Next Rocket model

[cusso ken]

Yeah I can't see any rocket really being a hit in Japan. Crowded streets, vehicle reg based on engine displacement (i think its that way still), and its way too big to split lanes with.

We have a sayings in OZ"when you are on a good thing stick to it" and" "if ain' broken don't fix it" IMHO Triumph should just keep the R3 unique format as it is ,just tweak each years model slightly, but remain close to the original, it is selling in limited numbers and as the tooling is already set up and the power unit/frame and transmission is a proven unit then surely production costs must be lower than a whole revamp and possible rejection by the customers who buy this type of machine.

 

[Claviger]

We have a sayings in OZ"when you are on a good thing stick to it" and" "if ain' broken don't fix it" IMHO Triumph should just keep the R3 unique format as it is ,just tweak each years model slightly, but remain close to the original, it is selling in limited numbers and as the tooling is already set up and the power unit/frame and transmission is a proven unit then surely production costs must be lower than a whole revamp and possible rejection by the customers who buy this type of machine.

That's one strategy, but when you reach market saturation and sales taper, changes are required. I would bet a hefty chunk not more than 1000 R3s are sold worldwide yearly these days. Those numbers are pretty hard to swallow. Hell, Rocket Xs are still for sale in various places (a few of them), only 500 were made over a year ago!

 

[Evil Mitch]

They can call it whatever they like. The ROCKET 3 was a BSA not a TRIUMPH so who cares what they call it ?

Haha um no it was a BSA by name only it started off as a Triumph Trident 750cc triple and was the last Triumph to be developed at the Meriden factory . It was very much a Triumph.

 

[mr hunt]

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We had a member move to Japan a couple of years back...his R3 stayed here because the cost of licensng etc there was prohibitive

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Haha um no it was a BSA by name only it started off as a Triumph Trident 750cc triple and was the last Triumph to be developed at the Meriden factory . It was very much a Triumph.

No it was a BSA and sold as a BSA so maybe TRIUMPH could call a bigger Rocket a BSA or a ? who cares what the call it

 

[Evil Mitch]

No it was a BSA and sold as a BSA so maybe TRIUMPH could call a bigger Rocket a BSA or a ? who cares what the call it

You are wrong sorry BSA Rocket 3/Triumph Trident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . I don't care what you call it and this new 4 cylinder bike of yours doesn't exist so i don't care what you call it either . Like i stated earlier im glad Triumph has more class than SOME of it's customers

 

[LAS VEGAS DAVE]

There is no reason for a bigger Rocket. Triumph is not losing any customers because the engine is to small or doesn't have enough power. The bike like all bikes is a compromise of power, handling and looks. Make it bigger and heavier and some of its other qualities will suffer. I have a huge bike and it of course does some things better and also does some things worse. In my view the Rocket's engine is fine, there are other refinements that still could be made to the bike but I still don't think its sales will go up in a meaningful way. This is the kind of bike that will always have a small niche in the overall motorcycle market. Most of us are thrilled to have one, we are the customers of the niche.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

You are wrong sorry BSA Rocket 3/Triumph Trident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . I don't care what you call it and this new 4 cylinder bike of yours doesn't exist so i don't care what you call it either . Like i stated earlier im glad Triumph has more class than SOME of it's customers

Like I said MITCH no one cares what you call these new model Rockets as long as the bike is a winner They could call it SUPER ROCKET if you want to use an old title from the past and I owned and raced one and it was faster than my Triumph and I like that name what do you think is it classy enough or do you have a better name. Of course we know the bike doesnt exist yet but we can dream and discuss all the improvements we would love to see on a future model so lets see what the forum members can come up with as far as classy title for the new beast .

 

[LAS VEGAS DAVE]

I bought 1960 BSA SUPER ROCKET new back in 1960. It wasn't as fast nor did it handle as well as the Triumph Bonnie of the same year. It was a pretty bike with chrome on the sides of the tank and had a good looking timing case cover but it was a let down after the Triumph. Back in sixty the Triumph was supreme.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

I bought 1960 BSA SUPER ROCKET new back in 1960. It wasn't as fast nor did it handle as well as the Triumph Bonnie of the same year. It was a pretty bike with chrome on the sides of the tank and had a good looking timing case cover but it was a let down after the Triumph. Back in sixty the Triumph was supreme.

I owned both bikes back in the sixties I had a Bonneville and a BSA GOLD STAR TWIN that was a 650 lightning engine in the GOLD STAR frame and beleive me the BSA was faster stock and I proved that by beating all the TRIUMPHS at the drags and the BSA also handled better as it used the Gold star racing frame and racing brakes and the BSA gearbox was better Of course I then bought a 1955 VINCENT BLACK SHADOW that had lightning cams ,pistons,big valves , triple valve springs bigger carbs and 2inch straight through lightning racing pipes and that thing left them all for dead . I also owned a 1961 HD XLCH sporster that had factory racing cams and 36 inch racing pipes and a bored linkert carb I held the national record with that bike 12.4 1/4 mile @ 106 MPH BUT the VINCENT was faster and quicker 11.7 and 118 MPH way faster than the other bikes and it would run 150 MPH top speed