Molinoman
Living Legend
I finally decided to put some thoughts down as to my new Triumph. I haven't ridden it as much as I had thought (some rain days and several days that I needed to take the car in as I was picking up some big bulky shopping items that just were not going to fit on the bike) but sometime this month I will be taking it in for it's 600 mile maintenance and get the full synthetic oil load out.
The bike has been fun to ride, it's great to just instantly get the acceleration that I was missing on the Harley...but I kind of expected that.
I put on the heated grips two weekends ago and, so far, they worked fine...I generally let the grips heat up and then turn them off and they seem to make the rest of the way into work nice and warm.
I was glad to be able to get the "140 Cubic Inches" oil tank embellisher as from what I understand they are no longer available through Triumph (not sure why that is...Triumph mystifies me sometimes), luckily there are a couple of Triumph dealerships that have them in stock but there are not many left.
I was pleasantly surprised that, for the most part, I do not have the "clunk" often talked about (while the bike is breaking in) when shifting...that was a change from the 2007 Rocket Classic.
It has been, easily, the center of attention at work in the motorcycle parking area and I get lot's of compliments and questions on it.
The only thing I need to get used to a little better is the size of the beast...it is a big one and now that I am almost 61 (end of November on the 30th) I need to start working out more to build up what muscles I have (especially in the arms) so that I can attempt to "manhandle" the beast a little better.
But overall...I'm glad I ditched the Harley and the unexpected loss of value that it represented and went back to Triumph to get a powerful, satisfactory motorcycle that makes you think you are "King of the Road".
I will be putting my concave Kuryakin mirrors on tomorrow and probably install my GPS wiring and mount on the handlebars and loading out the bike with some "needed" items that I like to have available on the bike in case I run into problems.
Happy Veteran's Day!
Dennis
The bike has been fun to ride, it's great to just instantly get the acceleration that I was missing on the Harley...but I kind of expected that.
I put on the heated grips two weekends ago and, so far, they worked fine...I generally let the grips heat up and then turn them off and they seem to make the rest of the way into work nice and warm.
I was glad to be able to get the "140 Cubic Inches" oil tank embellisher as from what I understand they are no longer available through Triumph (not sure why that is...Triumph mystifies me sometimes), luckily there are a couple of Triumph dealerships that have them in stock but there are not many left.
I was pleasantly surprised that, for the most part, I do not have the "clunk" often talked about (while the bike is breaking in) when shifting...that was a change from the 2007 Rocket Classic.
It has been, easily, the center of attention at work in the motorcycle parking area and I get lot's of compliments and questions on it.
The only thing I need to get used to a little better is the size of the beast...it is a big one and now that I am almost 61 (end of November on the 30th) I need to start working out more to build up what muscles I have (especially in the arms) so that I can attempt to "manhandle" the beast a little better.
But overall...I'm glad I ditched the Harley and the unexpected loss of value that it represented and went back to Triumph to get a powerful, satisfactory motorcycle that makes you think you are "King of the Road".
I will be putting my concave Kuryakin mirrors on tomorrow and probably install my GPS wiring and mount on the handlebars and loading out the bike with some "needed" items that I like to have available on the bike in case I run into problems.
Happy Veteran's Day!
Dennis
