The more I come back to this thread, the more this bike reminds me of what Yamaha did a few years back to their Royal Star V-4. They took the renowned V-Max motor they would use in it and then they detuned it to such a degree that it took most the fun and novelty of possibly owning one of the most balls-out monster of a crusier/tourer out of it.
Now, I never rode one of those Yamahas, but I do remember all the magazines at the time decrying this, and I wonder how many possible sales of it those reviewer's words kept people from owning one.
As I mentioned above, I have ridden the RocketIII a couple of times, and trust me, that bike didn't need any more torque.(found that out by pulling cleanly from a red light in 3rd gear on it without having to slip the clutch one bit)
And so I ask, why would Triumph think dropping the HP figures on it that much(what is it, about 32?!) and then slightly increasing the torque figures would be a good idea as a sales promotion for the touring derivative of the Rocket?
(I'm stumped!)
Last edited by Dwight; 12/04/2007 5:12 PM.
