Would like to ride the ultimate torque machine, is this a good deal?

Thank you for devaluing our first gen bikes!! I for one have had no problems but regular mainteace for the past 20 years.
 
Low milage 2016 and your your attributing problems with 1st gen. First I have an 05 and an 011 30,000 on both. I have not have had any problems except on the 05 fork seals and 011 valve cover gasket. No shifting problems with either. Maybe I just treat the bikes with better shifting style, maintenance and care than some.
 
Some guy is selling one for 10k on Facebook with twice the miles as the one at steels.
Rocketman1 said:
Thank you for devaluing our first gen bikes!! I for one have had no problems but regular mainteace for the past 20 years.
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They are worth what they are. It's clearly a hot or miss thing on them. The worst part is that if you crash or drop one hard they are totalled due to those dumb casting standoffs on the block.
 
Heathens and Rockets dont mix. Theyre easy to break and hard to break if you operate correctly. This is what ive observed. All Rockets are so worth the money they sell for. Ridem like you stolem, repair and repeat for me, nothing but a few hours and a few bucks to repair anything on a rocket.
 

mine has the crash bars (for lack of a better word) and i have droped it several times (12?) and i have a do scratches on it but no damage.
now if you get into a crash then you will damage stuff that will happen to any bike that you crash the more expensive the bike the more it will cost (insurance)
i think that most of the broken blocks was becaused they trailiered the bike with the sidestand down that is a no no.
i just recently bought a car and the guy told me i have never seen anyone check out a car like i did.
even put a scanner on it to see codes and checked to see if the codes had been cleared.
so you need some one that knows what he is doing. i would run it full throttle to check the 1-2 gears and do a wot in fourth.
make sure no signs of leaks, make sure the handle bars lines up with the front tire , check tires and both brakes. ect
jmo
 
Thanks for your honesty. I have the skills, been there and done that, but at 66 I don't want to anymore, rather play with my grandkids. Sadly the Rocket's off the list. Now looking at the VN2000, almost the torque but with reputable reliability.
 
OK I still want an R3, the Vulcan 2000 was just too much.. uh…Vulcan! I found one but need a sissy bar & mounting brackets, it has a pillion seat.
 
I have to respectfully disagree.
I've ridden over 80K miles on one and over 20K on a second R3R.
Bvoth have been coast to coast across the USA and much more with NO tranny issues!
I also am no pokemon when riding.
 
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