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Looks pretty hot.
My only problem with the Rocket (probably including this one) is its weight, which demands a bit of pre-planning (at least the older one did) in the twisties.
I am not into aircraft carriers.
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My comment wasn't speculation.
I rode a dealer's (standard R3) around for about 3 weeks back in 2010 or 11. Long story.
It seemed a bit top heavy to me and did a bit of wallowing (is that the right word?) in the twisties.
My experience.
You have to remember here Thanassis, that up until the most recent water-cooled Bonneville line, and except for some of Triumph's more sportbike oriented machines made over the years, the rear shocks that have come standard on almost all other Triumphs have been pretty much cheaper lower grade units.
And so, I would guess here that even taking into consideration the old Rocket-3's weight and mass, that the thought of having lower grade rear shocks on them probably contributed much to the wallowing in the twisties you said you encountered while riding one.
(...and yes ol' buddy, "wallowing" was the right word to use here, alright)
Could very well be. But for a bike that cost in the vicinity of 25.000 $ (23.500 Euros) here one would think decent enough shocks would be par for the course.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the bike, I just considered it needed a bit more planning when entering the twisties ... the weight probably being the major contributor (also a bit top-heavy, in my mind).
Bedouin.
Blessed are those eyes that have seen more roads than any man! (Homer).
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