LOT 762

1971 BSA 740cc Rocket 3 MARK II 5-speed Registration no. HUK 107J Frame no. PE00256A75RV Engine no. PE00256A75RV

Sold for £10,580 inc. premium

Lot 762

1971 BSA 740cc Rocket 3 MARK II 5-speed
Registration no. HUK 107J Frame no. PE00256A75RV Engine no. PE00256A75RV

The Summer Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show (Three-Day Auction)|4 July 2021, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1971 BSA 740cc Rocket 3 MARK II 5-speed
Registration no. HUK 107J
Frame no. PE00256A75RV
Engine no. PE00256A75RV

This BSA Rocket 3 is one of only 200 built with a five-speed gearbox. The vendor, a time served BSA enthusiast and the long-term owner of another earlier Rocket 3, acquired this one in April 2014 following its restoration in 2012-13. He rates the frame, cycle parts, engine, and transmission as "excellent". It is believed to have been re-imported from the USA in 2012 and was first registered in the UK in November 2013. In the vendor's own words: "Early in 1971 BSA set about building a batch of 200 Mk.2 Rocket 3s with 5-speed gearboxes for production racing homologation reasons. For the first batch of these, they used some surplus 4-speed A75R engines built and stamped in November 1970, which were converted to 5-speed with gear clusters made by Quaife. These carry the PE dating letters before the number, followed by A75R, to which they added a V to indicate the 5-speed gearbox. My bike is PE00256A75RV, and the frames were stamped to match the engine. The next batches of 5-speed engines were stamped when built, and these had the dating letters for when they were built, followed by A75V suffix without the R." The Rocket 3 is offered for sale only because of the vendor's ongoing health problems. It has seen little use since 2018 and following this period of inactivity light recommissioning is recommended. Documents include a V5C, MOT certificates, and a few recent invoices. Prospective bidders should satisfy themselves as to the motorcycle's completeness and mechanical condition.

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