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One owner bike, all original in good shape and ready for a new home. It has not run since 2000 and is in need of a restoration. This bike should not need much to get running but is not rideable as is. Needs tubes and tires. Main article: BSA Rocket 3/Triumph Trident The Triumph X-75 Hurricane was a 'factory special' motorcycle designed by fairing specialist Craig Vetter.[1] The X-75 had swooping glassfibre bodywork, a three US-gallon petrol tank, lowered gearing and a distinctive triple exhaust on the right-hand side. The motorcycle is credited with creating a new class of motorcycle, the cruiser.[2] It was ultimately released as a Triumph model in 1973, the BSA factory having closed its doors in late 1972.[3] History Vetter was commissioned by BSA's US distributor to customise the BSA Rocket 3 to appeal more to American tastes. When, in 1968, the new BSA Rocket 3/Triumph Trident triples were shown to the American BSA-Triumph management, they were underwhelmed. They knew Honda had an important bike (the CB750) coming along, and they felt the triple's price of $1800 [4] was too high and that technical details (like vertically-split crankcases and pushrod ohv valve train) were far from "cutting edge". However, they acknowledged that the bike was fast, and a sales team led by BSA Vice-President Don Brown decided to launch the bike by using a Rocket-3 to set some records at Daytona, records which were broken in 1971 by the Kawasaki Z1. Brown felt that the BSA/Triumph triples needed a different look to succeed in the USA, and he engaged designer Craig Vetter to give the BSA A75 a customised face-lift, with a brief to make it "sleeker and more balanced". (Brown revealed the Vetter project to Peter Thornton, President of BSA/Triumph North America, but as Brown's initiative had not been authorised by BSA, Vetter had problems being paid, waiting two years for his fee). Vetter created the Triumph Hurricane in the summer of 1969,[5] and in October 1969 he unveiled the prototype with "BSA" on the tank as the new ‘Rocket Three’.[6] Thornton and the American officials were impressed, and Vetter's bike was then sent to the UK, but the bike arrived in England just as the BSA marque was about to be ended. At BSA-Triumph's design facility at Umberslade Hall, the design was seen as too "trendy" by chief designer Bert Hopwood; but after very positive public reaction to the design when it appeared on the front of US magazine Cycle World in October 1970, the UK managers changed their minds. They realised they had a large stock of obsolete BSA Rocket-3 parts that could now be turned into a premium-priced motorcycle. Engineer Steve Mettam was given the job of supervising production for the 1972/3 season; and the Vetter BSA Rocket3 became the Triumph X75 Hurricane. 1,183 engines were put aside for X75 production. However, BSA was facing bankruptcy and the design went into a limited production run of 1200 as the Triumph X-75 Hurricane in 1972. Production stopped in 1973 after the X-75 was unable to meet new American noise standards.[7] The prototype BSA Hurricane is on display at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame museum in Pickerington, Ohio.[8] COMMUNICATION It is very important to me that I let my buyers know that their payment was received and when their item will ship. When the item is ready to ship, I will then e-mail my buyer the tracking number. I also buy items on Ebay, and nothing is more aggravating then waiting on getting a confirmation e-mail that the seller has received my payment and will be shipping. I respond to all my auctions within hours or less (with very few exceptions). Fast payment from a buyer usually means fast shipping from me. PAYMENT OPTIONS: Paypal (Preferred) I expect payment within 3-days, IF YOU NEED MORE TIME JUST LET ME KNOW. I will re-list the item if I haven't heard from the buyer within that time. SHIPPING I will gladly combine shipping if you buy more than one of my items. Winning bidder is responsible for all shipping and/or custom charges, you will be charged actual shipping costs. When I ship, I charge exact shipping costs (rounded up to the next dollar), but this does not cover other shipping expenses, i.e. packing, boxes. So a small / modest handling fee will apply to my larger items. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me. I ship USPS Priority Mail and UPS and will choose the cheaper of the two (unless you request a carrier, or the item is too large for USPS). Please keep in mind, that the eBay shipping calculator is an approximate shipping fee. I would prefer to send you invoice of the total before you pay. This way the weight and size of the package is complete and I can give you an exact total. If possible, please include your telephone number with payment or update your eBay profile to include your telephone number. I am not calling you, but both USPS and UPS have options for it and could make contacting you easier if a problem arises during shipping.