End of Touring

[Boog]

Spoke to a TRIUMPH AUSTRALIA staff member today , confirmed the last R3T rolled off the production line a few weeks ago .. won't be making them anymore he told me.

Sad day in the history of two wheels... I have mentioned riding 28 different bikes during my short tenure on earth and each day I ride the R3T I find new things to love about it. Luckily, mine is a 2014 model and should last me a long time as I see it being my keeper. So I wonder, will the R3R be the strand alone Rocket now?

 

[TOMCAT]

Probably will be just the Roadster I guess .. maybe they think everyone that wanted a Rockets gone out and got one . Seems to be heaps of used ones for sale in the US. Triumph may be hoping that others will be content with a Thunderbird with bags and a screen.

 

[ROCKETHEAD]

Probably will be just the Roadster I guess .. maybe they think everyone that wanted a Rockets gone out and got one . Seems to be heaps of used ones for sale in the US. Triumph may be hoping that others will be content with a Thunderbird with bags and a screen.

Like the demise of the valkyrie and vtx1800...

 

[bonecarver]

Let me start off by saying that I know this is my fault for buying the touring model and not the roadster... but that is the deal I made with the wife. Otherwise it would of been an Ultra or a Wing... So

I have about 1200 miles on my 2011 R3T and for the most part I am extremely pleased. The main reason I bought it was to be different, and being I have only seen one other R3 in the past 4 years I feel I accomplished that.

I had both a 1300 and 1800 VTX and for the life of me I can not get over the feeling that my 1800 would walk away from this bike. And I would like to fix that feeling in so much as is possible.

When I twist the throttle hard... say rolling along in second gear... I feel I am about to break something in the drive shaft, and I cringe a little, not sure how to explain it but it not a comforting feeling, not something I am use to with a shaft driven bike.

Then the throttle response is kind of like an old ford I once had with a transmission that kind of slid into 3rd gear, I get the same feeling from this bike, there is no "snap" in the response to the throttle. I am hoping that the removal of the secondaries will cure some of that.

So where do I start to put just a little bit of snap into the throttle response of this tourer? Yeah I know.. should of put bags on the roadster....

I posted that almost 3 years ago, I really thought that I messed up.
I have to say today I would not; under any circumstances; give this bike up for any other. I have it to the point of insanity for a bike of this size, there is just something about seeing this bike going through a intersection with with the front wheel off the ground that both impresses and intimidates the crap out of people. It is comfortable for 2up for long distances, and even with 2 up riding will walk away from just about everything else for at least short distances. People think it is too big, I tell them the only time it would be is if it laid over and needed to righted. Once they ride it most agree for it's size it is pretty nimble... It will surely be shameful if Triumph does not continue this bike or some form of it...

 

[vanguard138]

They obviously have some pretty incompetent people in charge at Triumph, IMHO.

 

[boogerdave]

R3T is still listed on the Triumph site . . D and D cycles just took delivery of another one a few days ago.

 

[ROCKETHEAD]

Still selling them at MCC...

 

[cr0ft]

Well, to be fair, the Thunderbird LT looks like a spectacular bike compared to just about anything else, but there's nothing that compares to the Rocket powerplant once you've owned one. Competition in the US cruiser market has to be fierce now - Harley Davidson may not be my cup of tea, but they have decent bikes on the roster now. Add to that, the two Polaris-owned manufacturers Victory and Indian; Indian especially has some impressive stuff on their roster. I have to wonder if Triumph is just trying to get a bit more traditional.

 

[vanguard138]

Yup, more traditional. Isn't that what happened when hey went under years ago?

 

[cusso ken]

I posted that almost 3 years ago, I really thought that I messed up.
I have to say today I would not; under any circumstances; give this bike up for any other. I have it to the point of insanity for a bike of this size, there is just something about seeing this bike going through a intersection with with the front wheel off the ground that both impresses and intimidates the crap out of people. It is comfortable for 2up for long distances, and even with 2 up riding will walk away from just about everything else for at least short distances. People think it is too big, I tell them the only time it would be is if it laid over and needed to righted. Once they ride it most agree for it's size it is pretty nimble... It will surely be shameful if Triumph does not continue this bike or some form of it...

I love my R3T probably as much as any of the long list of Bikes I have owned , and more than most, if and when I need a replacement I will check out what Triumph have to offer if nothing is suitable I think I could give my rocket a full restoration there would hopefully be plenty of NOS around and I am fastidious with servicing and maintenance on my bikes so hopefully I may be able to keep Mr T going as long as I need him at 65 who knows?