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30 TRIUMPH ROCKET III R & GTNEVER JUDGE A BOOKBY ITS COVERBefore I even saw the bikes in the flesh, I knew the Rocket 3R was going to be my favourite of the two, thenafter seeing them for real the R and the GT, I knew I was right, how mistaken was I?Article by Clinton PienaarPics by Beam Productions
31Imean, just look at the stance of theRocket 3R over the GT, it’s like thefull spec Mustang Shelby next to itSUV brother. The one just completelyout poses the other, and that’s beforeyou even swing a leg over. So justbefore Lock Down we had the opportunitythrough Triumph SA to go for our first SAride on them. I’m not going to go throughthe full technical specs on the bikes aswe already handled that in the launcharticle from the UK in our Jan issue. But a2,5 litre torque hungry triple will definitelylift your skirt, the last model was crazyand this one makes more, 221 Nm to beexact. To make you realise how much thatis in motorcycle terms is it makes almostdouble to what a V4 Ducati does whichis 112 Nm. Yes it is a heavy bike but it’s abig muscle car kind of engine, for interestsake, this bike is 40kgs lighter than it’spredecessor.So we met at the Triumph shop atKramerville just after peak traffic in themorning and I immediately gravitatedto the Roadster R as keys were handedout. It’s key-less so you just put it in yourpocket, push a button and you’re off. Theseating position is immediately morecage-fighting ready than anything I’veever ridden, it fits with the bike’s roadsterlooks, I loved the feet position and thestance leaning forward with the bar positionexactly as I thought or hoped it wouldbe. I immediately felt stylish and happyas I was wearing my latest motorcyclingapparel.Blimey, they not lying about thetorque, this 2458cc triple is a machine,it’s a lot smoother than the old one andit’s for sure got more poke. The old bikeimpressed me with the absolute bruteforce with which it could accelerate fromidle, it felt that the revs would pick upwith the bike in first gear as quick as itwould standing next to the bike and revving.It was that hectic, the new one feelsexactly the same but even more so, it actuallypulls your arms longer. You cannotaccelerate fully if you have a pillion onthe back or you will lose her.We headed out on the hi-way withour end destination past Harties and pastPellendaba to a great little lunch stopcalled the Pastorie in Broederstroom,en route there we had a great varianceof roads. The wind on the R at highwayspeeds or a little above it is quite liveablebut at a bit more of a twist of the throttleit gets quite windy, the quite sporty setupon the suspension also had me longingfor a more adventure bike set up (I mustadmit here, we are talking about theworst road on the planet past Pellendaba).As much as I loved the bike before,
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