In the 50s, BSA was considered to be a manufacturer of reliable motorcycles, though general consensus was that they were falling behind in performance to Triumph and Norton. Birmingham Small Arms fought responded with the BSA Super Rocket, which has to be fast just based on the name, right?
1948 Scott Flying Squirrel
Released in 1926, the Scott Flying Squirrel was an interesting motorcycle that placed third in the ’29 Isle of Man TT. A water-cooled 598cc twin, this is one of the coolest sounding two-strokes I’ve ever heard – riders used to call it the “Scott Yowl”.
1928 Cotton “Super” OHV
2-18 Update: This Cotton is back up for sale with some better photos and bidding at the opening bid of $9,000 with the reserve not yet met here on eBay.
Ending Soon – 1961 Matchless G80TCS Typhoon
After years of success with the G80, Matchless offered a “Competition Suspension” variant called the G80CS to answer demands for more power, aimed towards US riders who were looking for a desert racer. But for three years (’59-’61), Matchless released an even better version – the Matchless G80TCS Typhoon. Just 125 were built, and most were exported to the US.
Team Obsolete Boy Racer – 1956 AJS 7R
Post Listing Update: This Boy Racer did not meet reserve with bidding up to $26,100. Also known as the “Boy Racer” due to its 350cc of displacement, the AJS 7R was a production racer designed by Phil Walker. Introduced in 1948, the bike went through a graduation evolution – by ’54 the engine was putting out 40 horsepower at 7,800 …
Norton Commando 961 Trifecta
Looks like Gold Coast Motorsports has themselves a triumvirate of the new Norton Commando 961s. Some people have been on the waiting list for years, so here’s your chance to stop waiting and ride.
1966 Triumph Tiger Cub
In the same way that Apple used to donate computers to elementary schools in hopes that kids would grow up and want Macs, Triumph though that if they got youngsters started on their Tiger Cub, then they’d grow up aspiring to own Bonnevilles.
1972 BSA B50 Racer
The BSA B50 featured a 34 horsepower, 499cc four-stroke single that was actually the last large unit-construction engine that BSA sold. Multiple versions of the bike were offered – a ‘street scrambler’, MX variant, trail version, you name it. But here’s a B50 that’s been turned into a ‘vintage cafe racer’ with an engine worked over by E&V Engineering, Works …
In the UK – Rickman Honda CR750
The Rickman brothers made a name for themselves by building incredible frames to put (usually) Triumph motors in, but in the 70s they also expanded to building frames for Japanese bikes like the Kawasaki Z1 and the Honda CB750. This is one of the latter, which can be summarized from a quote from the Rickman brothers themselves:
2 Miles – 1995 Triumph Thunderbird
Post Listing Update: This Thunderbird did not meet reserve despite 21 bids up to $4,151. Here’s a first-year example of the Triumph Thunderbird 900 that has all of 2 miles on it – and those miles aren’t from riding, just from moving it around. It seems it was bought with the intent of collecting, though this seems like an odd …
The Aristocad – 2007 Triumph Bonneville Custom
Not sure what to say about this bike – but I’ll give it a shot. This is the Aristocad, a custom build from Putsch Racing, built as an homage to a character/story they made up about an assassination attempt of key members of the Nazi party. It’s all a little odd, but the bike sure is interesting – especially the …
ISDT Special – 1955 Ariel Red Hunter
A model that lasted for nearly 30 years, the Ariel Red Hunter was the name given to a grand variety of single-cylinder engines produced by Ariel from 1932-1959. Here’s an interesting example that’s been converted into a AHRMA vintage racer.
1961 Norton Manxman
Built just between November 1960 and October 1961, the Norton Manxman is a rare bike (seems that only 654 were built) that was built for export only – most came to the US, though another significant chunk went to Australia.
1939 Brough Superior SS80
Post Listing Update: Despite 53 bids up to $70,101, this SS80 did not meet reserve. The Brough Superior SS80 is a legendary motorcycle, called “The Rolls-Royce of Motor Cycles” by The Motor Cycle magazine. 10 months ago, this example (from the last year of production) was purchased at a Bonhams auction for $56,042 as part of an estate sale – …
1961 BSA Gold Star Catalina Scrambler
In the 1956 Catalina Grand Prix, nearly 1,000 riders came together to fight it out and earn the title of champion. The guy who succeeded was Chuck Minert, who won on a BSA Gold Star. BSA’s West Coast distributor asked for a replica of the winning bike, and the result was the BSA Catalina Scrambler.