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Triple cylinder | A '''straight-three''' or '''triple cylinder''' [[motorcycle]] is distinguished from other engines by having three driving [[piston]]s and [[connecting rod]]s to the engine's drive shaft. Typically the cylinder configuration in an inline formation. | ||
The cylinders operate with one piston at the top of a stroke, another in mid-stroke, while the third is at the bottom of a stroke whether in a two stroke or four stroke engine thus creating a engine balance. | |||
Triple cylinder motorcycles can have dual or a triple exhaust system. The exhaust pipes can merge just after exiting the cylinder head as in [[Triumph |Triumph motorcycles]] or can be three independent pipes as in [[Kawasaki|Kawasaki motorcycles]]. | |||
Motorcycles using a triple cylinder configuration can come in longitudinal and Transverse variants, the longitudinal variants are often used in shaft drive motorcycles. | |||
== Longitudinal == | |||
* '''[[BMW]]''': [[BMW K75|K75]] | |||
== Transverse == | |||
*'''[[BSA]]''': [[BSA Rocket 3|Rocket 3]] | |||
*'''[[Kawasaki]]''': [[Kawasaki S1|S1 "Mach 1" (250)]], [[Kawasaki S2|S2 "Mach II" (350)]], [[Kawasaki S3|S3 "Mach II" (400)]], [[Kawasaki H1|H1 "Mach III" (500)]] and later sister, [[Kawasaki KH500|KH500]], [[Kawasaki H2|H2 "Mach IV" (750)]]. | |||
*'''[[Triumph]]''': [[Triumph Trident T150|Trident T150]], [[Triumph Trident T160|Trident 160]], [[Triumph Speed Triple|Speed Triple]]. | |||
[[Category:Cylinder type]] | [[Category:Cylinder type]] | ||