Reborn Brit – 2022 BSA Gold Star 650

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Reborn Brit – 2022 BSA Gold Star 650

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Re: Reborn Brit – 2022 BSA Gold Star 650

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Just can't get past that fake plastic pushrod tube.

Most of the pics do a job job of hiding the radiator.
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I'm sure these are the same engine...

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BMW G650, it's a version of the older Rotax unit from the F650, but made by a Chinese company.
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Water cooled! :shock: That's a shame as it just won't look right? I look forward to seeing the custom builds based on it though.
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What's with the upside down speedo ? Fucking stupid.
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Period appropriate innit?

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Yorick wrote: Wed Jan 19, 2022 11:17 am What's with the upside down speedo ? Fucking stupid.
The actual numbers are the right way up.
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Taipan wrote: Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:23 am Water cooled! :shock: That's a shame as it just won't look right? I look forward to seeing the custom builds based on it though.
The radiator is a bit huge.

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They've had the prototype in a unit in our yard for a year or more now, it came over for road testing and type approval. Made it 2 miles down the road before the engine cried enough. It had already done a lot of testing in India though before. The engine is based on the BMW single from the G650. It has different cases and a few other cosmetic mods. They've not done a bad job tbh and it'll be a similar price to the enfield but that has the advantage of being a twin and a whole new engine
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It's not my cuppa but my Dad loves it. And I guess that's it's market. Older blokes who don't wanna shell out for a classic and it's associated maintenance. That and beardy types in Hoxton.
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The heat shielded downpipe is too fat.
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Re: Reborn Brit – 2022 BSA Gold Star 650

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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Jan 19, 2022 8:58 am BMW G650, it's a version of the older Rotax unit from the F650, but made by a Chinese company.
I take it they fixed the horrendous hot starting issues? Old bloke I know bought a GS when they first came out and BMW actually took it back.

Something about the automatic decompressor?