Rocker: What would you change?
#16
01-20-2008 | 04:50 PM
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RE: Rocker: What would you change?
Here's what I posted on the general forum:
Saw the Rocker C today. My comments are my own and please don't be offended.
1. The seat is huge and way out of place on the bike. The passenger seat as far as I can tell it weed out the "larger"' women at the bar cause they aint gonna fit. Also that seat was as hard as a rock, they must be depending on the suspension for any type of padding cause that thing sucks.
2. The tank is really weird on this bike, long and narrow and it sits to flat. It needs to raised up in the front to follow the lines of the bike more. Also the speedo rising out of the tank is just plain wrong.
3. The bars have good pull back and seem comfortable but I would have put some drag bars on it an mounted the guages to the bars. Also the turn signals only clear the tank by a 1/4 inch or so and may make adjusting the levers very restrictive.
4. I like the motor in the "C" it was black and looked much better than the grey motor on the regular Rocker.
5. The curb feelers on the factory pegs were a nice touch. I also like the rear fender and the wide tire.
All in all a nice concept I don't think I could leave it like it is if I bought one. I for sure would put a different seat on it even if I had to build my own. Raise the tank and get rid of the factory handlebars for a nice set of drag bars and risers. The turn signals would have to be moved to the forks. Maybe a set of Apes would look good but with the low seat and high front end they couldn't be very tall, at least for me. Move the license plate off the fender and mount it to the axle. As I said I wouldn't be able to ride it stock, I'll wait and see what some of the new owners change on it and decide if I want a "starter" custom.
Saw the Rocker C today. My comments are my own and please don't be offended.
1. The seat is huge and way out of place on the bike. The passenger seat as far as I can tell it weed out the "larger"' women at the bar cause they aint gonna fit. Also that seat was as hard as a rock, they must be depending on the suspension for any type of padding cause that thing sucks.
2. The tank is really weird on this bike, long and narrow and it sits to flat. It needs to raised up in the front to follow the lines of the bike more. Also the speedo rising out of the tank is just plain wrong.
3. The bars have good pull back and seem comfortable but I would have put some drag bars on it an mounted the guages to the bars. Also the turn signals only clear the tank by a 1/4 inch or so and may make adjusting the levers very restrictive.
4. I like the motor in the "C" it was black and looked much better than the grey motor on the regular Rocker.
5. The curb feelers on the factory pegs were a nice touch. I also like the rear fender and the wide tire.
All in all a nice concept I don't think I could leave it like it is if I bought one. I for sure would put a different seat on it even if I had to build my own. Raise the tank and get rid of the factory handlebars for a nice set of drag bars and risers. The turn signals would have to be moved to the forks. Maybe a set of Apes would look good but with the low seat and high front end they couldn't be very tall, at least for me. Move the license plate off the fender and mount it to the axle. As I said I wouldn't be able to ride it stock, I'll wait and see what some of the new owners change on it and decide if I want a "starter" custom.
#19
01-20-2008 | 06:18 PM
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