On the touring rocket: I'll bet my left nut its a new 'recruit a friend' reward to replace the rather lacklustre Zhevra.
Think about it: A touring rocket that has two seats. It's an ideal 'show your friend the game' vehicle and makes more sense as a reward than the Zhevra. it also makes sense that it scales to your riding skill, to make it useful for people of character level 20+.