1967 BSA A50R Royal Star 500 

STUNNING bike! Thanks for preserving these historic beauties!

Great Video. I have a '69 Royal Star in the garage. Big difference seems to be chrome fenders and tach.

Looks like my Old Royal Star. I bought it new at Clifford Motors in Canton Conn. it was $ 1,200.00 . I sold it when I got out of the service and needed a vehicle for the winter, I wish I still had it! But I still have my BSA Firebird and Triumph T120R . I love the 650's but just for a fun smooth ride the Royal Star was the Best. I think this one is missing the rear grab bar but it's still a beauty!

BSA! My grandad loved these bikes here in the UK. Rebuilt one used by civil service too

So funny “I’m all jacked up this things a hoot”😆👊

WOW, what a BEAUTY, amazing mint condition one of a kind.

The poor old 500, always overshadowed by the BSA 650s. My dad had the 500 lo these many years ago, painted it a sort of purple with silver pinstriping. It looked great. Too bad I was far too young to ride it.

Its fantastic to watch your channel, i hope you get alot of good luck for spreading the good "gospel" of motorbike history. Cheers from Norway! yeah, and God bless America!

Watching from Grand Rapids Michigan.

I had exactly like that.Same color.

You have an awesome job! LOL!

If you ride it to Laconia, make sure you get there before dark🥴

I had one from new, from Victor Devins. Great Western Road Glasgow, had it pinched by a creep from Rigside, saw it parked on Lanark main street, months later, regret I did not phone Police, Insurance Company had settled up by then, how low can people get.

the blue n chrome looks good sr took a bong hit mid video or got corona lol

Stunner!

Blue smoke at 4:48.

Firstly, I'm a big fan and own one and live 6 miles away from the BSA factory, I love it, I need to get this out of the way. People get carried away about British bikes compared to say 20 years ago and have got caught up in the investment trap. These bikes believe it or not up until as recently as 15 or so years ago were looked down upon. You have the USA spec tank and western bars that make it look sporty. These bikes back in the day were your bread and butter commuter hack or side car puller, anything less than 650cc were just your average mode of transport, I have a magazine from the 90s that had a buying guide section and spotlight Ed one of these. It said they were not much sort after, were fairly basic, not exciting, handled like a pig, wasn't worth any money, unless it's in mint condition don't buy it, don't spend too much money on it because you will never get it back, buy the best you can because they are two a penny etc etc, in other words about as exciting as a Honda super dream. Fast forward basically 20 years and they are rare, exciting, cool, sought after, handsome, expensive, desirable head turner's worth about ten times what people DIDN'T want to pay for them 20 years ago. Why is that? I think it's because back in the late 90s it was 30 years old now now its over 55 years old so it's vintage, retro, cool again. In this plastic false lost world its become fashionable again.. When I go out on mine I got waved at all of the time, honked at, people come over for a chat whenever I park up. I'm so glad the bike I own isn't the sad everyday runaround that magazine stated it was, it is a superb living piece of machinery that is so desirable that it has nearly doubled in price (that does not bother me, never has done, don't care if it stayed the same) and creates happiness wherever it goes and thanks to you guys keeping these bikes in circulation they live on in a better time and place.

i've ridden right sight shift bikes and it's tricky

Tires original ???

Panals look a diffrant colour