I have to agree with this post. There was nearly a year of lead up to the release of the Rocket in 2004, even a forum had been created . I lucked out and purchased one of the first R III's sold in the States (even have a John Bloor signed Certificate attesting to that). And yes it was the idea of a larger than 2 liter engine so we were all gobsmacked over it. With this new machine, while I'm seriously thinking of eventually getting one, the excitement ain't the same, perhaps because with the increase in CC's, it doesn't seem to be dramatically an increase in performance, especially with the 'limiters' on the engine output. But then again, I left my 150mph speeds on the track sessions some time ago. I've reached the age (almost 70) where fast giddy up is satisfaction enough.

David