The ROCKET as it is could be retuned and lightened up to make another 50 HP and offer after sale exhaust and intake systems to pump up the HP output BUT they try to sell them to the geezers that now ride slow sluggush air cooled Vtwins with 60 yearold styling like the boat anchor INDIANS The VMAX is not a cruiser and its not confy and its UGLY and expensive it is not a nine second bike and top speed is only 137 stock so that makes it a victim to a ZX 14 A lot of the older riders are like sheep and are intimidated by the Rocket with its huge 2300cc powerplant so its not going to sell to the sheeple who want to be like the HD crowd and hang at the bar all day or bar hop and drink and drive like a lot of the cruiser boozer crowd that I know they drive to the bar drink all day and drive home DRUNK SO who are the Rocket fans ?
Find myself agreeing with Clavaiger the R3 was never a huge sales success really
Are they even going to replace it ?
If they do it would seem unlikely they would build a bigger motor as it needs to puff fresh air out the pipes to meet emission regulations the world over
Give it another 200cc and it would end up with about another 10 or 15 horse power maybe .Would be like a late 70's early 80's "Muscle car" huge motor but no more power ...what's the point
If I was to guess it will be another decade or more until they use the Rocket name again
Triumph are doing well with there gap market stuff they have found building stuff the Japanese guys don't with 3 or four models based around one motor
Also factor in the Moto 2 engine program it must be costing Triumph $$$$ the power cruiser market isn't target there is it
What do I know but the return does not meet the investment if you ask me
Find myself agreeing with Clavaiger the R3 was never a huge sales success really
Are they even going to replace it ?
If they do it would seem unlikely they would build a bigger motor as it needs to puff fresh air out the pipes to meet emission regulations the world over
Give it another 200cc and it would end up with about another 10 or 15 horse power maybe .Would be like a late 70's early 80's "Muscle car" huge motor but no more power ...what's the point
If I was to guess it will be another decade or more until they use the Rocket name again
Triumph are doing well with there gap market stuff they have found building stuff the Japanese guys don't with 3 or four models based around one motor
Also factor in the Moto 2 engine program it must be costing Triumph $$$$ the power cruiser market isn't target there is it
What do I know but the return does not meet the investment if you ask me
Have to agree. The next generation really enjoys the image but has no balls. All the major bike manufacturers are going after the under thirty crowd. So be it. Just if you happen to be in leaky Texas and think that your going to out run a Old fart on a ROCKET think again.
Find myself agreeing with Clavaiger the R3 was never a huge sales success really
Are they even going to replace it ?
If they do it would seem unlikely they would build a bigger motor as it needs to puff fresh air out the pipes to meet emission regulations the world over
Give it another 200cc and it would end up with about another 10 or 15 horse power maybe .Would be like a late 70's early 80's "Muscle car" huge motor but no more power ...what's the point
If I was to guess it will be another decade or more until they use the Rocket name again
Triumph are doing well with there gap market stuff they have found building stuff the Japanese guys don't with 3 or four models based around one motor
Also factor in the Moto 2 engine program it must be costing Triumph $$$$ the power cruiser market isn't target there is it
What do I know but the return does not meet the investment if you ask me
MOST of the cruiser guys I talk to are intimidated by the Rocket and a lot of them are not really mechanical and have the HD dealer do everything for them they are now upset because some of the HDs are watercooled thats a no no in the HD world of cavemen I have a friend that just bought a $30000 road glide and hes always working on the thing hes spent another $10 000 on this thing and its in the shop half the time he very up set with the lack of power compared to my stock classic the Harley shop has assured him they can get his bike to out perform the Rocket so hes going to spend about $15000 more on the thing I told him to just buy a Rocket for his second bike and have 2 bikes hes thinking about it he asked me to look for a nice used Rocket for him but he only wants to spend $3000 wow what a fruit cake anyway he has all the HD clothing the complete holloween outfit just bought a jacket for $700 today BUT the Harleys are not selling well at all sales are way off in this area
Its been a dozen or so years since they introduced the Rocket. The world economy, EU restrictions/global warming( its not? OK then lets say climate change)/drop in motorcycling popularity and the advancing age of their market demographic etc. have not improved since then. Triumph is not known as an innovative world leader in technological advancement.
With that as background I too would be stunned (but delighted) if only half of the new rumored "new" Rocket ever made it to the showroom floor.
I've been wondering how the Moto2 thing has been going. I'm subscribed to MotoGP, and nobody has mentioned a word about Triumph in 2019. I was thinking maybe there was a problem.
I've been wondering how the Moto2 thing has been going. I'm subscribed to MotoGP, and nobody has mentioned a word about Triumph in 2019. I was thinking maybe there was a problem.