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07-09-2006, 12:03 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Extremely Grateful in OH
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Saw One Of These Yesterday
Stopped by the local Quaker Steak yesterday and one of these parked there. |
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07-09-2006, 01:22 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SW Washington
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I wonder what king of gas mileage that beast gets.  |
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07-09-2006, 04:28 PM
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IronButt
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: baltimore
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Originally Posted by Y2K
I wonder what king of gas mileage that beast gets. |
Does it matter?
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07-10-2006, 01:41 AM
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IronButt
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Denver / Tucson
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I toyed with the idea of buying a Rocket when they first came out. It a BIG bike, felt too big for my comfort. Although it's only 40lbs more than my Fatboy, the tank is huge and the whole thing is wide. But you've gotta admit the thing has some poop at 140hp and 150tq. Would have been fun just to test ride one.
Last edited by FredGarvin : 07-10-2006 at 01:44 AM.
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07-10-2006, 04:49 AM
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Scary Paranoid Loonie
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Originally Posted by FredGarvin
I toyed with the idea of buying a Rocket when they first came out. It a BIG bike, felt too big for my comfort. Although it's only 40lbs more than my Fatboy, the tank is huge and the whole thing is wide. But you've gotta admit the thing has some poop at 140hp and 150tq. Would have been fun just to test ride one.
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what do they cost?
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07-11-2006, 12:50 AM
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IronButt
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Las Vegas, NV.
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Per the same web site...
$15,990 MSRP / Special Edition $15,990 MSRP
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07-11-2006, 03:49 AM
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Ol' Salt
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Location: San Diego
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While teaching at the Free ride in Irvine one of my students had one, he let me ride it around the parking lot after class....WOW, the guy was kinda whacko though ...he said in a couple weeks he was putting a turbo on it. I bet with that it would hang with a 'Busa....until the Triumph pulled away....LOL
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07-11-2006, 11:59 AM
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American Gangster
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Greenville, SC
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2300cc 
What did it sound like Gray? Did the owner start it?
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07-12-2006, 06:04 PM
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Lighten up!
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Those bikes are really cool! I remember when they first came out one of the bike rags had a comparison test with the V-max, they were pretty neck and neck. If I remember right on the cover that big bastard was standing straight up on the rear wheel. 2300cc inline 3, very cool. The 3 exhaust pipes are a little strange though.
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07-12-2006, 06:09 PM
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Hasn't someone come out with a 3 into 1?
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07-12-2006, 08:51 PM
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FNG :)
Join Date: Jan 2006
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It sounds OK to me, for what it is. It certainly isn't a V-twin lope. Fellow nearby bought one because he said his Harley was scaring his horses, and the Rocket was quiet enough the horses didn't get spooked. Neat bike, but, there are lots of others I'd rather have, at least, given the real-life monetary constraint I have!
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07-13-2006, 01:14 AM
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IronButt
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SW Washington
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Originally Posted by nessus
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It does to me  I just ditched the HSR42 on my Eglide for a CV44 for just that reason.
The Mik worked great but got lousey mileage especially when I climb from sea level to 5000 ft or more.
The CV44 does much better and performance is nearly as good with maybe just a little less initial throttle responce.
Still makes about 100/110
Since it's on a bagger that gets toured on a lot it was a good trade off. 
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07-13-2006, 01:17 AM
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American Gangster
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Originally Posted by 8-Ball
Hasn't someone come out with a 3 into 1?
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No young one. The 2:1 is all you need. Anything else is uncivilized. 
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07-13-2006, 01:18 AM
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IronButt
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Originally Posted by Rock Steady
2300cc
What did it sound like Gray? Did the owner start it?
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No, he/she must have been inside. I almost bought a Triumph Trident (3 Cylinder) in '74.
On our AR trip a few weeks ago, I spotted this one in MS. I belive it's a Speed Master.
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07-13-2006, 02:32 AM
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Location: San Diego
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Originally Posted by Rock Steady
No young one. The 2:1 is all you need. Anything else is uncivilized.
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How you going to get a 2-1 to work with three cylinders whippersnapper?
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