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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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]]. | |
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| Motorcycles using a triple cylinder configuration:
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| *'''[[BSA]]''': [[BSA Rocket 3|Rocket 3]]
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| *'''[[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)]].
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| *'''[[Triumph]]''': [[Triumph Trident T150|Trident T150]], [[Triumph Trident T160|Trident 160]], [[Triumph Speed Triple|Speed Triple]].
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| [[Category:Engine configurations]]
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