A potential Rocket Rider - another Aussie

[Basil]

Welcome to the site mate. The r3 is truley awesome and I ride mine to work every day but not in city traffic. Infact when I do have to ride it in peak hour I find it to be a chore more than enjoyable so I would definitely not recommend it as a city commuter

but but but I just want one......

 

[CanberraR3]

I don't like the Roadster peg position either. The few times I've ridden one I kept banging my shin on them too and much prefer the forward position of the older models. Triumph needs a hit up the back of the head for the Roadster position.
Anyway, welcome to the site. Like many of us, riding one was the deciding factor. I ride mine every day and find it fine in traffic, although Canberra can't really be compared to Sydney.

As for adjustable peg rails, look at these. A bit pricey but might give you some ideas. Link Removed Why Triumph never thought to do something like this I'll never know.

 

[mr hunt]

Welcome mate - I do 150km round trip as a daily commute half freeway speed half in stop/start traffic. Lane splitting is a more careful process than other bikes I'vehad and yep, the big girl does get warm but Perth is hotter than Sydney and I cope just fine...as for the pegs - I have no problem and I'm 6"1

 

[warp9.9]

Yep, probably only because I am used to the GS positioning. I found it quite uncomfortable to have both feet on the road and pushing the bike around (yes I know, should be riding it but I wanted to check out the parking ability. Also every time I put my feet down I kept banging my calf. I know it will just be a case of getting used to it. When I took a 1200GS for a demo I kept banging my shins against the engine heads. but overall the pegs are fine as all of my riding at the moment is city based 28km at a time (so 56km a day return), nice to have my feet under me in traffic.

I understand thats the first thing I noticed when I sat on a Roadster. Its one of the reasons I love the Classic floor board set up on mine. Its to bad the quit making them in 09.

 

[Mittzy]

The Heat is no issue UNTIL you put the Reband Exhaust system on.
Peg position is a matter of choice. If it suits you great if not great you have a choice - I like the roadster position but I have short legs.

 

[TOMCAT]

Welcome to the site mate. The r3 is truley awesome and I ride mine to work every day but not in city traffic. Infact when I do have to ride it in peak hour I find it to be a chore more than enjoyable so I would definitely not recommend it as a city commuter

And this is exactly why I have to garage my Speed Triple at my friends place .. so Mitch can't get his hands on it hang-on no not my friends place .. some other place .. hahaha

 

[HansO]

Welcome from the South Coast

 

[Evil Mitch]

I ride mine everyday and its great but i dont have to deal with intense traffic . traffic yes but not sydney traffic . In traffic that stops and starts and generally sucks arse it can be a bit annoying on the big girl but i wouldnt trade her for anything. wouldnt mind TCs speedy as a mon-fri bike though perfect bike for riding to work

 

[HansO]

geez I love living in the country except the upcoming 2 months when All the City folk from Canberra and Sydney not mention a quite a few from Melbourne our 20,000 population grows to 60,000

 

[mr hunt]

I'd be concerned about grinding my boots if you push the pegs back - pegs scrape pretty easy as it is, wouldn't want my toes lower than the level of the pegs. Been caught that way once before.