And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Bonneville. AMAL Monoblock carbs, SLS front brake. The 67 I rode did not have the tank rack so probably a 65 or 66. Fast, light and aiile. The electrics were a weak area, made by Lucas the infamous 'prince of darkness'. Jim
I rode a 72 BSA Rocket 3 back in the day. It would perform even with my buddies Norton Combat Commando, but the Rocket 3 was a bit of a truck compared with the Triumph's. Rode a friends Bonneville and was very impressed with the agility. My buddie's Norton had a weak clutch so he would do kill button shifts. Loved the sound of it though. Nothing sexier than British high performance machinery.
PS, Lucas electrics. One day on the BSA, some wires started smoking. Positive Ground. The fix was to cut off about 4 feet of wire and reattach ends to frame. Ha.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful but it can't be real. There's no oil leak. LOL
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Drat! You beat me to it!
Deletedesigned by Edward Turner, like most Britbike motors of the era. designed to run a generator in bombers.
ReplyDeleteBonneville. AMAL Monoblock carbs, SLS front brake. The 67 I rode did not have the tank rack so probably a 65 or 66. Fast, light and aiile. The electrics were a weak area, made by Lucas the infamous 'prince of darkness'.
ReplyDeleteJim
I rode a 72 BSA Rocket 3 back in the day. It would perform even with my buddies Norton Combat Commando, but the Rocket 3 was a bit of a truck compared with the Triumph's. Rode a friends Bonneville and was very impressed with the agility.
DeleteMy buddie's Norton had a weak clutch so he would do kill button shifts. Loved the sound of it though. Nothing sexier than British high performance machinery.
PS, Lucas electrics. One day on the BSA, some wires started smoking. Positive Ground. The fix was to cut off about 4 feet of wire and reattach ends to frame. Ha.
DeletePut you BOOT tray underneath for spare oil. LOL
ReplyDeleteJim,
ReplyDeleteBob, I hope you refilled your wiring harness with Lucas Wiring Harness Smoke.
http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/smoke.htm