I just acquired my 4th Rocket Three.
Well, OK, the first was a 1969 BSA R3 in 1971. That one was stolen and the insurance company replaced it with a look-alike 69 BSA R3 in 1972. Then I traded that one for a 1967 Camaro. In the meantime, I was riding a BSA 650 on the way to the most important date of my life when I was t-boned and ended up with three fractured vertebrae. Undaunted, I bought the R3 back and, somehow, I decided to ah ... ah modify that R3 with a hard-tail rear end and springer front end. I built an intake manifold to adapt a 38 mm Mikuni carb in place of the 3 carbs on the stock R3. That thing was about 11 feet long. The result was a screaming fast bike. Never lost a race to anyone or anything. But then but I sold it.
My new R3 is the Triumph version. 2005 low miles bike. Looking forward to delivery. And yes, my motorcycle license is still current. Now where did I put that helmet?