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9/6/2007
1956 BSA Gold Star 500SS Single 499 84 x 90 OHV n/a n/a n/a Amal TT Lucas Magdyno n/a n/a 4 n/a Tubular welded steel n/a n/a BSA hydraulic telescopic fork Hydraulic swing arm 3.25 x 19 3.50 x 19 7" Diameter drum 7" Diameter drum 56 410
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9/6/2007
1965 BSA 650 Spitfire Hornet Viertical twin 654 2.95 x 2.91" OHV n/a n/a 9.0:1 Dual Amal Monobloc Energy transfer Kick, folding crank n/a 4 Single row chain Tubular, duplex cradle n/a n/a Telescopic fork Swing arm 3.50-19 4.00-18 n/a n/a 56
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9/6/2007
1965 BSA 650 Thunderbolt Twin 654 75 x 74 n/a n/a n/a 9:1 28mm Amal concentric Battery and coil n/a n/a 4 n/a Double loop cradle n/a n/a Oil dampened telescopic fork Oil dampened telescopic fork 3.25-19 4.00-18 Double leading shoe Single leadin
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9/6/2007
1966 BSA Spitfire Mark II Vertical twin 654 75 x 74 OHV n/a n/a 10.5:1 Dual Amal Grand Prix 10GP2 Battery and coil Kick, folding crank n/a 4 n/a Tubular n/a n/a Telescopic, double action Swing arm, 3-position adjustable 3.25-19 4.00-18 190mm racin
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9/6/2007
1966 BSA Victor Special Single 441 79 x 90 OHV n/a n/a 9.5:1, 11.4 w/o plate Single 5/32 Amal Monobloc Energy transfer Folding crank, right side n/a 4 Single row chain n/a n/a n/a Telescopic fork Swing arm 3.25-19 4.00-18 7 x 1.12 6 x 1.12 5
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10/7/2009
A close look at the 1967 BSA Hornet.
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9/6/2007
1967 BSA Spitfire Mark III Vertical twin 654 75 x 74 OHV n/a n/a 10.1:1 Dual Amal Concentric Battery and coil Kick, folding crank n/a 4 Single row chain n/a n/a n/a Telescopic fork Swing arm 3.25-19 4.00-18 7.48 x 2.00" 7.0 x 1.125 56 n/a
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9/6/2007
1967 BSA Starfire Single 249 67 x 70 OHV n/a n/a 10:1 1.1" Amal concentric Battery and coil Kick, folding crank n/a 4 Single row chain n/a n/a n/a Telescopic fork Swing arm 3.25-18 3.50-18 7.0 x 1.125 7.0 x 1.125 52.5 n/a 302 n/a
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4/3/2008
1968 BSA A65 Lightning vertical twin 654cc 75mm x 76mm tappet 2 inlet=.008in exhause=.010in 9 1 Amal R930 34 coils and contact Multi plate with built in cush drive number of plates
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8/3/2009
Best bets on tomorrow's classics: 1968-1970 BSA 441 Shooting Star
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7/2/2007
On March 18, 1969, Birmingham Small Arms Ltd., once the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, crated up three new BSA Rocket IIIs and shipped them across the Atlantic to McBride Cycle in Toronto.
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9/6/2007
1970 BSA 650 Lightning AG5 Vertical twin 654 75 x 74 OHV n/a n/a 9:1 Dual 30mm Amal Concentric Battery and coil, dual point distribution n/a n/a 4 n/a Tubular double cradle n/a 12V 10AH Telescopic, double damping Adjustable spring over shock 3.25-19
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9/6/2007
1970 BSA 750 Rocket Three Three cylinder 747 2.636 x 1.375" OHV n/a n/a 9:1 Triple Amal 28mm concentrics Alternator/coil n/a n/a 5 n/a Tubular double cradle n/a 12V 8AH Telescopic double damping Adjustable spring over shock 4.10-19 4.10-19 8" DLS
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9/16/2009
Introduced in 1968, the BSA Rocket 3 just barely beat Honda's CB750 Four to market, making it the first mass produced multi. If it had been pushed into developement when it was first proposed to management in 1964, it might have changed BSA's fortunes.
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8/3/2009
The history of the triple is an excellent example of how the British motorcycle industry put itself out of business.
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9/6/2007
1971 BSA Victor MX Single 499 84 x 90 OHV n/a n/a 10:1 Single 32mm Amal E.T. Magneto Kick, folding crank n/a 5 Single row chain Tubular single cradle n/a n/a Telescopic fork Swing arm 3.00-20 4.00-18 8.75 x 6" 1.125 x 7" 56 n/a n/a
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7/28/2009
Dual-sport bikes are hardly new. By some accounts, BSA launched the category in 1965 with its offroad-styled 500cc A50 Wasp and 650cc A65 Hornet. Three years later, the company introduced the Firebird Scrambler, its latest — and arguably best — variation on the theme. Trouble is, they forgot to market it, and the Firebird stalled.
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2/20/2008
1968 BSA Firebird Scrambler Parallel twin 654cc
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6/4/2009
At Daytona in 1952 a team from Janesville, Wis., consisted of (left to right) R.L. Patterson, crew chief, John Haskell riding a BSA Gold Star, “Bud” Harder the local BSA and Triumph dealer and sponsor of the duo, and Fran Shackleford on a Triumph.
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7/31/2009
Although most people in the mid-1980s thought vintage bikes were just old junk, there were a few enthusiasts who not only liked old bikes, but also liked racing them. Two-time AMA Grand National Champion Dick Mann was one of these enthusiasts.
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7/23/2009
A motorcycle trip through Texas on British singles.
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12/10/2008
We’ve cast our votes in the runoffs, now it’s your turn to make the final decision in our 2008 Motorcycle Classics East Meets West bike shows.
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9/29/2008
Back in 1951, young men with gasoline in their veins wanted nothing more than a fast British twin (well, nothing we’re going to talk about here anyway).
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