BSA Rocket 3

BSA Rocket 3, BSA
SG2012, CC BY 2.0

BSA’s triple, almost identical to the Triumph Trident but with a forward-sloping engine.

BSA and Triumph belonged to the same group and shared the engine. The Rocket 3 arrived a few months before the Honda CB750, which soon took over the market.

Materials: Steel frame, three-cylinder engine

Manufacture: Made in Birmingham.

The engine with its cylinders tilted forward.

The silencers with three outlets, known as rayguns.