Riding with rice rockets yesterday

[Buzzz]

I had a couple buddies in town who ride ****** rockets. We went riding for a few hours yesterday. I guess they thought they were gonna toy around with me since they were on "fast bikes". We just took it easy around town and finally made it to the interstate/freeway. I like to ride a little faster than the normal traffic so I stay noticed. A few times, I could see my buddies tuck their heads down in anticipation of taking off. I just sat back and cranked the throttle and my rocket never missed a beat. We rode for about 3 hours. On the way back home, on a clear area on the freeway, I guess they tried one more time to see if they could leave me. We got up to 135 mph and they finally gave up. I hardly ever ride that fast, but it felt good knowing I could compete.

 

[scot in exile]

Good job on opening the bike up sounds like your buddies are toooo scared to twist the throttle or they were riding some real small sports bikes? anything basically above a 600cc would leave the rocket for top speed.

 

[Buzzz]

They were both on 600cc bikes. I'm sure they could have eventually taken me in the top end but takeoff I hung with them.

 

[TRIIICK]

SPORT Riding on the Darkside - Triumph Rocket III - YouTube

I can picture it now.... Winter sucks.....

 

[steve59]

I had a couple young kids on sportbikes pull up behind me at a red light and after a couple light to light races that I hung with them 1 of the guys lifted his visor and asked what kind of bike I was riding. Got to admit it was fun.

 

[R3Tex]

Light to light you can hang with most any of them, just don't let a determined one get you out on the open road...he will hand you your a$$, It would probably be fun, and you would most likely get his respect, but he would win in the end.

 

[steve59]

heard that

 

[dave64]

I took on my Mates HD the other day , he is only a small guy and i was two up with the wife and we are not small in statue LOL I had to back off because the front wheel kept coming up but still beat him he wouldn't look at me at the next lights I told him later all noise and no go we had a good chuckle about it.

 

[peter k]

Going up to last years rdu at Harvey bay ,one of the young guys that was riding a Honda 600 sports bike that came with us was a six time Australian moto cross champion .at about 80mph he kept popping wheel stands ,crazy fellow , didn't even have a motor cycle liscence , some how with his skills he may have out manouvered any body wanting to have a chat

 

[IMFASTTOO]

I had a couple buddies in town who ride ****** rockets. We went riding for a few hours yesterday. I guess they thought they were gonna toy around with me since they were on "fast bikes". We just took it easy around town and finally made it to the interstate/freeway. I like to ride a little faster than the normal traffic so I stay noticed. A few times, I could see my buddies tuck their heads down in anticipation of taking off. I just sat back and cranked the throttle and my rocket never missed a beat. We rode for about 3 hours. On the way back home, on a clear area on the freeway, I guess they tried one more time to see if they could leave me. We got up to 135 mph and they finally gave up. I hardly ever ride that fast, but it felt good knowing I could compete.

I do enjoy SHOCKING the sportbike stunt guys with my 250HP modded Rocket while they are busy doing wheelies I just drive away from them and leave trailing in the dust GREAT FUN BUT I find they no longer want to be friends and ride with us on the weekends after being beatup by a big cruiser