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The BSA Gold Star is a motorcycle made by BSA from 1938 to 1963. They were 350 cc and 500 cc single-cylinder four-stroke production motorcycles known for being among ...
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 unit single B50's 500 cc enjoyed much improvement in the hands of the CCM motorcycle company allowing the basic BSA design to continue until the mid to late 1970s in a competitive form all over Europe. The final BSA range was just four models: Gold Star 500, 650 Thunderbolt/Lightning and the 750 cc Rocket Three.
BSA, the ages-old British motorcycle manufacturer is making its grand return with a new, retro model called the BSA Gold Star. BSA Gold Star revealed as a retro, but still modern motorcycle Skip ...
A10 Rocket Gold Star: 650 cc 1962 1963 Special - tuned Super Rocket in a Gold Star frame. Known as "Gold Star Twin" in the US A50 Star: 500 cc 1962 1970 Also called "Star Twin" and "Royal Star" Called "Royal Star" in all markets from 1966 onwards A50C Cyclone Road 500 cc 1964 1965 Tuned version of A50 Star (US only) A50C Cyclone Competition 500 cc
The concept was then further developed – as Monty had done with the BSA Gold Star engine – by reducing the 650 cc capacity to under 500 cc, retaining the standard bore of 71 mm but shortening the stroke to 62.5 mm, using a new crankshaft having a shortened throw made by sidecar racer Owen Greenwood [10] together with 10 mm shaved-off the ...
1962 Rocket Gold Star. The Rocket Gold Star was introduced in 1962, using a tuned Super Rocket engine a Gold Star frame. [36] Gold Star tuner and dealer, Eddie Dow, had a customer that wanted to be supplied with a Gold Star fitted with a Super Rocket engine. BSA supplied a Gold Star less engine and a separate Super Rocket engine.
BSA Gold Star Daytona. BSA Motorcycles were made by BSA Cycles Ltd, under the BSA parent, until 1953 when the motorcycle business was moved into holding BSA Motorcycles Ltd. The first instance of intention to produce motorcycles was reported in The Motor Cycle, a British motorcycling journal, in July 1906. [61]