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The BSA Road Rocket was a 1950s 646 cc (39.4 cu in) air-cooled parallel twin motorcycle designed by Bert Hopwood and produced by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) at Small Heath, Birmingham. Developed from the A10 Golden Flash it was the first sports bike in the BSA A10 series .
1954 Road Rocket. The Road Rocket was a sports motorcycle developed from the Golden Flash. Launched as the top of BSA's range in 1954 the BSA Road Rocket was the first A10 engine with an alloy cylinder head. [31] Unlike the Golden Flash, the inlet manifold was separate to the cylinder head [7] enabling twin carburettors to be fitted if required ...
BSA's first 650 cc parallel twin. Known as "Royal Tourist" in the US from 1960 A10 Super Flash 650 cc 1953 1954 Limited edition for homologation for production racing in the USA A10 Road Rocket: 650 cc 1954 1957 Tuned version of "Golden Flash" A10 Spitfire Scrambler 650 cc 1957 1963 Tuned off-road racer (US only) A10 Super Rocket: 650 cc 1958 1963
The BSA unit twins were a range of unit construction twin-cylinder motorcycles made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) and aimed at the US market. A range of 500 cc (31 cu in), 650 cc (40 cu in) and 750 cc (46 cu in) twins were produced between 1962 and 1972, [1] but they were really developments of the older pre-unit A7/A10 model range with less weight. [2]
The final BSA range was just four models: Gold Star 500, 650 Thunderbolt/Lightning and the 750 cc Rocket Three. By 1972, BSA was so moribund that, with bankruptcy imminent, its motorcycle businesses were merged (as part of a government-initiated rescue plan) with the Manganese Bronze company, Norton-Villiers, to become NVT, headed by Dennis Poore.
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 ...
BSA C15; BSA Golden Flash; BSA Road Rocket; BSA Super Rocket; BSA Sunbeam; Douglas Dragonfly; Ducati Aurea; Ducati 125 T; Ducati 125 TV; Ducati 65T; Ducati 65TL; Ducati 65TS; Ducati 98; Harley-Davidson Hummer; Harley-Davidson KR; Harley-Davidson K, KK, KH, KHK; Harley-Davidson Sportster; Harley-Davidson Servi-Car (produced 1932–1973) [2 ...
The BSA Super Rocket was a 646 cc (39.4 cu in) air-cooled parallel twin motorcycle produced by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) at Small Heath, Birmingham introduced in 1957. It was an improved sports bike member of the BSA A10 series of motorcycles which was developed from the BSA Road Rocket .