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BTW, take the catalytic converter off if you can.
Plenty of people doing aftermarket replacements and It gives a few more bhp. Like it needs it!
All I know is mine felt quicker. Don't know if it was psychological or not.
Cat weights a bleedin' ton too!
Been reading up on that. Can't seem to find one for under $300.
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http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/3/1...c_ID=11325..... Buy this and the Gipro and you will be all set to rock!!A little over $1100,you will have eliminated the Catalytic converter,opened up all secondaries to 100% and fooled your ECU into believing you are always in 4th gear,hence 100% power at all times...and will have enough noise to disturb your neighbors and will run off any potential ex-wives!
life is good..I am retired..sold my America in 2008,bought a Rocket and sold that in 3/2013 and now own a new Triumph Bonneville T-100
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Bob, go easy with my checkbook. It's still reeling a bit right now...
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you can do it all next april..things will be good..its an election year!!!Tax reductions,cheap gas(under $2.00 as promised by Bachmann),large tax refunds...it goes on and on!!!!PS..Be an American and put that check book away..use the plastic!
life is good..I am retired..sold my America in 2008,bought a Rocket and sold that in 3/2013 and now own a new Triumph Bonneville T-100
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Oh Bob, don't go off the rails on me...
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Friar here are the Jardines for $800. So no excuses now, go and get 'em. I just made you $140 that you can spend on the Gipro. Motosports.com
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You and Bob are killing me. Except...
"This item is unavailable for the ride you selected."
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Rocket should be leaving Bloomingdale, IL (25 miles outside Chicago) tonight. It's already traveled about 1350 miles, assuming mostly direct routing from Orlando to Chicago, with 1400 left to go if it comes fairly directly. It could actually make it to Montana before the end of the week, though if Reboot has taught me anything about motorcycle shipping, that doesn't mean it will be delivered promptly once it hits, say, Billings.
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You and Bob are killing me. Except...
"This item is unavailable for the ride you selected."
Sorry John - the part number I linked was for the Touring. Here's the one for the Classic: Jardines
Free shipping. Two left in stock. Ships within 24 hours so should get there right as they're unloading the R3 from the truck. 
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Not in the budget right now. I guess I'll just have to suffer with the stock bike for a little while. But I did bookmark the link...
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Rocket should be leaving Bloomingdale, IL (25 miles outside Chicago) tonight. It's already traveled about 1350 miles, assuming mostly direct routing from Orlando to Chicago, with 1400 left to go if it comes fairly directly. It could actually make it to Montana before the end of the week, though if Reboot has taught me anything about motorcycle shipping, that doesn't mean it will be delivered promptly once it hits, say, Billings.
So John, I suppose this means you won't be at Reno, this weekend. AmyLee and I are heading out Thursday morning over Sonora Pass and up Hyw 395 to Reno. Have fun on the new to you Rocket.
Bob 
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No. For the same reason I can't go to the Oyster Run this weekend. Work. I have to be at a trade show for our biggest client on Monday and Tuesday.
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Not yet. I guess I didn't post my rant here like I did on Facebook.
So they picked it up two weeks ago (Monday) in Ft. Meyers and took it to the warehouse in Orlando. It sat there until Friday, when it was loaded onto another truck and taken to somewhere in Georgia. That Monday, one week after pickup, it ended up just outside Chicago.
There it sat until YESTERDAY. It sat in Chicago for ONE FULL WEEK.
Tomorrow it will be in NEWCASTLE WASHINGTON (Seattle, for all intense and purposes). Yes, it just went SAILING RIGHT BY MY HOUSE ON A TRUCK in the last 24 hours. If they took I-90 it literally passed me about 60 miles away. Tomorrow the final truck will load it up in Washington (they told me this today, this morning) and that guy will start his weekly Washington-Idaho-Montana delivery loop, lasting a week. So it could be here Friday or it could be next Wednesday.
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Ok who do you use to ship again??? sounds almost like you could have got one of us FL boys to ride it up to you ..sure would have costed maybe a little more ..But if you routed me to WY I could have caught a ride there then on to TX then FL!! OR if I didnt give up TRUCKING I might have been able to hook you up 
Are we there YET? I gotta go pee!!
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The difference is having to pay for a tune up and a rear tire immediately rather than next year.
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True!! but look at all the fun we could have had on your bike with us stopping along the way updating daily on FaceBook  Good thing at least you have two others sitting there at home wanting to be played with 
Are we there YET? I gotta go pee!!
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Yes, I'm certainly not caught out with nothing to ride or wrench on.
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Nothing ships through Chicago quickly. Mail takes more than a week oftentimes, and that is within the city and suburbs.
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Hey FriarJohn, I hope you Thoroughly enjoy the Rocket III. Since my post of the photo of my America and R3T, I have replaced the R3T with an '11 Thruxtron. I'll post pics some time soon.
For me, the R3T just wasn't getting the right amount of attention...I had thought that I was going to be doing more long distance riding (hence the touring version)....the reality is that I would rather take my car (BMW M Roadster) for distance ride/drive.
Having said that, the Rocket is a BLAST to ride...the power is intoxicating...I really think it could tow just about anything (including a small house).
Have fun on it....
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Supposedly it was indeed loaded up yesterday. I haven't gotten a call yet today so it doesn't look like it will be delivered before the weekend.
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Truck driver called. He lives about 140 miles away or so. Needless to say I was surprised when the call came in from area code 406. Will be delivering around 8am tomorrow.
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Good News..Take a picture..of the bike,not you..bet you dont sleep much tonite!!
life is good..I am retired..sold my America in 2008,bought a Rocket and sold that in 3/2013 and now own a new Triumph Bonneville T-100
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No worries, Bob. You have no idea what I've been through this weekend. I'll sleep fine. 
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 (and don't give me any crap about my brown lawn)
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Blowing gravel off rural roads
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WELL!!!! its about time heh?? so what do you think?? was i lyein or is this thing looking good?? i am glad you finally got it and you still have a little riding time left. 
ENJOY!!!!! NEWT!!!!!
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Sweeeeeet! Love that "Cobra-esque" blue and white paint job there, John!  (...and now about that lawn........)
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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Houston, the Eagle has landed. 
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(and don't give me any crap about my brown lawn)
very nice I know you will love it ...this bikes are one of kind ....I have to answer more question about my rocket then any other bike I have owned and more people come up and take pic's of it with there cell phones I bet at least 25 to 30 times this year I caught people taking pic's ..of the bike and another 10 to 12 asked if the could and who could blame them...it a great looking bike..good luck with your new bike and I hope you have many adventure on it
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Blue/Cream is one of my favorite color combos for the R3, glad you finally got it. Are you going to stick with floor boards or go to pegs?
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Nice!
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Blue/Cream is one of my favorite color combos for the R3, glad you finally got it. Are you going to stick with floor boards or go to pegs?
I'm not changing anything for a while. If I can rig up some rear pegs I'll keep the floorboards. But I have to get rid of the heel-toe shifter or trim down the heel peg like someone did here on their America.
Here's another shot from this afternoon, the obligatory MacDonald Pass overlook shot...
I'm collecting my thoughts on a blog post on my site. http://www.friarsride.com/rocket-report/
I've already got a shopping list going for this Winter or next Spring. 
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Blue/Cream is one of my favorite color combos for the R3, glad you finally got it. Are you going to stick with floor boards or go to pegs?
I'm not changing anything for a while. If I can rig up some rear pegs I'll keep the floorboards. But I have to get rid of the heel-toe shifter or trim down the heel peg like someone did here on their America.
Here's another shot from this afternoon, the obligatory MacDonald Pass overlook shot...
I'm collecting my thoughts on a blog post on my site. http://www.friarsride.com/rocket-report/
I've already got a shopping list going for this Winter or next Spring.
on the RT3 the heel-toe shifter is two piece and should work ..take look at one
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http://www.r3owners.net/rocket-iii-resou...ccessories.html BRING YOUR CREDIT CARD/WALLET AND A TOWEL TO CATCH THE DROOL!!!
life is good..I am retired..sold my America in 2008,bought a Rocket and sold that in 3/2013 and now own a new Triumph Bonneville T-100
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Just doing some catching up here, John. Congrats on the R3... she's a beauty and I'm absolutely envious!!!
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First decent ride on the Rocket today, over to Missoula. Very comfortable and the power is intoxicating, but it can't hold a candle to the America for handling.
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First decent ride on the Rocket today, over to Missoula. Very comfortable and the power is intoxicating, but it can't hold a candle to the America for handling.
now is yours ..is what they call a classic???? I know it has a wider tire on the rear and I believe the same rake as the America ..
I know On the RT3 it has a 180 on the rear and less rake as the America and I will have to say it handle just as well my America..
but it did take some time to get use to it because it did have so much more power and weight then the America
so what I am saying here john give it time once you are use to the rocket look out in fact when i get back on the America its like getting back on a toy ..and guys and girls this is not a put down ...............
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...once you are use to the rocket look out in fact when i get back on the America its like getting back on a toy ..and guys and girls this is not a put down.
Sort of like when I ride my TBA, then hop on the enduro. It's all relative I suppose.
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