it`ll take a couple of rides to iron out any niggles and get the video camera in a bit better position for onboard viewing, really nice bike ,stick with it.😀
Lovely, and more free revving at the top end than the 1973 T150V I owned as a 17 year old. I think these early Trident and Rocket 3 bikes were both good for 125mph. My bike was out of puff at 110, albeit great fun otherwise. Regards from Burry Port, South Wales.
@@pbysome I found out fairly recently that the cylinder head work wasn't as well done as pre 1973 models but can't recall where I came across that information, else I'd point you at it. A stranger anomaly on the bike I owned {at first, I'd thought the front had taken a bang, prior to my ownership} was that the top yoke bushing holes were machined at differing angles to one another, so even after I fitted new bushes, the right handlebar was still slightly further back towards the rider . Must have been a Friday bike !
@@michaelarchangel1163 a lot of early castings where porous and caused oiling issue on the exhaust also the centre exhaust port was restricted due to the casting not being cleaned properly. Steering head was machined before assembly so doubtful it was not symmetrical, may have been in a shunt but equally may not have been aligned properly with the bottom yolk. 125mph for a standard bike was optimistic, the MCN road test bike was well doctored to get it there. They can be made to fly be oiltight reliable and durable but unfortunately not from the factory.
@@pbysome It was a fun bike and made a great sound, but I was a little disappointed by the breathless top end. I must say, I wish I'd kept it, as they're going for big prices now, but back then, I was young and tended to change bikes almost as regularly as my underpants. Now, I have a Suzuki SV1000 that I've had for all but sixteen years.
@@michaelarchangel1163 they are a heavy bike (rocket 3 not so) and they really where under tuned, I had a north that would rev to 10thou with no problems, pointless going past nine but that took cams and pistons and porting and lightening which would have pushed the costs of an already overpriced bike through the roof. Great bike though.
Too bloody cold Kev. Say's Alan sitting in his shed.
Was a bit chilly Al
it`ll take a couple of rides to iron out any niggles and get the video camera
in a bit better position for onboard viewing, really nice bike ,stick with it.😀
Yes I will thanks for watching.
nice kev..
Lovely, and more free revving at the top end than the 1973 T150V I owned as a 17 year old. I think these early Trident and Rocket 3 bikes were both good for 125mph. My bike was out of puff at 110, albeit great fun otherwise.
Regards from Burry Port, South Wales.
Yes a great bike and surprisingly useable . Thanks for watching.
@@pbysome I found out fairly recently that the cylinder head work wasn't as well done as pre 1973 models but can't recall where I came across that information, else I'd point you at it. A stranger anomaly on the bike I owned {at first, I'd thought the front had taken a bang, prior to my ownership} was that the top yoke bushing holes were machined at differing angles to one another, so even after I fitted new bushes, the right handlebar was still slightly further back towards the rider . Must have been a Friday bike !
@@michaelarchangel1163 a lot of early castings where porous and caused oiling issue on the exhaust also the centre exhaust port was restricted due to the casting not being cleaned properly.
Steering head was machined before assembly so doubtful it was not symmetrical, may have been in a shunt but equally may not have been aligned properly with the bottom yolk.
125mph for a standard bike was optimistic, the MCN road test bike was well doctored to get it there.
They can be made to fly be oiltight reliable and durable but unfortunately not from the factory.
@@pbysome It was a fun bike and made a great sound, but I was a little disappointed by the breathless top end. I must say, I wish I'd kept it, as they're going for big prices now, but back then, I was young and tended to change bikes almost as regularly as my underpants. Now, I have a Suzuki SV1000 that I've had for all but sixteen years.
@@michaelarchangel1163 they are a heavy bike (rocket 3 not so) and they really where under tuned, I had a north that would rev to 10thou with no problems, pointless going past nine but that took cams and pistons and porting and lightening which would have pushed the costs of an already overpriced bike through the roof.
Great bike though.
Old people and modern technology should not mix TURN THE SOUND UP!!!
Got a better camera with better microphone. Old people shouldn't buy cheap camera's. Thanks for watching.
@@KSL12 The bike sounded good though!!
Ticking over way high.
Yes needs a little adjustment. Thanks for watching