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Triumph Rocket III
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Best Bike for speed lovers.

Best Bike for speed lovers.

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Review: Triumph Rocket III
Driven June 2015
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When we first saw the Triumph Rocket III, it sort of reminded us of the liger. The liger, for those not in the know, is what you get when a male lion mates with a female tiger. The liger is supposed to be the biggest cat in the world, and can weigh up to 350kg. Ligers, which do not exist in the wild, are an experiment to push the envelope, and the Rocket III, too, appears to be driven by a similar philosophy. After all, it’s not everyday that a manufacturer drops a 2.3-litre engine into a motorcycle.

The Rocket III is big and intimidating in every way. The asymmetrical 24-litre fuel tank curves up beautifully like a crouching feline moving in for the kill. The twin headlight up front with the 150mm-wide tyre and 4.3mm-wide front forks give the Rocket a menacing look. But that large motor is the bike’s showpiece, and it exhales through those two large chrome exhausts. The motorcycle features a tasteful mix of chrome and black paint, and Triumph has resisted the temptation to go overboard with the chrome. Overall, it’s a design that will appeal to men looking for something unique and less flashy than your big Indians or Harleys.

When it comes to cubic capacity, the three-pot 2,294cc engine is larger than, say, a Skoda Octavia’s motor. At 145.5bhp, its output might not sound too impressive, but it’s got a crazy amount of torque. We are talking about 221Nm, which is unleashed at 2750rpm and managed by a shaft drive. Sharing the responsibility of pushing all that power to the rear wheel is a five-speed gearbox. The first thing we did with the bike was rev its engine, and we were greeted by a purr instead of the roar that we were expecting. It was an anticlimax, but the thing with the Rocket III is that you see it before you hear it. It’s sort of like a silent missile.

Rev the Rocket at standstill, and you will notice the bike rocks every so lightly to the right. Nothing to worry about, though, as we notice it’s all smooth as silk once the bike is in motion. Kudos to Triumph for making such a big engine behave so well in a motorcycle. Naturally, the Rocket is a handful to manage in the city, which is why we headed out to the motorcycle’s natural habitat to see what it was truly capable of.

The Rocket comes into its own on the highway, and it’s fun to play with all that torque that comes gushing out. Open the throttle, and the Rocket blasts off regardless of the gear you are in. The acceleration and top speed are not in the league of litre-class-bikes, but it’s goose-bump-inducing stuff nevertheless. At 180kph, riding the 367kg bike feels, we would imagine, similar to being strapped onto a rocket. The lack of a windscreen and an upright riding position means you are exposed to wind buffeting, and while that can be unsettling for a rider at high speeds, the Rocket itself feels planted. The 43mm-wide Kayaba suspension has a travel of 12cm, and ensures the RIII rides over most bumps like a tank. The rear suspension comes with five preload settings, and along with the well-padded seat, it isolates your spine from, er, ground realities. The broad tyres front and back provide ample grip, and you feel confident taking those long sweeping corners.

Making quick turns on the Rocket, however, is a completely different story. It’s like passing a bill in Parliament with a minority government. You have to plan your strategy well in advance before executing it. So, yes, the bike does require a fair amount of persuasion to make it go where you want it to, and you have to be ready to counter-steer in case it leans too much. The blame for the lack of manoeuvrability falls on the rear tyre (the 240mm rear tyre is 5mm wider than the tyres on the Mercedes-AMG CLA 45, so there).

By vikram singh
On: Oct 01, 2015 | 2325 Views

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