Triumph Rocket 3 Reviews

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Re Triumph Rocket 3 - running speed problems.

I live in the UK in London area.
I have now owned my Rocket III since I bought it new in May 2004 .
I have put on about 20,000 miles since new and primarily while touring France and Spain in the earlier years.
Within about one year from owner ship I had Cat converter manifold modification to the exhaust note by a Triumph dealer. A summer screen, backrest and heated grips were also added to make long distance touring more tolerable and more fun. The longest distance travelled in one session was 700 miles from Confolens in France to Alicante in Spain. The bike was faultless.

As stated initially the bike appeared problem free. It ran well and performed wonderfully . A very comfortable cruiser on country lanes and toll roads alike.
It was serviced and on occasion it had new tunes from Hinckley added. Soon after these tunes were added the bike played up with the engine dying while running. this could prove disconcerting at times. Particularly when entering roundabouts . One learned to start it up as soon as it died and live with it.

On a long journey it could die as many as 20 times or as few as 2.

Then triumph announced a recall to sort this problem out . Incidentally they didn't inform my service outlet . I found this out on the net.
Further visits to prevent the engine dying, lead eventually to the problem reversing so to speak . And the bike developed a tendency to accelerate of its own free will.
This fault could not be predicted . One might travel for days without incident or it could happen 10 times in a short journey of 10 miles.

The solution I find while travelling along and without stopping, is to turn the engine off with the key while the bike is slipped into neutral with the clutch and then once cancelled start it up again and hope for the best.

It works more often than not to reduce the tick over speed from racing, and thereby giving a few more minutes or hopefully hours of trouble free riding.

No amount of returning the bike to the dealerships to be sorted out has served to permanently fix this problem.

With the exception of a trip to the Dordogne region of France in Aug 2008 while encountering the tick over problem I have ceased to ride the bike as much over the past year and now hardly at all due to increased unreliability regarding tick over revs and running speeds.

I cannot see why this is not soluble, if the bike runs perfectly well one day and yet not the next regardless of other factors remaining the same.

Any advice would be gratefully received.

Alan

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What a beast. Smooth and powerful. Triumph Rocket 3 is My favorite bike ever. Started with sprint st, then rode tiger, kawasaki z 1000, speed triple. Rocket has power of sport bike ergonomics of cruiser.

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The Rockets never ending power leaves me gob smacked ,Ive owned my Triumph Rocket 3 for over 12 months now( 7000kms) it is the perfect toy.
Mechanically have had no problems ,the quality of the bike is up there with the best.

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I've just bought the Triumph Rocket 3 in January 2009 and it's spent more time with the dealer for warranty claim on the transmission than riding, which they have laso several other bikes with the same problem.

The performance can't be knocked and the price in Australia. The service of their dealers can be knocked and very hard as the bike has been in the shop for 5 weeks and the issues still not resolved.

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I spent three months trying to talk myself into buying a V-Rod but I just couldn't get excited with the bike. I had never seen a Rocket, only heard about a little about them so out of curiosity I checked out the local Triumph dealer. Am I ever glad I did. They had a 2006 Classic on consignment with a Jardine exhaust and the airbox was replaced with three K&N filters on the throttle bodies. It had been dynoed at 158 H.P. and 156 ft. lbs. of torque. I asked the salesman to fire it up and when he ...

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I will just start by saying the Triumph Rocket is PHENOMENALLY AWESOME. I am a mature professional rider of some 25 years standing and have had 30 plus machines, both owned, tested and job provided, under my butt, so to speak. So, I'm not easily star struck. I began planning my retirement from law enforcement in November last year by taking a fully loaded Rocket 3 Classic for a test run. I was given free reign by the dealer to travel as far as I wished in the allotted 8hrs. My other love duly to ...

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The bike is great, everything I wanted and more. The only downside of the purchase was the dealership I bought it from in Perth Western Australia. I had it in for a small warranty job, an oil leak from the head, after 3 weeks and numerous phone calls I picked it up only to find the oil tank badly scratched, both side covers scratched and the fuel tank scratched. Dont by a bike from them.

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The Triumph Rocket 3 has a very comfotable to ride long distances compared with more cramped sitting position, any one intrested should book a trail ride with a distributor, however there is no turning back from that point as you will be hooked.

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I have had my Rocket Classic, for 14 months, and I have almost 20,000 miles, not a hiccup yet, just replace the tires. The rear tire lasts about 5000 miles. This bike is a terrific cruiser, just goobbles up the miles, in comfort too. Love the bike. Dan66

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I put 25,000 miles on my Triumph Rocket III in the first year under continuous problems of idle speed, backfiring, dying, rough idle, and hesitation to accellerate. Throttle body assemblies, ignition coils, and several computer program reloads were done but the problems always came back. The second year I only put 11,000 miles on the bike. Same problems but now mechanical problems came into the picture. Both bearings on the dampening output shaft went out and a spring washer in the clutch broke ...

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Well built cruiser made for long comfortable relaxing rides. Only one critisism - would have liked more equipment as standard for such an expensive machine i.e. alarm, hazard warning lights.

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This is the very best motorcycle ever build from Triumph. Been riding motos since I was a young boy, but this is the big shot from triumph.Ease to handle, to fast, good looking also. Im 62, and very proud of my Triumph. This is like school girl, great history.

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Gorgeous for long long cruises. I went from Windhoek to Upington in one day, it was fantastic. Great bike for somebody as tall as me (6'6"). I even took this bike on dirt tracks to Isandlwana, managed to get to the top of an escarpment on a rocky track. Luckily I found another way down. BTW, I am a Brit, and bought the bike in Cornwall and had it shopped down to SA. Now, I have decided to stay so I am re-registering it. I have to go to Lesthoto next, then Swaziland, and Mozambique. Some many pla ...

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I am a Brit living in the States. I brought my Triumph Rocket 3 classic in 2006. I have put 7000 miles on it and have enjoyed every second. My insurance is only $300 bucks a year and road tax is only $14 bucks a year. This is a bike I could not afford to buy or ride in England, so I have to say I am living the American dream. This baby rocks. Just a shame I can't ride it in the cold Minnesota winters.

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Such a well balanced machine. Looks heavy. Is Heavy (325 KGS)but handles incredibly well. You can throw it into corners if you require and will just hang with you, what line, and where you want to go. It will go where you want it to as long as you;re up to the commitment! Power and Torque? Well, it's not called a "ROCKET" for nothing! The instant power is simply out-standing! It's like walking into a dark room and turning the light on - INSTANT (Test riders just make sure you remember this as ...

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I saw the Triumph Rocket 3 and thought "yep, that will do nicely". It's not a monster to ride, indeed very easy to ride. It is very well balanced and rides a lot better than a lot of the reviews I've read. I'm not the biggest bloke and was concerned that it might be too much of a handful. Test ride put me at ease. One up, two up, makes no difference, huge grunt, goes well. The looks are great, but you will love it or hate it - me, I love it! Pure muscle, distinctive looks. Is it the best bike? I ...

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Been on Harleys since I got out of boot camp (33 yrs ago).
Had a Sportster, Low Rider, a Pan, and Glides, but I wasn't ready for a Rocket. I thought I was, till I twisted the throttle back a little. Now I've only had it a month with a little over 1000 miles on it. I ain't turned a wrench yet, and still not the first drop of oil under it.
It's a class act on wheels. Probably be the last bike I ever buy.

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My brother bought the Harley V-Rod and I wanted something to keep up with him, yet I didn't want the exact same bike. I started shopping around, and took the state run motorcycle course and I picked out the Rocket 3. I hadn't ridden for about 10 years and to be honest I hadn't had a whole lot of riding experience before that. This machine was just as they said.. "forgiving". The bike is very nimble, tame, smooth, quiet and a total pussy cat.. until you no longer want it to be, then it just explo ...

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This is a bike that could get someone in trouble if they are not of sound mind and judgement. Not a bike for a first time owner for sure. This is a machine that has to have the end users respect in a BIG way. Saying that, I also find it the most awesome two wheeled machine I have ever ridden in 30 plus years of riding. I am thankful Santa dropped it off this year.

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This Rocket 3 is my third Triumph and the fourth style of bike I've owned and the rocket is far and away the mutts nuts - my rocket has been heavily modified by Triumph, including exhaust body adjustment, uprated power command and a one off paint job - all done with outstanding workmanship.