Ah, this idea popped into my head also as a 'crazy' option. At the moment it's staying in my head only, but if anyone has taken a Rocket off the beaten track, I'd be very interested to hear how they got on! The main problems I imagine would be the hideous impracticality - trying to get spares and servicing, replacing the rear every 3000 miles, dropping a 350+kg bike (400+ laden) countless times and possibly getting trapped under such a behemoth, seeing a £12k bike getting battered and bruised, trying to load it onto a plane/ship/boat, trying to keep it upright on unsealed roads. No matter how great the bike looks, sounds, and accelerates, that stuff would surely get tiresome after 10,000+ miles.
On the plus side, it has ABS, shaft drive, and a 25 litre fuel tank. And imagine the look on the Triumph dealer's face when you roll up in Australia, Cape Town, or Argentina, ask for a service, and told them where you rode it from!
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