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  • #1

    Triumph Rocket III

    Came across this guy at the auto parts store...



    Very sharp looking bike, reeks of HP and screams go-fast to me. Never really knew about them untill it looked it up and found this...

    http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop...9KU0m808&gl=US
    '79 XS11 F
    Stock except K&N

    '79 XS11 SF
    Stock, no title.

    '84 Chevy K-10 "Big Blue"
    GM 350, Muncie SM465, NP208, GM 10 Bolt with 3.42gears turnin 31x10.5 Baja Claws

    "What they do have is an implacable, unrelenting presence and movement that bespeaks massive power lurking behind paint and chrome. They don't wail like a screeching ninja, the don't rumble like a harley. They just growl like a spactic, stressed out badger waiting to rip your face off and eat your soul." Trainzz~RIP~
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  • #2
    Yep, I rode one at Triumph test ride day. There was no waiting to ride it, probably because it's so f'n huge. Don't even need to downshift it has so much torque. Going around corners is somewhat interesting. The gas tank is about 2' wide.
    2H7 (79) owned since '89
    3H3 owned since '06

    "If it ain't broke, modify it"

    ☮

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    • #3
      I'll bet that muffler really helps to keep the noise down.
      RIP Whiskers (Shop Boss) 25+yrs

      "It doesn't hurt until you find out no one is looking"

      Everything on hold...

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      • #4
        These bikes are the reason I started riding... one day! They make my pants feel funny
        There are only two types of bikers...
        those that have layed it down, and
        those that have not layed it down...YET!

        1982 XJ1100J Maxim (F-Bomb)
        Not going to lie, Brand new at this... thanks for having a bit of patience with dumb questions

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        • #5
          On mid-tour from Iraq I visited the Triuph shop in Daytona and showed my wife the Rocket III Roadster and let her know I wanted it. She kne wI wanted one, but never saw it. Her response was "That's a full size radiator and oil filter!!!" My reply was "Babe...it's a 2.3 liter engine, kinda like in your old Honda! ha ha ha That bike is sick!
          DirtyNasty

          79 XS1100SF (POW MIA theme)

          I pray for clouds, because I know there won't be any HD or fair day riders out!

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          • #6
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rla9KU0m808 2300cc,s too much power for me ,,ride safe slow mo!
            The Belfast Express {1980 xs11oo special/TC fuse box/mikes xs pods/bad boy horn!/mikes green coils/mac 4 into 2 exhaust/ standard bars/vetter fairing c/w ipod CD iphone am/fm radio/tkat fork brace ,,,tuned by tinman
            moemcnally@hotmail.com
            i AM THE KING OF NOTHING

            the people here are great , doesn't matter about the bike really/hamjam ////

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            • #7
              Wow didn't know it could wheely

              Hey Mo: That was a cool video. I have a buddy that owns one, didn't know it could wheely. Will have to let him know. It sounds like thunder & usually keeps everyone guessing 'what is that thing" when we pull on somewhere. It is definatley 'the momma". Oh he also gets great gas mileage in the high 50's I think - way better than mine & I get 44 mph - Dan
              '81 XS1100 LH - Midnight Special - been lookin' a long time for this one.
              1179 big bore kit, 80SG motor
              Rebuilt head, valves
              TC Bros Forward Controls (Brass Pegs)
              Tkat Fork Brace
              T.C. Spade Fuse Box
              Dyna Coils & wires
              Mikesxs shocks,controls,& bars (special)
              ISO grips with stelleto ends
              4 into 1 black Bassani exhaust
              Bridgestone Spitfires
              Tuned by Tinman905
              & a will to keep it.

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              • #8
                I love the 6.5 Gal tank on it.....didn't know it got such great milage on it.
                Wish I could find a nice 5 gal for my 79 Special! It would help out tremendously with my upcomming 1221 mile ride from Savannah to Oklahoma!
                Last edited by DirtyNasty; 08-23-2011, 09:46 AM.
                DirtyNasty

                79 XS1100SF (POW MIA theme)

                I pray for clouds, because I know there won't be any HD or fair day riders out!

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                • #9
                  To ride this bike you need some big cajon'es. This is not a bike for the weak of heart...You had better know wtf you are doing when you climb aboard this beast...
                  1982 XJ1100 MadMax-im
                  2001 Honda ST1100

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                  • #10
                    trumpet

                    Hi Guys,

                    There was a local guy had one for sale, with a rebuilt title, I got him down to five k for it, but that video is rather deceiving. There is a contingent in the UK that modifies that bike, guys have put nitrous and turbos on them. Methinks thats where the wheelstands come from. I rode the one here, it was mild mannered as a pussycat. Of course, I am six foot six and three hundred so my size could have tamed it a bit. I would have sold my m109 and bought that for half as much, but the bike sold before I could sell my m109. By the way, the trumpet has astonishing torque, right from the very bottom, Ive never tapped the throttle, BARELY , on any bike before and had its front suspension top out, but that one did it, so who knows, maybe it would wheelie stock like that. It never will with me on it though. In any case, that bike is a bit shorter than the m109, and a fair bit lighter with about twenty five percent more horsepower. In any case, the m109 is very very powerful, you cant want more than that thing has got, but the trumpet has it, hands down. If I were a foolish guy looking to throw a bunch of dough away, the new v max would be my bike. I think youll find that the vmax is lighter than that, and stone stock drastically more powerful if you can imagine that. In case anyone is thinking about the rocket three, they make a kit that a dealer can install for a thou in labor, that corrects all the niggling faults of the earlier models. I dont know what the parts cost, they may actually be free from triumph. The thou for labor kind of made me think twice since I wouldnt want to tackle it. Give me an xs11, hahaa. I still have the M109, but I love my mns and seventy nine special.
                    Last edited by yamtom; 08-23-2011, 07:13 PM. Reason: i didnt use all my words
                    Bikes Now.
                    80 MNS 11 pods,georgefix kit,stock jets, HD Sporty muffs
                    79 XS 11 Special, Emgo pods, stock jets, with Pacifico fairing, hard bags, intact stock pipes Sold
                    83 Yammi Venture with custom footboards, 20k miles.
                    83 Yammi Venture parts bike

                    99 Valkyrie shield and bags 37k miles like new
                    08 ZX 14 Kawa Ninja 6k miles Sold

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by DirtyNasty View Post
                      I love the 6.5 Gal tank on it.....didn't know it got such great milage on it.
                      Wish I could find a nice 5 gal for my 79 Special! It would help out tremendously with my upcomming 1221 mile ride from Savannah to Oklahoma!
                      When ya comin' to Oklahoma?
                      Greg

                      Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                      ― Albert Einstein

                      80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                      The list changes.

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                      • #12
                        Found a video on the production of the Rocket III.




                        http://youtu.be/HKEuzxC4eGc
                        Greg

                        Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                        ― Albert Einstein

                        80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                        The list changes.

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                        • #13
                          That was effing brilliant Greg...LMAOOOooo
                          1982 XJ1100 MadMax-im
                          2001 Honda ST1100

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