OMG!

Been pottering about the various bike manufacturers' websites to get a feel
for what's out there at the moment... you know the sort of thing, make a
sensible check list of what it is that you actually want from a new bike
then instead head straight for the supersports models to gawp in amazement
at their power to weight ratios

Anyway, I got around to going and taking a looksee at Triumph, being a bit
of an 31337 d00d with this here interwebby thing I popped my cursor into the
URL box, typed www.triumph.co.uk and hit the enter key.

Up came the page, and then it threw up a popup advertising page...

By bliminy!

Triumph Rocket III
2,294cc
Just the three cylinders
Shaft drive (so it can't wheelie then <g>)
No doubt the SOB will need every one of those 140hp just to pull away, it
looks like it weighs about as much as your average family car!

Feck sake, when I were a lad such things were the stories you made up with
which to hoodwink your mates

Presumably Team Triumph have an emergency forklift call out service incase
you ever drop the bugger?

A-bloody-mazing (mind you, what's that Boss Hog machine thingy? I've seen a
few of them... seriously ugly, but in a '**** off and die you pawper scrote'
kind of ugly way IYSWIM).

 

I've seen a few of these things, fecking ugly.

http://www.v8bikes.com/

--
muddy

Testing the limits of gravity since 1947.

icq - 219328929

 

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 18:24:22 -0000, "Zobo Kolonie"

Can I recommend the Speed Triple. Incredibly easy to ride, and much
fun to be had IMHO

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Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 18:24:22 -0000, "Zobo Kolonie"


<snip Triumph Rocket III>

They've made it especially tasteless to appeal to the American market.

 

With a 2.3l engine and only a 25 litre fuel tank one assumes that they'll
find themselves stuck between gas stations in short order no?

 

http://www.bosshoss.com/

At the gay bar, gay bar - gay bar.

 

and http://www.kannonmc.com/

 

And I've already booked my test drive

 

It'll be in stiff competition with a truely tasteless bike of our own
design, you may have heard of it; the Harley Davidson.

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muddy

Testing the limits of gravity since 1947.

icq - 219328929

 

That reminds me, got the pics back from our day out on the PCH. I'll
drop you a line when I'm back in the office.

 

Ah, cool. Did I send you the one I took of the oil sli^H^H HD you had?

--
muddy

Testing the limits of gravity since 1947.

icq - 219328929

 

Christ, I just had a mental picture of trying to DAS on one of those (bad
memories of U Turn on ER-5)

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Oldbloke

2000 Honda CB500, 1991 Suzuki TS50 (m'boy's)
BOTAFOT #140
"He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"

 

The one I saw at the NEC seemed pretty understated in black. Especially
in comparison to the tarts handbags that are the average live to shop HDs.

Or was the one I saw the home market version? Is there a special US
leather chap edition?

 

They don't do Uturns, they have a reverse gear for that sort of thing ;-)

 

I quite like the look of them. And with a mill that big, it's verging
on the kind of big boys toy the V-Max could have been.

I've just had a read of AndyR's 'voices' thing on ukrm.net about the future
of bikes and if you think ZX10-R, Trumpet Rocket III and Ronnie, it's a
bit freaky.

 

You posted it here IIRC. I don't think I'm welcome at the San Jose
Hilton any more after parking that SNB [1] in the entrance.

Is this of any interest to you? I was hoping to take advantage but
it's USA only.

http://www.us.pirellimoto.com/riding/news/dettaglio.asp?ID=274

 

No sense of humor, eh?

I just put a new set of BT 010s on my SV, but thanks anyway.

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muddy

Testing the limits of gravity since 1947.

icq - 219328929

 

American here .... and oh, does it appeal to me.....!

 

Given that you didn't include any context, we are left wondering exactly
what appealed to you.

A small beggar child?

A talking dog?

The Eiffel tower?

A giant phallus?

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

 

The Triumph Rocket III.

HTH.