Topic: I Think This Is Beautiful, What About You?

[bill440cars]

      BSA Super Rocket  (once again, I don't know how to do a picture)


      http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Original-perfect-UNRESTORED-1960-BSA-Super-Rocket_W0QQitemZ250609785601QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_motorcycles?hash=item3a5981db01#v4-33

[Industrial Cafe]

[bill440cars]

        Thanks Industrial, I DO appreciate that. That is one FINE looking bike, always DID like those Super Rockets and I particularly like the Pre Unit jobs.

[Industrial Cafe]

I like 'em too, they have a lotta torque

[azuredesign]

Beautiful to me as well, the right side engine case reminds me of the one on the Enfield twin. When did the twin carb models start?

[Ecosse]

that is a thing of beauty alright! nice find.

[Freaky1]

That is beautiful, I wonder what else might be in the garage with that? A very unique bike, the gauges are particularly eye catching, running backwards and all.

[Ecosse]

smiths gauges are some of the coolest looking clocks i've ever seen. and were in all the great sports/racing machines.

[bill440cars]

Beautiful to me as well, the right side engine case reminds me of the one on the Enfield twin. When did the twin carb models start?

        Don't remember exactly when the twin carbs started. I used to know more about these, but can't remember things like that AND can't remember exactly when they went to unit construction engine/trans. either.

[Sam Green Racing]

I think the only difference in the Rocket and Super Rocket were chrome fenders and headlight ears as you call them.
Compession and cam may have been different but I'm not sure, now the Rocket Gold Star was another thing alltogether.

Sam.

[bill440cars]

I think the only difference in the Rocket and Super Rocket were chrome fenders and headlight ears as you call them.
Compession and cam may have been different but I'm not sure, now the Rocket Gold Star was another thing alltogether.

Sam.

       Sam's ALWAYS the tease! Now, I had known basically about the Road Rocket and the Super Rocket, but didn't hear about there BEING a Rocket Gold Star until later on. Details Sam (or anyone who knows)!

[azuredesign]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_Rocket_Gold_Star

Seems like the Lightening and whatever other twin carb models there were came after unit construction began.

[bill440cars]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_Rocket_Gold_Star

Seems like the Lightening and whatever other twin carb models there were came after unit construction began.

   Thanks, I appreciate that. Sometimes, I just don't THINK about googling. I don't know where my head is these days.

   Funny that I had never heard of that model until just a few years ago (way after my Granddad's shop closed down. He used to have the franchise for BSA (among others) up until he passed away back in Dec of '68.

[Sam Green Racing]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_Rocket_Gold_Star

Seems like the Lightening and whatever other twin carb models there were came after unit construction began.

Thanks Benny.

Sam.

[azuredesign]

Best back atcha Sam!