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- The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at Shuttleworth - Spring 2025
- 1969 BSA A75R Rocket 3 Mk1 741cc
1969 BSA A75R Rocket 3 Mk1 741cc
1969 BSA A75R Rocket 3 Mk1 741cc
Older restoration BSA A75R Rocket 3 Mk1 in running order.
- ESTIMATE: £5,000 - £7,000
+ buyer's premium of 15% plus VAT (18% incl VAT)
You can choose to bid in the room, by phone, online or via commission.
LIVE AUCTION: This lot will be auctioned on Sunday 4th May, 2025 at 11.00am BST at Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Beds, SG18 9EP
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REG NUMBER
ABW 78G
SUMMARY
Older restoration BSA A75R Rocket 3 Mk1 in running order.
DESCRIPTION
- Introduced by BSA in the late 1960s and aimed at the US-market
- They were the most powerful triples at the time
- Built in Small Heath and dispatched to New Jersey in March 1970
- This matching numbers Mk1 example is presented in running order
- An older restoration to its current condition and fitted with Mikuni carbs
- Showing 15,800 miles
- Imported from the USA in 1989 and UK-registered since then
- History file included containing workshop manual, parts list and Haynes manual
- UK-registered on a current V5C
SPECIFICATION
- Make
- BSA
- Model
- A75R ROCKET 3 MK1
- Registration Number
- ABW 78G
- Frame Number
- GC03351 A75R
- MOT Expiry
- Exempt
- Engine Number
- GC03351 A75R
GALLERY
SPECIALIST
Mark Bryan
- Motorcycle Manager
- 07958 107974
- mark@iconicauctioneers.com
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