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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JoeRadosavljevich on 23 August 2014, 08:32:22
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Does anyone possess a motorcycle Triumph Rocket 3?
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You cannot write motorcycle and 'Triumph Rocket 3 in the same sentence.. Kerb weight: 367kg. 'Motorcycle'? Noooo... ;) ;) :)
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You cannot write motorcycle and 'Triumph Rocket 3 in the same sentence.. Kerb weight: 367kg. 'Motorcycle'? Noooo... ;) ;) :)
My plastic pig weighed less than that. ;)
The OP may refer to the original Rocket 3 from 1968.
On second thoughts that was made by BSA. :-\
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Yep the original Rocket 3 was a BSA,Triumphs version of that was the Trident.
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Yep the original Rocket 3 was a BSA,Triumphs version of that was the Trident.
Yes indeed.
I lusted after a Trident T160 in my youth but the pennies wouldn't quite stretch. :(
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I lusted after a Trident T160 in my youth but the pennies wouldn't quite stretch. :(
Could have sworn it was a T160 that Amy's Dad restored, but no.. I checked and it's a TSS. This very one (http://www.tomcc.org/Gallery.aspx?imageid=418), in fact.
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I lusted after a Trident T160 in my youth but the pennies wouldn't quite stretch. :(
Could have sworn it was a T160 that Amy's Dad restored, but no.. I checked and it's a TSS. This very one (http://www.tomcc.org/Gallery.aspx?imageid=418), in fact.
I seem to recall that the TSS was 4 valves per cylinder. Positively 'space age' technology for a Bonnie. :y
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Does anyone possess a motorcycle Triumph Rocket 3?
I've sat on one ...... does that count? ;D A really well balanced bike. :y
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I've got the real Triumph Triple, a 750cc T150V. :y :y :y
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I think he means this one :) They have come down a lot in price since i last looked at one :o
Rocket111 (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/triumph/rocket-iii/2008/_/R-NXGN-3187318)
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I've got the real Triumph Triple, a 750cc T150V. :y :y :y
Lucky man, Mr Rods. :y
I believe that the T150 had the engine upright in the frame, while the T160 had it 'canted' slightly forward?
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I think he means this one :) They have come down a lot in price since i last looked at one :o
Rocket111 (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/triumph/rocket-iii/2008/_/R-NXGN-3187318)
A faster more reliable Harley that doesn't shake itself to bits. :y
Hmmm.....a 2.3 litre triple. Sounds good to me. :y
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Good, boys. Thanks for the info on price, weight and riding position. I didn't know it was more reliable than the American muscle. Good to know.
Now I need some used motorcycle website. I like the look of it very much since it looks so hunky and built for almost 7 footers, like myself.
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Good, boys. Thanks for the info on price, weight and riding position. I didn't know it was more reliable than the American muscle. Good to know.
Now I need some used motorcycle website. I like the look of it very much since it looks so hunky and built for almost 7 footers, like myself.
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I know a bloke who owned one , always did 2 up and of course he had the loud pipes on it ..sounded like a tank coming down the road :o
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Yes, something like that. Do you know of a good used motorcycles website in UK?
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I know a bloke who owned one , always did 2 up and of course he had the loud pipes on it ..sounded like a tank coming down the road :o
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I think he means this one :) They have come down a lot in price since i last looked at one :o
Rocket111 (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/mcn/bikes-for-sale/searchresults/detail/triumph/rocket-iii/2008/_/R-NXGN-3187318)
A faster more reliable Harley that doesn't shake itself to bits. :y
Hmmm.....a 2.3 litre triple. Sounds good to me. :y
Yes, the Harley really is a bike for show, much less so for riding......hence why the American plod always used jap bikes!
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You better get Wikipedia updated then! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_motorcycle#Motorcycles_used
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You better get Wikipedia updated then! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_motorcycle#Motorcycles_used
That's a good premise.
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You better get Wikipedia updated then! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_motorcycle#Motorcycles_used
Lets put it another way, given that Harley is US brand, its far from the favoured choice of Police Bike (and even the old Chips program on TV used the Kwak's)
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I've got the real Triumph Triple, a 750cc T150V. :y :y :y
Lucky man, Mr Rods. :y
I believe that the T150 had the engine upright in the frame, while the T160 had it 'canted' slightly forward?
Yes, the T150V has an upright engine, no electric start, and the gear change on the right hand side. The T150V has a number of updates over the T150 including the twin leading shoe front brake being replaced with a single disc and the 4 speed replaced with a 5 speed gearbox.
Stock Photo:
(http://www.classicbikes.co.uk/images/t150vuk02.jpg)
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I've got the real Triumph Triple, a 750cc T150V. :y :y :y
Lucky man, Mr Rods. :y
I believe that the T150 had the engine upright in the frame, while the T160 had it 'canted' slightly forward?
Yes, the T150V has an upright engine, no electric start, and the gear change on the right hand side. The T150V has a number of updates over the T150 including the twin leading shoe front brake being replaced with a single disc and the 4 speed replaced with a 5 speed gearbox.
Stock Photo:
(http://www.classicbikes.co.uk/images/t150vuk02.jpg)
I see where Honda got the design for the CB from now :o
|Thats a smart looking machine though ;)
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Yes, the Harley really is a bike for show, much less so for riding......hence why the American plod always used jap bikes!
Been getting stuck behind the damned things all week. German registered, huge groups 2 abreast, wheel to wheel, touring at all of 40 MPH. Then they get offended when a group of kit cars come past the lot at every straight. >:(