The Triumph Rocket III is a three cylinder motorcycle made by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. At 2,294 cc (140.0 cu in) it had the largest displacement engine of any mass production motorcycle, as of September 2010.
The name "Rocket III" is derived from a previous BSA motorcycle, the 1968 Rocket-3, which was a BSA version of the similar Triumph Trident.
Famous quotes containing the words triumph, rocket and/or iii:
“Most glorious Lord of life! that, on this day,
Didst make thy triumph over death and sin;
And, having harrowed hell, didst bring away
Captivity thence captive, us to win:”
—Edmund Spenser (1552?–1599)
“A rocket is an experiment; a star is an observation.”
—José Bergamín (1895–1983)
“Knavery seems to be so much a the striking feature of its inhabitants that it may not in the end be an evil that they will become aliens to this kingdom.”
—George III (1738–1820)