BSA Rocket Gold Star 1962, 1963

BSA Rocket Gold Star

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The Rocket Gold Star of 1962 was a very quick hybrid compounded of a tuned A10 engine and gearbox with a Gold Star frame and fuel tank. A variety of "go faster" options were available for the RGS and these included a track silencer (claimed to increase output to 50bhp) and headlamp wiring with plugs and sockets to give easy removal. Never very successful in production racing though, the model was discontinued in 1963. Perhaps best remembered as a fast, stylish and reliable road going motor cycle in the A10 tradition.

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BSA Gold Star Motorcycle 1938–1963

BSA Gold Star

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Few clubman racers have enjoyed the success or reputation of the "Goldie". The range was produced in trial, scramble, touring and racing versions. The 500cc engine developed up to 40bhp at just over 7000rpm through a close ration gearbox. Top speed was around 110mph in full clubman trim. Most coveted of all the "Goldies" was the 499cc model DBD 34.

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BSA Bantam Motorcycle 1949

BSA Bantam 1949

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BSA's, and indeed the British industry's all-time best selling motor cycle the Bantam, started life as a three-speed 123cc two-stroke in 1949 and instantly caught the public's attention, for petrol was still rationed and these early bikes could top 50mph and yet return up to 125mpg. The enlarged D3 Bantam Major arrived in 1950 with plunger rear suspension and 1958 brought the 175cc engined models with swinging-arm frames. Production continued in volume to 1971 when the top of the range model was the four-speed D175.

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BSA B31 Motorcycle 1950s

BSA B31 1950s

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If there was one product that typified all that was so right and good about the British motor cycle industry then surely it was BSA's over-engineered 350cc single-cylinder B31. The new B31 was the first to resurface after the war and constituted the "promise of good times to come", which had been the company's slogan while the fighting was on. Good for over 70mph and 75mpg, the workhorse B31 was hugely successful for BSA. It was their first machine to use telescopic forks and with its bigger brother the B33 (499cc), made up the backbone of the BSA singles range throughout the 1950s.

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BSA A7 Star Twin Motorcycle 1946

BSA A7 Star Twin

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Resembling the Val Page 650cc Triumph twin of the early 1930s in employing a single camshaft at the rear and with the gearbox bolted to the crankcase in semi-unit-construction style, the original 495cc Model A7 BSA was intended for 1940. Very quiet and distinctively BSA, it appeared among the second wave of BSA offerings in late 1946 and quickly established a good reputation.

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Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica Motorcycle 1979

Mike Hailwood Replica 1979

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Ducati built the Mike Hailwood Replica to commemorate Hailwood's victory in the 1978 Formula One TT. Introduced in 1979 and based on the 900SS, the body and paintwork echoed Hailwood's racer and the model was to become one of Ducati's biggest sellers in the early 1980s.

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Ducati 900 Super Sport Motorcycle 1975

900 Super Sport 1975

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The Ducati 900SS Imola was virtually a racer with road equipment. It featured the famous Ducati desmodromic valvegear system and was probably the lightest and most sparsely equipped superbike of the period. Good for around 140mph (220kph), the 900SS could manage a standing-start quarter-mile in a little over 12 seconds.

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Ducati 750 Super Sport Motorcycle 1974

750 Super Sport 1974

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Epitomizing the Italian sporting motorcycle of the 1970s, the "green frame" Ducati 750 Super Sport was a close replica of the Imola 200 winning racer of 1972. Conceived soon after the 1972 race victory, it wasn't until early 1974 that the one and only batch of round-case 750SS s was produced. The definitive factory production racer.

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Ducati 350 Desmo Motorcycle 1971

Ducati 350 Desmo 1971

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Desmodromic valve gear was offered on all Ducati road bikes from 1971, when the 250, 350 and 450cc single-cylinder models were produced with Desmo cylinder heads. Using an ai-cooled overhead-camshaft four-stroke engine, this 340cc single-cylinder machine produced a healthy 38bhp @ 7,500rpm.

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Norton 16H Motorcycle 1911-1954

Norton 16H

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As late as 1947 the Norton 16H, although garnished with "teles", still looked much like its pre-war ancestor. The following year its old fashioned cast-iron block was exchanged for a large-finned, light-alloy casting, with new flat-base tappets and other modifications, which raised the power output to 15bhp. In 1954 the AMC takeover was established and time had run out for this old fashioned but good looking and ultra-reliable "slogger". Nevertheless, 43 years hadn't been a bad innings!

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Norton 500T Motorcycle 1949

Norton 500T 1949

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Norton's post-war trials motor cycle, the 500T was introduced in 1949. At first, little more than a model 18 with extra ground clearance, the 500T was soon developed into a competent trials machine aided by an all-aluminium engine, small tank and improved steering geometry. The weight was reduced to around 300lbs. During its six year production life the 500T was ridden with distinction in numerous trials, both as a sidecar move and solo.

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Honda CBX1000 Motorcycle 1978

Honda CBX1000 1978

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Engine: Aircooled 24-valve DOHC transverse six

Bore x Stroke: 64.5 x 53.4mm

Capacity: 1,047cc

Comp ratio: 9.3:1

Power Output: 105bhp @ 9,000rpm

Carburation: 6 x 28mm Keihin

Gearbox: 5-speed

Suspension: Front Telescopic

Rear Twin shocks with adjustable

Brakes: Front Twin 276mm (10.75in) disc

Rear 295mm (11.6in) disc

Tyres: Front 3.50 x 19in

Rear 4.25 x 18in

Wheelbase: 1,495mm (59in)

Weight: 263kg (580lb)

Top Speed: (approx) 135mph (217kph)

Standing 1/4 11.7sec / 115mph (185kph)

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Honda GL1000 Goldwing Motorcycle 1975

GL1000 Goldwing 1975

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Engine: Watercooled 8-valve SOHC tranverse flat-four

Bore x Stroke: 72 x 61.4mm

Capacity: 999cc

Comp ratio: 9.2:1

Power Output: 80bhp @ 7,000rpm

Carburation: 4 x 32mm Keihin

Gearbox: 5-speed

Suspension: Front Telescopic

Rear Twin shocks with adjustable preload

Brakes: Front Twin 280mm (11in) disc

Rear 292mm (11.5in) disc

Tyres: Front 3.5 x 19in

Rear 4.50 x 17in

Wheelbase: 1,550mm (61in)

Weight: 260kg (57lb)

Top Speed: (approx) 122mph (196kph)

Standing 1/4 13.0sec / 105mph (169kph)

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Honda CB400F Motorcycle 1975

Honda CB400F 1975

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Engine: Aircooled 8-valve SOHC transverse four

Bore x Stroke: 51 x 50mm

Capacity: 408cc

Comp ratio: 9.4:1

Power Output: 37bhp @ 8,500rpm

Carburation: 4 x 20mm Keihin

Gearbox: 6-speed

Suspension: Front Telescopic

Rear Twin shocks with adjustable preload

Brakes: Front 267mm (10.5in) disc

Rear 160mm (6.3in) drum

Tyres: Front 3.00 x 18in

Rear 3.50 x 18in

Wheelbase: 1,359mm (53.5in)

Weight: 1,359mm (53.5in)

Top Speed: (approx) 102mph (164kph)

Standing 1/4 14.6sec / 85mph (137kph)

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Honda CB750 Motorcycle 1969

Honda CB750 1969

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Engine: Aircooled 8-valve SOHC transverse four

Bore x Stroke: 61 x 63mm

Capacity: 736cc

Comp ratio: 9:1

Power Output: 67bhp @ 8,000rpm

Carburation: 4 x 28mm Keihin

Gearbox: 5-speed

Suspension: Front Telescopic

Rear Twin shock absorbers

Brakes: Front 290mm (11.5in) disc

Rear 180mm (7.1in) sls drum

Tyres: Front 3.25 x 19in

Rear 4.00 x 18in

Wheelbase: 1,448mm (57in)

Weight: 239kg (526lb)

Top Speed: (approx) 125mph (201kph)

Standing 1/4 13.5sec / 100mph (160kph)

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BSA A75 Rocket 3 Motorcycle 1969

BSA A75 Rocket 3

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The A75 Rocket III was launched in Britain in 1969. It featured three-cylinders, which had never before been offered on a mass produced motorcycle and radical styling with ray-gun silencers and slab-sided bodywork.

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BSA A65SS Spitfire MK4 Motorcycle 1965

A65SS Spitfire MK4

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With the arrival of the Spitfire motor cycle in 1965, BSA truly entered the sport-twin fray. A development of the twin-carb A65L. Lightning, this single-minded beast featured vibrant red paintwork, alloy wheel rims, close-ratio gears, high-compression pistons and substantially less weight.

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Harley-Davidson Super-Glide Motor Cycle 1971

Super-Glide 1971

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In 1971 Harley-Davidson released their first "factory custom". Known as the FX Super Glide, it combined the frame and engine from the big FL series twins with the front forks and other trim pieces from the XL Sportster, hence the FX designation. The original Super-Glide featured "Euro-style" pipes and a patriotic red, white and blue paint scheme. It would be known, in a loose sense, as the first factory chopper.

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Harley Davidson Electra-Glide Motor Cycle 1965

Electra-Glide 1965

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In 1965, Harley-Davidson introduced an electric-start version of the big FL series and called it the Electra Glide. This machine was still powered by the Panhead engine but for 1966 Harley-Davidson released an updated engine, mating new aluminium "shovelhead" cylinder heads to the iron barrels and gaining a welcome increase in horsepower.

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Harley-Davidson XL Sportster Motor Cycle 1957

XL Sportster 1957

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The XL Sportster series was launched in 1957 and the 55-cubic-inch (883cc) overhead-valve XL was the lone American entry in what would be called the superbike class. Descended directly from the K model, two models were to predominate: firstly the touring XLH fitted with big tank, buddy seat, single exhaust and coil ignition; and secondly the sports XLCH with small tank, single seat, dual pipes and a magneto.

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