Vintage Bsa Rocket 3 Rob North Race Bike on 2040-motos

US $10,100.00

Year:2009 Mileage:100 Color: Burgundy

Location:

Shingle Springs, California, US

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BSA Rob North Rocket 3 tech info

Type:Sport Bike Engine Size (cc):750 Warranty:Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty For Sale By:Private Seller

BSA Rob North Rocket 3 description

This bike chassis was built by Rob North as they were built by the factory for all out racing. It has hand formed exhaust with removable silencer. Original factory fairing mold was used to produce the seat and fairing. Hand formed aluminum petrol tank. Hand made forks by Rob North in the early style disk lower stanchions. North built hubs and drilled brake disks. AP Lockheed calipers and master cylinders. 18" rims to accept modern racing tires. Krober German made tach. Removable frame section to allow engine changes without removing the cylinder head.
The engine was built by Jerry Liggett at TripleTecs in California. Lightened crankshaft, Carrillo steel rods, chrome moly pushrods, Johnson Cams race profile, Venolia pistons, ported and flowed cylinder head with centered spark plugs and 30mm inlet stubs and stainless steel exhaust stubs, 30mm Amal Mk 1 carbs, TriSpark ignition with rev limiter, close ratio conversion gearbox internals and P&M primary belt drive.

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