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There is a place for larger cruisers. The population in generation is heavier than they were 15 years ago.....




Ya see! I keep telling you people that all americans needs to do in order slim down is eat a salad now and then, AND return to that time-honored(but evidently today, non-PC) tradition of SMOKING!!!

This will help slim down the populace in no time at all!!!(and that last part helps thin-the-herd TOO)

Now...regarding the RocketIII: I've ridden it! For it's gargantuan size, it feels 200lb lighter than it is.(it's a Triumph, remember?! They've ALWAYS been one of the best handling bikes out there)

I just could never get past some of it's asymetrical design cues, such as it's exhausts and that gas tank.

(oh...and BTW...our bikes ARE "mid-size" crusiers.....heck, I'm old enough to remember the days when a T120 Bonnie was considered a "big bike"!....of course, THAT was back in the day when only 10 percent of americans were considered obese!!!)

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)