You don't need a 160 ponys if it is going to fall on its face at 101 mph. Your going to get passed. It's no longer a Bagger once you add a tale trunk.
You don't need a 160 ponys if it is going to fall on its face at 101 mph. Your going to get passed. It's no longer a Bagger once you add a tale trunk.
Anyone want to guess on the price ???
Twice as much as half of it?Originally Posted by ths61
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
101 mph is pretty low. But for me, it is all about the acceleration. The shear thrill of it and its use in effortless passing.
I haven't been over 100 probably more than a couple of times in the last 20 years. It's not just the obvious danger, but the risk of getting caught. I guess losing my license as a youngster has left a permanent mark.
Still, 101mph is surprisingly low. I've never had the urge to test the 124mph limit (not since I was about 20).
Albuquerque, NM
I agree. Top end around here will kill you real quick.But I love taking off from a stop light and watching EVERYTHING disappear in my mirrors.
...Then I immensely enjoy the astonished looks of drivers around me as they pull up next to me; at the next stoplight.
Rinse. Repeat.
My past Carpenter Racing 240hp enhanced Triumph Rocket 3 was reaaaaaaly good for that
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
Cool looking bike. I test rode a r3 roadster and although I liked it and thought it was a cool bike, that giant radiator up front made it seem like you were sitting behind a heat gun.I agree. Top end around here will kill you real quick.
...Then I immensely enjoy the astonished looks of drivers around me as they pull up next to me; at the next stoplight.
Rinse. Repeat.
My past Carpenter Racing 240hp enhanced Triumph Rocket 3 was reaaaaaaly good for that
How was the 240hp version?
Jason
It got to the point where I became leery of it. Traded it in for the F5B. Before it killed me...
I remember the first couple of times I rode it after Carpenter did his work on it... the acceleration was so brutal; I had a hard time keeping my feet on the floorboards.
That flyshield btw, was custom made by a bloke in England. One of a kind. I named that bike "Hell on Wheels"...
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
What is this F5B you speak of?It got to the point where I became leery of it. Traded it in for the F5B. Before it killed me...
I remember the first couple of times I rode it after Carpenter did his work on it... the acceleration was so brutal; I had a hard time keeping my feet on the floorboards.
That flyshield btw, was custom made by a bloke in England. One of a kind. I named that bike "Hell on Wheels"...
...still coming out of sleep inertia in the morning
21 years Army (retired)
...been everywhere, seen everything, done almost everything.
IBA 80537
Well done! that is by far the coolest Rocket I have ever seen!I agree. Top end around here will kill you real quick.
...Then I immensely enjoy the astonished looks of drivers around me as they pull up next to me; at the next stoplight.
Rinse. Repeat.
My past Carpenter Racing 240hp enhanced Triumph Rocket 3 was reaaaaaaly good for that
2013 F6B ---Nimitz Class Battle Sofa
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