In 1971, BSA brought back the Gold Star name – except they put it on a couple of street scramblers – the B50 (500cc) and the B25 (250cc) featured here. The naming convention ruffled some feathers as these bikes didn’t have much in terms of sporting pretensions.
Ending Soon – 1943 Excelsior Villiers Welbike
View PostRound Tank – 1925 BSA Model B
One of BSA’s most popular models in the 20s, the Model B was also affectionately known as the “Round Tank”. It was effective personal transport, as it was reliable and easy to ride.
Traumaha – 1979 Triumph 750 Custom
With a Triumph 750 engine and a Yamaha front end, this bike was dubbed the “Traumaha”. Sounds a little too close to trauma, though that might be the point. And it sure sounds better than Yaumph!
Aubergine and Gold – Restored 1967 Triumph Bonneville
This numbers matching Bonnie has just received a ‘high level of restoration’ including a paint job by Don Hutchinson in the Aubergine and Gold paint scheme.
1970 Alta 120 Trials
Between 1969 and 1970, Alta built trials motorcycles by converting Suzuki road bikes with 118cc two-stroke engines. From what I can tell, these were the only production motorcycles to come out of Wales.
$3,800 – 1947 Matchless G80 Clubman
Am I crazy or is this a reasonable price for the G80? I don’t believe I normally find running examples (even if they’re all blacked out) for under 4 grand.
Turbo’d – 1977 Rickman Kawasaki
Because when you ride a Rickman Kawasaki, the first thing you think of is “I need more power!”
1 of 4 – 1971 BSA Weslake 500cc
I’ve featured a few BSA Weslake powered bikes that utilized a Rickman frame, but here’s a bike that trumps them in rarity. Here’s a bike that was apparently one of four built by Richard Barnes in 1971 – one of which was for James Garner to run the Baja 1000 with.
Gentleman 39 – Harley-Davidson Custom
In 2009, Shaw Harley-Davidson in Brighton, England decided to create an offshoot called Shaw Speed & Custom. Their body of work is impressive – they’ve won several custom bike awards including 1st place in the Modified Harley-Davidson class at the AMD World Championship. Here’s one of their custom builds, called the Gentleman 39.
Movie Hero – Jurassic World Triumph Scrambler
Have you seen Jurassic World yet? If so, you noticed the Triumph Scrambler that was used in several shots. Triumph provided 3 bikes for the shoot – and now one is for sale.
1977 CCM 500 MX
View PostChoppahead Kustoms – 1957 Triumph Custom
View Post1965 Triumph TR6SC
Offered by one of the owners of The Classic Bike Experience in Essex, Vermont, this Triumph TR6SC is one of just 346 sold in 1965 (and just 656 produced in total). Consider it a follow-up to yesterday’s TR6SR.
1966 Triumph TR6SR
In ’66, Triumph was making several versions of the TR6 Trophy – this was the SR, considered to be a ‘high-performance roadster’. What did that mean? This bike got raised handlebars and a smaller fuel tank.