Sold my RS. Six month wait for the Rocket now!

[TheFrog]

After 2 years ownership, I decided the time was right to move on. I thought I would get a better price at this time of the year, and did indeed sell the bike privately for only £1000 less than I'd bought it for. I had only done 1200 miles on it, but did enjoy owning it (and looking at it in the garage) for the 2 years.

I want a bike with more low-down torque...

I'm tempted by the new 1260 Diavel, which I tried a few weeks ago and loved, but there's the new Rocket coming out after Christmas and, although it will likely be ever so slightly OTT, the idea of a 2.5 litre engine and 230Nm of torque in a bike is hard to resist.

It's going to be a long 6 months!

Keep safe, everyone 

[runningman]

Enjoy it.....when you eventually get it!

I can't quite get my head around how far the back wheel extends from the rear - 18 inches further back?

Suspect cornering will be very different and completely opposite to the Street.

Straight line speed will be impressive though.

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[greyhound81]

Long wheel base- stability on straights, thing is a beast, enjoy

[Obiwanandahalf]

Hope you get to do more than 1200 miles in two years. Waste of an RS imho. I've done 4500 since October on my RS and still learning it's capabilities.

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[OuzoStreet]

Thought about test riding an XSR900 while you wait? I have a hankering for that engine in an RS chassis... Or an early R1 engine in an RS chassis....or....

[XCDC]

Originally Posted by Obiwanandahalf

Hope you get to do more than 1200 miles in two years. Waste of an RS imho. I've done 4500 since October on my RS and still learning it's capabilities.

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Mines on 4500 since April!

[Obiwanandahalf]

Originally Posted by XCDC

Mines on 4500 since April!

Good work that man. I think the original poster should really have bought a fat arse Harley.

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[Obiwanandahalf]

Originally Posted by OuzoStreet

Thought about test riding an XSR900 while you wait? I have a hankering for that engine in an RS chassis... Or an early R1 engine in an RS chassis....or....

A scooter? Seems like it'll spend most of the time in the garage anyway

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[OuzoStreet]

Originally Posted by Obiwanandahalf

Good work that man. I think the original poster should really have bought a fat arse Harley.

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I'll never forget turning up at Brands with my mate for the first race of the year in '95. He was on a 916 when it was still a new bike in the UK. We'd ridden down from Norwich in filthy weather so it was a mess. The amount of people who told him he shouldn't ride it in the wet, or he wasn't looking after it and didn't deserve it, blah blah blah. Personally I think people should buy what they want and use it how they want, for as long as they want. I hope TheFrog enjoys whatever bike he buys next.

[Obiwanandahalf]

Originally Posted by OuzoStreet

I'll never forget turning up at Brands with my mate for the first race of the year in '95. He was on a 916 when it was still a new bike in the UK. We'd ridden down from Norwich in filthy weather so it was a mess. The amount of people who told him he shouldn't ride it in the wet, or he wasn't looking after it and didn't deserve it, blah blah blah. Personally I think people should buy what they want and use it how they want, for as long as they want. I hope TheFrog enjoys whatever bike he buys next.

Congratulations OuzoStreet. You just won Miss Congeniality. How on earth do you enjoy a bike only doing 600 miles a year?

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