Are Triumph Rockets reliable?

[mexican]

It’s to slow to blow up with any dramatic flair.

You are Dr Mean

 

[Dr.D]

You are Dr Mean

Sorry if I hurt your feelings. Are we still amigos? Sometimes my humor is a little rough.

 

[mexican]

Sorry if I hurt your feelings. Are we still amigos? Sometimes humor is a little rough.

Of course we are, sadly , you are correctBTW, i have no feelings

 

[Dr.D]

Of course we are, sadly , you are correctBTW, i have no feelings

I’ve had plenty of Harleys and loved them all but they are no performance bikes. I’ve never had any bike blow up.

BTW I saw your new thread and congratulations to you.

 

[Glassback59]

Oh, I'll go first....

I've ridden the older generation Roadster for about 65,000 miles now over the past 4.5 years. As a result of my experience with that bike I have a nearly new red Rocket 3R in transit coming my way and it should arrive by Friday. I think what you're seeing is not so much complaints as information sharing and problem solving. There was a recall on the back braking system of some early models (not good), but the next thing I see that I would consider a "complaint" is with the FOB and there are solutions and videos posted on that. Next, the panniers....

I think you'll be hard pressed to find many, if any, riders here who actually regret their purchase and none who would trade for a Harley. The Rocket (old and new) is a very unique performance bike and you may have to look far and wide to find someone else riding one, much less wearing a T-shirt about it. Is that a bad thing? Well, that depends on why you ride. Sorry, I think I got off track. Short answer is that gremlins aside, if you go through with the purchase you're going to rediscover what riding is really all about and never want to look back. Btw, welcome to the asylum.

Agree entirely

 

[Ice]

Some of you guys are far too charitable. I’m better off biting my tongue that giving the OP the sort of answer his ridiculous question deserves

Apparently all questions on this forum must be pre-approved by CanberraR3.

Thanks to all for the other great responses to my ridiculous question. Hopefully the oil leaks and valve cover gasket issues will be rectified on the 2022 models. My R3 221 won’t be here until May so I’ll post an update when I get a chance to actually ride it. I’m purchasing the ESP so if I do have any problems, then the dealer can fix it.

PS Bikes I’ve owned and loved: 1973 Norton 850 Commando (1st Bike), 1980 Yamaha XS-11 Special,
1985 Yamaha V-Max, 2012 HD V-Rod Muscle, 2014 Kawasaki Concours, 2019 HD Breakout 114,
2019 HD Fat Boy 114, 2022 Triumph R3GT 221.

 

[Journeyman]

Ice! You're back! Some of us had given up on you!

Well, welcome, and good decision to keep that order in. May is going to be an exciting month for you.

 

[CanberraR3]

Apparently all questions on this forum must be pre-approved by CanberraR3.

If you feel you need to do that, then sure.
I see you were talked into buying the Rocket after all. Smart move.
And I’m still waiting to be told whether or not I should buy some chocolate ice cream.

 

[Ice]

You should buy some chocolate.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

You should buy some chocolate.

I'm fairly certain Baskin Robbins doesn't have that flavor. A few of their flavors do taste like although I believe it's unintentional.