CHEQUERED PAST: BSA LIGHTNING STREET TRACKER

[weeksy]

https://www.bikebound.com/2024/07/12/bs ... t-tracker/

[Supermofo]

Like that.

[KungFooBob]

[Count Steer]

The exhaust looks wrong. Otherwise, it's not particularly awful.

(It also gave me the flashback horrors of the experience of owning a BSA A7).

[roadster]

The exhaust looks wrong. Otherwise, it's not particularly awful.

(It also gave me the flashback horrors of the experience of owning a BSA A7).

If you thought the A7 was bad rest assured the A65 was worse. I quite liked my burbling A10 and it took me 100s of miles with, as I found out later, broken piston rings. It was also a bit lop-sided as a result of previous sidecar use!

Quite why anyone would use that A65 engine in a special is beyond me but I assume it came with the frame (1972 oil in frame?) !

[Taipan]

I don't dislike it, but there's something about it that doesn't sit right with me?

[Ian]

Needs a Spitfire tank the Lightning tank is to blobby.

I have an irrational love of A65s despite knowing how shit they are.

[KungFooBob]

When I was in my early teens (early/mid 90's) my dad restored a '63 A65 Star twin and became a born again biker (he bought a brand new NTV650 too)

I've quite a soft spot for the A65... even if I did nearly brake my toe trying to change gear (with the rear brake).

[Ian]

Need more detail, how the heck did you break your toe? You must put some serious force into your gear changes!

[KungFooBob]

It was kind of a joke.

I had to ride it to the village show, half a mile at most. I'd only ever ridden bikes with a left hand gear change, so I tired to change up with my left foot in a pair of cons.

[Sadlonelygit]

Fond memories of the A44.......with a van full of devimead rebuilds