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[Elite Pete]

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You want torque ,you want to ride on off these puppies http://www.laguna.co.uk/Triumph-2009-range/Rocket%20III.asp
Fortunatly my brother,s is the parts manager here  
Maximum Power 142PS / 140bhp / 104kW @ 6,000 rpm
Maximum Torque 200Nm / 147ft.lbf @ 2,500 rpm

I love the look of those!


I was in a dealer a while back when it was newly out, and they were making one road legal again (lights/indicators) after a young lad in the dealers tried to play dominoes with it!  

Comedy bike's
I've never liked them.

[LaserLance]

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You want torque ,you want to ride on off these puppies http://www.laguna.co.uk/Triumph-2009-range/Rocket%20III.asp
Fortunatly my brother,s is the parts manager here  
Maximum Power 142PS / 140bhp / 104kW @ 6,000 rpm
Maximum Torque 200Nm / 147ft.lbf @ 2,500 rpm

I love the look of those!


I was in a dealer a while back when it was newly out, and they were making one road legal again (lights/indicators) after a young lad in the dealers tried to play dominoes with it!  

Must admit they are a hoot to ride   Me brother lent a demo one ,it was great till I went into garage and filled it up   I put the black handled pump in it, oooopppps  . Phoned me brother and told him there was deadly silence at other end of phone ,then he said had I started it up , I said no , he replied dont i'll send a fitter down to collect it . Well i drive a truck and a diesel car so its easy mistake to make  

[stuart30]

1989 Honda CBR1000f just on twenty years old, pity it's rider is neary fifty years old.



most comfort i have had on any of the bikes i have owned, KH250, GT550, CB750 K6, GS1000, GS850 (shaft) and GTR1000.

CBR1000 sex on wheels for me....brother wrote off his TZR250 and bought his CBR and i just fell in love with it....looks power delivery comfort....made my mouth water seeing that.

[Turk]

Never went through the moped stage.  I passed my test on my 1st bike which was a CB200, then followed:
CB400N
DT250MX
CX500
GS850G
CBR600F
CBR1000F
GSXR1100M
GS1000
VFR750F
CB1100 (X-11)
Harley 1200 Sportster (Current ride)

[LaserLance]

Never went through the moped stage.  I passed my test on my 1st bike which was a CB200, then followed:
CB400N
DT250MX
CX500
GS850G
CBR600F
CBR1000F
GSXR1100M
GS1000
VFR750F
CB1100 (X-11)Harley 1200 Sportster (Current ride)

That has got to be the ugliest bike the big H have ever made ;)cracking engine,but god did fall from ugly tree

[Turk]

Hmm..an aquired taste possibly, but yep, what a motor.  
It's a lump of a bike but surprisingly nimble. Played merry hell with my mates on their R1's and Blades.
Time after time they'd be convinced they'd have me as we would enter a bend, seeing as it's such a lumpy old thing, but once at the apex it was just a case of nailing the throttle open and it was gone.
Real grin factor with that one  

[feeutfo]

cb125 vandelised
Dt125mx seized (shed tbh)
Kdx125 stolen
Cbr600 telegraph pole pulled out
Zx6 car pulled out sold
Firestorm(rubbish, really was)
Vfr750 hired for ages, felt like i owned it
Zx9 van(van writen off) pulled out,car pulled out, right off.
Cbr600 track bike (took the hint)sold
Gsxr1000(rubbish)track bike, sold
Cbr1000rr blade. track bike, now your talking.

Want the new blade, ugly face and all.

Would rather a zx12 than blackbird in that category if i ever get back on the road/grow up, so not likely.

[Turk]

cb125 vandelised
Dt125mx seized (shed tbh)
Kdx125 stolen
Cbr600 telegraph pole pulled out
Zx6 car pulled out sold
Firestorm(rubbish, really was)
Vfr750 hired for ages, felt like i owned it
Zx9 van(van writen off) pulled out,car pulled out, right off.
Cbr600 track bike (took the hint)sold
Gsxr1000(rubbish)track bike, sold
Cbr1000rr blade. track bike, now your talking.

Want the new blade, ugly face and all.

Would rather a zx12 than blackbird in that category if i ever get back on the road/grow up, so not likely.

Ok, not a cutting edge sports bike, but I wouldn't say it was rubbish. I've only had the odd run on one but I found it a very "user friendly" forgiving bike, just not a hyper sports bike jobbie.

[feeutfo]

cb125 vandelised
Dt125mx seized (shed tbh)
Kdx125 stolen
Cbr600 telegraph pole pulled out
Zx6 car pulled out sold
Firestorm(rubbish, really was)
Vfr750 hired for ages, felt like i owned it
Zx9 van(van writen off) pulled out,car pulled out, right off.
Cbr600 track bike (took the hint)sold
Gsxr1000(rubbish)track bike, sold
Cbr1000rr blade. track bike, now your talking.

Want the new blade, ugly face and all.

Would rather a zx12 than blackbird in that category if i ever get back on the road/grow up, so not likely.

Ok, not a cutting edge sports bike, but I wouldn't say it was rubbish. I've only had the odd run on one but I found it a very "user friendly" forgiving bike, just not a hyper sports bike jobbie.

Trouble was it was hyped as a rival to the Ducati 916, so only going to be a flop in that company.
Swing arm/frame design could not cope, twisted the swing arm spacers round due to flex, meaning it would nip up, seize in effect. Then they did it proper with the sp1 and 2 iirc?

[Turk]

Fair point. Don't remember the promo hype. True, both the SP1/2 are different animals. Having a V twin engine, the letters VTR in the name and two wheels is as far as the similarities go, but it's not that bad. I suppose it's what I'd call a "nice" bike.  

[feeutfo]

Seem to remember the japs in a strop with Ducati winning world supers all the time with an "unfair advantage" in capacity. So japs thought they would try the twins as well. Remember the TL1000 and the following S model? Honda came closest. When they had the same unfair advantage they STILL couldnt beat Ducati. The storm, TL and following S model where all part of that Japanese sulk iirc. Soon went back to the 4 cylinders, and they are still moaning about vtwin engine size now. Sad!
Still, ya pays ya money, ya takes ya choice, as they say. :-)

[albitz]

I ride^* an old ZX10 (not the newer mental ZX10R).  Good, cheap, fast enough, scary.


^* If you can call sliding down the road after it 'riding'

0-100mph + in 1st gear.truly mental  

[albitz]

Seem to remember the japs in a strop with Ducati winning world supers all the time with an "unfair advantage" in capacity. So japs thought they would try the twins as well. Remember the TL1000 and the following S model?Ducat Honda came closest. When they had the same unfair advantage they STILL couldnt beat i. The storm, TL and following S model where all part of that Japanese sulk iirc. Soon went back to the 4 cylinders, and they are still moaning about vtwin engine size now. Sad!
Still, ya pays ya money, ya takes ya choice, as they say. :-)

Colin Edwards actually won the WSB championship on the Honda v twin,they had to get Haga(a riding god imo)disqaulified in order to do it though,so it left a very sour taste with the fans.

[Richard P]

I have to confess that I do own a Goldwing! A 1987 GL1200IH that I have had for 20 years. Having toured Europe on just about every kind of bike you can imagine I bought the Wing 20 years ago to be able to tour in comfort. If you are into serious touring there realy is no better bike.

I have to confess that I do own a Goldwing! A 1987 GL1200IH that I have had for 20 years. Having toured Europe on just about every kind of bike you can imagine I bought the Wing 20 years ago to be able to tour in comfort. If you are into serious touring there realy is no better bike.



Richard.

Richard.

[willyboy]

break it I'm off to look on auto trader i neeeeed a bike again !!!