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Road Test: BSA A65L Lightning

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20th December 2013

1972 BSA A65 Lightning Asked to name BSA’s best-ever motorcycles, many enthusiasts would plump for the Gold Star or the Rocket Gold Star, while those who think that rear suspension is unnecessarily effete might opt for the Sloper (whose star-marked tuned engines incidentally led to the later models’ names). Some down to earth souls might…
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Road Test: BSA A65L Lightning

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20th December 2013

1972 BSA A65 Lightning Asked to name BSA’s best-ever motorcycles, many enthusiasts would plump for the Gold Star or the Rocket Gold Star, while those who think that rear suspension is unnecessarily effete might opt for the Sloper (whose star-marked tuned engines incidentally led to the later models’ names). Some down to earth souls might…
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Road Test: BSA A65L Lightning

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20th December 2013

1972 BSA A65 Lightning Asked to name BSA’s best-ever motorcycles, many enthusiasts would plump for the Gold Star or the Rocket Gold Star, while those who think that rear suspension is unnecessarily effete might opt for the Sloper (whose star-marked tuned engines incidentally led to the later models’ names). Some down to earth souls might…
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The way we were

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19th December 2013

Rotax engine Matchless G80 January 1989 Angry British motorcycle maker Les Harris refuted claims his Newton Abbot factory, which makes the Rotax-powered Matchless single cylinder machine, is about to close and end production of the famous marque, which began 90 years ago at Plumstead, south east London. Matchless was initially the brand of cycle maker…
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Two pedigree racers added to Las Vegas auction line-up

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16th December 2013

1971 BMW F750 Butler & Smith factory racer First, is the ex-1973 Daytona 200 1972 Butler & Smith BMW F750, is one of only two factory-supplied, purpose-built machines modified by tuner Udo Geitl of Butler & Smith – the BMW importers for America. The surprisingly fast and powerful R75/5s that Geitl uprated for Team Butler…
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Reference: BSA A10: which to choose?

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16th December 2013

1949 BSA Plunger Golden Flash Soon, the new big BSA was a favourite and, updated over the years, it continued to sell well throughout the 1950s, gaining its swinging arm frame, better brakes and such, as the decade passed. The cooking model was replaced by the A65 Star for 1962; the old model's passing was…
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Reference: BSA A10: which to choose?

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16th December 2013

1949 BSA Plunger Golden Flash Soon, the new big BSA was a favourite and, updated over the years, it continued to sell well throughout the 1950s, gaining its swinging arm frame, better brakes and such, as the decade passed. The cooking model was replaced by the A65 Star for 1962; the old model's passing was…
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Jack Thompson Trial

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16th December 2013

Jack Thompson runner-up Colin Mote eases his 500 Ariel down one of the many banks on the Sidcup club’s ground at Canada Heights, Swanley A score of one made Paul Randall/Richard Webb (Triumph) the best of the sidecar entry. Among the older machines, Arthur Frearson (350 AJS) topped the girder fork/rigid class while Stan Metcalf,…
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Calendar corner

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12th December 2013

• The Classic MotorCycle Featuring 12 period archive images, this spiral bound calendar is available for £8.49 (including UK postage) by calling 01507 529529 or by visiting www.classicmagazines.co.uk Each image is captioned and the pictures span the timescale covered by the magazine, so from the ‘Pioneer’ days to the 1960s, with one even depicting the…
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Motorcycling tradition at the Bath and West

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12th December 2013

Now firmly established as one of the premier events in the world of the older models, the show takes place on the weekend of February 8-9. Visitors can expect to feast their eyes upon an array of stunning classic machinery as well as a fantastic mix of trade stalls, dealers and autojumble plots that provide…
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