Triumph X75 Hurricane 1973

The First Factory Custom Motorcycle

One of the most startling designs to emanate from BSA/Triumph during the turbulent period of the early 1970s was the X75 Hurricane. It grew out of the lukewarm response to the original BSA Rocket Three in America. The latter was considered ugly and overweight, and in 1969 BSA’s West Coast head Don Brown loaned motorcycle-fairing manufacturer Craig Vette…