Reasons Why I Ride a Triumph Rocket III Roadster

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Күн бұрын

Decided to explain why it is that my Rocket III Roadster is one of my favorite bikes I've ever owned, and indeed one of my favorite bikes ever made!
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@NicePantsLance Ай бұрын

Fellow Rocketeer here! I had a 2018 Roadster (hit a deer and totaled it). Now i have a 2015 Roadster! I modded the crap out of both lol most comfortable cruiser ive ever ridden and will power wheelie no problem! 🤘 you've got a sub from me brotha!

@peachstate08 10 ай бұрын

Love my 2008 Rocket - get a compliment every time I take it out - "What the he!! is that thing!" "OMG what engine is that?" "that tank is ridiculous!"........

@cl2eep_rides 7 ай бұрын

Yeah I always joke that you can park one and take a few steps back and watch the crowd form! It never fails!

@aapddd Жыл бұрын

Love the sound of these. A bit of diesel v8 meets old war plane.

@cl2eep_rides Жыл бұрын

Yeah I always say it's like a tractor, haha.

@blacktop007 7 ай бұрын

I have owned air cooled triumphs sold my first rocket I was sad now I have my second rocket the only triumph I would own

@cl2eep_rides 6 ай бұрын

Triumphs have a lot of character across the board, but yeah the Rocket is the only one I would own. My buddy has a Speed Triple S and that is a badass bike though.

@masutapangaea 9 ай бұрын

Hey! I just got a 2013, and yes prefer the aesthetics to the newer rocket 3s. Where did you get the windshield? Thank you and have a great day.

@cl2eep_rides 7 ай бұрын

That's a shield from a company called Clearview. You have to already have a Triumph windscreen for the hardware, they only send you the plastic, but they're great shields!

@randomstuffwithjoe Жыл бұрын

Hey. Curious about your camera mounted to the bars. Is that the Insta One RS? I'm looking at the Insta360 x3 for an upcoming trip to Sturgis.. but wondering if the One RS is a better choice. Also, I agree about Triumph's decision to aim the Rocket at a sport market. I had a 2012 Thunderbird and loved it and had Triumph made a "real" touring bike.. I probably would've stayed with the brand.. but I went to Indian (Chieftain Dark Horse).

@cl2eep_rides Жыл бұрын

Yes it's a OneRS. I love it but I hear the X3 is a bit better.

@davesouthey2619 3 ай бұрын

I have a black 2004 rocket 111 I have had it 11 years love it to bits nearly sold it once I also have a 2nd gen busa and have a rocket 3 gt with bags a £1000 option

@tommyb6422 3 ай бұрын

Tank has a nice sheen to it, did you apply something to achieve that look or perhaps that's just a lighting effect? My 2016 has the blk matte finish but it's not that reflective.

@cl2eep_rides 3 ай бұрын

Just 60k miles on wind and dirt, haha. The matte clear coat starts to fade after a while, which actually makes the bike glossier.

@ninakim7282 9 ай бұрын

Great!

@fadyghobrial4034 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video, I like the windshield vent and bag, what make are they?

@cl2eep_rides 7 ай бұрын

Windshield is a Clearview, the bag is just a Flea Market special!

@fadyghobrial4034 6 ай бұрын

@@cl2eep_ridesI managed to get windshield bag but clutch cable is a bit blocked by the bag, did you face that?

@safelyanonymous5717 6 ай бұрын

i've had mine since 2015' bought it new a 2014 Rocket III Roadster- the looks are acquired taste I tell folks it has torque of a bull I have almost 53K miles on my rocket and Tires and oil changes mostly is all it needs I am interested in those grips are those Factory OEM's? I will say the OG the original rocket is the real rocket- there is no riding modes etc, there is no needless technology and he is right about the attention this bikes gets I get looks everywhere I take it. Mine is the same White Stripe aka. 'the skunk' the Roadster is the one you want the touring is better for long 200-500 miles per day riding (better riding position) I got mine brand new for 11,999 before the extra bs charges that you get with dealerships

@SquireSCA 10 ай бұрын

I got the chance to do two extended demo rides on a 2023 Rocket 3R... about 150 miles in total, no speed limits, I was asked to put it in Sport mode and go and get on it.... I wasn't that impressed. You look at the numbers and you think its gonna rip your arms off, but it just wasn't that fast. Doing a roll on against a Speed Twin(same model year), it was neck and neck with the 1200... Both were in sport mode, throttle buried... Not new to bikes here... had 34 of them, big Triumph fan, I ride fast on the street and do track days, etc... But as cool as it was, the performance left me a bit underwhelmed for what I was expecting... Part of that is how restricted it is from the factory, and 5 min with TuneECU can fix that... But out of the box, I was "meh"...

@cl2eep_rides 7 ай бұрын

If you were neck and neck with a Speed Twin on a Rocket III of any make, something was very, very wrong, even before the ECU being unlocked. Turn off Traction Control maybe?

@SquireSCA 7 ай бұрын

@@cl2eep_rides traction control doesn't add or remove power unless it breaks traction. The bike is just heavy AF, heavily restricted and doesn't like to rev out quickly...

@NicePantsLance Ай бұрын

I kind of agree! The new 2.5l triple is so refined, it actually feels like "less" of an engine than the old 2.3l triple. The old 2.3l is very punchy right off the bottom. The new 2.5l feels more like a big speed triple! Although, all it takes is a Penner Tune and the new 2.5l will make more power literally everywhere in the rpm range. Its sad that theyre so restricted from the factory, but in a way i enjoy the "little known secret" of how crazy they get after a tune!

@scottwitherow7586 3 ай бұрын

12 minutes into a 24 minute video to finally hear the reasons... lmao

@zimtuff 9 ай бұрын

Nearly 10 mins of job description. Fast forward

@shadwox9808 Жыл бұрын

I always love the Triumph Rocket 3 had the chance to demo ride one of these a couple of years ago it was just a blast to ride but with a 30 minutes ride it not long enough but last summer it was time for change so a dealer near me had a super deal on a 2020 Rocket 3 GT with only 800 miles on it the new version of the Triumph and men what a bike im a Harley enthousiaste never had the chance to buy one but instead when i saw that the number on the Rocket is a wapping 153 cubic inches in Harley numbers that blew my mind i said bye bye Harley and hello Triumph, for me the GT is more a muscle bike then a touring bike i came off a Kawasaki Concours its a sporting tourer but i want a big comfortable muscle bike. hello from Montreal Quebec excuse my english i speak french.

@ichbinmartin 3 ай бұрын

I don't understand one (of many american) thing. You say that you work in insurance and speak with people after injuries. And even though you are riding in the t-shirt without proper protection gear???

@jimanders9971 Жыл бұрын

Way older and about as fat as you and love my 2020GT. It does great for touring as well. I have been on 10 day trips, I have done 1100 miles in 24 hours, the GT handled it great. 64,000 miles on my GT so far. Please tell me what your Roadster can do that the GT cant do better. I also had a 15 Triumph Touring, great bike but the GT is much better.

@cl2eep_rides Жыл бұрын

Roadster is just much more comfortable to me, as I explain in the video.

@jimanders9971 Жыл бұрын

@@cl2eep_rides To each his own for sure.

@ted.8631 5 ай бұрын

I don't wanna know about your job I wanna know about the bike only.

@cl2eep_rides 4 ай бұрын

Good for you.

@romesyoutubechannel5356 Ай бұрын

Nice@@cl2eep_rides

@martinwood76 10 ай бұрын

WTF dude it’s a bike review not a life review

@cl2eep_rides 9 ай бұрын

It is though.

@kenlee7367 8 ай бұрын

No wonder there's only 381 subs on a channel that has over 300 videos. Why am I listening to you prattle on about your job for 5+ minutes?

@cl2eep_rides 7 ай бұрын

I've only been making videos in earnest for about a year, and have probably only made about 10 total videos that I intended for public consumption, but thanks for the comment it really helps the engagement numbers. It's called a Motovlog because it's a blog. I'm talking about life in addition to the subject matter, sorry if you're too simple to understand KZfaq works.