page_title: Straight-three engine
section_title: Motorcycle use
hierarchical_section_title: Straight-three engine / Motorcycle use
caption_attribution_description: Triumph Rocket III engine
context_page_description: A straight-three engine, also known as an inline-triple, or inline-three, is a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line or plane, side by side.
context_section_description: For motorcycles, the inline three-cylinder engine is considered advantageous as it is narrower than an inline-four and produces less vibration than a twin cylinder vehicle.
caption: Triumph Rocket III has a 2.3 L straight-three engine
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