Out with Vic in with Rocket

[wsk3]

I traded in a '03 Honda VTX for a '12 Victory Hammer 8 ball. After riding that ****** rocket for 2 years I realized that I missed having a touring motorcycle's wide comfy seat (A club ride over Memorial Day weekend just wore me out on the Vic, even with a better aftermarket seat on it).
After examining my budget and choices I chose a '14 R3 tour. In my opinion it's the best bang for my buck AND it already had almost all the add-ons I want to make long trips pleasant.
My dealer made a sweet trade because they couldn't get a new Hammer for their showroom.
I am waiting on a 2 pc. touring seat and rider backrest; the slow supply chain for parts on this bike does concern me in the event I experience a breakdown, but I'm still in the honeymoon phase with this ride so I can ignore it for now.
First thing I did was swap out the stock headlamps and driving lamps with Silverstar. Over the weekend I soldered on leads for a tender and wired in my GPS.
I like that the bike is now fitted for everything I want for a long haul.

 

[ksquared]

Welcome to the Forum from Sunny South Florida. Make sure you post pictures of your new ride as soon as you can - we never get tired of looking at Rockets here! Also, what are the part numbers on the Silverstar lamps you've installed? Do you notice a big difference?

 

[cusso ken]

Welcome from The Quite Australian on the Forum ,Another Touring even better

 

[wsk3]

Here's my 14 R3 touring, I call him the Beast.

 

[wsk3]

Welcome to the Forum from Sunny South Florida. Make sure you post pictures of your new ride as soon as you can - we never get tires of looking at Rockets here! Also, what are the part numbers on the Silverstar lamps you've installed? Do you notice a big difference?

The headlamp is Silverstar ZXE 9003 (H4) the driving lamps are Silverstar H3, I couldn't find the ZXE for the driving lamps locally. Due to a shorter service life for these bulbs the stock bulbs went in the pannier in case of a burnout on a long haul.

 

[Mittzy]

Welcome from one of the Aussies.

 

[cusso ken]

Here's my 14 R3 touring, I call him the Beast.

Nice,My 2011 R3T is black and white andI have a pin striper lined up to do some stripes on the bike like yours to break up the black a bit.

 

[CanberraR3]

Welcome aboard. You sure took a step backwards to the Victory and now a huge step forward to the Rocket. At least you got there in the end!

 

[TOMCAT]

Here's my 14 R3 touring, I call him the Beast.

The Beast .. that's novel . You must have stayed up all night thinking that one up welcome from another of the Aussies

 

[HELBOY]

Welcome aboard sir. Where did you get the new bulbs? More light is good....