Classic Bike Guide

BSA ROCKET THREE Road and Track bike

WAS IT A SIMPLE LOVE OF CLASSIC TRIPLES that inspired Tim Riley?; an expensive set of clip-ons that had been hanging around with nothing to do for several years, or was it childhood memories of his mother’s connection with the old BSA works?

Maybe it was all these things, and more. Deep down, Tim wanted a machine that carried the original DNA of the Beeza, but the power, reliability and modern technical additions that would truly make it a bike fit for the 21st century. Also, he intended the bike to be a dual purpose machine; to be a great bike to take on the track, but also to take him on adventures around the continent. Was it possible to produce

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