First ride my Carpenter Rocket

[muleskinner]

The weather finally cleared this past Friday and permitted me to take the beast out on dry roads. I did install a baffle at least for now to try to reduce the magnificent sound coming from the megaphone header. The bike accelerated with ease, similar to my busa or zx14, with just a slight throttle and the bike was up to 60 like nothing. The road opened up and it was time to see what the bike could do, I down shifted from 5th back to 2nd and rolled on about half throttle....brrrrrrr...whats this? Oh a black streak following me up the road the bike pulls like a freaking freight train! Rip your arms out power I shifted into 3rd and held the half throttle...the grin was ear to ear. I remember thinking, this is a big bike...it should not be doing this..but it is and I LIKE IT! Most of us have ridden big vtwins which have stump pulling low end torque only to fall on their faces by 3000 rpms...this bike pulls and pulls and then the big horsepower kicks in and takes over..its as fast as any busa or 14 and will dust a 1000'cc liter bike no doubt in my mind.

On the highway fifth gear and 70 mph are effortless, want to go up a hill? all that is needed is barley maybe a 1/16 throttle and the bike accelerates up a hill where my lloyds built Victory XC needs about a quarter throttle to maintain its speed and about 1/3 to accelerate up a hill....This rocket is a freaking beast!

A bonehead in a mustang cobra with a plate that read "I bite" made a foolish attempt to impress me and dare I say race me??? Isnt a race when you have two vehicles side by side? He met with a demise that left him like a dog that got whooped...tail between his leg.

I downshifted from 5th to 3rd and gave him a fist full, he was flat out and got annihilated...I put 15 lengths on him faster then he could speed shift from one gear to the next. Score one for the Carpenter Rocket...This bike has amazing power and again, its a BIG BIKE...yet it rolls on with ease and massive torque and horsepower.

At this point I made a turn off the highway and headed to a local bike dealership to dare I say...showoff the ICBM Rocket to my friends in the service dept. They were really impressed, "sounds awesome", "what a sleeper" "amazing paint quality/finish, on par with a CVO Harley"

We went back inside to shoot the **** for a few more minutes and as I glanced back a small group of " vmax, valkerie and a couple victorys all pulled in....is their a V club? They all with walked up to the Rocket and started to point at the pipe, the decal "Carpenter Racing" on the swing arm. I would have loved to been a fly on the wall to hear what they were talking about.....

Fast forward some thirty minutes passed and it was time to leave, the V group also had mounted up and the owner of the Valkerie made his best effort to spin the rear tire to impress?? his friends or me?? It looked like a 2-3 foot scrub mark at best. He circled back to the lot where his friends were still putting their helmets on...as I rolled by the group in first gear at maybe 5 mph...all i did was "blip" the throttle ...all hell broke loose...with just a blip I left a 25-30 foot black streak...and again..just a fast snap of the gas....unreal throttle response...instant..massive torque that overpowers the 240 and has it crying for mercy in an instant.

Amazing engine....I am going to put a hurtin on alot of sport bike riders in the coming days..

So where do you live that the weather has been so bad? You do not list your state of residence on your info.

 

[ponters]

9secslfat... Brother, I hear you and love hearing of another fella who's loving the grunt of a tuned Rocket. Certainly one of the strongest addictions I have. Although our bikes have been tuned differently (i'm not into comparing who's is bigger or better) I consider them to be the same. Big machines, with big power and big grins every time you twist that throttle.

Do me a favour, have a blast every time you ride, smile and love it but also remember, its lots of power which makes it fast and just as quickly as you can enjoy it some twit can quickly take that fun and make it hurt. Please be safe. Build up to it. YOu are probably a very competent rider so perhaps im concerned over nothing but just want you to keep safe and keep writing some great posts.

Oh and as far as replacement tyres, if you cant afford it go easy, if you can, burn that sucker and keep replacing them. Only one thing better fun than being a young hoon, and thats being an experienced one!

 

[mexican]

I will do a vid tomorrow weather permitting...

Will that be before or after getting out of jail
Just kidding, enjoy your beast but by all means respect all that power

 

[9secondsflat]

Thanks for the kind words and advice, I have 40 years and over 600k of miles under my belt. That being said every bike handles differently and one must get competent with the handling of each bike before pushing it to the limits. I have had several turbo busas over the years each one making more and more power from the baby 274 rwhp hahn all the way up to my fast busa with a NLR Race kit...could have pushed over 500 but it was kept at a safe 420 rwhp level to keep the parts alive (the rider being one of the parts).

Years back I was one of the guys at the track and before that on the street racing with a big chip...Ford vs Chevy...with the advent of the busa...it was a busa or your not riding squat...I guess you could say that I have mellowed over the years and now appreciate riding for what it is and enjoy a wide range of bikes...many which I would have never even looked twice at 10-15 years ago when racing was my passion.

Before this email i was downstairs looking at my stable of bikes and appreciating the curves of the rocket. I pulled the seat off and to my surprise there was a signature of a persons name at the base of the tank, I guess this is the man who painted the gold pinstripe on the tins???? If that is the case, its a nice touch...the ZR1, AMG series and several other cars have the engine builders sign their name (not the same as pin striping but you get the idea...the pride of ownership from their hands to those who experience the labor of their love/craft.


QUOTE=ponters;169732]9secslfat... Brother, I hear you and love hearing of another fella who's loving the grunt of a tuned Rocket. Certainly one of the strongest addictions I have. Although our bikes have been tuned differently (i'm not into comparing who's is bigger or better) I consider them to be the same. Big machines, with big power and big grins every time you twist that throttle.

Do me a favour, have a blast every time you ride, smile and love it but also remember, its lots of power which makes it fast and just as quickly as you can enjoy it some twit can quickly take that fun and make it hurt. Please be safe. Build up to it. YOu are probably a very competent rider so perhaps im concerned over nothing but just want you to keep safe and keep writing some great posts.

Oh and as far as replacement tyres, if you cant afford it go easy, if you can, burn that sucker and keep replacing them. Only one thing better fun than being a young hoon, and thats being an experienced one![/QUOTE]

 

[Bob R]

You know, that sounds like too much fun!!!

I have often thought of taking a bike to the Salt Flats and joining the 200mph club, maybe this is the beast to attempt it on. It would be a sight!!!

bob

 

[mexican]

You guys wait till i finish my rocket killer project,,,,,,
then i'm calling you out

 

[hegels]

This is a very strong testimonial for carpenter especially considering your relationship with one of their spokespeople. I was not even considering carp before this thread. But now I'm having to reconsider.

 

[skydog1000]

Sounds like you are having a lot of fun.

 

[rolandrat]

...all sounds a bit childish to me....my *****is bigger than yours......some growing up to be done i feel

 

[skydog1000]

...all sounds a bit childish to me....my *****is bigger than yours......some growing up to be done i feel

Mine is bigger