Never again will motorcycles like this be built, pure fun ..

What a beautiful bike and sound from the Rocket 3! The most beautiful bikes where still built at that time(60’s-70’s)! Greetings from the Netherlands!

I’m not a motorcyclist but I found myself enjoying this as much as the rider 😂

Pure class sounds so sweet well done to the mechanic

In September of 1968, the Rocket 3 went on sale, along with the Triumph Trident, Honda 750, Norton Commando and Kawasaki 500. Every one of these bikes was quicker and faster than any mass production bike for sale the year before. Never had there been such a jump in performance across the board in everyday production bikes. What a year!

@MrBeezumph

4 жыл бұрын

And the Rocket 3 was the fastest clocking 131.8 mph during speed distance tests at Daytona, if I remember correctly it covered over 100 miles at that speed before they ran out of time.It stood till 1972 and the Z900

Those three cylinders were all the commentary I wanted to hear.

@mikefry6765

6 жыл бұрын

Biggerbadwolf I will be forever ashamed of the bad word I called it when I stalled it ..... I will go to hell for that 👹

@bill2953

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikefry6765 You're forgiven for riding it right.

Such great memories thank so much for sharing, us older riders love to hear this, it reminds us

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure I will be doing more this summer

The BSA ROCKET 3 was my first bike when I was in the Airforce in 1976 in South Africa. I wish I never sold it. Today you just can not get it in South Africa. It sounded beautiful with those exhaust pipes and was a crowd puller.

That’s a sweet running Rocket. Always wanted a 1972 Rocket 3.

Wonderful video. I had one in 1977 and it's the one bike I wish I had back. The induction howl is intoxicating.

Thanks for the ride and thanks for letting us hear the motor. Ronn

What a peach of a bike had a commando but always wanted one of these

wow! she sounds lovely!

What an absolutely lovely sound. Gee.

@mikefry6765

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching we have done a full review of the bike here kzread.info/dash/bejne/p2ert9CvZZa3lKw.html

Can tell all the people looking at this the Triple BSA -- Trident were a faster bike than the CB 750 four and so was the Commando. Z900 was fast but no match for even a 650 Triumph on tight bendy roads, If there ever was a nut case Motorcycle it would have to be the Kawasaki 500 mac something. Two stroke madness , no brakes.I wobbled in corners like it had a flat tire but if you had the skill to ride one they were fast for there time.. Yes I am sixty six and still ride often. 72 Commando. 70 Tiger .BSA 69 Firebird..

@vinm300

2 жыл бұрын

I remember sitting at the top of Sutton Bank, and watching a Triumph Trident and Suzuki GT750 going down. When they reached the bottom, they both opened it up - and the Trident left the GT for dead. When will that have been ? About 1979.

@patthewoodboy

2 жыл бұрын

Kawasaki H1 500cc triple , I had the baby 250S1 , ported to madness , didnt stop or do corners very well .

@yogiguitar1

2 жыл бұрын

@@vinm300 not bad eh! the waterbottle with a set of pipes used to go good as i remember them

Great view-Cant beat a chrome headlight

@ifitsfreeitsforme1852

3 жыл бұрын

Can't forget the beautiful chrome fuel tank ..That burgundy color is absolutely stunning..

look at that chromed fuel tank.. gorgeous

Got 1 of these rockets mk2 and a T160 both 1000 Hydes and both sound great.

First virtual ride on a vintage rocket 3. What a treat.

@LemonDrizzleGang

2 жыл бұрын

You might like the classic bike channel we created and we have done a proper test on this bike and many others kzread.info/dash/bejne/p2ert9CvZZa3lKw.html

Lovely sound

That bike has such nice low down pulling power

That was one bad ass ride👍

I only rode a triple once and I had the impression it was really smooth it wasn't my thing but I can appreciate it and this one has a bit of a exhaust note to it. seems very nice I hope the rest of it is sorted out

bloody marvellous

I like it👍

Thanks for the ride. 🍻

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching you may enjoy this as well kzread.info/dash/bejne/goWbzMaNdtebj84.html

@blipco5

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Fry - I'm in the US. When I was a kid my Uncle was stationed in Vietnam Nam as a Merchant Marine. Over there he was only allowed to ride a 90cc bike. But when he came home on break he stayed at my parents (my) house. All he ever talked about was when he was done over there he was going to buy a BSA Rocket 3. He called all his nephews 'brother'. He'd say to me "Brother, when I get back I'm buying a Beeza Rocket 3". We were excited because he said he would let us ride it when we were old enough. Long story short. He never bought one because he kept shipping out and I think my mother (his sister) told him that if he brought a motorcycle home she wouldn't let him stay there. LOL. He bought a big Cadillac instead. Anyways, I never forget my Uncle Gerald and the BEEZA Rocket 3. If I were to buy an old classic it would be that one. It's why I watched your video. Cheers, ride well.

Nagyon király!!!! Szuper nagyon!!!!

A nice bike that is for sure

I went to see the Triumph 3 slippery Sam's beat it out with the Yamaha FZ 1000s at Oulton Park what a day that was !

Plenty of power for those winding Shropshire roads.

Mine was a 1969 model, Red.

I believe that’s actually a 1972 Rocket 3 judging by the color of the tank and the black frame. Same bike as a 1971 mechanically, just better looking.

@mikefry6765

6 жыл бұрын

richard casey I will check with Dave the owner and get back to you

@markgermany9054

6 жыл бұрын

richard casey ..

@waveydavey750

6 жыл бұрын

Yes Richard Casey, quite correct, it's a '72. Some of the '71s had black frames, often done at dealers, but the burgundy paint job is 72 specific. It was one of the last 110 to leave the factory (in March 72) before production finished. None of the last batch went to the states (this one went to Melbourne!) as sales were so poor by then.

Yes it is true the speedo usually has 5-10 mph higher than your real speed on old bikes. This was a trick to make rider think they were going faster than they really were.

Bloke on our street had one and he took me on the back aged 8....fuck me I thought we were off to see Neil fucking Armstrong 😁

@mikefry6765

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment 👍👍

Where is this filmed? Nice view

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

South Shropshire

Buy you also an old one 👍

@mikefry6765

2 жыл бұрын

There is a full review on this bike here kzread.info/dash/bejne/p2ert9CvZZa3lKw.html

A better bike than the Honda 4 in many ways . . .

Lots of bikes had the gear-shift on the right, USA legislation caused the big shift to the left!

@mikefry6765

6 жыл бұрын

John Hall yes I grew up being gearchange ambidextrous in the 70s but first time I had ridden one in about 20 years funny how you keep the muscle memory once moving it was fine :-)

@critchley3819

6 жыл бұрын

John, today my wife and myself had a enjoyable two hour ride on a 70 650 Tiger, I'm 66 the old girl on the back is a couple of years younger and is still telling me what to do, But the leader of the not just Australia but the world said " you can still ride a motorcycle like when you were nineteen" I said very nicely thank but I would have been more fun for me if you were not on the back!!!

@johnhall1001

6 жыл бұрын

Weather here shocking, Kent England! Almost nothing compares to a good motorcycle ride, even with the wife on the back! Does it have the 8" TLS full width front brake and if so how does it perform? Have you seen this? kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3illJuFe92zm7Q.html

@johnhall1001

6 жыл бұрын

I had a Honda and a BSA @ the same time and used to jump from one to the other. However I personally preferred the right gear-shift as a more balanced option when riding, in particular when braking! This system was worked out over many years of TT racing and if you look at the natural motion of the body, the legs and arms balance in opposition! But politicians and legislators many of which probably have never ridden a motorcycle know best! So dead against EU bureaucrats and their meddling especially the enforced Type Approval crap! ABS on mopeds... I ask you!

No mirrors ?

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

Colin Thomasson the tank is so shiny you look down and see all behind revealed

@BigAl53750

3 жыл бұрын

What do you need mirrors for? You’re going to remember everything you passed and very few things will be coming up fast behind you on a Rocket III.

Seriously, 5 dislikes? How? Who?

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

Dick Johnson probably because I swore 😀

I rode a ‘66 Lightning for 10 years. Well, OK, I OWNED a ‘66 Lightning for 10 years. I rode it about five years. BSA= Bastard Stopped Again!

@mikefry6765

2 жыл бұрын

My dad used to say Bloody Sore Arse

Not even one image of the bike!

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

G. Ferraro Battantier seeing as how you asked so nicely 😀 kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZ2O16uPYNTOZdY.html

Needs bigger jets the ones in it are burning the pipes up

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

what makes you say that ? Dave the owner is v experienced setting up Triumphs and it carburated beautifully

When you asked “is it 1 down the rest up?” then I knew you’re not a British bike fan. Aside that, the road is very narrow. Scary a bit.

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

I have been riding brit bikes since 1971 but I havnt ridden one for a while the reason I asked is he has a Norton with a reverse shift and I didnt want to damage his gearbox, I have owned all sorts of bikes with different shifts but always best to ask if you are being trusted with a precious piece of engineering Those are typical british B roads and not at all scary if you are used to them Thanks for your comment

@JRondeauYUL

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Fry I agree totally with your point of view. Better ask before then regret after...

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

@@JRondeauYUL Exactly I had to concentrate at first but its amazing how the muscle memory kicks in thankfully I returned it intact

He said 5.5 revs not 9

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

llew virtue if I had taken it to 9 I would have been eating conrods

@llewvirtue861

4 жыл бұрын

Okay maybe I did not have my glasses on maybe it was 8.5 Ohh all right 6

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

llew virtue what is your point ?

@mikefry6765

4 жыл бұрын

Go to 1m 23s take it to AT LEAST 5 and a half you won't kill it, I had been following him all day riding it very briskly without any issues

@llewvirtue861

4 жыл бұрын

Mike lighten up son just having a bit of fun with you

BSA Rockets were great looking bikes in the day but you had to know about engines and be prepared to work on them. They had a bad reputation for reliability compared to Japanese bikes. Japanese bikes may not have had the same charisma but they just went hard no matter what.

What an inept inexperienced demonstration

@mikefry6765

3 жыл бұрын

I beg your pardon ?

@mikefry6765

3 жыл бұрын

Rob I don’t understand your comment why was it inept ? Was it my riding my editing lack of commentary ... keen to take any constructive criticism

@packhams4

3 жыл бұрын

What a fool comment - Mike has just borrowed it from a mate, rode it perfectly well esp. for a guy who hadnt ridden an R3 before. Good lines, kept the revs up, didnt crash it. Well done Mike

Doesn't even sound like British bike , if that's good or bad wouldn't like to say nice or want

Are you kidding ? Not one shot of the bike ? Big thumbs down !!!

@mikefry6765

2 жыл бұрын

Seeing as how It is Christmas maybe you can do a BIG THUMBs UP for this video where I do a complete review of the bike where we have not just one but lots of shots of the bike kzread.info/dash/bejne/p2ert9CvZZa3lKw.html&ab_channel=LemonDrizzleGang P

Outdated when they were first hewn. Slow, stupid looking and fragile. It's like a Carry on film on two wheels. Let's be honest, I'd fucking have one too! But they were worse than shite. Gimmee a good 750 four anyday. Oilstains!!!

@mikefry6765

5 жыл бұрын

Haha I am in the lucky position where I get to ride it and not maintain it :-)

@stevencrabtree2414

2 жыл бұрын

You have no soul bud