And the Rocket 3 was the fastest clocking 131.8 mph during speed distance tests at Daytona, if I remember correctly it covered over 100 miles at that speed before they ran out of time.It stood till 1972 and the Z900

Biggerbadwolf I will be forever ashamed of the bad word I called it when I stalled it ..... I will go to hell for that 👹

@@mikefry6765 You're forgiven for riding it right.

My pleasure I will be doing more this summer

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Can't forget the beautiful chrome fuel tank ..That burgundy color is absolutely stunning..

I remember sitting at the top of Sutton Bank, and watching a Triumph Trident and Suzuki GT750 going down. When they reached the bottom, they both opened it up - and the Trident left the GT for dead. When will that have been ? About 1979.

Kawasaki H1 500cc triple , I had the baby 250S1 , ported to madness , didnt stop or do corners very well .

@@vinm300 not bad eh! the waterbottle with a set of pipes used to go good as i remember them

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Mike Fry - I'm in the US. When I was a kid my Uncle was stationed in Vietnam Nam as a Merchant Marine. Over there he was only allowed to ride a 90cc bike. But when he came home on break he stayed at my parents (my) house. All he ever talked about was when he was done over there he was going to buy a BSA Rocket 3. He called all his nephews 'brother'. He'd say to me "Brother, when I get back I'm buying a Beeza Rocket 3". We were excited because he said he would let us ride it when we were old enough. Long story short. He never bought one because he kept shipping out and I think my mother (his sister) told him that if he brought a motorcycle home she wouldn't let him stay there. LOL. He bought a big Cadillac instead. Anyways, I never forget my Uncle Gerald and the BEEZA Rocket 3. If I were to buy an old classic it would be that one. It's why I watched your video. Cheers, ride well.

richard casey I will check with Dave the owner and get back to you

richard casey ..

Yes Richard Casey, quite correct, it's a '72. Some of the '71s had black frames, often done at dealers, but the burgundy paint job is 72 specific. It was one of the last 110 to leave the factory (in March 72) before production finished. None of the last batch went to the states (this one went to Melbourne!) as sales were so poor by then.

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John Hall yes I grew up being gearchange ambidextrous in the 70s but first time I had ridden one in about 20 years funny how you keep the muscle memory once moving it was fine :-)

John, today my wife and myself had a enjoyable two hour ride on a 70 650 Tiger, I'm 66 the old girl on the back is a couple of years younger and is still telling me what to do, But the leader of the not just Australia but the world said " you can still ride a motorcycle like when you were nineteen" I said very nicely thank but I would have been more fun for me if you were not on the back!!!

Weather here shocking, Kent England! Almost nothing compares to a good motorcycle ride, even with the wife on the back! Does it have the 8" TLS full width front brake and if so how does it perform? Have you seen this? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y6qhZZx9sOCxm4U.html

I had a Honda and a BSA @ the same time and used to jump from one to the other. However I personally preferred the right gear-shift as a more balanced option when riding, in particular when braking! This system was worked out over many years of TT racing and if you look at the natural motion of the body, the legs and arms balance in opposition! But politicians and legislators many of which probably have never ridden a motorcycle know best! So dead against EU bureaucrats and their meddling especially the enforced Type Approval crap! ABS on mopeds... I ask you!

South Shropshire

Colin Thomasson the tank is so shiny you look down and see all behind revealed

What do you need mirrors for? You’re going to remember everything you passed and very few things will be coming up fast behind you on a Rocket III.

Dick Johnson probably because I swore 😀

what makes you say that ? Dave the owner is v experienced setting up Triumphs and it carburated beautifully

G. Ferraro Battantier seeing as how you asked so nicely 😀 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qc-KqKyHldfMZac.html

I have been riding brit bikes since 1971 but I havnt ridden one for a while the reason I asked is he has a Norton with a reverse shift and I didnt want to damage his gearbox, I have owned all sorts of bikes with different shifts but always best to ask if you are being trusted with a precious piece of engineering Those are typical british B roads and not at all scary if you are used to them Thanks for your comment

Mike Fry I agree totally with your point of view. Better ask before then regret after...

@@JRondeauYUL Exactly I had to concentrate at first but its amazing how the muscle memory kicks in thankfully I returned it intact

My dad used to say Bloody Sore Arse

llew virtue if I had taken it to 9 I would have been eating conrods

Okay maybe I did not have my glasses on maybe it was 8.5 Ohh all right 6

llew virtue what is your point ?

Go to 1m 23s take it to AT LEAST 5 and a half you won't kill it, I had been following him all day riding it very briskly without any issues

Mike lighten up son just having a bit of fun with you

I beg your pardon ?

Rob I don’t understand your comment why was it inept ? Was it my riding my editing lack of commentary ... keen to take any constructive criticism

What a fool comment - Mike has just borrowed it from a mate, rode it perfectly well esp. for a guy who hadnt ridden an R3 before. Good lines, kept the revs up, didnt crash it. Well done Mike

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Haha I am in the lucky position where I get to ride it and not maintain it :-)

You have no soul bud