Got word from Roger Allmond yesterday that his Triumph Rocket 3 custom was just finished late Saturday night. He had some photos taken over at MCN and they have the first one up.
It's certainly one big and beefy custom, exactly what you would expect given the bike he started with, though there's very little of that bike left, except for the engine. Most everything you see comes from Roger's own handiwork.
I will be talking to Roger soon to get more of his thoughts about how he went about building this beast. I'll be curious, too, about what the Triumph crowd thinks.
Video below:
Link: MCN
Photo: Motorcycle News
JR says
April 16, 2008 at 9:14 amVery sexy! I love these custom sport bikes. I bet it is quite a difficult bike to master.
I’m becoming more and more ok with the asymmetry of the one sided front suspensions.
Jon says
April 16, 2008 at 9:27 amJust not a fan of single side suspension myself, but nice otherwise.
Phoebe says
April 16, 2008 at 9:30 amWow, very cool! It’s like a streetfighter/cruiser. I have to admit, I was skeptical when I saw the first working photos.
Walt says
April 16, 2008 at 10:19 amVery neat job integrating the radiator into the design. These can be tough to bring off and often look just patched on. Not so here. I’d like to see how it looks from the near side, which is not the best face of the stock Rocket 3.
Walt
Ride says
April 16, 2008 at 11:59 amNice.
Mayakovski says
April 16, 2008 at 12:03 pmWOW!
pabsy says
April 16, 2008 at 4:57 pmomigod thks for the link that is stunning
OTTO MANN says
April 16, 2008 at 9:03 pmDO SINGLE SIDE SUSPENION FLEX A LOT MORE. ANY WAY IT LOOKS GOOD.
John says
April 17, 2008 at 12:18 amTHAT is a muscle bike!
Sean says
April 17, 2008 at 5:35 amKneeslider, here’s the opinion from the Triumph crowd. Amazing!
Richard says
April 17, 2008 at 7:51 amI noticed that all the MCN video focused on the right side of the bike. Could it be that the left side just ain’t that good lookin’?
Roger Allmond is obviously very talented. Too bad that only one half of his bike demonstrates that talent.
B*A*M*F says
April 18, 2008 at 6:30 pmOttoman, single sided suspensions don’t inherently flex any more or less than telescopic forks. Cannondale made serious mountain bikes which had a single sided telescopic fork suspension.
That particular front suspension unit looks like it should be more than sturdy enough.
Buzz says
September 23, 2008 at 8:30 pmAwesome machine. Trumph should make one
Retom7 says
April 23, 2009 at 1:41 pmI wouldn’t worry about whether the Front SS Suspension is realistic or not on that bike… chances are it’s never going to see more than a parking lot or two during a photoshoot. Did a great job with it. Love the color. Would hate to see what insurance would cost for a sportbike with a motor of that size though, lol.
I think the wheels are sexy. Want to do a fitment for my 03 speed triple? 🙂