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I have this theory about the "detuning" that everyone has been whining about.
Well, not to "glitch" on ya here John  , but..not "everybody" here WAS whining about this issue. Some of us(and more than myself here, ya know) think that the R3T might actually be a better machine overall for it's intended purpose.
But, good on ya here for actually asking Bob here the ol' Packard automobile slogan of, "Ask the man who owns one"!
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We've seen a lot of low mileage Rocket IIIs on ebay and such. I think it was not only too much bike for most people, it was downright scary so a lot of people sold them. This whole detuning thing is mostly a marketing gimmick to get people back in the showrooms.
Could be, or it could be that they already had a great platform in which to make of the Rocket the motorcycle I feel it is and was intended for all along...a long distance tourer...which could fairly compete in that particular major marketing niche among motorcycles, as there is going be a faster and more powerful motorcycle comin' down the pike every year, which will make it's "measly" H/P and Torque figures "obsolete" by comparison eventually.
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)
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