Where's B.S.A. ?

Jampy00 said:
"BSA is back — and the brand wants to offer its all-new Gold Star 650 model in the United States “some time in 2023” after launching the bike in Europe first." But with how things are going in the world, who knows?

Source: BSA plans to bring Gold Star 650 to the United States next year - RevZilla
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We're well over half way through the year and no signs. Mahindra, the parent company, is certainly big enough to do pretty much whatever it wants to. I have noticed that there have been more than a few engineering and quality control issues, maybe that has something to do with it ?
 
This is the last BSA I rode, 441 Victor. Paint mixer on wheels, terrible bike, very glad I didn't buy it.

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British bikes were very unreliable, ancient technology, just like their cars same era.

Seems only Triumph has broken from the past to make decent bikes.
 
ReSTored said:
This is the last BSA I rode, 441 Victor. Paint mixer on wheels, terrible bike, very glad I didn't buy it.

BSA-Victor-4-1.jpg


British bikes were very unreliable, ancient technology, just like their cars same era.

Seems only Triumph has broken from the past to make decent bikes.
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I owned one back in the day - it was not something I'd crave to own again. :)
 
The 441 was a dud, but he 250 and 500 were brilliant. The 650 Triumph set the industry standard for a lot of years.
 
ReSTored said:
Seems only Triumph has broken from the past to make decent bikes.
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New triumph and old triumph is not the same company though 🤷‍♂️
 
A buddy restored a 441 as a track bike period replica. He had it out to Paris once ( and running) but didn't bring it this year as he couldn't get it started. Good looking though....
 
bitzz said:
The 441 was a dud, but he 250 and 500 were brilliant. The 650 Triumph set the industry standard for a lot of years.
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The 250 single was okay because it didn't make enough power to hurt itself. The B50 (single) was a p.o.s.
The 500, 650 twins and 750 triples (both BSA and Triumph badged) were okay IN THE DAY.
Nostalgia ain't what it used ro be.
 
bitzz said:
The 441 was a dud, but he 250 and 500 were brilliant. The 650 Triumph set the industry standard for a lot of years.
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As a young kid (early 60's) in Laval I remember the locals on BSA and Triumph twins, probable 650's, running up and down the nearby highway. Straight pipes, no helmets, after dinner until 2 - 3 in the morning. We were 2 houses in from the highway and a few blocks away from the Fury Speedway. Summers were noisy

Had a friend with an 850 Norton Commando, very nice looking bike, reliability was garbage, always broken, couldn't go anywhere for fear it would leave him stranded.

Another guy I know had a Norton and he started out on a trans Canada trip one summer. He turned back after a couple of days after significant roadside issues. Makes the movie "One Week" look like a joke, as riding across Canada on a Norton would only be viable if you had a chase truck with a mechanic and spare parts tagging along behind you.
 
In my flying days there were always a few from the EAA, experimental and home builts. Some would work on building a plane for years and as it neared completion, progress would drop to a crawl. If they finished it they would have to fly it.

They were afraid to fly the thing because if anything went wrong years of work went bang in seconds.

Is that like restoring an English bike?

An extra coat of spoke wax wouldn't hurt.
 
nobbie48 said:
They were afraid to fly the thing because if anything went wrong years of work went bang in seconds.
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I think it's a little different.

A British bike refuses to start, or dies on you and you coast to the side of the road.

A malfunctioning homebuilt plane dive bombs to the ground, explodes and kills you, your passengers and the poor guy you hit on the side of the road trying to fix his Norton.......... Not the same thing at all
 
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