Next Rocket model

I read somewhere that ABS increases stopping distance for an expert rider. For me, it works great.

Perhaps for a pro on the track it would.
The key element to remember here is braking reaction to an unexpected EMERGENCY.
 
Perhaps for a pro on the track it would.
The key element to remember here is braking reaction to an unexpected EMERGENCY.
Yeah, and to do that you have to practice it, a lot. I haven't, which is really dumb. Find a big empty parking lot.
 
ABS saved my butt while I was learning how sneaky fast my speed triple is and while I don't fear flipping the R3 it's a big heavy bike and any advantage is a good thing. And R#R sales in the greater chicagoland have taken off, finally! By september dealers were out of roadsters, there's still plenty of touring models around but if I want a deal on a roadster i gotta get on a plane and go to fla or texas.
 
Numerous test from numerous magazines have shown that pro level racers can stop faster without.... on dry surface....in a straight line....on a bike they are familiar with. Add in any sort of water/gravel etc, and ABS beats PRO every time.

Traction Control would be amazing.

ESC can go **** itself, no desire for ESC on two wheels, its not even remotely necessary. ESC is the nanny that says "though shalt not lean past x angle at y speed" and cuts power because you might be getting into a bad situation, but the computer doesn't really know so the limits are nearly always set way too conservatively, on both bikes and cars, its very nature demands it be set that way or it's pointless.

ESC is what makes traction control in cars suck balls. ESC is what prevents most modern vehicles from being able to do proper donuts, drifts etc. Most companies don't even let you turn it all the way off, so you get the hurky jerky body roll when trying to drift. Turn off ESC and set TC that allows a little bit of slip is amazing!
 
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Yeah, and to do that you have to practice it, a lot. I haven't, which is really dumb. Find a big empty parking lot.

Not too difficult with some practice, but takes some balls to do it at 60 mph.
 

You are looking at this only from a performance point of view rather than from one of safety.
 
About time they start doing some powermods for the Roadster range
 
Early in the thread we mentioned that it would be nice to see a 2500cc Rocket. Kind of got the impression that a few people thought that was a bad idea, sure glad to hear that triumph thinks differently.