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1964 B40 Star. The first model of the series was the B40 Star, introduced in 1961. The new 350 cc engine had 21 bhp, which gave a cruising speed of 50 - 55 mph and a top speed of 75 mph. [8] The Star had deeply valenced, painted mudguards; metal fork shrouds and the headlamp was fitted in a nacelle. [10]
Amal TT 'racing' carburettor and new "357" full-race camshaft 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
BSA B21; BSA B25; BSA B40; BSA B44; BSA B44 Shooting Star; ... BSA Barracuda; Birmingham Small Arms Company; BSA Blue Star; BSA Company; BSA/Triumph racing triples; C ...
Since the late 1960s, BSA engineers had been working on a revamp of the existing range and development of new models. In October 1970, the new range, collectively known as The Power Set, was released. The revamp was divided into individual projects. The singles project, which consisted of the 250 cc B25 and a new 500 cc B50, was code-named P34 ...
The BSA A65 Star was a Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) motorcycle aimed at the US market for unit construction twins. As well as giving a clean look to the engine, with the pushrod passages part of the cylinder block casting, unit construction reduced the number of places oil could leak from. [ 3 ]
A highly tuned version of the BSA A65R Rocket, it was BSA's bid to capture the potentially lucrative USA export market in the mid-1960s. Twin Amal 389/206 carburetors and high-compression pistons, combined with an optional close-ratio gearbox, gave lively acceleration.
The BSA A65R Rocket was one of a series of unit construction twin cylinder Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) motorcycles made in the 1960s. A version branded as the A65 'Thunderbolt Rocket' was aimed at the US market. [2] The A65R Rocket was produced from 1964 but was stopped in 1965 when all development at BSA was halted by financial ...
The BSA W33-7 was a 499cc 4.99 hp over head valve single cylinder four stroke. The full duplex cradle frame had fixings for a sidecar fitted as standard. The fuel tank was chrome plated with green side panels. [1] The 6 volt electrical switches and ammeter were mounted in the middle of the top of the fuel tank.