Following my first ride today (I had the day off from work - I love this job) here is my first fully comprehensive report on how the bike went: F*#@ing AWESOME!!!! Here is a portion of a report done by motorcyclistonline back in 2009 (Mine is a 2009 model): (When) asked to compare the Rocket III with other cruisers on the market, Clifford, an accomplished rider himself, says there is no comparison. Compared with the Rocket III, the current crop of power cruisers arent even close to the same league--its not even the same sport, Clifford says. Clifford says that in direct acceleration comparisons, nothing can beat the Rocket III from 0-60 mph. The company claims its 0-60-mph time is quicker than even the Suzuki Hayabusa, to say nothing of king-speed cruisers such as the Honda VTX and the Harley-Davidson V-Rod. Acceleration is awesome, Clifford says. The weight distribution and geometry make fast launches a piece of cake, making it one of the fastest bikes to 100 mph weve ever tested. My first ride on a prototype had no speedo, just a tach with markings indicating speed in top gear. At first I thought it wasnt that quick, until I realized I was traveling 135 mph and it was still pulling hard in top gear! Read more: motorcyclistonline/newsandupdates/triumph_rocket_iii/#ixzz2lqEpIZbm
Posted on: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 12:57:10 +0000