[prisoner6]

Hey, I >had< a 69 BSA Rocket 3...wasn't that the same as the Triumph? It was a cool bike and REALLY fast - for the time - but the leather clutch was a pain. I neded up giving the bike to my brothers in law who in turn kept it in a barn for a decade or so, then >gave< it to someone who completely restored it. Apprently he found someone who could make the leather clutch.

prisoner6

[Marauder]

Most of the differnce between Tridents and Rocket IIIs is seen in the forward cant of the cylinders. In 1975, Triumph used these same blocks to make room for congress-mandated electric starters. That was the year of the death of British iron's uniqueness: They made them move the shifter to the left side, brake to the right, etc.

Mine's the only bike I've ever owned, and I'm hesitant to mount an American or Japanese bike, afraid I'll get into a stress situation and instinctively hit the shifter, trying to stop.