Vintage BSA Rocket for sale
Inspect this bike at The Bike Shed Times Capel River Classic on October 5th
SELLER SAYS: The remnants of this motorcycle were imported from the US into Australia in 2009 by a friend. The bike arrived with a certificate of title issued in 1975 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. When the certificate was issued, the bike had a recorded 4161 miles (by 2009 it had 5272). At the time of purchasing the project, I was looking for something a little more substantial but as soon as I saw the BSA, I recognised it as a Rocket 3. Importantly, it was one of the latter, American export versions – there are various names used to describe the Mk 2 Rocket, laziness has me resorting to the ‘export’ designation. To my mind, the exports were the more handsome, if not slightly impractical, version of the Rocket. The tiny petrol tank has limited range, there’s so much chrome bouncing back at you riding on a sun-shiny day can be hazardous. The engine has been rebuilt by British Imports in Malaga. Anyone thinking of rebuilding a 750cc Triple BSA/Trident engine should know it is a very expensive process with the end result being a very weighty engine of some 125 kilograms, or the equivalent of a good-sized poddy calf. Contact Dan on 0401 135 600 (Busselton, Western Australia).
