I have had the bike now for a month and put 3400 miles on it. I ride about 110 miles round trip daily for work.
I have had 28 mpg as the low and around 38 mpg as the high. I usually seem to get around 34 mpg on average.
Running an entirely stock bike with no modifications.
I know I did...
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The wife and I are currently in the works of making a job/house relocation and if it works out I'll be in the market to upgrade my current bike, an '07 Yamaha V-Star 1300. I'm seriously considering the Rocket III Touring and am quite excited about the possibilities with it. I've been...
I went off the road last weekend and bent/scratched a few parts on the bike.
The insurance man is here now and said he would pay for my Jardine pipes if I could find my receipt or a place that sold them to get a replacement cost.
Knowing that they are not made anymore but realizing that I could...
This subject came up in a trip report I posted. I got some great advice about tires there but I wanted to start a thread specifically on this subject to get more input.
I'll be replacing my factory tires on my R3T soon. It appears that the tires that came on the bike pretty much suck. That's...
I returned from a 6,000 solo trip two weeks ago. It was great! I did a similar trip on a Bonneville back in the late 60s. The Rocket was a joy to ride with one exception. On a twisty mountain road 44 miles from the nearest town (Sweet Home, Oregon) and with no cell phone tower, I glanced down...
My right driving light my R3T came with has burnt out for the second time. Any idea why this could be happening. It is the same one I replaced not too long ago. It came with a 30W and I replaced both sides with 50W bulbs. Would replacing them with LEDs fix the problem or would I continue...
I just brought home a new 2015 Black & Cranberry R3T [it was a dealer leftover at a fire sale price - there is still one available]. It has 35 miles on it. I doubled the mileage on a short run tonight - had to stop to barbecue.
I will need to watch my speed as - it is entirely too, too easy...
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On my Triumph America, I bought a base [from DanielSternLighting.com] designed to hold a 55W H13 bulb. The America came stock with a H4 bulb. The America has a 7" diam light and it appears the R3T has the same. I am going to switch lights as the first mod - a simple wiring harness...
I'll lead off with saying I was uncomfortable considering the cost of corbin and russel day seats, not so much the money, but what if I spent it and was disappointed with the comfort level. I'm 5'11", 285lbs, the stock seat is not comfortable at all, as our larger riders have found out, and...
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I have a 08 R3T, I am getting a Dain pipe (3-1), and also doing the K&N triple filter mod, with secondary flaps removed. I have the TuneECU cord and was hopeing someone could point me in the right place to get a good tune. I am hopeing to get the bike to a point where i can drive it...
Hey all. I looked around online but can't seem to find my answer and my owners manual doesn't seem to say.
What wattage are the factory auxiliary lights? Had one burn out already. My local parts store has 55 and 100w bulbs but these seem high to me. My Kawasaki voyagers auxiliary lights were...
Hi everybody,
I live in Helsinki Finland. Got my 2009 Rocket 3 Touring last February. I´m back with a Triumph after couple of years with a Harley. Not new with Triumphs since I´ve had 2010 Thunderbird 1600 and 2004 Speedmaster 800. Unfortunately not been able to keep more than one bike at a...
Need a bit of guidance!
So my on again off again starting issue has come to a head.
Back story: for the last 18 months I've had sporadic starting issues when bike is hot, whether from running or sitting in the hot sun. I would get the dreaded click when I hit the start button. When ever this...
Hi all.Doing more riding on the R3t than we have for a while.Comfort and low down grunt is still blowing me away.Having a bit of an issue with the handling at crawl speed in slow traffic.Have fitted new tyres Bridgestone Exedra,s and running 40psi in front and 43 in rear as it seems from what...
I have been hooking into this forum as a guest for the last 3 months since i brought the rocket.Great advice on tyres etc.I have been riding for nearly 40yrs pretty much non stop.My wife and I have seen a hell of a lot of new Zealand with the south island being pretty much motorcycling...
I know some of you R3T owners have talked about putting a tachometer on your bike. I've been looking and decided on the Koso BA035103 in chrome...It also comes in black. I spent most of the afternoon working on it, but I'm fussy. I used a Kuryakyn P-Clamp to get it mounted where I wanted it...
I have an '09 Nomad with 102,000 miles on it. I bought it 10/31/10 with 4,300 miles on it. I am a daily rider and I live in Central Florida. The only repair work I have had done to the bike is to replace the front and rear pulleys and the belt at 71,000 miles. I have had the driver's seat...
Hello all from Canada. I'm currently in the process of purchasing a new bike and at the top of my list is a new '15 Rocket iii touring. (I almost signed the papers yesterday, but decided to wait a couple days) I've poked around online to do a bit of research on the bike but was hoping to get...