Rocket 3 vs the salt flats why it shouldn't have worked

[Justdad]

Most everyone watching here is probably a Rocket 3 fan. After running down the salt flats a few times I'm a fan too. However, looking at it realistically in this video I'm a little surprised how well it did because there were some high hurdles this bike had to clear.

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

I volunteer to go to Olé Mexico with you Justdad. Sounds like fun to me. Can I bring my Rocket too ?

 

[Justdad]

I volunteer to go to Olé Mexico with you Justdad. Sounds like fun to me. Can I bring my Rocket too ?

Of course you can go. You have run your Rocket 3 at top speed many many times already and know how fast it is, why would you want to take anymore risks?

I'm not sure what you mean can you bring your Rocket 3 too? Is your intention to pair them up together in a run? If so I'd say that wouldn't be a good idea and would increase the risk dramatically. I'm not up for race or competition, way too much risk.

A generation one Rocket 3 like yours even with the fairing and saddlebags is powerful weapon and is probably less stable and maybe a lot less stable as it is configured when gets around 140 mph.

Perhaps both of us have been off the respective Rockets 3s too long to run two or three miles wide open, let's think it over a bit longer.

 

[Justdad]

Kevin I'm not sure what you found in my comment that was so funny?

 

[Sparky59]

Just that a street race between you needs to be run again....after the 20th pass at a controlled drag strip...You'all should know who'd win...

 

[wjb]

Your bumble bee reference is spot on!

 

[stingray]

How did that custom rear wheel come out of the crash year run? Pictures of it please. Any issue with the front wheel bending or cracking in same crash? Just curious, thanks.

 

[Justdad]

The front wheel was fine

The rear wheel took the brunt of the crash

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

We were all really surprised how the back wheel ended up.

 

[2023R3GT]

166mph on tarmac @4500ft