And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Not sure about the beautiful stude truck , but the BSA looks very much like a 1952 rigid frame Star Twin road racer or TT bike that I helped a friend restore back in the late 60s. Talk about a rough ride! Can't see enough detail to be sure, but they were very fast 500cc factory racers.
My next door neighbor growing up was an old racer. Dirt track when he was a youngster and Enduros and trials later on. He had dozens of old bikes from BSAs to Bultacos and many in between. He used to say BSA stood for busted something again with a chuckle. I have a pair of his leathers hanging in my garage. He was crazy fast on a dirt bike even in his old age.
I also had for a short while a BSA 1962 TT scrambler 650 cc . They later made a street version in 67 called the Hornet with the high pipes. Great fun on the flat track!
The Studebaker is marvelous but the BSA brings personal memories. My first bike was a 1968 250 Goldstar and my second was a 1963 650 Thunderbolt. Both left me stranded and motionless many a time. I learned the phrase "Lucas electronics, the man who created darkness" and I don't have anything nice to say about Amal carburetors, either. Still, I'm riding and these days upon a 2011 Moto Guzzi Griso. I highly endorse motorcycles manufactured in the 21st century.
Hmmm... interesting for sure. I was told it was a Gold Star... it DOES have a large impressive gold badge on the tank... with a star... but it looks exactly like the photo at the top of this wiki page that they are calling a Star Fire. I'm tempted to purchase it back from the dude I sold it to... just sitting in a layer of dust in his garage for 35 years. Probably only sentimental reasons... maybe even mental. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_B25#B25SS_Gold_Star_250
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ReplyDeleteWhat year?
ReplyDeleteMy guess would circa 1948.
DeleteNot sure about the beautiful stude truck , but the BSA looks very much like
ReplyDeletea 1952 rigid frame Star Twin road racer or TT bike that I helped a friend
restore back in the late 60s. Talk about a rough ride! Can't see enough
detail to be sure, but they were very fast 500cc factory racers.
My next door neighbor growing up was an old racer. Dirt track when he was a youngster and Enduros and trials later on. He had dozens of old bikes from BSAs to Bultacos and many in between. He used to say BSA stood for busted something again with a chuckle. I have a pair of his leathers hanging in my garage. He was crazy fast on a dirt bike even in his old age.
ReplyDeleteI've owned two. 69 Firebird Scrambler, and still have my 68 Starfire 250. In my Brit circle of friends, BSA stands for Bastard Stalled Again.
ReplyDeleteI also had for a short while a BSA 1962 TT scrambler 650 cc . They later made a
ReplyDeletestreet version in 67 called the Hornet with the high pipes. Great fun on the flat track!
The Studebaker is marvelous but the BSA brings personal memories. My first bike was a 1968 250 Goldstar and my second was a 1963 650 Thunderbolt. Both left me stranded and motionless many a time. I learned the phrase "Lucas electronics, the man who created darkness" and I don't have anything nice to say about Amal carburetors, either. Still, I'm riding and these days upon a 2011 Moto Guzzi Griso. I highly endorse motorcycles manufactured in the 21st century.
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen a BSA on the road in years. They were a common sight when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteThe 68 250 was the "Starfire" not the Gold Star. I have one, blue and white the B-25 engine. (What a POS!)
ReplyDeleteHmmm... interesting for sure. I was told it was a Gold Star... it DOES have a large impressive gold badge on the tank... with a star... but it looks exactly like the photo at the top of this wiki page that they are calling a Star Fire. I'm tempted to purchase it back from the dude I sold it to... just sitting in a layer of dust in his garage for 35 years. Probably only sentimental reasons... maybe even mental. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_B25#B25SS_Gold_Star_250
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