108 BSA B50 Gold Star (1972) ACJ 60 L
BSA B50 Gold Star (1971-73) Engine 499cc air cooled, four stroke, OHV unit single 34hp
Production 5,700 approx
Registration Number ACJ 60 L (Herefordshire)
BSA ALBUM
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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. The dry sump B50 included features such as oil in frame and the electrics in a single removable pod. BSA kept production costs down by using parts across a range of models, launched in 1971.
B50 bikes were successful in both road-racing and off-road events. A modestly modified B50 Gold Star 500 entered by Mead & Tomkinson of Hereford, England and ridden by Nigel Rollason and Clive Brown won the 500cc class in both the Thruxton 500 miler and the Barcelona 24 hours ( at the Montjuïc circuit), and won the Zolder 24-hour race outright. Also, a B50 fielded by Mead & Tomkinson once held the class lap record in the Production Isle of Man TT
Diolch am 94,038,704 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 94,038,704 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 28.05.2022 at Smallwood Steam Rally. Cheshire REF 160-108
108 BSA B50 Gold Star (1972) ACJ 60 L
BSA B50 Gold Star (1971-73) Engine 499cc air cooled, four stroke, OHV unit single 34hp
Production 5,700 approx
Registration Number ACJ 60 L (Herefordshire)
BSA ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623759878630...
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. The dry sump B50 included features such as oil in frame and the electrics in a single removable pod. BSA kept production costs down by using parts across a range of models, launched in 1971.
B50 bikes were successful in both road-racing and off-road events. A modestly modified B50 Gold Star 500 entered by Mead & Tomkinson of Hereford, England and ridden by Nigel Rollason and Clive Brown won the 500cc class in both the Thruxton 500 miler and the Barcelona 24 hours ( at the Montjuïc circuit), and won the Zolder 24-hour race outright. Also, a B50 fielded by Mead & Tomkinson once held the class lap record in the Production Isle of Man TT
Diolch am 94,038,704 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 94,038,704 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 28.05.2022 at Smallwood Steam Rally. Cheshire REF 160-108