New 2.5L owner, things I hate about the motorcycle.

[Bedifferent]

I just love floorboards! Had them on my 20109 Classic R3 and would love them again if they were available on the new one.

I don't miss them. I had them on my fatboy and R3T. Those little forward controls work for me. You adjust.

 

[Hipporider]

The rear guard is the no. 1 reason I don't like the new R3 and why I never bought one. It should extend past the rear tyre, actually acting like a rear guard should. Think old Kawasaki Z900 or Norton Fastback look, roughly speaking. It would protect the rider from rain flicking on their back as well as give the bike a longer sleek look. There's no one making an aftermarket option for this look, it seems either.
Also, the appalling lack of pannier choices for this bike, unless you want to extend your mortgage for Corbin panniers .
As a side note, I think Triumph really missed an opportunity not making a frame mounted full bagger touring bike with this motor as its heart. Imagine a Road Glide / Indian Pursuit style of bike but with the 2500cc power plant.

 

[Hipporider]

Ok, for those people in Europe. USA is so f-ing larger. Let me draw it for you. When you do 8 hours on your bike trying to leave a f-king state, for Europeans, it is like going across Europe, the pressure point on your foot after 8 hours is in a same place with pegs. When you are using foot boards, you can move your leg back and forth, it keeps the angle in the knee changing and the foot pressure is distributed across the full foot. Now, when you arrive to your destination, one that has floorboards can ride another day. One who has a peg, will need a recovery day, as that constant pressure point develops a painful memory. Now, are we on a freaking same page? Pegs are fun for a few hours but after 4 hours you need floorboards to carry you safely to ride again. Pegs are for kids who never taken their bike any serious distance across many days. Not saying it can't be done. But why scar yourself when floorboards are invented? In the end, it should be enjoyable, isn't it?!?

Imagine you want to go across Texas, for Europeans imagine you want to cross Russia, you'll want floorboards and a Glock 20. We are so alike!

I agree on floor boards for comfort. I've only switched to an Indian with floor boards and I've really noticed the comfort and variability in foot placement. I've never been one to scratch the pegs on my old R3s, and I'm yet to do the same with the Pursuit. Bugger all chicken strips on either bikes, I just like to leave some emergency room for leaning. Here's an idea, why not get busy and modify your 2020> R3 to have floor boards?

 

[A1A Rider]

> Here's an idea, why not get busy and modify your 2020> R3 to have floor boards?

No floorboards for this model. None. Not from a manufacturer, not from an aftermarket. Basically, you need to modify some existing product for some other model, need find which ones, spend money on a few possible matches, then modify the gear pedal for sure (too short), and maybe even the brake pedal - have not looked into the brake pedal fitment as yet. So, it is an expensive mod, requires many tools and trial and error, time.. Just a huge undertaking that can get expensive, and no guarantee it will be usable and safe. There goes your idea.

 

[Gimlet]

> Here's an idea, why not get busy and modify your 2020> R3 to have floor boards?

No floorboards for this model. None. Not from a manufacturer, not from an aftermarket. Basically, you need to modify some existing product for some other model, need find which ones, spend money on a few possible matches, then modify the gear pedal for sure (too short), and maybe even the brake pedal - have not looked into the brake pedal fitment as yet. So, it is an expensive mod, requires many tools and trial and error, time.. Just a huge undertaking that can get expensive, and no guarantee it will be usable and safe. There goes your idea.

It would probably be quite easy to swap the existing pegs for mini floorboards with only minor modification. Full boards with heel and toe shift would be more of a project. But with engineering and cash, anything is possible.

 

[A1A Rider]

No. The shifter pedal is too short. You wouldn't be able to get your toes under the pedal with floorboards. It is a rolling change. To change something you need to modify something else, which in turn needs now another modification elsewhere.

 

[stingray]

Just look how the left and right mounts differ. No set is going to bolt up to that proprietary mounting arrangement. It's going to take a special made set and no one is wasting resources on it. It is what it is.

 

[Frosty Rider]

Ok, for those people in Europe. USA is so f-ing larger. Let me draw it for you. When you do 8 hours on your bike trying to leave a f-king state, for Europeans, it is like going across Europe, the pressure point on your foot after 8 hours is in a same place with pegs. When you are using foot boards, you can move your leg back and forth, it keeps the angle in the knee changing and the foot pressure is distributed across the full foot. Now, when you arrive to your destination, one that has floorboards can ride another day. One who has a peg, will need a recovery day, as that constant pressure point develops a painful memory. Now, are we on a freaking same page? Pegs are fun for a few hours but after 4 hours you need floorboards to carry you safely to ride again. Pegs are for kids who never taken their bike any serious distance across many days. Not saying it can't be done. But why scar yourself when floorboards are invented? In the end, it should be enjoyable, isn't it?!?

Imagine you want to go across Texas, for Europeans imagine you want to cross Russia, you'll want floorboards and a Glock 20. We are so alike!

trying to figure out how to respond to this, i have done 16-hour rides on both my RIII Touring (with floor boards) and the same on my R3GT with the foot pegs moved back as far as they go (all the way forward for me was uncomfortable), and these were basically considered non stop trips ie: only stopping for Gas, Pee, then go, Gas, Pee, Gatorade, Go, for the full time, with no issues at the end of the day, or the following day (except for Kentucky, that moonshine had quite a kick the next day), i move my feet around on the foot pegs, hang my foot over the foot peg and never have an issue. Maybe you need to see a podiatrist about your feet, or you need to move your feet more. Yea you don't have the same movement as you do on the floor boards, but it isn't that bad, and yea that heel shifter on the touring had to go, it was taking up valuable real estate, and I find I can shift faster with my toe on touring, handy when you have to embarrass a V-Rod, or ****** rocket

 

[A1A Rider]

Well, you can have small diameter throttle and a big diameter throttle. One is more comfy for your hands. Saying things like go see a doctor about your hands when rolling a small throttle is less convenient is not good convo. A person can just have big hands. What a doctor is gonna say?

 

[Frosty Rider]

Well, you can have small diameter throttle and a big diameter throttle. One is more comfy for your hands. Saying things like go see a doctor about your hands when rolling a small throttle is less convenient is not good convo. A person can just have big hands. What a doctor is gonna say?

i was talking about your feet, for your hands, i found adding Grip Puppies helped with the small diameter throttle, i slides over the handles, provides cushioning, and makes the circumference bigger, and the heated grips still work