Will triumph developed the roadster any further

I just thought, NOBODY has tried to copy the Rocket. Look at all the hardley copy-cats out there, even Yamaha copied the Triumph 650, sort of, way back when. We truly own a "one of a kind" and I like that. I just don't know about that Thunderbird. I've read that they are selling better than the Rocket, maybe because they don't look as intimidating. Lower seat height, "looks" lighter. But they would have to be a whole lot cheaper than a Rocket, as far as I'm concerned. There's just so much MORE bang for the buck, with a Rocket.
Imagine if Triumph dropped that Rocket engine into a little Ducati type, titanium framed, very naked street fighter, tire smoking monster, mono rear shock, all the electronic suspension stuff, on and on. I'd take mine in candy apple red please. YeeHaw
 


Now that would be a true Holy S#it moment!

You've got quite the imagination (or perhaps design genius), my friend!
 
Don't forget - there are already photos of a Thunderbird in full UltraClassic dress. Wish they would have used the Rocket for something like that instead of the Thunderbird.... that would be awesome!
 


Loved it too the first time I rode one .T-bird had lower ground clearence & nowhere near the power & if I'm not mistaken you don't have to turn the throttle as much if you want to. Nice to have the option though
 
The R3 designers always lacked imagination IMO. They started off with some reasonable colours although the paint was crap,then they went all black for awhile and occasionally allowed some really nice Haze paint jobs through.
Then in 2013 they added the stripes that was already much the same as the Vrods
Yet the T/bird has had some really striking paint jobs to compete with HD and Victory.

I would have liked to have seen some rear luggage ,a fairing ,a 12v socket as standard,maybe a slightly altered tank profile and of course ,some really classic paint jobs.
 
CanberraR3 said:
The Rocket is a niche bike partly because of the misconception that you need some sort of special skill or ability to ride one er.
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How big do you think the fear factor is? I offered a couple of mates a ride who owned Dynas and Victories and they wouldn't look me in the eye when they said "no thanks".
Even my dyno tuner who races drag bikes said it scared him on the corners.He had never ridden anything bigger than a sports bike.
 
They'll all just a bunch of pussies aren't they! I thought a big part of motorcycling was about the feeling and living life to it's fullest....if you can't even ride a Rocket when offered then you're not living it...

I just had a great ride out yesterday with a bunch of sports bike riders, managed to ride in the pack with no worries on some real twisty stuff, even scraped the pegs for the first time on some serious 90 degree corners It was very tiring though, it's a f'ing beast!
 


LOL I had some sports bike riders come flying past me like I was holding them up a few weeks back,so as we entered the twisty's I started opening up the throttle.
The guys on the sports bikes kept trying to pull away,but every time they looked in their mirror all they could see was a huge motorcycle.
I don't consider myself a highly skilled rider but there is a lot of sports bike riders out there who ride bikes that are way beyond their capabilities.
 
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