Missed another mint Super III

In the words of Victor Meldrew 'I Don't Believe It!!!'
Just been checking E Bay and thought I would have a quick check to see if there was another Super III out there for sale and found this got rather excited and then got to the end of the description and read (Deposit has been taken, Bike is Sold)

Dammit I just don't have and luck at all :frown:

TRIUMPH DAYTONA SUPER III 900 SUPER 3 DEC 1995 ABSOLUTELY MINT 2700 MILES ONLY | eBay

 

I do spend quite a bit of time on E Bay but I do have Triumph Speed Triple 900's, Thunderbird Sports, Tridents and Super III's on auto search so I get notified if any come up.

I also do a lot of searching for other people that are looking for bikes to buy (but don't charge anything for it) as I enjoy trying to find the best bike for them and people say that I am good at spotting the right bike.

I sent a text to the guy last night and he has come back saying that there have been several people contacting him and the highest offer so far is over £5500!!
Yes it is a nice bike and yes it has done a very low mileage and would love to have it in my garage but in all fairness I cannot justify spending that much on a Super III and if I brought at that price I would have to sell it anyway to pay for the divorce

If I didn't have the Daytona 1000 then I might go for it but I have another Triumph lined up that I think is just as tidy as this one.

 

Cheers Sean

I also have wanted one since they came out :wink:

Any chance of a photo of your bike?

Super III's were only produced between 1994 and 1996 and only 805 were ever built with 1996 being the rarest as 150 only for that year (this year also had a revised rear shock absorber)

the Engines cylinder heads were produced by Cosworth as well as working on the crankcases which gave the bike a 12:1 compression ratio and 115 bhp, compared to the normal 900 Daytona which had a 10.6:1 compression ratio.
The Super III's were about 5kgs lighter that the 900 Daytonas, but still much heavier than the 96 Blade which was 185kgs and more powerful.
The Super III's also had the Alcon six pot calipers on the front brakes, which was a £800 extra if you wanted them on your 900 or 1200 Daytona.

The Mark 1 Daytona's may not be the fastest or lightest bikes of their time but they make a great sports touring bike and sound fantastic.
I always get loads of people looking at my 1000 when I'm out at a bike meet of Cafe more so than when I had my new 1050 Speed Triple or Fireblade.

Cheers

Steve

 

Well I did have a bike that sort of looked like a modern version of yours (paint scheme wise anyway) :wink: