Wouldnt it be cool if....

evomind

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Triumph built a "street fighter" type bike with the Rocket 3 engine?
You know, like a naked street fighter type sport bike with a shorter wheel base and a suspension to match....
Now THAT would be a fun bike...
I wonder why Triumph hasn't used that engine in other bikes....

Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions?
 


She's too heavy I reckon. The crank alone weighs nearly 18kg - thats about 10% of the average litre bike, not so good for a small, lighter, better handling package. Plus its along the frame as opposed to across as would be needed to make a shorter wheel base. Interesting idea though - I'd certainly test ride one were it built!
 
More likely they will build something along those lines with the new 1200 Explorer engine in it .. that'd be something worth throwing a leg over.
 
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