I feel sad every time I look at old British bikes because it is such a shame that these famous companies which contributed so much to the development to the motorbike are not around .
A real shame because they could be. The rebirth of Triumph has proved that. Big mistake not bringing the Triumph bandit and the BSA equivalent to production. Those 350cc DOHC could have been the first offerings from BSA and the original Triumph. Then larger engined models could have followed to market. I just think the public got too fed up with such minor technical advancements over the years such as the 3 cylinder Trident/Rocket and the much earlier move to unit construction in the early 1950's. Honda and the like brought bikes in that hung together even when tortured and neglected.
@@gregorytimmons4777 actually brother I think that Triumph went to unit construction engines in 1963, that's when they switched over there pre-unit Bonneville engine to the unit Bonneville engine, and you're absolutely right about Honda, my daily Rider is a 73 CB750.
Because the management of the time were so far up their own arse, they (stupidly)thought the world revolved around THEM... Enter the Japanese and the rest is history.
Vielen Dank, für das gelungene Video, mein Vater hatte auch die gleiche BSA, es war sein Hobby , alte Motorräder wieder herzustellen, nur an den Englischen Marken, hatte er seine Freude.Wenn die Leute Probleme hatten, mit Ihren Motorrädern, dann holten Sie sich Hilfe bei meinem Vater, Er hatte immer eine Lösung, auch hatte er viele Bücher über diverse Englischen Motorradmarken.Leider ist mein Vater kürzlich Verstorben.Ich wünsche Ihnen viel Freude mit der BSA.Viele Grüsse nach England, aus der Schweiz. 😊🇬🇧 🇨🇭
What a beauty! Proud owner is a sensible down to earth bloke . No stupid background row of hysterical drug infested noise makers. Excellent work. Thank you.
Interesting year and quite sweet looking. Perhaps you could elaborate about this model which I didn't know of before. The A10s gave way to the unit construction A65s in '62 so this model is a little puzzling to me. Very nice... .
It’s the top of the line A10 with a Super Rocket engine in a Gold Star frame. 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. Dow assembled the special. The special was well received and the BSA management decided to put the concept into limited production. BSA had previously produced a bike with an A10 engine in a Gold Star frame - the 1957 Spitfire Scrambler.It has been suggested that as both the Gold Star and the A10 were at the end of their production life, and BSA wanted riders to switch to the new unit twins, this was a convenient way to use up the stock of pre-unit parts.
Lovely bike but there are so many forgeries out there it’s hard to tell a real RGS, the dating service only tells you the number is genuine not the bike, I think they only made about 1300 compare that to the thousands out there.
Hi, thanks for your interest in my BSA . The fuel tank fitted on here is a lyta tank , they manufacture alloy tanks for bikes like this 1 , the tanks are usually polished alloy but i decided to paint it just for my personal preference . The front brake is a genuine Taylor DOW this guy maid special parts for the gold star bikes of the 50s & 60s again like this 1 , the brake works as good as you will get for a non hydraulic brake once it is set up correctly , thanks again steve
@@stephendobbin9298 Thanks for that Stephen. I'm afraid that you have cost me a lot of money. I'm now looking for a suitable A10 to convert to this spec. :-)
@@allanmaureenmacintyre4474 good luck post on here as you go . i have had this 1 20 years now and love as much now as when i got it , i have 3 fuel tanks oil tanks and tool boxes all different colours , 3 different exhausts and a host of other parts , just to change the appearance
@@allanmaureenmacintyre4474 yes its a breather from the rocker outlet , it has taylor dow finned rocker covers , oil feed and fuel bowl extension top triple clamp and damper knob, twin swept back exhaust pipes all dow parts . RPM drive is from right hand casing gear drive. thanks for your interest
very quiet up to 2 k revs while on the stand at the beginning, lol. Lovely bike worth holding onto these days good pension plan. You managed well but for the life of me I cannot kick my bike over with my left leg? Using my right leg gets my body weight over the kickstart more I think, well thats the way my Dad showed me on his Blue Star sport 1935. Cheers Dave
Beautiful Bike! Interesting to know how you have fitted the Taylor Dow Top Yoke? I have just picked one up for my A10 Cafe Racer but I have been told I need longer Fork Bushes etc would you be able to help?
Luke Yarnall hi thanks for your comment. The Taylor Dow top yoke fitted without replacing the fork bushes, I just needed to adjust the headlight brackets and clipons weather yours are different I don’t know. Thanks Steve
Looks like you used that awful red hermatite that is almost impossible to remove. Why not try silicone gasket which always remains elastic, and peels off very easily. Red hermatite is history! I purchased a tube in 1962 when I rebuilt my Royal Enfield Bullet engine, and have never used the crap since!
this fuel tank is a genuine lyta tank , needed to take the original 1 off , it was the last genuine new one on the shelf in 1992 so it says on the receipt it must be worth £££££££££££££££££££££££ so i have 3 tanks to change around
