So who all rides motorcycles?????

[oic123]

I’m looking for something to do 5-8 hours at a time. Not necessarily a “bagger” but something I can throw some bags on and go.
I have fast ****,

FZ1,MT10 or if you really want to laugh everytime you ride it a 2008+ KTM 990 SMT

 

[Ken Ford]

She's the old 2300 Touring model but she gets the job done. I've had 9 bikes in my 44 years and I think this one has been my favorite.

What is that? I don’t see it in their line up.

 

[Henry Calhoun]

What is that? I don’t see it in their line up.

They stopped making them in like '18.
It's the Triumph Rocket III Touring
Originally they were just a meager 2.3 liters

It's just a really comfortable monster bike. 900ish lbs and it takes a minute to learn to love. Thought I had made a mistake when I first got it, because it is huuuge.

Took a couple thousand miles to get comfortable on, but now it's gravy all the way.

 

[Ken Ford]

They stopped making them in like '18.
It's the Triumph Rocket III Touring
Originally they were just a meager 2.3 liters

It's just a really comfortable monster bike. 900ish lbs and it takes a minute to learn to love. Thought I had made a mistake when I first got it, because it is huuuge.

Took a couple thousand miles to get comfortable on, but now it's gravy all the way.

I loved my Ultra, but it was heavy and getting it in and out of the shop was a PITA.

 

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[Ken Ford]

FZ1,MT10 or if you really want to laugh everytime you ride it a 2008+ KTM 990 SMT

Oh, I wasn’t clear. I want to make 4-8 hour trips one way and have what I need to stay a few days or so.
So the little bikes are a no go.

 

[Ken Ford]

I love Harley’s, I have three. But I wanted something with a more distinct look, and I’ve been drooling over them for years.

Doing something just for me, haven’t done that in about 35 years.
Dropped a deposit on it yesterday, gonna pick it up next week.

 

[Ken Ford]

I am fortunate that my shop is big enough to do a quick 3 point turn inside and have her pointed back at the door.
This made me look up dimensions. The Ultra Classic is pretty close in size and weight to the Rocket which surprised me.

That brings me to my favorite stat about the Rocket (I know, I'm being that guy, but that's what gets me hard in my old age)
Red-light to red-light, and if I'm quicker on the throttle, I can spank most crotch rockets.
I don't use it unless it's just absolutely necessary, but I like knowing it's there....

Yeah mine is too, if I didn’t have it too full. LOL
Between my son, son in law, and me we have six bikes, two lifts and assorted accumulation for the last thirty years. LOL

 

[Ken Ford]

My boy told me it looked like a Hayabusa and a VRod had a baby…

 

[Henry Calhoun]

Yeah mine is too, if I didn’t have it too full. LOL
Between my son, son in law, and me we have six bikes, two lifts and assorted accumulation for the last thirty years. LOL

Yo comprendo.
I semi retired and moved all of my shop stuff to someone else's shop. Instinct is to fill all that space back up with different ****, but I've managed to keep it simple for a year or so.
Son's bike on "the lift"
We have a motorcycle jack but all of our bikes engines come below the frames. So now it's just "a jack"