1969 Bsa Rocket 3
Everything else is pretty much how it came from the factory.
1969 bsa rocket 3.
1968 bsa rocket 3 engine close up. This 1969 bsa rocket 3 was acquired by the seller approximately 33 years ago from its second owner motorcycle designer craig vetter and has since been ridden 9k miles as well as spending over 20 years in storage. Alongside the honda cb750 and later the kawasaki triples it brought a new level of sophistication to street. The 1969 bsa rocket 3 and all other motorcycles made 1894 2020.The triumph trident and bsa rocket 3 was a technically advanced high performance roadster or standard motorcycle made by triumph engineering and bsa both companies part of the birmingham small arms company from 1968 to 1975 and sold under both the triumph and bsa marques. On march 18 1969 birmingham small arms ltd once the world s largest motorcycle manufacturer crated up three new 1969 bsa rocket 3 motorcycles and shipped them across the atlantic to mcbride cycle in toronto. 1969 bsa rocket iii this is the perfect and completely restored bike. The bsa version of the triple was labelled the rocket 3 or officially the a75 while the triumph became the trident or t150.
1969 bsa a75r rocket 3 spotlight the a75r rocket 3 to give it its full title was a break with tradition in many ways not least being the three cylinder engine configuration. This bsa a75r rocket 3 was purchased by me in august of 2012 and has received a full and restoration over the last couple of years. History of the 1969 1972 bsa rocket iii although they had key differences and final assembly took place at different facilities the triumph trident and the bsa rocket 3 were essentially badge engineered triples from the latter part of the two companies coexistence and the trident was actually the last major bike design undertaken by triumph s meriden factory. Introduced in 1968 the 750cc 125mph three cylinder rocket 3 was crucial to bsa whose future hinged on the bike s success.
Matching engine and frame numbers. The bike was given new tires paint on the gas tank and side covers with hand pin striping new amal 626 carbs headlight shell and a super tune and service. Between a rocket and a hard place.
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