As an european I can confirm that it's accustom here to start with smaller weaker bikes, but that doesn't mean you can't get anything you want like I did when I passed the course despite all the recommendations, I chose a 600cc 98hp naked and I've been riding it the past 2 years. Sure it was scary in the beginning but I was paying a lot of attention to my right hand and things got smoother and smoother. To be honest I may have gone on the recommended path if i wasn't so tall
Thanks for understanding me and for the willingness to share your ride, it means a lot
If you want to be able to take your weight on your legs when riding you need the R rather than the GT. The low seat/forward controls riding position of the GT is nowhere near as extreme as my Harley Low Rider S was and doesn't send shock up my spine over bumps like the Harley did but I can't just tense my thighs and take my weight off the seat like I can on my Ducati or KTM. I'm 6' tall, by the way.I have only 2 years experience mostly commuting and I wish I had started sooner
I arrived to this choice searching for a bigger more comfortable bike because I'm pretty tall and I don't really like adventure/enduro bikes nor cruisers (not yet at least) and I want a riding position where I can use my legs to support my weight when necessary. Unfortunately I don't have a chance to test it here. Ducati Diavel and HD Fat Bob where on my list as well, but also not available to test ride
I must admit that the way the rocket looks is one of the reasons I like it, somehow demands attentionIt might be a little bit of ego there I think. But you're right, I have to improve my skills as much as possible before getting a rocket.
Thanks and ride safe!
Yes, I have the R in mind. I'm not a fan of forward controls just yet. I have some lower back problems as well
I be late to this thread, but my personal simple answer is, "Only if you try to discover the bike's limits and its limits exceed yours.
I respectly disagree.
LOl A: that was clearly a joke and B: those are extremely difficult to ride, even the 2nd gens and C: no one with any real skills or taste has those or thinks they are cool. Its like when i was a kid and i saw a dodge viper, was and still is my dream bucket list car to have (1st gen) but they are one of the craziest worst handling and riding cars ever made with any real power. BUT I WILL HAVE ONE. Motorcycling is "freedom" and any one who wants any bike should be part of any ride. as long as you think its cool, GO FOR IT. lol
Your friend is wrong - DEAD wrong. It's the power coming on at high rpms that earned the H2 it's name "Widowmaker." The 'Busa, with a similar issue is safer only due to having modern & effective brakes, but is still far more deadly than a bike like the Rocket 3 with torque at low rpms, and medium rpms, and at high rpms. I hadn't been on a bike in over a decade when I bought my '22 Rocket 3 but after a couple hours of riding I felt very in control at all speeds. The bike has lots of HP and tons of torque at all rpms, but it comes on so smoothly and predictably, with no flat spots or sudden peaks, that it is very confidence-inspiring. For as huge a bike as it is it is not hard to ride. Negotiating a parking lot at low speed presents some challenges at first, but once you get a feel for its low center of gravity this isn't even too bad.
Hello R3 Owners,
