BSA A75R Rocket 3 1969 A75 T150 Trident
Motorcycle Emporium Ltd Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Importers Unit 20, Stonefield Park, Martins Lane, Chilbolton, Winchester, Hampshire. SO20 6BL Telephone 07745 650984 To view the Motorcycles we have for sale please call to arrange a time. For Sale BSA A75R Rocket 3 Stock Number: 714 Frame Number: DC02644 A75R Engine Number: CC02273 A75R Mileage: 41,544 Description: A video of this machine can be seen at the following link: http://youtu.be/efNsB-8C3cg The Rocket 3 was the last motorcycle developed and sold by the BSA marque, the BSA Rocket 3, and its sister machine the Triumph Trident, were created to meet the demands of the US market and its demand for increased capacity, the 750 cc push rod triple was smoother and more powerful than the parallel twins that had been the staple of the British industry for 35 years. The two machines were very similar, the primary differences were that the Rocket had an A65 style double-loop cradle frame versus the Trident single down tube and the barrels on the rocket were canted forward at an angle of 15 degrees where the Tridents were upright.Despite BSAs racing success sales did not meet expectations and the Trident significantly out sold the BSA, this led to the Rocket 3 having a much shorter production run than the Triumph, although a twist of irony saw the Rocket 3 live on in perhaps the most famous factory custom, the Craig Vetter designed Triumph Hurricane Cosmetic This motorcycle is in beautiful cosmetic condition with very few ma...