BSA Rocket 3 (Rob North) warm up

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Rob North Bsa Rocket III race bikes being warmed up

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@Chuckl881 9 жыл бұрын

Way back when the triples were first raced in AMA pro class-c flat-tracking, the BSA and Triumph factory teams showed up at the Santa Rosa Mile in California with the new triples. It was the first time most of us had seen or heard them, and it was amazing. Way back when the triples were first raced in AMA pro class-c flat-tracking, the BSA and Triumph factory teams showed up at the Santa Rosa Mile in California with the new triples. It was the first time most of us had seen or heard them, and it was amazing. At that time, the Santa Rosa track had a corrugated metal fence outside the back straight, and that amplified the already awesome scream of the un-muffled triples (no one ran silencers back then. BTW, I despise silencers!) During practice sessions, the triples were so loud that we could hear them over every other bike, including the Harley, Triumph and BSA twins (I was riding a BSA.) Give that some thought for a second; ... while riding an unmuffled, megaphoned BSA 650, which was quite a screamer itself, I could clearly hear the triples, from hundreds of feet away. That was LOUD! And besides shear volume, the triples had a beautiful tone to them when they were at full-tilt, sort of like a twin on steroids, to borrow a tired phrase. That was the day that Dave Aldana, who was BSA factory sponsored, though he was still a Junior and in a battle for the points lead with Triumph factory rider Don Castro, managed to absolutely destroy his triple in a crash on the back straight during practice. He walked away, slowly, as what was left of his bike was carted back to the pits, about half the size it was before it was compacted .

@geoffdearth8575 6 жыл бұрын

The brilliant last days of Triumph/ BSA.

@stephenanderson4603 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve met both those guys at various events and they are superb blokes. 👍👍

@whalesong999 8 жыл бұрын

Heard them at Daytona in 1971 - most impressive sound of them all. 'Elegant' might be fitting.

@rgadave 5 жыл бұрын

Attended the Match Race Series at Brands Hatch in the early '70's....a grid full of nothing but BSA/Triumph Triples on the grid.............the sound was music !!.

@trident1702 12 жыл бұрын

This is without any comparison the coolest sounding motorcycles ever buildt! I wants my T160 back. Boy oh boy!

@thatmanstumototours2270 5 жыл бұрын

Besides the wonderful bike and sound, that red paint is gorgeous...

@03bonneville 11 жыл бұрын

Music to my ears.....Beautiful bikes!

@schlusselmensch 11 жыл бұрын

Well don't those sound bloody wonderful!

@acotrel1 12 жыл бұрын

I've got an 850 Seeley Commando in the shed which is about to be fired up again. You've inspired me to get off my backside. Love the clip

@exb.r.buckeyeman845 3 жыл бұрын

I saw Percy Tait at Castle Combe in 1968 ? on the Works 500cc Daytona, and then for the final race “ the unlimited “ he came out with the works Trident, a screaming monster that smashed the lap record from 88 mph to 93 mph.

@albion2742 10 жыл бұрын

A Symphony of sound.

@Joedom1000 7 жыл бұрын

Love it ,what amazing machine ...dream of taking one out on track for few laps always .....

@acotrel1 12 жыл бұрын

There are a couple of Rob North Rockets here in Oz. They've been killed off by vastly oversized CB750 Hondas which dominate the Period 4 class. The adrenalin is flowing again ! If I saw those things out racing, I couldn't resist having a go at them.

@robertbruce1887 6 ай бұрын

English racer Paul Smart once commented that even though the Kawasakis and others he rode later may have been faster, his Triumph Trident triple had the best all round combination of speed, power, braking & handling.

@peterroycroft6433 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@gv2wheels 13 жыл бұрын

You ALWAYS show the COOLEST bikes thanks for sharing my friend :))

@burtvhulberthyhbn7583 5 жыл бұрын

What a vicious sound.

@Elgarman 3 жыл бұрын

A symphony in BSA Major.

@adrianmersk4751 5 жыл бұрын

just amazing!!!

@classicbikeworld 13 жыл бұрын

@gv2wheels My pleasure. Standing next to these machines was amazing not to mention deafening

@how-cu5do 8 жыл бұрын

i don't think ive heard a better sounding bike

@cobraverde68540 11 жыл бұрын

great sound

@BobRoden-vy8oi Ай бұрын

Nothing sounds like a Three

@robertcameron5007steelwheel 3 жыл бұрын

I had a trident with a three into one pipe and majic at revs

@ThePif87 7 жыл бұрын

good vibration !!!!!

@lagerx61 3 ай бұрын

Brutal..

@derekgourney 9 ай бұрын

There are lovely From shafer MTB 😂❤

@geoffdearth8575 6 жыл бұрын

One wonders what would have happened had there been a watercooled version of the these 3s since cooling was their Achilles heel.

@raedwulfone 5 жыл бұрын

Where did you find that information?

@ronanrogers4127 5 жыл бұрын

...the water would have spewed out everywhere, much like the oil

@nevermind2534 5 жыл бұрын

Ronan Rogers ... best reply of the day .. lol

@veronicagajardo9367 4 жыл бұрын

un amigo mio tiene una TRIUMPH ROCKET 750 en Argentina,hay muy pocas en nuertro pais.

@cashstore1 13 жыл бұрын

I want to drive one of them.

@joddy2802 8 жыл бұрын

AWESOME SOUND!!!! BRITISH IS BEST

@exb.r.buckeyeman845 3 жыл бұрын

British was best.

@aspjake123 2 жыл бұрын

Right side gear shifter???!!!!????!!

@leneanderthalien 11 жыл бұрын

What a sound! In comparision modern 4 cyl are only shit!

@asd36f 7 жыл бұрын

What is the purpose of the belt running down the middle of the fuel tank on the bike on the left?

@whalesong999 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that strap holds the fuel tank on. Honda had similar set-ups on their gp machines back in the '60s, an aluminum strap with cushion underneath. I built a Honda gp replica out of a CB-160 in the early '70s and had to craft that strap for a similar purpose to hold on a CR-93 fuel tank.

@ronanrogers4127 5 жыл бұрын

Graham Clayton ...it’s a quick release tank strap, otherwise they had two bolts at the front and one at the rear.