Would you part ways with your Rocket?

[R3T-Too]

Boy I just find it difficult owning a bike that has no sixth gear or throttle by wire. No real solid aftermarket support. Really big and top heavy with a very uncomfortable seat and peg position. No dealership support at all. Most of my old riding buddies do not ask me to come along anymore because I ride a bike not made in the USA. When you get right down to it all you get is a big engine in a ugly looking bike. Wait a minute, that is why I bought the bike. Nine months old and 15,000 miles later enough said.

Don't forget; no hydraulic clutch or choice of colors!

 

[Rick McC.]

I can't imagine ever getting rid of mine, but if I had to (stolen, or whatever); I'd replace it with another R3R.

 

[rocketjohn]

They haven't made a bike yet that I would consider trading for. Except maybe a new model but I'm not a fan of black

I think if it ever gets to the point where I need a trike, I'll just stop riding, but, ya never know.

I don't know how old ya are...but you get to a place where a trike seems like the only way to keep riding, and if you wanna ride you'll get or build a trike. And you can see it coming a good while before you actually get that way.

 

[Dawg68]

I love many different bikes. I love my Rocket. Would I swap it out even after announcing it is my forever bike? Maybe. it is sick right now and has been for many months. It still pulls it weight as my daily driver but I can't figure out why it keeps back firing through the throttle bodies at low RPMs. I know it can't be good but it only has 38K miles and that just aint right...

Just out of curiosity....are you running the stock air filter or RAM Air?

 

[geneseo1911]

I don't know how old ya are...but you get to a place where a trike seems like the only way to keep riding, and if you wanna ride you'll get or build a trike. And you can see it coming a good while before you actually get that way.

I'm kind of excited about the tilting trikes being built now. Still rides like a mc but won't fall over. Traditional trikes kind of suck combing the worst attributes of a mc and a car, but i understand its better than nothing. I think id rather have a convertible, but i suppose my mind might change as i age.

A rocket trike would be a wheelie machine. It would take more restraint than i currently possess to keep the front wheel down.

 

[Trumpeteer]

For a 1961 Bonnie straight up trade...OH YES!

As a matter of fact my big ol' rocket would most likely be crying and sobbing suffering a blow to its self-esteem and would have to go to therapy for rejection and abandonment issues...

 

[rabbit]

Yes its a hard one but a mate has built his own V8 350, and yea I would love to own one soon while iam young to hold it up.

 

[chandelierman]

As the ladies would say 'has commitment issues'.
Unless your a dealer it must be cheaper to keep both than soak up the repeated changeover costs.
Interesting exhaust system on the Rocket, maker?

The exhaust system is known as the Preds .... A few were made by a guy in the states called Sam (user ID used to be travel guy) ...I don't think they were cost effective to produce so were only made in a short run ....the ones on my bike were a "one off" with bigger headers ..... I sold that system as t was for the older Rocket which I no longer have and did not fit the Roadster which I now have...I am now running with a Reband full system

 

[Boog]

Just out of curiosity....are you running the stock air filter or RAM Air?

Stock

 

[Dawg68]

Stock

The reason I ask is that I also got the odd backfire, you can feel it in the seat on the stock air filter. Usually on decel into second gear. I found it happened more often while changing gears if I gave it too much throttle in between shifts.
On occasion it happens with my ram air as well