The Original Rocket

[Brennus]

Last weekend I took my BSA M20 to a show / meet of Nortons and BSA's in Southern Sydney, and managed to get a few pictures of the original rocket 3!

To my understanding, BSA made the original rocket 3 back in the 60's, however it was owned by Triumph by then, so was really a BSA badged Triumph. (Apparently not!, see posters below)

This one won best BSA in show.

Seems red was a popular colour!

 

[rckt3]

The triumph hurricane was actually supposed to be the new bsa rocket 3 redesigned by Craig Vetter. Bsa went under just before it was supposed to come out. That’s when triumph picked it up...I read that somewhere.

 

[rckt3]

Last weekend I took my BSA M20 to a show / meet of Nortons and BSA's in Southern Sydney, and managed to get a few pictures of the original rocket 3!

To my understanding, BSA made the original rocket 3 back in the 60's, however it was owned by Triumph by then, so was really a BSA badged Triumph.

This one won best BSA in show.

Seems red was a popular colour!

The triumph sister bike to the bsa rocket 3 was the triumph trident.

 

[jake shaw]

I think BSA actually owned Triumph!

 

[scot in exile]

Here is mine, sorry for the condition it needs a good polish

 

[rckt3]

Here is mine, sorry for the condition it needs a good polish

That’s a beauty!

 

[BillyIndiana]

Thank you for preserving our history.

 

[scot in exile]

Thank you to Brennus, sorry but the picture I posted was taken at Barbers Motorcycle Museum, oh well I can always hope

 

[Brennus]

Here is mine, sorry for the condition it needs a good polish

I just love the triple tube exhaust on these!!!

 

[Ygransom]

While the Rocket 3 and Trident were very similar in appearance there were differences - the Rock used slanted cylinders the Tridents were vertical, different frames,