There's still nothing like the Rocket...

ThingKing said:

I'm just coming home from the Austrian motorcycle fair. I've been sitting on most of the good stuff.
All the beautiful new Indians, Valkyrie, Kawi ZX-14, even the blower Kawasaki (man the bike is small!), V-Max, Hayabusa, Guzzi California, Harley Road King. Fascinating bikes, especially I have to say I liked the ZX-14.

But in the end - there is still nothing like the Rocket on the market today.
I would not trade it in for anything else I saw today. This is the bike. What an enourmous road presence, what a sound (not stock though...), and not even talking about the torque and the way it breaks the 200 kmh barrier.

It was my best decision ever to buy it!

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ThingKing said:

I'm just coming home from the Austrian motorcycle fair. I've been sitting on most of the good stuff.
All the beautiful new Indians, Valkyrie, Kawi ZX-14, even the blower Kawasaki (man the bike is small!), V-Max, Hayabusa, Guzzi California, Harley Road King. Fascinating bikes, especially I have to say I liked the ZX-14.

But in the end - there is still nothing like the Rocket on the market today.
I would not trade it in for anything else I saw today. This is the bike. What an enourmous road presence, what a sound (not stock though...), and not even talking about the torque and the way it breaks the 200 kmh barrier.

It was my best decision ever to buy it!

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Wetrudgeon said:

Well said (er, posted), King.

As we see it, the only problem with the Beast is that if you get tired or bored with it, there is nothing to "graduate" to. All others pale by comparison.

We trudge on.

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Rhode Warrior said:

The bike is everything you say with the exception of the sound. It doesn't match the bike. I was all set to fabricate a header but after hearing other bikes that were done I figured I would leave it stock and enjoy the quiet.

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