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Holy hell! Triumph unveils **2300cc** Rocket III cruiser.<<UPDATE: 147ft.lb torque!!!>>

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Fausto

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Damn! This thing's a beast!

Only 100cc less than my damn car. 😕

8/21/03: They've started to release specs on the thing.

SAN ANTONIO, TX - August 20, 2003 - Ending months of speculation Triumph Motorcycles (America) Ltd., unveiled Triumph's new power cruiser - the Rocket III - in San Antonio, Texas, during the annual US dealer conference. It is the biggest production motorcycle currently being built. There isn't a benchmark or limit that hasn't been exceeded. The first production motorcycle to break the 2-liter barrier, the potency of this powerful new machine is captured perfectly by its name - the Rocket III. But make no mistake, the Rocket III is not just another motorcycle; it's the ride of a lifetime.

As the name alludes and paramount among the cruiser fold, the Rocket III is powered by a triple cylinder engine, an engine format that
Triumph has distinctively engineered for today's performance enthusiast. Its fuel-injected, longitudinally-mounted, in-line three-cylinder engine has a cubic capacity of 2,294cc - 140 cubic inches - and uses the same size pistons as a Dodge Viper(tm).

The Rocket III produces more peak torque than two of almost any other production motorcycles combined. To be precise, a whopping 147ft.lb torque at 2,500 rpm, with 90% delivered at a mere 1,800 rpm. This stunning triple digit number means, two-up, it will accelerate faster than just about anything else on two wheels. Pulling 1.2g in the process. :Q:Q:Q:Q
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Originally posted by: MogulMonster
That thing is suicide. It makes my Superhawk look like it has training wheels. 😀
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I think I actually saw one here about a month ago. I was out front of my office and saw this humongous cruiser coming down the road, but it didn't sound anything like a Harley or other two-cylinder bike. As it rolls by I see the "Triumph" logo on the tank and am thinking "WTF was that?" Now I know. 😛

TriumphUSA is located in Peachtree City just south of town which would explain why I saw this thing.

 
Originally posted by: no0b
how many cyclinders does that thing have, 3, 4, 5, 6?
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Three. They're arranged front-to-back instead of side-to-side. You can see the headers coming out of the right side of the bike in the second photo.

 
Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Damn! This thing's a beast!

Only 100cc less than my damn car. 😕
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and 300 cc more than mine 🙂

at least that tomahawk that's just a viper engine with 2 wheels and handlebars is probably a little bigger than this one. 🙂
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Yeah, but the Triumph is actually functional. The Tomahawk is little more than a curiosity.

 
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
Originally posted by: Fausto1
Damn! This thing's a beast!

Only 100cc less than my damn car. 😕
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and 300 cc more than mine 🙂

at least that tomahawk that's just a viper engine with 2 wheels and handlebars is probably a little bigger than this one. 🙂
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Yeah, but the Triumph is actually functional. The Tomahawk is little more than a curiosity.
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so are thongs 🙂 at least on men 🙂
 
Not my style , I like Enduro, but something different from the standard cruiser , I like it

Now the 1800 cc - 6 cylinders Honda F6 is not alone in the market.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
how many horse power does that thing have
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Dunno. Triumph hasn't released specs for it yet. I'm guessing it won't be a huge number, but the torque figure will be nuts.

 
Specs have been released. This thing is going to be completely ridiculous. 147ft.lb torque!! See first post for story link.
 
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