Biggest Production bike (2.3 liters) and how it feels 

well its like 3/8 of a V8

@@RONALD511 "Giant 3 cylinder" as being nearly a 4 cylinder.

To be fair if it was half a v6, a 4.6 V6 would be really big, closer to v8 displacement territory.

That new math - still trippin’ up people with greying hair ...

8/2 = 4

ESPECIALLY THAT THIS VIDEO CAME OUT 3 YEARS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC SPECIAL

@111111 33 Maybe with YOU Riding it...lol. 3, or 6, with me riding it...

Bet it doesn’t pass your moms sweet ass

Nah thats ment for the vmax

You actually get 250 miles a tank if you keep her under 80 miles MPH! When I'm cruising long rides after a fill up it showed 280 miles till empty!

They really aren't bad, I get 33/35 on long cruises.

GT?

I was wondering the same, the last couple of vids feel like there is something wrong with his health

BruteForce171 might be a tumor .

been hearing him clearing his throat and coughing all the way back to last year. i hope he's okay though.

Maybe he has asthma. I do and it has me clearing my throat a lot bc of the mucus.

I'm a doctor....that guy's got a condition....

There is a bike for everybody. No need to hate on others choices.

Naked

I have a V-Rod as well. How does this pull in comparison?

@@xaviermcquiston1604 It will beat the vrod muscle easily and with an aftermarket exhaust and air intake with a new tune, it will gain 20hp

test rode one and at first it felt like it was trying to run out from under me it was that quick. When i got back i tested the Thunderbird Storm although not quite as quick but it was the one i felt most comfortable on. Not a 2.3l only a 1700 but i can live with it

TheBeekeepingBiker which one did you end up with?

you left out the Vulcan 2000

The Valkyrie...

I`m a ST1050 rider and could not agree more, I`ve had 5 Triumphs and 6 Hondas over the years and I`ve said those very words many many times over. 4 of my Triumphs have been ST`s, either 955`s or 1050`s and 3 of the Honda`s were VFR`s. Similar bikes in many respects, the biggest differences, reliability and build quality..

My buddy has a VTX 1800 retro. I think it feels quite heavy, feels significantly heavier then a street glide while riding. How did the weight of rocket feel compared to the VTX. I hear the center of gravity is quite low.

well with only 165hp and around a 700lb weight, I get it.

Its good that very very sad people like you can post very very sad comments

Damn OVER Aged Children ! lol

this comment didnt age well

@@leifretzer4939 i came here to say this! XD if this dude ever knew what a scary cough really looks like.

Its hard not to scream when riding a Rocket III haha

He's not grown-up yet

What self respecting man, especially riding a big 1800 cc bike owns a Scion and not only a scion but an xB?

@@thebestever333 Sick buuuurn !

Lol

Is it easy on the lower back? That's my only concern

Drive one and try NOT to..

Rick Forbes love it

I rode a Triumph Rocket 3....the Rocket 3 feels like a disjointed three piece boat......got back...got off it and hopped on to my Vmax 1700 and it is felt so cool....it's unbelievable....the Vmax 1700 is a real bike...big it might be but that's what it is and it feels so fantastic and one piece and when you're on a Vmax1700 you feel one with the planet....planet Torque and civilized wildness...and as you accelerate on a Vmax 1700 into sudden orbital velocities it actually feels you're holding on to the space shuttle from the outside but fantastically smooth.....it's superb. The Vmax 1700 accelerates like no other....the Vmax 1700 does everyfuckingthing fantastic. Just throw the cat con out and flash it gurued in the states . The Vmax 1700....it's all the bike you need all the time. Luxury rocket....rocket sofa....it's for kings only. If you are in 2 minds.... it's not for you....all the 204 bhp of it....Yamaha says 200 bhp but it's actually 204 bhp. 0 to 100kmph in 2.3 seconds.... Facts are facts.

@@themalaailaanaa1347 lol have fun with the 100 mile full range...what a joke!

@@donkramer2579 its thrilling

@@donkramer2579 lmao

I own a rocket 3 also. More power than I will ever use. I enjoy knowing that the power is there if I need it.👍🇺🇸

Couldnt have said it better!! The vmax is a streetfighter bike. 9500rpm redline? Not a cruiser

I thought the 2017 was unrestricted?

That's about 85hp which is around 600/650cc territory, and they are much lighter. You just don't get these bikes for performance but just to have excess of bike. Which is fine, its better to have many different types of bikes then less.

A friend of mine of similar proportions (roughly 5"7' & 160 lbs) bought this one, but unfortunately, for a few wrong reasons (*) - and more, he rides it the same way as I would ride my Suzuki Savage (or some really laid-back-performance bike). Quite a waste of all the resources, I'd say 🙂 (*) One of those reasons was, that he wanted the biggest available engine in something resembling a chopper a/o cruiser, and had the money to waste to get it; but this bike turned very swiftly quite far apart from either - it's a true muscle bike, by all means. As far as I can recall, he rode it only twice, in one of our group rides of three or four, as usually, he sticks to much more comfy Yamaha Wildstar 1600 or (fabled, IMHO) HD Sportster 1200. I tried it only once (so take this with some reservations) - I liked the power going from the very bottom of the RPM spectrum, but for me and my style of riding (I'm a 5"7' & 140 lbs laid-back cruiser guy, enjoying mostly AT / SI / IT Alps with its ultra-curvy roads and mountain passes, for which I'm super-comfy sticking to my Suzuki VL800 since 2009 and opting to maybe switch to VL1500LC by next year) it's an overpowered, quite uncomfortable and sort-of difficult to handle at lower speeds bike; it was definitely great on highways, so I'd assume the A-to-B travelling would be OK on it.

Same brother!

His screaming over the motor makes it aggravating.

Listen to a 6 cylinder 😮 honda Valkyries f6c

@@everythinggaming7938Now that’s a real motorcycle ! Best sounding bike there is. The rocket doesn’t sound bad though.

VN2000 is an awesome bike. I'd much rather have one of them.

I laughed through the whole test ride of the r3 roadster. Definitely getting one someday.

i actually had a monster 696 as my firs bike and am looking at one of these, how qould you say they are? im 5'7" so im a little iffy on how big it might be to me

That’s not saying much, I’m a Harley owner for this ver 35years! Love my Lowrider! My 79 out the door New was $5,100!!!

sstroh08 they do make a touring my model comes with hardsaddel bags fairing radio less aggressive forks and suspension and about 20 less that's the 2017 model probably different for this year. the hp has jumped up and down over the years readability has gotten better the early models had timing. chain issues

i've had mine (white stripe) since april 2015 it can do distance/touring but lack of 6th gear and the rear suspension could be better.

He did that to prove how much torque they have and that they have usable power in all gears at any engine speed. He stated why he started in 5th...

I have a Honda Civic right now with a 1.8L motor.

i’d like to see a 2.5 litre car keep up whith that 0-60 and power to weight ratio exists you know

Someone's lieing to u, once the Busa hits second gear she's all over!