2020 Triumph Rocket 3 R Review | Daily Rider 

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Zach makes me want every motorcycle somehow

I'm holding out for the 2.6 version, 2.5 engine bit on small side.

For the price, Triumph even bolt a motorcycle to the engine! What a deal!

The perfect bike for when your Peterbilt is in the shop and you have a 53' trailer full of beer to pull to Texas. Next year it will come with air brakes.

IMO Zack is one of the most experienced, enjoyable, intelligent, and talented motorcycle journos out there.

I always have moments of panic when I realize Zack isn't slowing down fast enough to stop behind the cars... then I remember he can filter. Every time.

I love that Triumph has such an incredibly wide variety of bikes.. anything you could possibly want, gentlemanly, to adventurous, to downright hooligan ❤

Well there is something I never thought I would see - a Rocket 3 jumping on dirt.

I always liked this bike. Looks like something robocop or Dredd would ride

The burnout into wheelie transition was something special.

I got the GT and I absolutely love it. It's leisurely yet fast. Comfortable yet handles like a sports bike. Took it on a 800 mile trip and it was as comfortable as any bagger. Averaged 38-40 MPG with a light throttle hand. Average 32-35 blasting around town.

When you crank the throttle and it leans over it reminds me of those old WWI rotary engine planes that could sometimes turn faster by turning in the opposite direction and coming all the way around, rather than pull against the torque! Crazy stuff!

I found this video fascinating. Haven’t done Daily Rider before. You, sir, are good at this. Your giggle every time you really pushed it was great . . . .

Got my rocket 3 R about a month ago and have been commuting 5 days a week, it always gives me a grin! Love the content Zac! (Side note quick shifter is an accessory, works great)

A triumph rep once told jay leno; “you’re gonna scrape the pegs way before you run out of tyre grip”. Zack: “hold my wheelspin”

I've missed the daily rides since you left Motorcyclist Magazine.

Its amazing how zack handles this bike with such ease and grace considering how heavy it is

Great review! After 2,000 miles on the TFC variant I might add, the suspension, once adjusted (easy to do), smooths out those bumps. MPG is 45 and yes, it does have a quick shifter (which is a joy). It’s at the top of my leader board, a masterpiece of motorcycle engineering!

Great video as always, Zack! I especially appreciate the discussion on triples and the effect of camshaft spinning direction on the bike. Physics is dope.

Thankful Revzilla is utilizing Zack for what he does best! Superior motorcycle reviews!

Props to Zach for showing your mistakes such as stalling this bike and fighting to keep it upright. Also, huge props for taking it off road, jumping it and wheelieing it! You could have used the “heavy cruiser” excuse, but you did not. Rock on! Great review, sir.

Haha that end “good lord, how do you people get anywhere at this speed”

'As long as you do so responsibly ZACK!' Love your reviews, you answer every question my inner hooligan asks. Loads of torque, cold tyres? Check. Sand on road, loads of torque? Check. Can you jump it? Check. Scrape the pegs? Check. Wheelie? Check. 👍

Awesome review, I love these rides, thanks for providing us the content!

I came here from your r18 review after seeing that and thinking I couldn't watch a 35 min vid. I've now watched the r18 and this in full. You seem a quality guy and have gained a sub from the UK 👍🏻💪🏼

My goto Sunday evening Covid lockdown video. Always enjoy your reviews. Thank You Sir!

Again, nicely done...makes for an enjoyable Saturday morning. Best ride reviews on the internet 👍

Thanks Zack for another fun informative video...kep up the great work!

Triumph are by far the most stylish bike manufacturer. Their bikes are amazing

Zach must be one of the best motorbike reviewers on youtube. Even if the particular review bike is not my thing, he still makes me want to watch the full review. More videos, thanks! 👍 2020 KTM 1290r review if you have the time?

Love these daily rider vids. Great work

I just found out that Ari and Zack are with RevZilla... Can't believe I missed that. I'm so happy for them! Such great videos

Absolutely incredible bike! And so easy to ride. Amazing. Thanks for the video.

Great review of an awesome machine! I love my 2007 Rocket 3 even with it's faults. I'd love to add this 2020 to the stable

I really appreciate your personality & opinion reviews. Good job & thx.

Best thing about a Saturday morning! Daily rider, shop manual and CTXP!

Hey man, I really like these videos where you take a bike on a commute and give your thoughts on it. That's pretty cool. 👍 Thank you.

I bought one last week so I've watched lot of views . Yours was one of the best Thank You

Watching Zack split lanes: "This should totally be legal in my state." Watching Adam Waheed split lanes: "This will never be legal in my state."

Love the Rocket 3! Tested it from a Triumph dealer once. The guy who rolled it out told me before giving me the key "just be careful with the throttle. It's so new the tires aren't fully broken in yet, so it can spin the rear in every gear." And since you praise the Duc, when are we getting a Diavel Daily ride? Love that bike too! Keep up the stellar content!

Zach sums it up perfectly when he says “what an absurd vehicle.” I agree, in the best way possible. Great review, sir!

That looks so smooth it’s satisfying

Zac, you were right about the Rocket 3 being a BSA. What a lot of people don’t know is that for a time BSA were being built in the Triumph factory ( they were going bust and Triumph offered them their factory to build BSA’s. also at the same time Triumph were building their Tridents to go up against the Rocket 3. I have the R3 on my wish list lol. Thanks again for a great video from down under😎😎🐝

You didn't mention the mirrors Zack! Great review as always though :)

Awesome review. Thought you were kidding about the small jump 😆 nope. Love it.

Was headed to bed but I had to see the dirt road. Now i have to go see the Revzilla video. Who needs sleep anyway.

Great review Zach!! If you had to pick 1 bike between the Rocket 3 and new Diavel 1260, which would you pick and why? I’ve owned Triumohs and Ducati’s and love both brands. Thanks!!

Just put a deposit down on one, very excited!! Great review

Wow I'm blown away triumph nailed it with this bike.

Rocket 3 - an absolute monster of a bike.... wow. Cheers mate, cool review.

Sees sand on the road and just twists the grip! You're the man 😁

Man Zack riding in a Summer Jacket while i‘m already in Winter Break Mode really gives me the blues :/

I was so close on getting one. I spent some time at the dealer just to make it or break it. I just thought in the end that it is not a good commute bike, it is 100% fun bike and not so practical. It is a very sexy bike, very quick and very well built. Triumph did it well. However, I went to a new Goldwing DCT Tour. Do not regret it for a min.

I personally like the older Rocket 3 better....but this was fun. What was a special experience is......what a super job you did on this video....you did it all with excellence! Thankyou

I love how he opens all of these with his hand pulling away from covering the lens. Really want to make a compilation video now, haha.

hopefully you do a vstrom video. love mine and always like seeing what people think of them.

Suszuki M109R cries in the corner, completely forgotten.

Dealer where I bought my GSA sold these also, so of course I took one for a demo ride. Traction control on of course !!! It handled well for such a big bike and made me giggle with every twist of the throttle. Seriously thinking about getting one except for the rough ride quality on rough roads. It has reasonable amounts of travel but yeah she’s stiff. That power though.

great review, now i want one. what a beautiful bike.

I had the old Rocket 3 and absolutely loved it, I ran it alongside a Honda 125 as a daily. It was a pretty comfortable bike and I once rode it 650 miles from Northamptonshire to John O' Groats (UK) in one day and then upto Orkney, I'd like to ride the new one to see how it compares. I've just realised that I've become one of those old fellas who "used to own a Triumph" and I'm only 35 haha

I absolutely love this bike. Not sure if I would ever get one. I love the lean on a bike, but this bike for whatever reason calls to me. It's so nice and awesome.

Zack does his best Suburban Delinquent impersonation 21 minutes in.

Beautiful. More video with the new Aprilia RS 660 please

Zach, keep up the great content

Awesome vids and reviews.Just need a 360 📷 for the rides/reviews just a little improvement.Godspeed Revzilla

I had an 83 Honda 1000 Custom. This Rocket has that look which i loved.

Its enjoyable that after you have riding so many different bikes you still can laugh and have fun on them. I think that's the reason someone should get into bikes.

one of the most unique bikes out there.. esp when you pull the throttle when you're going 90, it will rip your arms-out-of-sockets all the way to 150. Glad I got the TFC...

Great review. How many track suits do you actually have?

That engine would have been good in the old Triumph sports cars.

Back in the mid 2000's Triumph used to do Demo events. They had a semi truck with every bike they build. You would sign up ahead of time for a bike and a time.. they would have a person lead the ride.. about 20-30 min or so. always a good mix of roads too. When you got back you could then sign up for another bike.. or hop on whatever bike had not been scheduled for the next slot. Rode just about everything... the Rocket was INSANE... I think I might prefer an old one.. the older ones made peak torque at 2500 rpm.. they had one with an aftermarket pipe on it.. they sound AMAZING.. I was shocked how light it felt once moving.. but parking lot stuff.. you had to be careful. Street Triple was my favorite overall.. triples make great noises.

A bike that heavy lifting the front tire brings a tear to my eye

What a wild machine mate!

'Spinnaker position', haha Love it!

Zack, I for one have been a little critical of your reviews on "cruisers", in the past. You compared them to sport bikes which was way off the mark. Well, I have to hand it to you, you have progressed a lot on your reviews of a cruiser and especially a "muscle cruiser." This review was really good and showed the aspects of what makes a "muscle cruiser" better than even a normal cruiser. You did a great job on this video from a point of view that draws me to want a Rocket 3. Triumph did a great job improving the Rocket 3 and you did a great job improving your reviews of a cruiser. I enjoyed your review and it was very informative. Thank you Zack, great job. Now, I just have to wait for that "Stimulus Check" to get a $22,000 motorcycle.... Triumph failed on that one aspect, it is not for the average worker with that price tag.

Great 👍🏼 review, though I didn’t understand the final ranking - had Rocket 🚀 III Tourings since 2008, but like a sportier version - did you try the GT?

So sad the VMAX is being discontinued, looking at the Rocket 3 just reminded me.

Since the pizza delivery video IVE BEEN WHISHING FOR A DAILY RIDER EP OF THE ROCKET 3 WOOHOOOOO

please do such videos more frequently. Thankyou

You're doing great! love from India!😄

The way you lit the back wheel up just as you pulled off haha, only on Daily Rider :')

I've got one and I love it. That said, I put the GT bars on my R and that makes the seating position a LOT more comfortable. Agree about the suspension as it's really stiff, even with a passenger on board. Speaking of passenger, I also added the sissy bar and back rest because as you mentioned, the motor doesn't match the passenger seat on the R.

Bro I love that bike it looks like a literal rocket. I can't imagine how cool it feels to ride. Can't wait to get my license lol hope I don't die

Always love Zack's giggles!!!

Quick shifter an option and works perfectly on my new R3 GT.

Great ride love the rear slides! I will have to take one for a test ride to compare with my 1260S. Great review but you said nothing about the brakes! Does it have them🤫🤪

Ive been considering one of these but the GT model. The part of the review that meant the most to me was the fact every time Zach hit the throttle, he was laughing and enjoying the shit out of it. If it dont make you smile when you ride it, its not worth it.

1969 was the year Craig Vetter built the X-75 prototype triple so I'd say you were right when you guessed late sixties or seventy. They had spindly front ends and too much power for their frames and brakes. These new beasts are incredible. Nice review.

Good video. May Inask, what camera are you using and how are you capturing the audio? It sounds very clear.

hey its long beach! love riding around there

Hello Zach keep it coming

Just found your channel - though not a fan of huge cruisers this was a great review -

Sign of a great bike series (and channel) to me is when I watch it despite being a bit meh about the bike beinng tested/used. I admire the Rocket 3 greatly, but watched this for pure entertainment.

The displacement per cylinder if bigger than on the most massive thumper being DR Big, that's impressive.

I have had my Rocket 3R since Feb 2020 and it’s fantastic! I added the quick shifter, Bluetooth module, sissy bar, sport panniers, tailpack, GT bars and windscreen. Essentially turned my R into a GT except for the mid mount foot controls. Instant smile every time I crack the throttle🙂

Seen one at OC this weekend freakin nice bike man beautiful

Dont push it into corners, just countersteer. For a bike it's size, it's surprisingly nimble! And if you do, I like to think of it as actually quite neutral too!

Please make a review about 110 & 125 cc bikes too I would love to watch it😀

Zach, how easy is it to do a wheelie? You really seem to enjoy its power. You are the greatest.