Rocket & Boulevard

[cobalt]

Hi fellow cruisers,

 

Some pics of my neighbour's wicked Triumph Rocket III together with my Suzuki Boulevard. Hope the pics load up... been trying all afternoon and been getting errors.

 

Have a happy new year!

[kish_garfield]

sweet....is ur suzuki a 400 or????

[cobalt]

Yup, it's a 400. Here's another pic... just messing around with my camera while waiting for dinner...

[cobalt]

Look at the size of that 2.4 litre engine on a bike that size. That's 6 TIMES the displacement of my bike!

[Echelon]

Btw if you remove the rear seat, it looks quite wicked as a single seater too. The rear wheel arc comes nicely and meets at the central seat which is quite low slung. Makes it really nice.

[armofpeace]

Hi Hi...Brother Cobalt, your really got a mean machine there and it's awesome...And not to forget the Rocket3 man...That's one hell of a rocket... I read the reviews for the rocket3 and it's fantastic...Way to go brothers...

[Oldun]

Would anybody happen to know current selling price for Rocket III? Mah is closed for 5 days (as far as I know they are still the (only) distributor? Thanks in advance!

[cobalt]

  Oldun said:

Would anybody happen to know current selling price for Rocket III? Mah is closed for 5 days (as far as I know they are still the (only) distributor? Thanks in advance!

 

I would hazard a guess that it's the most expensive production bike available in S'pore. Maybe in the S$70k range? Don't really know.

 

Will post when I find out.

[armofpeace]

Hi hi...My guess would be around S$38K to S$45K, but do look up MAH and get the actual on the road price...If it goes beyond that, you might want to reconsider your plans and maybe look into other makes and models....Coz if it goes beyond S$45K, it's better to get the customized Harleys like e.g. Night Rod, Street Glide Special or something...That'll worth your $$$$, if you have more than enough....Good luck on your Bike hunt brother...

[Oldun]

  armofpeace said:

Hi hi...My guess would be around S$38K to S$45K, but do look up MAH and get the actual on the road price...If it goes beyond that, you might want to reconsider your plans and maybe look into other makes and models....Coz if it goes beyond S$45K, it's better to get the customized Harleys like e.g. Night Rod, Street Glide Special or something...That'll worth your $$$$, if you have more than enough....Good luck on your Bike hunt brother...

 

 

Thanks guys. I thought the honor of the most expensive road bike went to the MV Agusta :-) but one never knows... I have a Harley as my commute-to-work bike (and love it)

[armofpeace]

Hi hi...well do keep us updated should u get urself da rocket3 coz would luv 2 have a closer look at it...

[cobalt]

The first time I tried the Rocket III, the strain was not in my arms or hands, but my NECK!

 

The sheer acceleration was like driving a sports car without the body or chassis of the car to deal with - imagine just sitting on top of a muscle car engine and nothing else. In 1st gear all I could feel was the massive low end torque and when I looked down, the speedo read 80 kmh and I had hardly twisted the throttle.

 

The first time I rode it, the feeling in my mind was like, "Oh my god! Oh my god! where is all this power coming from?!"

 

The initial tendency when riding this bike is to grip the handlebars very very hard, but you soon realise it's counterproductive. There's really no need to cos you'll only be fighting the bike in a battle you'll surely lose given it's 360kg weight.

 

Having said that, I still feel my Boulevard is a more relaxing and smooth ride that suits me better (for now anyway!)

[Oldun]

Thanks for the feedback, v helpful!

[armofpeace]

hi hi...dats wat i read in da mags review n it'll b awesome 2 test ride da rocket3...vvvrrroommm!!!

[cobalt]

Yeah, I would say if you're ever given a chance to test ride the Rocket III, don't pass on it cos it's quite an experience.

[hippo]

I saw the nice bike very cool

[adriel]

wow.... lovely.... and i thought my bike was heavy.... hahahah

[armofpeace]

Hi hi...I'm not sure about the weight but hey, i'm not a big guy but if the bike is nice, weight doesn't matter to me my brothers....I can still remember when i got my first Yamaha RoyalStar that came fully accessorised with the original saddlebags, backrest, sissy bar, windshield, fog lights and crashbars...And as a new over the 1000cc rider, and since the RoyalStar doesn't come with the fuel meter indicator, i just rode and rode the bike until it choked and i turned on the reserves and rode and rode and rode...Until it choked and died on me along the Bedok Reservoir Expressway heading to Changi...

 

Now at that moment, panic took over and from small size pee wee herman, the strength of the Incledible Hulk took over and guess what, i pushed the RoyalStar all the way into Tampines and went to the nearest Shell station to re-fuel...Now, that's the same my brothers for any bikes to me...hehehehe... And the story is not a make believe, it actually happen to me....

[adriel]

hahaah..... thats why hit reserve must look for petrol station liao...... if not must have suck c$%k buddies who will bring fuel to u.....

[armofpeace]

Hahahahahaha....And that was a real big lesson for me brother....Anyway, the moral of my story wasn't about me being stuck along the highway pucshing my big...but about if you like the bike and it's comfortable for you financially and emotionally, well go and get it my brothers....

[cobalt]

errr... i think the moral of the story is "if your bike runs out of fuel, it's a little easier to bring fuel TO your bike"!!

[armofpeace]

Hi hi...Well said Brother...and it was a lesson well worth learning, so much so, i bought bikes dat have fuel meters after that...

[amaction]

Greenwood must be..