▁Ltd . ▁Like ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁the ▁Ro cket ▁III , ▁it ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁an ▁engine ▁that , ▁at ▁, ▁is ▁much ▁larger ▁than ▁its ▁compet itors ', ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁has ▁much ▁higher ▁tor que . ▁The ▁Ro cket ▁ 3 ▁is ▁made ▁in ▁three ▁different ▁gu ises , ▁the ▁sports - orient ed ▁R , ▁the ▁tour ing - orient ed ▁GT ▁and ▁the ▁limited - ed ition ▁T FC . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ro cket ▁ 3 ▁Category : C ru iser ▁motor cy cles <0x0A> </s> ▁Ron nie ▁Taylor ▁( 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁– ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁television ▁and ▁radio ▁comedy ▁script writer , ▁producer ▁and ▁director . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Le igh , ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁Taylor ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁family ' s ▁firm ▁of ▁ins urance ▁bro k ers . ▁He ▁taught ▁himself ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁piano ▁and ▁guitar ▁and ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁amateur ▁dram at ics / mus ical s . ▁He ▁formed ▁a ▁vocal ▁group ▁and ▁wrote ▁sketch es ▁and ▁songs ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁" The ▁K ord ites ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁joined ▁R AF ▁Sign als ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁Italy ▁where ▁he ▁also ▁wrote ▁and ▁produced ▁service ▁entertain ment . ▁ ▁BBC ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁aud ition ed ▁at ▁BBC ▁Manchester