BSA 1969 mk1 Rocket 3
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BSA 1969 mk1 Rocket 3 , First start up in 15yrs .. Still running on original points ignition .... work to date ; cleaned & flushed out the fuel tank - refurbed the carburettors but still using the original white plastic floats - new fork bushes - new levers & mirrors ~ Update ; I have since refitted the old original brake & clutch levers because the newer ones i fitted were made from $hit Monkey Asian pot metal & snapped clean off the bars after about 8 or 9 months of use ( Cr@p ) ~ Debugged a couple of wiring problems , plus give the whole bike a good clean and polishing of all the chrome & aluminium parts ........ Jobs to do .. Pull primary cases apart again , not only just to cure a small oil leak but inspect that primary chain clatter ? .. Plus i'll probably switch out the older type blade tensioner for the newer A65 type of shoe adjuster .. you can hear the primary chain slack and chattering noise in the video . Other than having a few simple jobs to do the bike is pretty much the same as the day i purchased it .....................The only one real head scratching moment that i had later on was with the plug thread in the center cylinder , Thread had been stripped out & repaired by the previous owner with a threaded insert that just simply unscrewed one day still firmly attached to the spark plug itself ~ stuck so tight to the plug thread it got damaged while removing it ~ .. Not Helicoil .. Not Timesert .. But a lesser known and very similar looking item made back in the 60's or 70's by a US company called KD who now trade under a new name of GearWrench part # 2129DD if it might help anyone else out with this same puzzle ? .. my problem is now solved .. These inserts are roughly 1 millimetre bigger than either Helicoil or Timesert so my only option failing to find another new KD insert would have been to pull the cylinder head off for welding & re-tapping the plug thread ,, Update ,, "Around 2017 fitted Trispark TRI 0002 & swapped out the blade type primary chain tensioner for the later A65 style shoe tensioner" .. 2020 Bike's running good and still using the old original Amal white plastic floats ..
"June 2021" .. Yup ! , Them's all still a floating 🙃
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This engine does not poduce any vibrations.....thats great! Emotional stage when starting up again after so long break!
@paulsmith8997
2 жыл бұрын
Great concept,design old world !
Modern looking design for 1969. I like the angular looking tank and panels and the colour
Thanks for posting brings back great memories
Sounds beautiful...just like a well tuned R3 always does. I don't know about the '69 69 R3 but the '69 Trident had a 1 into 3 throttle cable system and didn't go to the gantry until '70 or '71. The 1 into 3 system was crap and a bit fiddly to set up. The worst feature was oily grit would get into it and the slicing piston would seize. Depending where the throttle position was when it seized it could cause great excitement.
@ericmowrey6872
4 жыл бұрын
Meant to write sliding piston, not slicing.
Beautiful machine!
Have never owned a Rocket three or A Trident but rode many, they were fast but lacked low down grunt like the twin, the commando was to me the better bike to ride, I remember years ago going for a ride on a friends Rocket with no mufflers it sounded great especially up on song, I was the tune up king around where I grew up, could get these Pommy bikes running sweet... Pure fun, a great time to be young..
Beautiful beeza!, my first big bike was a 1954 a10 twin, nowhere near original but it kept going for years!
@beazas
5 жыл бұрын
Cheers Eddie , Sweet as these triples are !! , I still reckon you can't beat that raw grunt & feel of an A10 kitted out with a pair of Goldie silencers .. Absolutely pure music 👍 .. early 70's in the UK i went through owning an A7 + A10 + Road Rocket plus a 1959 Super Rocket - I've still got the 59 Super rocket out in the shed but sadly she's not a runner at the moment ..
gee that thing is in good nick
Nice growl!
Champion bike.
I had a BSA 1969 mk1 Rocket 3 and it was a great true 120 mph bike in stock condition. One had to adjust the valves a couple times a month to keep it running fast though. I also burned a hole in the center piston a couple of times. It was not an attractive bike, I'll give you that but I smoked a lot of bikes with my Rocket 3. Rode it very hard and fast with little mechanical trouble other than what mentioned. I hated BSA for what they did to that fine company. With decent management they could have ridden out the Japanese wave for at least several more years.
@brucecollett8663
5 жыл бұрын
Had a Trident. Had to keep the middle cylinder richer for cooling.
@caribman10
Жыл бұрын
@@brucecollett8663 The factory race bikes had the same problem for the first year they raced Threes. Even with oil coolers. It's a design fault that should have been caught pre-production - but wasn't.
👍👀Hallo das ist ein Traum 👀👍
I owned a 1970 Rocket 3, a beautiful looking bike, but I had a Norton 650ss at the same time, hard to chose between the two!
@beazas
6 жыл бұрын
yeah I know what your saying , I've got a T140 and a couple of triples ... twins got a more punchy lower end - while the triples don't really come alive till you get them up over 4 or 5,000rpm .. Both excellent engines in their own rights ..
@jiggermast
6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beazas, I've always had a great love of the "British bike" certainly not because I find them better than their Japanese counterparts (there's way to much of that ridiculous Nationalism about) the Japanese build and have built some mind blowing machines, but I just enjoy the look feel and sound of a big British twin or single. May I add a rather politically incorrect (and horrifying to some I'm sure) personal opinion..........dare I say........I always found my gorgeous old Rocket 3, a bit to Japanesey.... there I've said it!! Lol.
@critchley3819
6 жыл бұрын
Witch one did you keep? The rocket was faster than the Norton but lacked the low down grunt of the twins, the triple at around 3.500 RPM were on song, they were able to blow away a 750 Honda from the lights but on a bendy road the BSA was in its element, A good Commando could give a Z900 a challenge from a standing start but on the bends the Z900 would wobble, very scary...
@ronanrogers4127
3 жыл бұрын
I had a ‘62 650ss, beautiful machine to look at, lovely silver colour, and then of course there was that featherbed frame and roadholder forks. Quite a package.
@jiggermast
3 жыл бұрын
@@critchley3819 The big triple went to Wales Brian, I kept my beautiful SS a while longer, but I must admit to being a Norton man if pushed. I just love the look of a pre-unit motor. But watching some folk (not this video) kicking 'em over gives me the chills, how some of 'em don't have right legs like Flamingo's I'll never know. First rule in kicking a big British machine over is "Get that foot off the kick start at the speed of light."!" Lol!
I always thought the Rocket 3 was a nicer looking bike than the Triumph.....
Did you use a time machine to get that ?
How come this didn't show priming the carburetors before kicking?
@beazas
Жыл бұрын
Carburettors were definitely primed before kicking it over , Video stalls at around 00:27 I don't know why ? .. plus you can just catch a quick view of my left arm @ 00:40 bottom left moving in to re-do the priming after the first kick stalled out .
Do Rocket Threes have an external oil filter or do they have sludge traps like other Brit Bikes of that era?
@beazas
6 жыл бұрын
No real sludge traps as you'd usually find inside the crank of a twin Martin , They have a replaceable type "built in" filter ... It's still recommended to remove the small grub screws from the crankshaft during a rebuild to flush out any crud build up just as you would in the old Brit twins
@jasmeetsandhu2383
5 жыл бұрын
External oil filters
Note to self ~> Never wear camera hooked onto shirt pocket again :( sounds like Darth Vader at start of video 👀 LOL
@lonniestevens7963
5 жыл бұрын
Love the old BSA'S HAD A 68 650 LIGHTNING IN 1969.
@beazas
5 жыл бұрын
Give me a BSA any day 👍 .. Bought my first back around 1972/3 … was a 1959 Super rocket .. I still got it .. But sadly she's not a runner at the moment … A little known true fact about these "Triples Engines" > BSA built them all < even all the Triumph Trident T150 engines were built at the BSA factory , Even the Triumph X75 & later T160's were all born from using the BSA Rocket 3 engine cases .. But don't go telling that to all those Triumph owners - they get very upset when you remind them of the truth .. LOL 😝
@Team-fabulous
4 жыл бұрын
Luke..... I am your father..
were you riding a pogo stick while making this video?
r u using the choke
@beazas
7 жыл бұрын
There's no choke fitted , Every British bike I've had over 40+ years I always remove them ... They usually end up being more trouble than they're worth down the line ,
@MrLipyeart
7 жыл бұрын
they were there for a reason,my t150"s always start first kick with choke and a tickle and pull away clean.
@beazas
7 жыл бұрын
your missing the point > This bike hadn't run in 15 years , carburetors cleaned with new jets & fuel tank flushed out - oil in the crank cases ( wet sumped ) and still on original 1969 points system .. Plus it now runs sweet as ... i'll bet your t150 got switched over to electronic ignition years ago .
Is the frame chrome?
@beazas
7 жыл бұрын
No, it's nickel plated .. previous owner had it done years ago I'm guessing ? , it looks good I think , good enough to make me consider having another Rocket 3 frame I'm building up nickel plated .... the price will tell ???
@harmeetjasmeetsandhu4219
5 жыл бұрын
beazas Do you know if any frames were nickel plated from the factory? I got one and am trying to find out any information about it.
FFS ride the thing !!!!
Me dê papai
Hello. I need a cluch endcover assembly #19-7801 or 57-3705 do you have this part, what is the price? or do you hnow who can sell it to me? Thank you very much. I live in Spain.
@beazas
Жыл бұрын
Sorry Carlos i haven't got any spare end covers , They're all fitted into my bikes .. Plus i'm living in Australia .. My best advise would be to join www.triplesonline.com/ and ask the guys there on the forum , They're a very helpful bunch of guys , Or maybe contact Richard Darby at 3D Motorcycles www.3dmotorcycles.co.uk/contact Another place to try is Triples Unlimited www.triplesunlimited.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=61 Can i ask what's wrong with your original one ? , If the rivets have come loose - you do know they can be re-riveted .. "I've even heard that some have been MIG welded"
@carlosgayoso9303
Жыл бұрын
@@beazasThank you very much, the gear broke, I think the reason was material fatigue
@beazas
Жыл бұрын
@@carlosgayoso9303 Ouch ! , That's not good Hey if you fail to find a clutch end cover 57-3705 on it's own you might have to buy a complete clutch unit & just strip it for the part you need Cheapest clutch parts i seen is www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155133705181?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338722076&customid=&toolid=10050 Just keep a close check for any run-out when you reassemble the clutch especially so when using miss matched parts from different engines , Here's a couple of videos showing what to look out for "It shows a T160 but the principals are exactly the same" 2:51 kzread.info/dash/bejne/l4yLwY9pdKmufbw.html 5:07 kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6CBlcprgqrId7Q.html
Great bike, poor video unfortunately.
@beazas
5 жыл бұрын
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Hey I'm sooooo glad you liked it !! … Maybe next time I'll take out auditions for a bus load of professional actors & turn it into a modern day classic of "Ben-Hur rides a BSA" if that'll float your boat any better ?
@theeastman9136
5 жыл бұрын
There is no need to ridicule my comment my friend, it was about your video technique only, not a comment on you. Without being Cecil B DeMille, you could take a little more care of the images you are publishing, just as a matter of respect for yourself and your public. If you look at your images objectively, I think you will end up agreeing with me and if you don't you will have missed an occasion for improvement. Enjoy your day now.
@twinphill900
4 жыл бұрын
@@theeastman9136 so well put.
Sounds like a tractor ! Lol !
@beazas
6 жыл бұрын
Hey Richie boy .. It's definitely time you stopped taking rides on back of your mum's old scooter ...... Geeezus !! 👀 .. Now your even starting to sound like a Bitch :)
@packhams4
5 жыл бұрын
If tractors sounded THAT good Id become a farmer - and be happy to spend a whole day ploughing.....
@dickjohnson5025
4 жыл бұрын
Well, that’s about right. Most video sound recordings don’t do any justice to the machines.
Try and get somebody else to hold the camera. Nice bike but I was getting nauseous just watching this.
@beazas
6 жыл бұрын
I did try ! , But David Attenborough was far too busy filming Giant Panda's up in Southern China that weekend ;)
you need to quit Smoking ,lol
Lovely bike.Terrible video.Just watch any TV program or any other videos for tips.Enjoy your riding.
Glad the cb750 won, had this survived it would have been an ughhly bike scene.
@BuilditRideit
5 жыл бұрын
beazas 😂😂😂no hoot given here, atleast that UBER doober rides smoother than this looser tractor..😂😂😂😂, and guess what, them pizza delivery scooters are still sold in large numbers unlike your Neanderthal lawn mower.
@beazas
5 жыл бұрын
Hey Bro, Now don't you forget > It's guaranteed delivery in 30min or my next pizza is free 🙃