More rumors about the new Rocket

[Tal]

...i love the bare bike look and feel.Yes, its real handy to have storage, i dont have saddlebags, just a small tailbag and shoulder bag, i have a radar detector and lately a gopro, but thats as far as i want to go..dont want a phone on my dash...dont want music..dont want gps or any other stuff. I ride to escape all that and funny enough, i like a solo seat so i'm not carting a passenger about...i ride to get away from those things. Its my selfish time...time to regenerate brain cells and get the smile going. I love my Roadster but also have an open mind...there are new bikes surfacing and i will never say "I wouldn't buy one of those be cause its a Harley"
How fast do you want to go?..how comfortable do you want to be?..what stirs the inner juices?...
I'll sit on a Harley and see what i think and feel...i'll also sit on Indians..Wings..Ducati's..Moto guzzis..etc, etc...
Riding to me is a feeling...it makes me happy..rain or shine...its an Emotional journey. The bike under you generates a huge amount of that feeling...the wrong bike and you feel awkward and uncomfortable. So i remain open minded on makes, but i know what stirs me.
Its like women...just cos she speaks a different language doesn't eliminate her....she may be very comfortable and you wont know till you have ridden her...know what i'm saying?
Bring on the new bikes...stir my juices.....

 

[scot in exile]

...i love the bare bike look and feel.Yes, its real handy to have storage, i dont have saddlebags, just a small tailbag and shoulder bag, i have a radar detector and lately a gopro, but thats as far as i want to go..dont want a phone on my dash...dont want music..dont want gps or any other stuff. I ride to escape all that and funny enough, i like a solo seat so i'm not carting a passenger about...i ride to get away from those things. Its my selfish time...time to regenerate brain cells and get the smile going. I love my Roadster but also have an open mind...there are new bikes surfacing and i will never say "I wouldn't buy one of those be cause its a Harley"
How fast do you want to go?..how comfortable do you want to be?..what stirs the inner juices?...
I'll sit on a Harley and see what i think and feel...i'll also sit on Indians..Wings..Ducati's..Moto guzzis..etc, etc...
Riding to me is a feeling...it makes me happy..rain or shine...its an Emotional journey. The bike under you generates a huge amount of that feeling...the wrong bike and you feel awkward and uncomfortable. So i remain open minded on makes, but i know what stirs me.
Its like women...just cos she speaks a different language doesn't eliminate her....she may be very comfortable and you wont know till you have ridden her...know what i'm saying?
Bring on the new bikes...stir my juices.....

You are my new brother from a different Mother I have been on the high horse for years about windshields, bags, music etc etc have never understood why they are needed(well maybe the bags) keep the bikes as they should be two wheels and wind in your face.

 

[scot in exile]

Hel! am checking out the 2019 Goldwing. Full touring model with the custom package. One sharp looking bike. Like it a lot. Not ready to order but thinking about it. Talk about a touring bike it is over the top. The Rocket X is nice and so is the Harley but dam# this bike would be ideal for a cross american trip. All the comforts of home. Plus the wife likes it. She was checking out the back seat and when i told her you can get arm supports she asked if the bike was on the market now and when we could pick it up. Just thinking out loud but Dam3 it looks like one sweet ride. Off to the local Casino. Had a few beers and figure why not. Wife is driven so am good with that. To dam3 cold outside to get anything done. Figure might as well give it a shot and see how lucky 2019 is going to be. Win or lose don't care. Just figure I'll have a good time and enjoy life as it is.

The Goldwing is the King of Cruisers plus they handle a lot better than the Rocket, a very reliable bike and it is the standard that all other long distance cruisers try to reach, I think Triumph will foolish if they even try and go head to head with a Goldwing.

 

[PaddyO]

sonny you hit it right on the nail with "lots of rockets for sale"the rocket was never a big seller so why triumph would bring another out is baffling, concentrate on what makes you money not trying to show who has the biggest balls- just remember the 60s and 70s

The Rocket is a “halo” bike for Triumph like the Corvette is for Chevrolet or the Demon is for Dodge or the Shelby is for Ford. These are models that keep the manufacturers names on people’s lips. Now if Triumph would actually do some marketing that would also help.

 

[Tal]

You are my new brother from a different Mother

..and proud to be!!...after all, my Dad's family were Scotttish!!...Horse Traders b4 cars came along from Edinburgh area. It makes sense to me that i ride a steel horse!...Also the Indian blood also in there somewhere encourages bareback!!...

 

[1olbull]

The Goldwing is the King of Cruisers plus they handle a lot better than the Rocket, a very reliable bike and it is the standard that all other long distance cruisers try to reach, I think Triumph will foolish if they even try and go head to head with a Goldwing.

Seems more a French spirit than that of a Scot,
Ya may consider backing off on the goats . . .

 

[barbagris]

wind in your face.

Open lid?

 

[barbagris]

The Rocket is a “halo” bike for Triumph like the Corvette is for Chevrolet or the Demon is for Dodge or the Shelby is for Ford. These are models that keep the manufacturers names on people’s lips. Now if Triumph would actually do some marketing that would also help.

Not a hope - THE Triumph EVERYBODY knows IS the BONNEVILLE. Rocket3 for many of us is synonymous with BSA.

 

[Tal]

depends how old you are and if you in fact grew up with "bonnies" as we did...everybody new what a bonnie was didnt they...The gangs all rode Trumpys back then too...Harleys didnt feature in the 60's-70's...Trumpys, Beeza's, Norton's ...

 

[MIG]

...Plus the wife likes it. She was checking out the back seat and when i told her you can get arm supports she asked if the bike was on the market now and when we could pick it up.

Now that's a BIG WIN!!! I've had similar wins... YEESSS!
-MIG