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My long time dear friend Dave wants a Rocket III, and he is going through the fascinating of job of convincing his wife why he should get one. We have all gone through this and will probably go through this again! Our spouses generally don’t understand why we “need” another bike. Dave has a full dress Harley and loves it. He is actually planning on, eventually, giving it to one of his boys. Dave has wanted a Rocket III for a long time and fully understands the differences from his Harley. Unfortunately our beloved mates don’t always see what’s the big deal.

First off, no, we don’t necessarily need another bike, but that has nothing to do with it. Although these two bikes are big, they are certainly not similar in any way to each other. The Triumph has the biggest displacement engine in a motorcycle, it’s a three cylinder with incredible Torque and very good handling, all while being very comfortable. It is as unique a motorcycle that you can find. All of these things that are not easily understood by Dave’s wife but absolutely turns Dave on.
 
Our emotions control us guys way more than our brains so, I for one am driven nuts by motorcycles as I am sure so many of you are. I wish Dave the best of luck in his pursuit.
Triumph Announces All-new Speed Triple 1200 RS
The iconic Speed Triple gets a full makeover, gaining 30 hp and losing a chunk of weight to boot.
“This is more of a Speed Triple revolution than an evolution,” says Stuart Wood, chief engineer at Triumph Motorcycles. “It’s the best Speed Triple Triumph has ever built.” Amusingly, that last bit is also what was said about the previous Speed Triple, and you’d hope so too. Why build a new one that wasn’t as good? Mr. Wood is simply emphasizing just how far the Triumph engineers have been able to move the performance for this model.

The numbers alone are impressive, with the new 1,160cc motor pushing out a claimed 180 hp and curb weight down 22 pounds, to 437. That increase in performance has come from a ground-up redesign of the engine, incorporating a new stacked gearbox, increasing displacement, and reducing inertia throughout. The new gearbox has allowed Triumph to include a two-way quickshifter, the first one on a Speed Triple. Other than the quickshifter, the outgoing Speed Triple RS was already very well spec’d, and its Öhlins suspension, keyless ignition, five ride modes, IMU-powered (Inertial Measurement Unit) ABS, and Traction Control are all carried over, obviously recalibrated to suit the new bike. Other new features are an updated 5-inch TFT dash and the latest Brembo Stylema brake calipers.
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