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Dig this historic SoCal scrambles BSA Gold Star. . . I frequently search the ebay BSA category, tracking prices etc, and just noticed this original beauty any scrambles desert race fans know about this guy Jim Hunter ? From the text - "it belonged to built by the famous Jim Hunter of Southern California This bike was built up by Jim
1956 Alloy Clipper project - Jockey Journal Forum According to BSA, the US-market Clipper was "a stripped-for-action Scrambles, Cross Country and general purpose sports mount" Although often mistaken for a Gold Star, the alloy-engined Clipper was essentially an export version of the B34 competition model Despatched new to BSA's western states distributor Hap Alzina in October 1956
show me your flat trackers and desert racers - Jockey Journal Forum Joined Aug 27, 2005 6,672 Posts #253 · Jul 23, 2009 This beautiful Gold Star scrambler has ben on ebay lately - From the text - "it belonged to built by the famous Jim Hunter of Southern California This bike was built up by Jim Hunter to race, for either Scrambles, Motocross, or Desert racing
how to break rusted pistons loose? | Page 2 | Jockey Journal Forum Several more whacks pushed the piston down and I was able to finally release it from its rusty prison Free at last, free at last! I hope this technique will get some old bikes back on the road Learn more about my 1962 BSA Gold Star barn find restoration
What is this pre-unit brake? | Jockey Journal Forum My '57 Gold Star, '64 Spitfire Hornet racer '67 441 Victor Roadster all had this wheel I'll PM you some pics and more thoughts tomorrow, re that style Thanks Dragon, would like to see those pics and hear any other "thoughts"
1953 BSA BB34- Alloy motor- Almost a Goldstar. . . I just scored this BSA 500 from a guy I sold parts to a while back It was on craigslist, but I worked out a trade for some Triumph unit parts It's got a plunger frame and an alloy high compression motor It ran a few weeks ago before the oil tank and primary cover were pulled and is
show me your flat trackers and desert racers Here's the brother of the rider in the first picture (#701) in the above post He's in the western NY state hall of fame for bike racing, and was the U S Open champion Also a pic of the same rider at St Augustine FL 2018 where he displayed his BSA Gold Star he restored Since you're asking for pics of flattrackers, I wonder if you can find a special dispensation for this bike? It's a
Triumph pre unit copper rocker box gaskets - Jockey Journal Forum Cheers RidingHood what I'm seeing is a leak on head gasket at the rear near the push rod tube The rocker gasket with 3bond on it seems to like creep out (as if the 3 bond allows it to slide) after retorque 18lbs on iron head (everything clean and oil free threads) i have had head off now 3 times (new copper head gasket annealed and copper Permatex spray on inspection first time, gasket was
1970 Triumph Daytona vs 1961 BSA A10R Super Rocket The A65 fell through, the owners clean papers were are not so pristine So now I'm looking at two bikes I don't have a lot of experience with British bikes so I don't know all the pros and cons of each, so which would you get and why? Back story they look good in pictures and I can only get one bike right now The asking price for the Triumph is a little more than 1 2 price of the Super
Triumph - Jockey Journal Forum Not much done to the Triumph (been cleaning out my swimming pool again ho ho) just made up mounts for petrol tank brazed in a old flip type petrol cap and breather pipe same as gold star tanks oh yeah and fitted and tack welded seat mounts Photos below is what I started with typical 70s brit chop total bodge the other two photos show frame