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]

2021年7月14日 · The 650cc BSA A65 carried model names like Rocket, Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt Rocket, Lightning, Lightning Rocket, Lightning Clubman, Spitfire, Hornet, Spitfire Hornet & Firebird Scrambler. But no matter how BSA dressed them up, these new unit-construction twins never sold as well, or garnered the same respect as was accorded to the pre-unit ...

The BSA A65 650 cc twin cylinder motorcycle, along with its 500 cc A50 smaller twin, were introduced to the public in January 1962. They were intended to replace the 500 cc A7 and 650 cc A10 twins that had been in production since 1946 and 1949, respectively.

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. The A65R Rocket was produced from 1964 but was stopped in 1965 when all development at BSA was halted by financial difficulties.

2013年12月20日 · 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).

2021年7月14日 · For the 1962 BSA A65, a new full double-crade frame was designed following the pattern of the previous A-Range machines. Partially welded, partially brazed lugs, it was heavily reinforced around the steering head & swing arm pivot, making for a very solid frame.

2021年7月14日 · As BSA pared down its dizzying array of 650 models, it came down to two roadsters, the Lightning, seen here, and the single-carb A65 Thunderbolt; and one Dual-Sport bike, the Firebird Scrambler. The Thunderbolt was the single-carb version of the Lightning, intended to be the lower-priced Roadster in BSA’s 650 lineup.

2022年5月7日 · An instant drive off the throttle regardless of revs; an exhaust bark like nothing else; timeless good looks; decent build quality; and much more are all on offer with an A65. Ridden with its capabilities and not ragged like a Japanese multi, a BSA A65 will always put a smile on your face – they also handle rather well into the bargain.

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 ...

2006年8月20日 · When this Firebird Scrambler model showed up on American shores in 1968 it should have sold by the shipload. It looked tough, it rode tough, and the BSA ad campaign, featuring very good-looking...