I live in America. I just purchased the Rocket 3 GT 2022 in August of 2022. I've ridden several bikes over the past 30 years. I will say that I've never felt anything like this bike, ever. I love my Rocket. She is stupid-fast and beautiful. A lot of folks don't understand how insane this bike is. She is as calm as you want her to be, and she is more crazy than you think is possible. If I could marry this bike I would. For now, I am content riding her and loving every second. I'm getting the side panniers installed and the rear bag installed. Cheers and I hope to run into some of you folks on the American highways. I'm heading to Tampa area I think in October 2022 from Dallas, Tx area if work doesn't interfere ... Cheers!
Dude, flash the ECU with TuneECU and get rid of the electronic governor. Even in Sport mode, it doesn't matter how much you twist the throttle, the ECU never delivers more than 64%. Its seriously restricted in the ride by wire tables. Sport mode on that bike is like Rain mode on other bikes. Its very held back. But you can undo that yourself with TuneECU, an Android device and a bluetooth ODB connector.
I made till now only a three hours test with a R3GT and I ordered one in black! I have still the smile in my face from that day. It is a bullet if you want it and it is calm when you want it. It’s the Perfect bike, so beautiful! I live in Spain 💝
I watched your ride.....I felt your ode to the Rocket 3.....I went and bought the machine....for now....I still have my arms locked in my shoulders....with a massive grin...and like you...I am going......phooooaaarrrrr.......and wooow.
I am a superbiker in heart and soul. Also been on some amazing bikes and some very fast ones. H2 comes to mind. The Bmw S1000RR. Some very quick some really amazing BUT along came the Rocket 3 GT (for me) and this bike just blew my socks off! Styling, quality and control. It's perfect in all the ways. Big and heavy but once in motion even at very slow speeds it's pure pleasure. The power is mind boggling!!! Yes super bikes are faster but who cares. The Rocket is a statement on all levels!!! From superbikes to a Rocket admirer. This Rocket 3 is truely the king of kings. You don't have to believe me, go and try it out and you will believe me. Credit to Truimph, this is the all time beast. Absolute quality. Absolute styling. Absolute power. Absolute thrill. Absolute KING!!! The only problem with this bike is - if you are in a relationship this bike will cause the household to split up. 😄
Awesome review! I have 5 bikes on my garage. I bought a rocket 3r 4 months ago, and it's the only bike I never plan to sell. I expect to keep it even if I get to 100 years old and I'm not able to ride anymore (Just because of the looks, the uniqueness and the memories of how it feels and handles). Regards from El Salvador, in Central America. (Not to mention we only have two Rockets in my country, one R spec and one Gt spec).
okay, bravo! i've been watching many videos on the Rocket. many of those reviewers express excitement, however, this gentleman is absolutely thrilled with this 'machine', as he puts it. his terminology, quotes, comments express so much excitement, that there appears to be no other bike to be on. however, he does point out a very true observation about bikes is that they all have a personality. true. the way you sit on the bike, etc. excellent comment. THANK YOU SIR!
Thank you so much 🤣🥳 pretty much the most exhilarating and crazy bike rides ever! I loved it so much that I have put the Rocket on my bucket list of bikes to have one day 💪👌
I bet it feels so stable on the motorway. And it's so civilised in town. Easy to ride. I want one. I can afford one. The trouble is I live in Thailand [I'm English], and the roads are so congested and the driving is appalling. I ride every day: Yamaha SCR 950, KTM 390 Duke, Yamaha Aerox 155, and I am very experienced. Almost 420,000 km in total. I've got to get one. This is the equal best Rocket 3 review I've seen.
@Route 21 Garage - Thank You, very fun & sincere review. Glad you had fun. You asked for feedback and here it is. Many months ago, looking at the bike and sitting on it, I thought "This is not my thing, looks like a nice bike but who needs a 2500cc cruiser?" Then I had a chance to ride the GT at our local IMS motorcycle show - manufacturers let you take their bikes out for a 20-25m test ride, either self-guided or in a group. Not the longest ride but certainly fun and in many cases, totally enough to get a feel for what you like or don't. I waited more than an hour to ride it. The guy before me had it out for 45 minutes, at least. Got on the bike, rode it safely out of the convention center, hit a main street and gave it a good twist in 2nd gear. The result was and is best described as "teleportation." One second I'm here and 5 seconds later I'm...gone! This is possibly the only true, or best, muscle cruiser ever made. Comfortable, almost docile, if one can use restraint, and an absolute beast when called upon to misbehave. It genuinely felt like a nice cruiser. It is also genuinely insanely, unbelievably powerful. Words do not do justice to the experience. The entire package works very, very well. It works well enough, in fact, that I put down a deposit and am waiting for the one I want to arrive. :) Thanks again for posting this.
Thank you very much and thanx for your feedback. All the bikes i test and ride, nothing has left me with these emotions and nothing has been this memorable. I am also seriously considering adding one to my collection…. Congratulations and many happy miles 🙏
Great Review!! I have been watching videos on the Rocket 3 trying to decide if it the bike for me… being more of a sport bike guy. You enthusiasm and complete joy during the video made it fun to watch and cemented my decision to buy it easy!!! Thanks again!!
Picked my Rocket up in November. Have put 5000km on it over summer here in NZ. Haven't been beaten off the lights yet. I'm thrilled every time I get ready to go out on it.
Picked my Rocket up in November. Have put 5000km on it over summer here in NZ. Haven't been beaten off the lights yet. I'm thrilled every time I get ready to go out on it. Your enthusiasm is contageous.
Great review. Great editing. Showing the differences in the R and Gt. Looks like you put it through all its paces. I have a GT I bought in January. It's winter here in the U.S. It's now March and still cold. So have not even ridden it yet. I still can't get over watching a video that, to me everyone one is driving on the wrong side. And splitting lanes. Which you can do in some U.S. states, but not mine. Enjoyed the ride.
I have a 2022 Speedmaster Goldline and I love it. I have become a huge Triumph fan as a result. I will be purchasing a Rocket GT in the future for sure! At 64, I would love to be 21 again, but if that's not possible, owning and riding a Rocket while I can will be the next best thing... I really enjoyed your ride there. You were enjoying it way too much to keep all that to yourself. :)
Amen 🙏. Thank you so much . I totally agree with you as I too have fallen in love with Triumph as a brand. The build quality, the soul and character of their bikes and engines and their awesome models. I now own a Bonneville T214 and a Thruxton R. And all the bikes I’ve ridden and tested, the most memorable of all is that Rocket. I too have promised myself one of those in the near future. Cheers and ride safe 💪👍🏻
I love how it left you surprised and speechless the first time you gave the throttle a little extra twist. I have the GT and only got to ride a month before the weather got too cold here. I can't wait for spring!
I rode the 'old' rocket and I've never ridden a bike that I thought would pull my shoulders out of their sockets ! Just incredible but the front is a bit of a handful to master at tighter corners. It IS a heavy bike. But wish I could own one, lovely ! Love the sound of that exhaust.
I own the GT version the torque the look everything about this bike make me smile everytime i ride it.people giving me thumb up come up to me to talk about my motorcycle it just plain fun i trade my 2017 Kawasaki Concours or (GTR1400 in europe) and dont regret it one bit, and have been riding for over 40 years.
@@route21garage Yes, I rented an R for a week last year and it hasn't let go of me. The GT was a concession to my wife, she had a hard time as a passenger on the R. ;-) By the way, no speed limit here in Germany. :-D
@@route21garage Netter Zufall, komme aus Leonberg (16 Km von Stuttgart), aktuell wohnhaft in Ludwigsburg. Arbeitgeber sitzt in VS-Schwenningen. Und mein Triumph Händler in Filderstadt-Bernhausen.
I just traded my 2019 HD Fat Boy for a 2022 R3 GT 221. I live in Chicago and the weather is finally starting to warm up. Whatever happened to that Globull Warming that the communists have been promising forever? FJB 🖕🖕🇨🇳🇨🇳
I have an 06 classic Rocket III. I love my Rocket so much that I will not test ride the new model as if you don't know what your missing it doesn't matter. I have a few mates that have gone to the new model but it's a touring bike you can't load them up like the old ones.
Thanks for the good review. Most reviewers do the same thing and barely tap the potential. I would like to see you in the twistiest with that BMW 1000RR you were chasing.
I love muscle bike. Since the VMax is no longer in production, the next logical option would be the Rocket 3R. I’m getting one soon. Your review has helped a lot. Thanks.
The Vmax is not the first logical option if it were still in production anyway in my opinion. The Rocket will stay close on the flat and destroy the vmax in the twisties. All around the Rocket is far superior to the vmax imho.
You're enthusiasm is so infectious that I have decided to NOT buy neither the 2022/23 BMW s1000RR nor the 2023 Suzuki Hayabusa. Instead I'm going to buy this bike(2022/23 model R) instead !! From 0-62mph in stock form this bike will blow away any stock suzuki or bmw. There is also a guy, in Britain, who is able to install a supercharger on the rocket 3R, but I don't feel any need to do that..lol...Your enthusiasm has now allowed me to stop having those internal demon arguments about which bike I will buy. Lastly, the service intervals with the Rocket 3 is done once every 10,000 miles; so basically by the time you go through 3 service intervals with the bmw s1000r/rr and suzuki(or even the MV Agusta Brutale 1000rr/rs models), you would have ONLY gone through 1 service interval with the Rocket 3R, which means you're saving both time and money !
Thank you 🙏 and all I can say is „Power“ 🥳 I am Super happy for you as all the bikes I ride, this Rocket R ALWAYS excites, and is way more memorable than anything else! You are spot on with the service intervals and the build quality is top drawer 👌 Congrats and many happy miles 🥳😎👍🏻
Be careful riding this Rhino! You alluded it to it at the onset. This machine WILL cost you your MC license if you do not behave yourself. This machine in all aspects of the future of power cruisers is a work of art, it deserves the ultimate respect out on the road. BTW - I absolutely ADORE the original sculpted stock stainless-steel exhaust, and how it sounds like a Loin's roar winding it up to 5200 its maximum powerband. Ride conservative 🤨 & safe.
They look good blacked out on my 2022 3r Limited Black edition! They sound better in person trust and there are some power gains with the weight savings.
I live in America. I just purchased the Rocket 3 GT 2022 in August of 2022. I've ridden several bikes over the past 30 years. I will say that I've never felt anything like this bike, ever. I love my Rocket. She is stupid-fast and beautiful. A lot of folks don't understand how insane this bike is. She is as calm as you want her to be, and she is more crazy than you think is possible. If I could marry this bike I would. For now, I am content riding her and loving every second. I'm getting the side panniers installed and the rear bag installed. Cheers and I hope to run into some of you folks on the American highways. I'm heading to Tampa area I think in October 2022 from Dallas, Tx area if work doesn't interfere ... Cheers!
Dude, flash the ECU with TuneECU and get rid of the electronic governor. Even in Sport mode, it doesn't matter how much you twist the throttle, the ECU never delivers more than 64%. Its seriously restricted in the ride by wire tables. Sport mode on that bike is like Rain mode on other bikes. Its very held back. But you can undo that yourself with TuneECU, an Android device and a bluetooth ODB connector.
I made till now only a three hours test with a R3GT and I ordered one in black! I have still the smile in my face from that day. It is a bullet if you want it and it is calm when you want it. It’s the Perfect bike, so beautiful! I live in Spain 💝
the best part is inline 3 cylinder, i have an i line 3 in my car and it is damn gud as compared to inline 4’s
I watched your ride.....I felt your ode to the Rocket 3.....I went and bought the machine....for now....I still have my arms locked in my shoulders....with a massive grin...and like you...I am going......phooooaaarrrrr.......and wooow.
Awesome, congratulations 🥳🥳
Enjoy every minute on her! Definitely a must have for me too soon 🙏
43,000 miles on my GT and the grin still has not left me. Love it.
I can most definetely believe you 💪👌
Agree entirely 👍🚀
you beauty 💖💖💖
I am a superbiker in heart and soul. Also been on some amazing bikes and some very fast ones. H2 comes to mind. The Bmw S1000RR. Some very quick some really amazing BUT along came the Rocket 3 GT (for me) and this bike just blew my socks off! Styling, quality and control. It's perfect in all the ways. Big and heavy but once in motion even at very slow speeds it's pure pleasure. The power is mind boggling!!! Yes super bikes are faster but who cares. The Rocket is a statement on all levels!!! From superbikes to a Rocket admirer. This Rocket 3 is truely the king of kings. You don't have to believe me, go and try it out and you will believe me. Credit to Truimph, this is the all time beast.
Absolute quality.
Absolute styling.
Absolute power.
Absolute thrill.
Absolute KING!!!
The only problem with this bike is - if you are in a relationship this bike will cause the household to split up. 😄
Love those end-cans.
Awesome review! I have 5 bikes on my garage. I bought a rocket 3r 4 months ago, and it's the only bike I never plan to sell. I expect to keep it even if I get to 100 years old and I'm not able to ride anymore (Just because of the looks, the uniqueness and the memories of how it feels and handles). Regards from El Salvador, in Central America. (Not to mention we only have two Rockets in my country, one R spec and one Gt spec).
Awesome and well done for getting one of the 2 👌💪🥇
okay, bravo! i've been watching many videos on the Rocket. many of those reviewers express excitement, however, this gentleman is absolutely thrilled with this 'machine', as he puts it. his terminology, quotes, comments express so much excitement, that there appears to be no other bike to be on. however, he does point out a very true observation about bikes is that they all have a personality. true. the way you sit on the bike, etc. excellent comment. THANK YOU SIR!
Thank you 🙏
King of bikes
One of my favorite videos by far. Thank you. Your excitement is contagious!
Thank you so much 🤣🥳 pretty much the most exhilarating and crazy bike rides ever! I loved it so much that I have put the Rocket on my bucket list of bikes to have one day 💪👌
@@route21garage You have me wanting to trade in my SDR for one of these bad boys!
I bet it feels so stable on the motorway. And it's so civilised in town. Easy to ride. I want one. I can afford one. The trouble is I live in Thailand [I'm English], and the roads are so congested and the driving is appalling. I ride every day: Yamaha SCR 950, KTM 390 Duke, Yamaha Aerox 155, and I am very experienced. Almost 420,000 km in total. I've got to get one.
This is the equal best Rocket 3 review I've seen.
Thank you so much 🙏
You have to get this bike! It is on my bucket list too 💪👍🏻😜
@Route 21 Garage - Thank You, very fun & sincere review. Glad you had fun.
You asked for feedback and here it is.
Many months ago, looking at the bike and sitting on it, I thought "This is not my thing, looks like a nice bike but who needs a 2500cc cruiser?"
Then I had a chance to ride the GT at our local IMS motorcycle show - manufacturers let you take their bikes out for a 20-25m test ride, either self-guided or in a group. Not the longest ride but certainly fun and in many cases, totally enough to get a feel for what you like or don't.
I waited more than an hour to ride it. The guy before me had it out for 45 minutes, at least. Got on the bike, rode it safely out of the convention center, hit a main street and gave it a good twist in 2nd gear. The result was and is best described as "teleportation." One second I'm here and 5 seconds later I'm...gone! This is possibly the only true, or best, muscle cruiser ever made. Comfortable, almost docile, if one can use restraint, and an absolute beast when called upon to misbehave. It genuinely felt like a nice cruiser. It is also genuinely insanely, unbelievably powerful. Words do not do justice to the experience. The entire package works very, very well. It works well enough, in fact, that I put down a deposit and am waiting for the one I want to arrive. :)
Thanks again for posting this.
Thank you very much and thanx for your feedback. All the bikes i test and ride, nothing has left me with these emotions and nothing has been this memorable. I am also seriously considering adding one to my collection….
Congratulations and many happy miles 🙏
Picking mine up my 23 r tomorrow… watching vids to hype myself up even more!
Congratulations 🥳 and many happy miles 🙏👍🏻
@@route21garage thank you!! It’s been so much fun so far!! Just waiting till break in is done now before really testing her
Great Review!! I have been watching videos on the Rocket 3 trying to decide if it the bike for me… being more of a sport bike guy. You enthusiasm and complete joy during the video made it fun to watch and cemented my decision to buy it easy!!! Thanks again!!
Thank you so much 🙏 You will love this bike 💪🤩
Picked my Rocket up in November. Have put 5000km on it over summer here in NZ. Haven't been beaten off the lights yet. I'm thrilled every time I get ready to go out on it.
A work of art for sure, magnificent
Picked my Rocket up in November. Have put 5000km on it over summer here in NZ. Haven't been beaten off the lights yet. I'm thrilled every time I get ready to go out on it. Your enthusiasm is contageous.
Thank you 🙏😂
Great review. Great editing. Showing the differences in the R and Gt. Looks like you put it through all its paces.
I have a GT I bought in January. It's winter here in the U.S. It's now March and still cold. So have not even ridden it yet. I still can't get over watching a video that, to me everyone one is driving on the wrong side. And splitting lanes. Which you can do in some U.S. states, but not mine.
Enjoyed the ride.
Thank you so much 🙏 What an awesome bike. Congrats and many happy miles 🤩🥳
Ha, looked normal to me in the UK! Hope you are riding your bike now and enjoying it.
Awesome, the best bike and review. That Rocket will certainly bring out the hooligan in me. Thanks for the ride.
Thank you so much 🥳👍🏻 and yeah it will 🤣
I took one out last year and ended up buying it, its a right hooligan toy, now I need to get it unrestricted
Had my 2020 rocket 3gt at 141 mph before backing off . Sold it a year ago but might pick up a used one in the future. It's an amazing ride
I have a 2022 Speedmaster Goldline and I love it. I have become a huge Triumph fan as a result. I will be purchasing a Rocket GT in the future for sure! At 64, I would love to be 21 again, but if that's not possible, owning and riding a Rocket while I can will be the next best thing... I really enjoyed your ride there. You were enjoying it way too much to keep all that to yourself. :)
Amen 🙏. Thank you so much . I totally agree with you as I too have fallen in love with Triumph as a brand. The build quality, the soul and character of their bikes and engines and their awesome models. I now own a Bonneville T214 and a Thruxton R. And all the bikes I’ve ridden and tested, the most memorable of all is that Rocket. I too have promised myself one of those in the near future. Cheers and ride safe 💪👍🏻
Heyy Mister..... I understood when you said "it made me 21 again !!! " haaa,haaaaa!!! You are brilliant and contiguous my man !!!
He is behind me 😂 👍 good job
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love how it left you surprised and speechless the first time you gave the throttle a little extra twist. I have the GT and only got to ride a month before the weather got too cold here. I can't wait for spring!
What a bike, WOW 🤩. It is most definitely on my wish list 🙏💪
I have a black 2021 R and love it 👌
really love the sound of this bike! Mines is stock and love it !! I love listening to music so I don't mind keeping my exhaust stock@! 😎😎
Great and fun review. Looking forward to getting my 2020 GT early next year.
Thank you so much 🤩🥳👍🏻
I have a 2016 speed triple R.... This bike is my dream...god bless ya son..ride safe. 💖💖💖
I love my 2020 Rocket 3 GT. Haven't seen another one of these around. (Rockford, Illinois USA)
They just are very very special bikes 💪 Not for everyone, but next level riding fun 🥳
I have the same one. In Texas. I have 499 miles on thr odometer. Looks new. Helluva ride.
That was a great review, your building enthusiasm was great to see. I think I'm in the market for a GT if I'm brave enough 🤔😂
I rode the 'old' rocket and I've never ridden a bike that I thought would pull my shoulders out of their sockets ! Just incredible but the front is a bit of a handful to master at tighter corners. It IS a heavy bike. But wish I could own one, lovely ! Love the sound of that exhaust.
Testride the new one, it is much better 😎🥳
@@route21garage I'm on my 3rd Triumph already and will be at a Triumph dealership in the middel of the month. Perhaps I should have a test ride....
I own the GT version the torque the look everything about this bike make me smile everytime i ride it.people giving me thumb up come up to me to talk about my motorcycle it just plain fun i trade my 2017 Kawasaki Concours or (GTR1400 in europe) and dont regret it one bit, and have been riding for over 40 years.
Awesome and congratulations 🥳👍🏻
I just bought the GT, wow what a bike ! bought the Werks pipes on back order. Great video, my same reaction first time on it lol
Awesome 🥳 What a bike 🤩 congratulations and many happy miles 👍🏻👌
Nice review, seems you had really fun. I can pick up my own GT in 2 weeks and can't wait. :-D
Congrats 🥳 What an amazing machine, loved it thoroughly 💪
@@route21garage Yes, I rented an R for a week last year and it hasn't let go of me. The GT was a concession to my wife, she had a hard time as a passenger on the R. ;-)
By the way, no speed limit here in Germany. :-D
Super, ich kenn des auf der Autobahn. Mein Vater kommt aus Stuttgart Mutter aus Villingen 💪🙏👍🏻 bin öfters pro Jahr in Deutschland 🇩🇪
@@route21garage Netter Zufall, komme aus Leonberg (16 Km von Stuttgart), aktuell wohnhaft in Ludwigsburg. Arbeitgeber sitzt in VS-Schwenningen. Und mein Triumph Händler in Filderstadt-Bernhausen.
I just traded my 2019 HD Fat Boy for a 2022 R3 GT 221. I live in Chicago and the weather is finally starting to warm up. Whatever happened to that Globull Warming that the communists have been promising forever? FJB 🖕🖕🇨🇳🇨🇳
I have an 06 classic Rocket III.
I love my Rocket so much that I will not test ride the new model as if you don't know what your missing it doesn't matter.
I have a few mates that have gone to the new model but it's a touring bike you can't load them up like the old ones.
Good test ride 👍🇫🇮
Thank you 🙏
Just sold my M109R boss
This is definitely on my radar for my next bike . Great review 👌
Thank you 🙏
Thanks for the good review. Most reviewers do the same thing and barely tap the potential. I would like to see you in the twistiest with that BMW 1000RR you were chasing.
Getting my Black out GT soon. great review sir
Congratulations 🍾🎉 Many happy rides on her 👌💪🙏
Great review and very articulate.
Please wear full rider protective gear, gloves especially.
Great review...
Areal rider well done
❤❤❤
I love muscle bike. Since the VMax is no longer in production, the next logical option would be the Rocket 3R. I’m getting one soon. Your review has helped a lot. Thanks.
The Vmax is not the first logical option if it were still in production anyway in my opinion. The Rocket will stay close on the flat and destroy the vmax in the twisties. All around the Rocket is far superior to the vmax imho.
You're enthusiasm is so infectious that I have decided to NOT buy neither the 2022/23 BMW s1000RR nor the 2023 Suzuki Hayabusa. Instead I'm going to buy this bike(2022/23 model R) instead !! From 0-62mph in stock form this bike will blow away any stock suzuki or bmw. There is also a guy, in Britain, who is able to install a supercharger on the rocket 3R, but I don't feel any need to do that..lol...Your enthusiasm has now allowed me to stop having those internal demon arguments about which bike I will buy. Lastly, the service intervals with the Rocket 3 is done once every 10,000 miles; so basically by the time you go through 3 service intervals with the bmw s1000r/rr and suzuki(or even the MV Agusta Brutale 1000rr/rs models), you would have ONLY gone through 1 service interval with the Rocket 3R, which means you're saving both time and money !
Thank you 🙏 and all I can say is „Power“ 🥳 I am Super happy for you as all the bikes I ride, this Rocket R ALWAYS excites, and is way more memorable than anything else! You are spot on with the service intervals and the build quality is top drawer 👌
Congrats and many happy miles 🥳😎👍🏻
i have seen the smile on your face .haha 👍👍👍
😁🥳💪👌
Awesome review 😄
Thank you so much 🙏👍🏻
Just got myself a Rocket 3, Stupid, impractical, climate destroying, insane machine for a 66 year old but I absolutely love it.
Congratulations 🥳 and I love your description of it 🤣🤣🤣
Good review
Thank you so much 🙏
I am receiving my R in 3 days. As my first bike.
Wow 🤩 Congratulations and many happy miles 👍🏻
which city are you riding this bike in? I guess it's Perth, Western Australia?
I think he said Johannesburg South Africa
So I’m guessing you love it
Love it Massively! 🥳
This is equivalent to a 10L car
🤣🤣🤣
Combien la moto
"I don't advocate street racing in any way"... Yeh right!
Be careful riding this Rhino! You alluded it to it at the onset. This machine WILL cost you your MC license if you do not behave yourself.
This machine in all aspects of the future of power cruisers is a work of art, it deserves the ultimate respect out on the road.
BTW - I absolutely ADORE the original sculpted stock stainless-steel exhaust, and how it sounds like a Loin's roar winding it up to 5200 its maximum powerband.
Ride conservative 🤨 & safe.
The stock exhausts on these look and sound fantastic, why the hell would anyone put those ugly cheap looking and sounding pipes on?....!!!
They look good blacked out on my 2022 3r Limited Black edition! They sound better in person trust and there are some power gains with the weight savings.
No gloves?