carlsonp
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- Joined
- Jan 12, 2013
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Hello All:
I've enjoyed lurking for awhile, and you all have helped convince me to add another bike to the stable: the R3R.
As a bit of background, I looked into acquiring an R3R last spring. My initial considerations were the Storm, R3R, and a HD Vrod. I looked closely at the Triumphs, but my local dealers were less than encouraging about taking test rides. I test drove the VROD Night Rod Special and that was all she wrote: an incredible machine, sexy as hell, IMHO, and an awesome fit. One year later, however, and I'm back looking for something that will be better for weekending - it's really difficult to do that on the VROD without ruining the whole theme of the bike. Passenger on the VROD? Brutal.
So here I sit, a year later, ready to pull the trigger on an R3R. It's 14 Fahrenheit here now, so I'll just wait until it's warm enough to actually ride home before I make a deal. I'll get some bags, probably a windshield, and use it as the two-up and long-haul bike.
I'm working through the archives getting most of my questions answered. One answer I can't find on here, Triumph, or google, however, is information on model changes between 2012-2013. Any differences at all or are they the exact same? A local dealership has a 2012 Matte, which is the color I want, but I want to ensure the 2013's don't have any changes I'd want.
I can't wait to join you Captains on the road!
carlsonp.
I've enjoyed lurking for awhile, and you all have helped convince me to add another bike to the stable: the R3R.
As a bit of background, I looked into acquiring an R3R last spring. My initial considerations were the Storm, R3R, and a HD Vrod. I looked closely at the Triumphs, but my local dealers were less than encouraging about taking test rides. I test drove the VROD Night Rod Special and that was all she wrote: an incredible machine, sexy as hell, IMHO, and an awesome fit. One year later, however, and I'm back looking for something that will be better for weekending - it's really difficult to do that on the VROD without ruining the whole theme of the bike. Passenger on the VROD? Brutal.
So here I sit, a year later, ready to pull the trigger on an R3R. It's 14 Fahrenheit here now, so I'll just wait until it's warm enough to actually ride home before I make a deal. I'll get some bags, probably a windshield, and use it as the two-up and long-haul bike.
I'm working through the archives getting most of my questions answered. One answer I can't find on here, Triumph, or google, however, is information on model changes between 2012-2013. Any differences at all or are they the exact same? A local dealership has a 2012 Matte, which is the color I want, but I want to ensure the 2013's don't have any changes I'd want.
I can't wait to join you Captains on the road!
carlsonp.