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In 2021, the Mahindra Group, the new owners of the BSA marque, announced the production of a new BSA Gold Star. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] The first units were shipped to the UK from their manufacturing base in India in October 2022 and are expected to go on sale shortly thereafter through UK dealers.
1962 Rocket Gold Star. The Rocket Gold Star was introduced in 1962, using a tuned Super Rocket engine a Gold Star frame. [36] 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.
Although each Cheney motorcycle is different, many are based on the BSA C15 250 cc engine or the larger 500 cc unit version. The company also manufacture black powder-coated frame kits for BSA C15, B25, B40, B44 and B50 engines, as well as nickel-plated frame kits for Triumph 500 cc or 350 cc unit engines.
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BSA's earlier 500cc single was the BSA Gold Star, a pre-unit machine with a duplex frame similar to that of the Golden Flash twin. The Gold Star was not considered suitable for the progression to unit construction. The name was revived when the 250 cc BSA C15/Starfire was eventually developed into the 500 cc B50 (via the B40 & B44).
Phillip William Read, MBE (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer.He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1961 to 1976. . Read is notable for being the first competitor to win world championships in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc cla
In 1973 Michael Tomkinson, having striven for an outright win at Barcelona since 1967 against larger-engine machines, had intended to enter two 500 cc BSA 'Gold Star' machines in the 'prototype' (track-based class) but a full entry list meant his bikes had to be de-tuned to road-type specification, running against larger race-bikes.
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