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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: aussiebandit on October 16, 2006, 06:59:40 AM

Title: ROCKET 3 READY TO LAUNCH
Post by: aussiebandit on October 16, 2006, 06:59:40 AM

this is impressive - I know they've got shyte loads of torque, but they also weight half a ton.......

http://www.rideteamtriumph.com/images/rocket-wheelie.jpg

Title: ROCKET 3 READY TO LAUNCH
Post by: vadim on October 16, 2006, 09:55:49 AM

That rear looks totally flat under the load!

Title: ROCKET 3 READY TO LAUNCH
Post by: silvershadow on October 16, 2006, 01:25:26 PM

I would bet that they had to take the tire pressure down to give the rear wheel a bigger contact patch to get the front end up.

Title: ROCKET 3 READY TO LAUNCH
Post by: GSFStiny on October 16, 2006, 10:21:07 PM

If for some reason I was forced to by a cruiser *shudders* it would be  a rocket II or M109R.  No doubt.  :banana:

Title: ROCKET 3 READY TO LAUNCH
Post by: RUSS M8 on October 17, 2006, 02:43:43 AM

The rear tire would be low, it's a streetfighter technique for slow wheelies.
I have ridden a Rocket 3, I can get the front up, just lotsa gas off the lights and it comes up about an inch...  But that is a big effort...

Title: ROCKET 3 READY TO LAUNCH
Post by: Bazza on November 11, 2006, 03:42:20 AM

hehehe.....I wonder why they don't show the front end collapsing photo after impact!