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My new Rockster Black&White from....Poland
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:37 am
by gliniak
Hi everybody , I'm new to this site,
from 5 days in my garage stay Rockster s/n 1482 bulied in 2003 first registred 2006 april, 310km it's realy like brend new
like Canadians gays say "Beauty EH!"
for me ofc
I ordered windsheld from ZTechnik and GS's handbars
cheers
out of my window is still snowing
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:27 pm
by domekrome
Well, from an Edition 80 riding Canadian, welcome aboard, eh!
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:10 pm
by MikeCam
Welcome! Beauty.
Re: My new Rockster Black&White from....Poland
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:43 pm
by johnnyjs1
gliniak wrote:
like Canadians
gays say "Beauty EH!"
Must not like Canadians
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 7:55 pm
by boxermania
gliniak
That's a beauty.....you will enjoy it to the max. The GS handlebars will make the ergos much better, if you have shoulder issues.
Congrats and enjoy......
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:05 pm
by OU812
Sharp Rock!
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:12 pm
by Buckster
NIIIIICE!! Keep those stock parts. The bike will probably have better resale value on that 80th edition if you have all the stock parts.
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:45 pm
by ganesan8770
Excellent looking bike Bro!
pls post us the pics after you've fixed the visor & the handle bar.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:52 am
by ganesan8770
[/img] This is how my bike looks like, its done 2,200 kms so far.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:34 pm
by Max Continuous
Beauty eh!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:30 am
by GypsyRR
Nice looking bike.
The 80th Ed was the Rockster that always turned my head. The handlebars were a wide reach for me and hurt my shoulders when I rode one once, but I could have gotten use to it, given another chance, I think.
Congratulations. May you two never part!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:20 pm
by darth_rockster
I'm a lookin and I'm a liking!
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:29 am
by gliniak
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:37 am
by GypsyRR
NICE! Cool helmet too.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:03 pm
by Boxerpunk
No offense, but why are so many Rock-riders here trying to convert their Rockster into some kind of RT by adding huge windscreens and handguards;
if you want to ride an RT, buy an RT......
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:54 pm
by OU812
I did that with my R1150R, just ended up on an LT.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:14 pm
by Ves
Boxerpunk wrote:No offense, but why are so many Rock-riders here trying to convert their Rockster into some kind of RT by adding huge windscreens and handguards;
if you want to ride an RT, buy an RT......
None offense taken... I don't know for the others, but for myself:
- The Rock is about 80 lbs lighter. Right?
- More aggressive chassis geometry.
- You can quickly take the shield off when it gets hot (Yeah, I guess you can take the shield and whole fairing off the LT too. But that would look kind of silly..)
- Price difference?
And the two most important reasons of all...
- You can't get the COOL color combos on an LT...
- What sounds better... "I own a Rockster." or "I own an LT."
I rest my case...
Welcome gliniak, nice bike...
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:30 pm
by OU812
Evil Ves! Evil!
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:47 pm
by Ves
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:27 pm
by gliniak
Ves wrote:Boxerpunk wrote:No offense, but why are so many Rock-riders here trying to convert their Rockster into some kind of RT by adding huge windscreens and handguards;
if you want to ride an RT, buy an RT......
None offense taken... I don't know for the others, but for myself:
- The Rock is about 80 lbs lighter. Right?
- More aggressive chassis geometry.
- You can quickly take the shield off when it gets hot (Yeah, I guess you can take the shield and whole fairing off the LT too. But that would look kind of silly..)
- Price difference?
And the two most important reasons of all...
- You can't get the COOL color combos on an LT...
- What sounds better... "I own a Rockster." or "I own an LT."
I rest my case...
Welcome gliniak, nice bike...
thank you:)
Oh yeah...All what you said is true
My friends had the same “problem†here in Poland. They asked me why I did it. Why I did not buy RT or GS.I said that I needed cheaper, lighter and more aggressive bike. 80 % of my riding time is taking place in city between banks and my office. This is the reason that I need panniers. Windshield is also very important when you want to travel comfortably. In my climate zone (central/east Europe) the weather is often cold. Consequently you need more protection. On the other hand when it is hot I can remove windshield and panniers easily obtaining aggressive naked bike. Try to do it with RT – it is impossible.
