Another Unknown Triple?

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Another Unknown Triple?

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Here we have another Triple I found by chance - From that Wonderful place the IOM :D

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This is the Story behind it:

I remember seeing this bike in a magazine in the early 80s. As I recall the frame is from a Gilera and the engine is made from 3 Mobylette moped engines hence the name Gil/ette. The builder thought this was a great name as the Gillette shaving people had just brought out their 3 blade razor.


UPDATE: From the comments section, Andy in Melbourne writes in:

Hi, I met the bloke who built this bike in 1991 on the Isle of Man. It was late one night and I was staggering up the beachfront at Douglas and i almost stumbled onto this little Gem. I asked what it was and when he said a Gillette 150 I was most amazed. in 30 years of riding I had not heard of a Gillette, but that was because this is the only one ever built by this man, whos name from memory was Dave Gillette. He made the crankcases and the 3 cylinders and heads are the power heads from chainsaws from memory and so 3 X 50cc. =150cc. It was as pretty in the flesh ( what I could see , it was Very late) and I have never forgotten. what a great treat to se this amazing little bike again
Andy in Melbourne


Anybody ever heard/seen anything about this Bike before - New one on me?

Ta Ta Keith.
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It's the Gillette Mach3 :lol:
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Was in a recent bike mag
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french barrels 8)
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Hi Keith
We saw that bike at ashby folville near Melton Mowbray
It's a regular bike/car meet , the second Tuesday in every month,
Starts again in April , could. Be a good meeting place for the local guys to go with a gathering of triples check it out on YouTube

Regards Andy p
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