Just saw the most awesome bike ever!

**sil3nt** · 30th October 2009, 16:28

Was heading home from work when i come across a slow car up ahead. Come to a stop at an intersection and i see a line of cars already formed behind thanks to this ditz doing 70

At the back of the queue i see a single headlight

Always good to see another bike out on the roads!

As we leave the intersection i pass the ditz and check the rear mirror to find this bike nailed to my ass

I hold him up through a couple of nice corners as im getting hammered by the wind and windblast from trucks

Come to a straight and the bike creeps past me and thats when i get to see and hear the beauty that is a BSA Rocket 3

He streaks away effortlessly through the corners the bike staying nailed to its line going much much faster than i was. I was amazed at how well it took the corners.

The closest image i could find to what i saw is this http://www.classicmotorcycles.org.uk...ket3_750cc.jpg
Except this bike was black and gold and looked (from what i saw) to be in mint condition. The 3 exhausts stacked on top of one another looked seriously cool. The only part that ruined the image was the fancy red shoei!

**Insanity_rules** · 30th October 2009, 16:34

Oh yeah, thats sex on wheels

**george formby** · 30th October 2009, 16:36

Nice, just goe's to show that you don't need a 150hp & fat tyres on the road. They sound soooo proper too.

**JohnR** · 30th October 2009, 17:05

You mean like this one?

This one has 3 into 1 pipe and is blisteringly fast!

**JohnC** · 30th October 2009, 17:17

Triumph Hurricane,,,based on the T160 Trident.
Nothing on this earth sounds quiet like an older Brittish triple on song.

A guy was resently selling one on Trade me,,asking $50,000,,,,it sold with the buy now,,,lucky man had two others as well.

**MIXONE** · 30th October 2009, 17:18

That's a Triumph X75 Hurricane.The best looking Trumpy ever made.

**JohnC** · 30th October 2009, 17:21

Familar looking bike,as above,,Rocket 3 in it's natural habitat.

**sil3nt** · 30th October 2009, 17:36

Originally Posted by JohnR

You mean like this one?

This one has 3 into 1 pipe and is blisteringly fast!

Nah it looked just like the one in the pic i had. That was the only pick i could find with the 3 exhausts. It was naked and sounded awesome.

**KiwiGs** · 30th October 2009, 19:02

I guy I work with has an X75, sounds very nice indeed.
He had a wee off on it a while ago, guess which side it went down on?

**fridayflash** · 31st October 2009, 10:11

beaut bikes alright! a couple of guys down here in our club have them....
i think one sold his last year for well over $30k
out at the norsewood pub one day and this guy gets on his and kicks it over
...and it kicks back severely tipping him, his girl, and the whole bike
over onto the road (highside as it was on the sidestand at the time!)
i dont think he's running stock compression however......

**martybabe** · 31st October 2009, 10:48

BSA rocket you say?

**White trash** · 31st October 2009, 10:52

Originally Posted by MIXONE

That's a Triumph X75 Hurricane.The best looking Trumpy ever made.

Ah-Fucken-Men.

**RentaTriumph** · 31st October 2009, 14:35

Had the chance to buy this bike for $18.000 back in 2001. Kicking myself now.

**Hopeful Bastard** · 31st October 2009, 14:43

Originally Posted by sil3ntwar

Was heading home from work when i come across a slow car up ahead. Come to a stop at an intersection and i see a line of cars already formed behind thanks to this ditz doing 70

At the back of the queue i see a single headlight

Always good to see another bike out on the roads!

As we leave the intersection i pass the ditz and check the rear mirror to find this bike nailed to my ass

I hold him up through a couple of nice corners as im getting hammered by the wind and windblast from trucks

Come to a straight and the bike creeps past me and thats when i get to see and hear the beauty that is a BSA Rocket 3

He streaks away effortlessly through the corners the bike staying nailed to its line going much much faster than i was. I was amazed at how well it took the corners.

Except this bike was black and gold and looked (from what i saw) to be in mint condition. The 3 exhausts stacked on top of one another looked seriously cool. The only part that ruined the image was the fancy red shoei!

Lucky you too see one in action.. I just had a CLOSE UP with one.. Tyre was flat though

Biketranz were taking it down to someone to restore and get back up and running.. So we are going to see another beautiful old bike back on the roads!!

It was fucking sex on wheels.. Pretty much exactly what you saw but in red