Featured Rocket Or R18?

Ermm no it’s not
I’m a big fan of cruiser/bobber types but that one NAHH!!!

 

Looks shite,it’s a bmw it’ll be nowt but expensive trouble.

 

Nein !

 

sorry to hear that, what years your thruxton and what trouble has it been?.

 

Because some others think outside the box too!! I’ve 2x Bmw v 1x Triumph. The R18 is a ‘modular’ base and can have many clothes!! I like it better that the Triumph current range

 

Its got a great outline.

 

Agree great outline as @SprinterII says but one feckin hideous exhaust

 

thats poor you having to pay when the bike is still in warranty, I’ve only had minor things wrong with triumphs I’ve bought new touch wood, the worst was a cam chain tensioner on a street triple that went on to do 30.000 trouble free miles,I know lads with BMW’s mainly GS 1200 who’ve had lots of very expensive bother.

 

Scheisse

 

So have I, but you wouldn't pay good money for it!!!

And what is it with modern exhausts these days? Most of them seem fugly on a good day. Heaven knows what the bloody things weigh!! Now, when I were a lad ............

 

It's an even bigger ditch pump!
Night für micht!

 

Don't listen to the Philistines...the ditchpump is beautiful.
Al

 

its funny how opinions differ so much I like it

 

Personally, I have never been into cruiser/bobber style bikes but between the two, I prefer the Rocket, more pleasing to the eye. That said, I really like the CCM Spitfire (which is now on my want list).

 

Those mufflers were based on the 1930s bike, but now I think Euro emissions 4/5? Partly dictate the size of silencers, but not the shape .
That bike could have a large square muffler underneath and small neat end cans, as some manufacturers already do.
Ricardo Motorcycles have some interesting info on motorcycle Euro emissions.
Ken.

 

Or as my American friend would say "it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on its way down to the ground!".