1962 Bsa Gold Star

Handley had retired the year before but he roared back at an average speed of 102 27 and a fast lap of 107 57 mph.

1962 bsa gold star.

45mpg est price then. The gold star is one of the most sought after important powerful fast and beautiful motorcycles ever to roll out of birmingham during the 1950 60 s. Widely recognised as one of the most desirable of all factory built café racers the rocket gold star arrived in 1962 along with the first of bsa s new unitary construction range. He honored our deal despite much higher offers.

40hp 7 000rpm top speed. A range of a65 star twins was produced between 1962 and 1972. Dbd34gs 6462 one of the greatest production racing motorcycles of all time the bsa gold star enjoyed as much success in the usa as it did in the uk and europe although across the atlantic its most significant achievements were in dirt track racing. Powered by a 646cc parallel twin sending around 46hp through a four speed manual transmission with chain drive the odometer indicates just 1 041 miles though it is believed that this is the mileage since a previous restoration in around 2008.

1962 bsa gold star dbd34 500 catalina scrambler. 499cc air cooled ohv single weight dry. 985 est price now. 12 500 20 000 in the late 1950s the bsa corporation considered canceling the gold star its most successful basically it s only competition bike in the u s.

Rocket gold star production ended in 1963 due to the development of new unit. A 1962 bsa rocket gold star replica 5000 6000 registration number 718 xup frame number ga101720 engine number da10r10334 v5c see image of letter from dvla please note an original bsa rocket gold star bearing the same numbers is in existence this is being sold as a replica only totally restored by steve tonkin and just 179 miles. 1962 bsa gold star dbd34 claimed power. A combination of mainly gold star cycle parts and the a10 super rocket twin cylinder engine the newcomer represented the last of the old pre unit line rather than a new departure and thus was destined for a.

Details about 1962 bsa gold star dbd34 500 catalina scrambler see original listing. The bsa rocket gold star rgs was a 646 cc 39 4 cu in air cooled parallel twin motorcycle produced by birmingham small arms company bsa at small heath birmingham launched in february 1962 it was one of the final range of a10 twins using a tuned a10 super rocket engine in the double downtube gold star frame. The bsa a65 star was a birmingham small arms company bsa motorcycle aimed at the us market for unit construction twins as well as giving a clean look to the engine with the pushrod passages part of the cylinder block casting unit construction reduced the number of places oil could leak from. Riders who went over100 mph at brooklands received a gold star lapel badge and handley s performance inspired the name.

Free local pickup see details. This bsa rocket gold star is a superb example of one of the last a10 twin cylinder bikes made by the storied british manufacturer. 1962 bsa 500cc gold star flat track racing motorcycle engine no.