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Triumph Rocket III 2004 Price, Colors, Specification

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Triumph Rocket III

Strong upside- down forks helped give improbably good handling for such a big, heavy machine.

Motorcycling’s largest ever purpose-built powerplant delivered so much low-rev torque that the three-cylinder unit was electronically limited in the first three gears.

first three gearbox ratios it cut torque output slightly, taking the edge off low-speed acceleration to the disappointment of some speed-hungry riders.

Stable, comfortable handling was much better than might have been expected of such a big brute. The Triumph’s twin- spine steel frame was strong, and its suspension was firm enough to keep the bike under control, allowing just the occasional minor wiggle in bumpy bends. In typical cruiser fashion the short- travel shocks transmitted bigger bumps through the seat, but the Triumph was reasonably comfortable as well as stable. There was plenty of stopping power, too, thanks to big front discs and four-piston calipers that were borrowed from Triumph’s rapid Daytona 955ie sportster.

Triumph’s boldness in developing the unique triple was amply rewarded by strong sales, especially in the United States. As well as impressing with its physical size and engine capacity, the Rocket III scored with its straight-line performance and by being improbably easy to ride. It was big, it was fast and it handled astonishingly well. Most of all, there was nothing in all motorcycling remotely like it.

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The Rocket III was impressive in standard form and its potential for even more performance was vividly highlighted by the awesome turbocharged triple from Triumph tuning specialist Turbo Connection, based in the aptly named Rapid City, South Dakota. With its iBoost turbocharger tucked away under the engine, the Rocket looked almost normal. But the otherwise near-standard motor produced a rear-wheel output of over 200bhp, 70 per cent up on stock.

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The result was fearsome, handlebar-bending acceleration, plus a deafening sound from the large-diameter exhaust system. Turbo Connection's kit certainly gave a new dimension to Triumph's performance cruiser.

Specification Triumph Rocket III (2004)