Yamaha rider - considering a new Rocket III - would like advice

brad thomas said:

I have ridden motorcycles for quite some time, and am currently riding a 1300 Yamaha cruiser. Yesterday, while window shopping at my local dealer, I spied a Rocket III on the floor and fell in love. But - this thing is gigantic. I would like to know - would this bike make for a suitable every day rider? I only own a bike - no car. So it's important that I can get around in the city without too much of an issue. any and all comments welcome.

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RKTNMYPKT said:

Not funny! I **** near choked to death on a grape once... Just sayin

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CanberraR3 said:

You're comparing apples with pears, or rather and apple with a grape. An apple is harder to swallow whole than a grape. So what?

The Rocket is without doubt the easiest 2300cc bike to ride in any situation. I'm sure I could say that an 800 Tiger would be easier than your Super T or a CT110 is easier than the Tiger. Not sure what your point is. Fact remains that a Rocket is a **** easy bike to ride when you consider it's size and it has the added advantages of all that torque and appeal/intimidation.

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Ogremeister said:

Truthfully, I'd rather be on my Yamaha Super Tenere than the Rocket for most riding. The exception being interstates. That's the only thing the R3 does better.

The Japanese bike doesn't have the crowd appeal that the Rocket has but it handles everything so much easier. Even dirt or gravel roads are fun on it.

OK...now you can all let me have it.

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Ogremeister said:

The Rocket handles better than you would expect, for a big pig of a bike.

But that doesn't make it NOT a big pig of a bike.

If I could only have one bike and it was my sole transportation, it wouldn't be a Rocket.

It would be a shaft driven ADV bike.

But everyone has their own priorities and everything is a compromise.

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Ogremeister said:

Truthfully, I'd rather be on my Yamaha Super Tenere than the Rocket for most riding. The exception being interstates. That's the only thing the R3 does better.

The Japanese bike doesn't have the crowd appeal that the Rocket has but it handles everything so much easier. Even dirt or gravel roads are fun on it.

OK...now you can all let me have it.

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Ogremeister said:

Not a sow.

It's a wild boar!

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cusso ken said:

Sometimes what you like can be a deciding factor in what you Drive or ride ,the rocket suits my needs and have never been into "chook Chaser" types of bikes and have always had the big road bikes, so cannot comment on the semi off road breed. I don't ride on many gravel roads,(none) but have done thousands of Klms in off road 4WD vehicles in the State forests around here and have rescued quite a few bike riders who have come a gutzer on the dirt, Tenere's and all

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cusso ken said:

In Aussie its a Razor Back,

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