again and possible high side, but I opted to play it safe and saw nothing but dirt on the road to my right and as soon as the tires left pavement, laid it down in front of me and slid on my butt to a stop in a huge puff of dirt. Completely uninjured but very humbled. It really got me thinking afterwards and ultimately was why I chose a rocket. I think ****** rockets are just too tempting for guys like me, and as soon as you reach a level of confidence and think you're never going to crash again, it happens. I've seen so much bad outcomes that I def was lucky that day and had someone watching over me.
As a result, I think I'm getting past that stage of ****** rockets. I think the closest I would ever come again would be something close to a ducati diavel or along that line but I love the rocket III and it's got plenty of "different" aggressive qualities that I'd much rather embrace and enjoy than some of the hairy conditions you can find yourself in with a race bike. It aint worth the temptation or the injury.
I tell you what I've had to get used to are the riding dynamics of the bike. Clearance is great, but my pegs keep letting me know that I'm leaning too hard, still trying to get used to that although the bike is never unstable. Def more advanced planning through turns, but love the bike so far and my wrists and back are thanking me for the transition. Never been a fan of pure cruisers but this muscle/power cruiser category is definitely lots of fun and I feel much more safe.
The only other thing I can say is always wear protective gear. I'm serious. You'd be surprised how much injury you can avoid by making this a habit. I'm telling ya, I RARELY see guys in the ER after wrecks with full gear that ever have very significant injuries but have seen PLENTY of the opposite.
That being said... ****** rockets are enticing and the buying one while resisting the urge to push the bike's limits and go fast is an almost impossible temptation. I've ridden those types of bikes most of my life, considered myself a very safe rider, into late 30s now who considered myself beyond those temptations and too experienced for those types of accidents anymore. Wrong.
I compromised by getting a Tiger 1050 because I still wanted aggressive capability with some additional comfort and some touring capabilities. I was riding a stretch of twisties and kept pushing the limits of the bike, came aggressively through a turn and back tire lost traction then caught putting me into a diff trajectory requiring a split decision to either counter steer/lean hard and compensate, risking another slip of back tire again and possible high side, but I opted to play it safe and saw nothing but dirt on the road to my right and as soon as the tires left pavement, laid it down in front of me and slid on my butt to a stop in a huge puff of dirt. Completely uninjured but very humbled. It really got me thinking afterwards and ultimately was why I chose a rocket. I think ****** rockets are just too tempting for guys like me, and as soon as you reach a level of confidence and think you're never going to crash again, it happens. I've seen so much bad outcomes that I def was lucky that day and had someone watching over me.
As a result, I think I'm getting past that stage of ****** rockets. I think the closest I would ever come again would be something close to a ducati diavel or along that line but I love the rocket III and it's got plenty of "different" aggressive qualities that I'd much rather embrace and enjoy than some of the hairy conditions you can find yourself in with a race bike. It aint worth the temptation or the injury.
I tell you what I've had to get used to are the riding dynamics of the bike. Clearance is great, but my pegs keep letting me know that I'm leaning too hard, still trying to get used to that although the bike is never unstable. Def more advanced planning through turns, but love the bike so far and my wrists and back are thanking me for the transition. Never been a fan of pure cruisers but this muscle/power cruiser category is definitely lots of fun and I feel much more safe.
The only other thing I can say is always wear protective gear. I'm serious. You'd be surprised how much injury you can avoid by making this a habit. I'm telling ya, I RARELY see guys in the ER after wrecks with full gear that ever have very significant injuries but have seen PLENTY of the opposite.
Thanks for the post Groove and for sharing your perspective from the ER.
I came from a Hayabusa to the R3R so I can relate to your situation and appreciate the more upright riding position. Though lately I've been thinking the new ZX-14R would make a great sport touring bike...
I came from a Hayabusa to the R3R so I can relate to your situation and appreciate the more upright riding position. Though lately I've been thinking the new ZX-14R would make a great sport touring bike...
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