More powerful than a locomotive .......

KTRIC

Faster than a speeding bullet....


Able to jump tall buildings in a single bound .....



Well two outta three ain't bad !!! :P






Picking up this bad boy next week, its a very very low mileage Rocket 3 Classic from Dublin Triumph (thanks Pete !!)
Now I know what you're thinking, sure he's just compensating for something else !!! but I couldn't see myself getting anything less than this after owning my old GSX1400.

CJhaughey

Nice one, I guess its safe to say that you like big bikes!

BaronVon

Sweet!

Was very impressed when I saw this bike first. I'll be very interested to hear how you find it.....

BrokenArrows

Jesus its a monster. 2.3 litre engine. Lol.
And plenty of chrome to be polishing.

FatherLen

I have only ever seen one up close and i had to do a double take. i was shocked by the size of the thing but they are a sweet bike. best of luck with it.

KTRIC

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Jesus its a monster. 2.3 litre engine. Lol.
And plenty of chrome to be polishing.

Thanks, I'll be powder coating a lot of it black. It's a little too much for me

daenerysstormborn3

Do not like, not my taste at all but hope you have many happy miles on her

Just saw you saying you're planning on powder coating a lot of it black, good idea

Cienciano

Nice bike, wouldn't mind the one myself. Any idea if they're comfortable on long journeys?

Wossack

very nice! best of luck

supposedly do pretty spectacular rolling burnouts when you try and wheelie them :pac:

KTRIC

Wossack wrote: »

very nice! best of luck

supposedly do pretty spectacular rolling burnouts when you try and wheelie them :pac:

I'll be putting that to the test, on a closed private road of course

Tomohawk

Best of luck with the new bike!

Sweet, had a quick go on one a while back. Fantastic bikes.

paddy147

KTRIC wrote: »

I'll be putting that to the test, on a closed private road of course

In the carpark right outside the Triumph dealership just after you pick up the bike????:pac::D


Lovely bike and happy riding/motoring.:)

KTRIC

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Sweet, had a quick go on one a while back. Fantastic bikes.

Tell me, did you notice the weight?

nerrad1983

Best of luck with it

af_thefragile

Sweet! I can't begin to imagine what it'ld be like to ride something with more torque than most cars on the road!

unclebill98

Had the pleasure of being a pillion on one. Great bike, enjoy it.

KTRIC

KTRIC wrote: »

Tell me, did you notice the weight?

No, but I'm used to big heavy bikes. I had a test ride on the newer roadster. Massive bike but very well balanced and very nimble once you going. The only thing I didn't like was the standard exhausts are far too quiet.

galwaytt

Deleted User wrote: »

No, but I'm used to big heavy bikes. I had a test ride on the newer roadster. Massive bike but very well balanced and very nimble once you going. The only thing I didn't like was the standard exhausts are far too quiet.

Fab bike.

A friend of mine just sold an F6C, which is not dissimilar - and his had loud pipes. 6 of them. Straight through. :eek: Head-wrecking is the only word for it.

Has a nice quiet CBF1000 now.

And tinnitus !!

Cienciano

You can have pipes that are too loud. But nice to get a bit of a note out of it, standard exhausts are too quite.
So, from the 1400 to this, KTRIC must have a tiny willy :pac:

galwaytt

Cienciano wrote: »

You can have pipes that are too loud. But nice to get a bit of a note out of it, standard exhausts are too quite.
So, from the 1400 to this, KTRIC must have a tiny willy :pac:

True - my H-D came with Screamin' Eagle pipes - quite apart from the noise, the quality of the chrome was shoite - and after a few months I took them off and got a pair of brand new std pipes, from a shop - for free ! Nobody wants them, see........Now, 5 years later the std ones have 'packed' down nicely and are in that nice area between more than nothing, and yet catch your ear.

LordSutch

I sat astride a Rocket III at a Triumph dealership in Surrey a few years ago, the salesman gave me the keys and said take her for a spin if you like? but just starting her up was enough for me. The kick from the engine was amazing, the tank is about two feet wide, and I am only 5'10" so I said thanks for the offer, but I think I'll just rev her a bit and leave it at that )



What a beautiful beast.

Cienciano

I'd say it'd take up a fair bit of room in the garage. Is there a reverse on it? Or is it handy enough to move around?
Did the old GSX have a carlow reg and a top box? Saw a nice one yesterday, was thinking that could be your old one

BlackWizard

I think his old bike was blue and white. No top box

Hope he doesn't mind this photo of it. PM me if ya don't

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b100/k-tric/Bikes/d33c833d.jpg

KTRIC

Cienciano wrote: »

I'd say it'd take up a fair bit of room in the garage. Is there a reverse on it? Or is it handy enough to move around?
Did the old GSX have a carlow reg and a top box? Saw a nice one yesterday, was thinking that could be your old one

Nope, mine was a WW reg. See the pic above.

Cienciano

Ah, different exhausts on the one I saw. It was mint condition with a few nice extras and same colour, so was thinking it could be yours.
Nice bike anyway, some guy driving it into dublin down the naas road, then down the canal.

arybvtcw0eolkf

KT are you gonna drop by the Gypsy on it ~ I'll throw a few non-alco into the fridge for ya

KTRIC

Eliseo Embarrassed Swatch wrote: »

KT are you gonna drop by the Gypsy on it ~ I'll throw a few non-alco into the fridge for ya

Sounds tempting sure why not

Cienciano

Well....
Spill the beans ktric!

Wonda-Boy

You are such a bleedin handbag.....:pac::pac::pac:

Cienciano

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

You are such a bleedin handbag.....:pac::pac::pac:

LOL! Interested in hearing about this bike! My life is so dull. Nothing going on except hearing about the problems of some guy who I never met new rocket 3