I think it looks great but I'm not sure I'll be swapping the Commander just yet. It will be interesting to see how they price it. At the moment it's POA.
It looks great, particularly the GT. Says dry weight is 650#, which is great news. But damn, that’s a lot of power. I hope it’s rideable. It has ride modes, I’d use rain all the time! I’m guessing $24995 for the GT.
I think it looks great but I'm not sure I'll be swapping the Commander just yet. It will be interesting to see how they price it. At the moment it's POA.
My 2007 Classic had 152 hp/162 ft lbs rear wheel with just a Jardine exhaust, pod filters and dyno tune. Triumph could easily have gotten over 200 hp rear wheel. I’m not seeing a giant naked sport bike. I was hoping for a real cruiser with a lot more power.
I think it'll have enough power to be good to ride. I can easily see me upgrading on my Thruxton when I feel a little to old for it. It depends on the price though and how it holds it's value a few years down the line.
I’m sure it’s an improvement over the R3 technically. The header looks functional. I fetch up at the sport bike rear fender, micro luggage and fly? screen. The pillion seat looks miniscule. Anyhow, I’ve devolved downward in bike size. Two Rockets were enough.
The passenger accommodations are too small. Therefore the new one couldn't replace my current Rocket X. However, as a replacement to my Speed Triple and stable mate for my X? Hmmm.... I wish I could afford that!
My thoughts as well. Then again I do so few miles two-up these days that it's a not a big deal. The lilliputian touring accessories they list are a big deal though. I just read the bags were designed with Givi. I suppose it's too much to hope for that they use standard Givi fittings.
Just looking at the GT again. I hope Triumph learned how to put a decent, comfortable seat on these bikes, not the joke they used on the new Speedmaster!
Looking at them more closely, the headers seem more similar to the original than to several of the performance exhausts for the R3 which have 3 individual pipes back to the collector. Anyway, after looking at it more, the GT looks pretty good. $25K good? Uh uh.
Might be me. Depends on a number of factors, price, comfort, etc. but I have been looking for a true midsized cruiser style motorcycle in the same size range as the Harley Softtails, just without the sumping problems.
Please, please Triumph, DO NOT build a real touring version of this bike with roomy seating, generously-sized panniers, and a matching top box. I cannot have a ninth bike!
Being in the twilight years of riding I am over sucking bugs off my teeth and I do require some storage for some gear. Wind and rain protection and a reasonable pillion set up.
I prefer the set up like the above bike mcather has there.
I just cant connect with the Bobber look.
Ok I guess for a short ride to a coffee shop, a larger extended trip, no way.
My deposit is down (paperwork signed) for a TFC Rocket...due States-side in December. I'll be trading in my Bonnie (unless my wife caves and lets me keep both). I've been drooling over Rockets for years and, while I'm more of a cruiser guy, the style of this beauty, the power, and the (supposed) added agility over the prior model IIIs nailed it for me. I was able to see the Thruxton TFC in the shop a couple of weeks back and the fit/finish is the best I've ever seen on a motorbike. I'm hoping this has the adrenaline rush of the current Rockets without having to work so hard around turns (in my Rocket test ride, I always felt like I was one wrong-line-in-a-turn away from disaster...why I settled for the Bonnie).
The drawback to the TFC (if there is one), is my wife is going to really want that backrest offered on the GT. The pillion looks tiny on this thing. Maybe my best negotiation approach is to fit a backrest on the Bonnie as a way to keep that too??? (low probability...she's an attorney )
I wonder if it wouldn't be smarter money to buy a used diavel and pocket $15k? I would expect similar performance and obviously where triumph got it's styling ques.
The compression is 10.8 versus 8.7 on the Rocket III yet both are rated at 163 ft lb max torque at the crank. We know they wcould get over 240 hp and 200 ft lbs out of these things. If I had known that I would wind up hunched over on a Bonneville, I might have bought a VMax 2 bikes ago. Now they’re going to Dodo land.
Triumph and journos alike seem to be making a big deal of the 221Nm of torque. Impressive for sure, but isn’t that the same as the current model? And at higher revs too. 20 more hp seems to be the main gain from the extra 150cc. 40kg lighter. And 2.79 secs 0-100km/h is quicker than a Street Triple RS. Bet I know which one stops quicker! Haha. Tip is the price will be $35,000 AUD + ORCs here.
Comments that you buy a V-Max or Diavel instead and have the same or more power completely miss the point of why people buy Rockets.
I had a twinge if interest but gave myself an upper cut. A small part of me still wants one but .....
I thought the point of buying a rocket was it was a cruiser that cost about 1/2 the price of a harley with twice the performance? the latter still holds true, but
Two bikes ago, not counting the one I have now, I still would have had had a Rocket for 8 years and enjoyed it’s great bulk and torque and its Roger Rabbit ridiculousness. If I had gotten a VMax in 2012, I could have saved a crapload on 2 more Triumphs including a Rocket and the mods done to make them faster. But then it would have been a Yamazukisaki, my first, not a Triumph, which is probably why I didn’t do it.
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