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WOODYTHEWISE

WOODYTHEWISE

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My son recently purchased a Triumph Rocket 3 in triple black. I think.
Hell of a bike.
As part of the paperwork he received two lock barrels. He wondered what they were for then thought no more about them.
He had planned a tour of Europe and ordered two panniers. They duly arrived minus lock barrels........ Excellent forward planning. One key now fits the ignition and both panniers.
 
WOODYTHEWISE said:
My son recently purchased a Triumph Rocket 3 in triple black. I think.
Hell of a bike.
As part of the paperwork he received two lock barrels. He wondered what they were for then thought no more about them.
He had planned a tour of Europe and ordered two panniers. They duly arrived minus lock barrels........ Excellent forward planning. One key now fits the ignition and both panniers.
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Ducati did the same with the Multistrada when I bought mine back in 2010, although I suspect many of them are scattered to the four winds through successive owners by now!
 
There's a chap at the Alfa club who has one - amazing, they certainly have a presence! The only issue he had was when we needed to try to bump start it after the battery died (His fault for not having it on a charger). Even with 4 of us there was no way we could bump it!
 
Wow. Matthew is a chip off the old block.
Over the years he has had a plethora of cars and bikes.
On a tour of Europe at the moment on the Triumph.
In germany there are hotels that welcome bikers. So much so that they have a resident motorcycle mechanic. Also bikes have secure parking.
Things have changed since my motorbike days...
 
ALFAitalia said:
£8000 PLUS vat and another £1500 plus the vodka for the cams.....so £11400 all in....and that assumes you can fit it yourself....if not theres labour on top!! Just buy a faster bike in the first place!!!
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I know . I read about it in a UK bike mag a few months back , seemed silly then . If I remember the builders wrote they had to restrict the torque because the drive train couldn't take it .

And yes , there are much faster and better handling bikes out there , but each to their own. I'm old enough to remember when the first Yamaha VMax were released. Similar concept.
 
Petrol Pete said:
I know . I read about it in a UK bike mag a few months back , seemed silly then . If I remember the builders wrote they had to restrict the torque because the drive train couldn't take it .

And yes , there are much faster and better handling bikes out there , but each to their own. I'm old enough to remember when the first Yamaha VMax were released. Similar concept.
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I used to work for a Grey Import bike company in Havant.....and we imported quite a few Vmax bikes......the full power ones (many in the UK were restricted) were great fun.......easy to wheelie.....very difficult to land smoothly!!!
 
ALFAitalia said:
I used to work for a Grey Import bike company in Havant.....and we imported quite a few Vmax bikes......the full power ones (many in the UK were restricted) were great fun.......easy to wheelie.....very difficult to land smoothly!!!
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And didn't go around corners very well . :D
 
I thought they handled ok....way better than any Harley or Kawasaki Vulcan.....but sure, they were no race rep.
 
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