3 cylinder triumph - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum

donnyonee · 11-15-2009, 05:22 PM

i saw 1 of the new 3 cylinder triumph motorcycles today,
its called a rocket 111, what a monster!
looked a little different with 3 exhaust coming out of a inline block. all on 1 side. huge back tire, outragiously fast!

chieftmc · 11-15-2009, 05:59 PM

I saw one of the new 2009 Bonnevilles today.................sweet

Old smart · 11-15-2009, 07:06 PM

Back in the “good-old-days” of all motorsports, and when the 500cc Norton Manx M30 was in its heyday, the 500cc FIA Formula 3 was also thriving (and bringing along the tyro Stirling Moss among others). The F3 engines to have were the Manx and the Matchless G50. But Norton would not sell their M30 engines as separate units. So, as was often done, F3 privateers bought complete M30 bikes and pulled out the engines for F3 four-wheeling, replaced the engines in the Norton Featherbed frames with 3-cylinder Triumph Trident engines, and re-sold the rig to clubmen road racers - a successful combination.

powerbookguy · 11-15-2009, 07:20 PM

a buddy of mine mentioned the other day that the triumph three cylinder might make a good candidate for smart power conversion.

Godfather · 11-15-2009, 07:22 PM

Sticker on the back window of my smart, "Triple Inside", fashioned after the "Intel Inside" logo. I recommended to the seller to offer them to smart owners, he never did.

Dan1776 · 11-15-2009, 08:45 PM

I have an '05 just like the one picutred. Great MC. A real pleasure to ride.
Dan Hall