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he Triumph Super III and I haven’t
been getting on lately. It’s one of two
early Hinckley Daytonas in the shed
T– the other is a 1200. Though only a
900, the Super III was more expensive back
in the mid-1990s, thanks in part to lots of
carbon-fibre bodywork and exotic Alcon
six-piston front stoppers.
Triumph also made a fuss about
the Super III running tuning done in
consultation with Cosworth, which meant
different igniter, cam profiles and higher
compression (12:1) than a stock 900, with a
power claim of 86kW compared to 73 for a
stocker. That said, the 110kW Daytona 1200
was in a similar high state of tune.
When it came to pricing, the Super III
was a lofty $21,000 and the 1200 pegged at
$18,000, at a time when a Honda Fireblade
was $16,000.
The build numbers for the Super III
were tiny – 205 according to the National
Motorcycle Museum in the UK, which
of course adds to its appeal for fans of
Hinckley models.

THE INVESTIGATION
Appeal or otherwise, I seem to have
spent twice the amount of time on this
bike getting it sorted over the years than
has been invested in the 1200. First it
was getting the carburetion right.
Admittedly, the 1200 had similar work
done years before when it was a Triumph
Australia demo.
The stock carburetion on these things is
okay but was hobbled a little to get them
past then relatively new and restrictive

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