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1965 BSA Lightning Rocket

Restored 1965 BSA Lightning Rocket. The BSA Lightning Rocket was a BSA motorcycle made in Birmingham. A highly tuned version of the BSA A65R Rocket this was BSA's bid to capture the potentially lucrative USA export market in the mid-1960s. Twin Amal 389/206 carburettors and high compression pistons combined with an optional close ratio gear box to give lively acceleration.

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  • @garywhite5674
    @garywhite56745 жыл бұрын

    I had one of these when I was 23. It was the first big bike that I'd ever owned and a real turning point for me. 29 years later and I wish that I still had it, a truly beautiful motorcycle.

  • @genegoodwin8925
    @genegoodwin89252 жыл бұрын

    I drove a 1965 BSA Lightning once when I was a teen and it the Lightning is still my favorite motorcycle, and Oh the beautiful sound out of those twin pea shooters, music to my ears.

  • @georgesanders6561
    @georgesanders65612 жыл бұрын

    i had 1965 lighting Rocket experimental Spitfire. was told by a collector that 25 Bikes were sent to US. it had a racing seat with red fiberglass tank . It was scary fast .had 150 MPH ON SPEEDOMETER and I broke the speedometer

  • @arkanissa5333
    @arkanissa53335 жыл бұрын

    I like BSA sound of engine very much it has a unic voice makes you feel happy.

  • @sardarshabirhussain8445
    @sardarshabirhussain84453 жыл бұрын

    EXCELLENT CONDITION

  • @martinwall7297
    @martinwall72975 жыл бұрын

    had a 1968 lighting, rebuilt it, put Mikuni carbs and a mighty mite elect box on it I road it for years with no problems, and it ran great. fast bike for its day

  • @garylsmalley
    @garylsmalley7 жыл бұрын

    most beautiful gas tank ever made.

  • @cubanhlg2050
    @cubanhlg20502 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful sound 🥰

  • @strattuner
    @strattuner10 жыл бұрын

    double nice,don't ever let go,one of the nicest bike made by BSA

  • @LC-iz1nq
    @LC-iz1nq9 жыл бұрын

    Yours is one of the best sounding Brit. twins, beautiful bike, brings back memories!

  • @gordonstuart5800
    @gordonstuart58004 жыл бұрын

    Sweet runner and great sound.

  • @bonkeydollocks1879
    @bonkeydollocks18794 жыл бұрын

    Cold start aid only on the handle bar, it's not a conventional choke, it needs to be fully open again as soon as its started.

  • @helenloughton2418
    @helenloughton24185 жыл бұрын

    Sweet bike sounds great and that tank is the bees

  • @rcnelson

    @rcnelson

    4 жыл бұрын

    knees.

  • @koushikbhattacharjee9565
    @koushikbhattacharjee95654 жыл бұрын

    Superb Sound👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @janetwilson5570
    @janetwilson55708 жыл бұрын

    to bob murphy the sound of the triumph Bonneville was the best sound ever! Chick magnet! another friend had a bser lightning rocket and he raced my friend with the bonnie at 1 in the morning in long beach ca on 7th st. all yellow lights at 110 mph and once in awhile a red light behind them but they split and go thru sidestreets and park behind some rv and the cop would go flying by! the BSA Rocket had opposing heads and when you shifted gears you knew they were in gear; clunk!!!

  • @WinChun78

    @WinChun78

    6 жыл бұрын

    I took my old Bonnie up to 110mph once but didn't hold it there long as it felt like it was shaking to bits.. I could just hear Scottie saying "She can't take much more of this, Cap'n.." ;-0

  • @coreydamon1566
    @coreydamon15667 жыл бұрын

    The B.S.A I bought off an old man said its short for "bastard start again". Never had a problem with that, just needed a tune up

  • @shingerz
    @shingerz2 жыл бұрын

    Bloody lovely

  • @bobmurphy9380
    @bobmurphy938011 жыл бұрын

    Very nice sir, can't beat the sound of a BSA, I have a 63 A65 myself and I'm looking around for a good helmet cam to take some videos of my ride outs.

  • @timothylee8935
    @timothylee89358 жыл бұрын

    that's how thy should sound.its a nice bike

  • @carlosgayoso9303
    @carlosgayoso93032 жыл бұрын

    Hello. I need a cluch endcover assembly #19-7801 or 57-3705 do you have this part, what is the price? or do you hnow who can sell it to me? Thank you very much. I live in Spain.

  • @timoteorobles6746
    @timoteorobles67465 жыл бұрын

    Buena moto saludos

  • @gonzaloparedes370
    @gonzaloparedes3704 жыл бұрын

    Bonita motocicleta

  • @bossco09
    @bossco0910 жыл бұрын

    Very nice and runs sweet.....

  • @khadijagwen
    @khadijagwen5 жыл бұрын

    Rode one, in 1965. I know it would do 120 mph, but I became too shy after that. I wonder how fast it would have gone?

  • @joddy2802
    @joddy28027 жыл бұрын

    British Steel ! awesome

  • @bambangismail5784
    @bambangismail578410 жыл бұрын

    Nicee motorcycle 👍

  • @michaelwyllie7778
    @michaelwyllie77788 жыл бұрын

    awesome

  • @maxsiehier
    @maxsiehier9 жыл бұрын

    BEAST

  • @Seasider70
    @Seasider704 жыл бұрын

    Is this the Thunderball one?

  • @markmathews6876
    @markmathews68763 жыл бұрын

    I reckon its the prettiest bike ever made , & you can make them reliable with the right main upgrade , but to really improve the vibration that invariably shakes them selves to bits get a norton 270deg crank ,& gear it up . check out youtube ' British Bikes by Brian' . good stuff

  • @stoofbuis
    @stoofbuis8 жыл бұрын

    that sououounddd !!!!!

  • @FosseRacingTeam
    @FosseRacingTeam11 жыл бұрын

    If the budget stretches to it I can highly recommend the GoPro Hero 3.

  • @A65Bill

    @A65Bill

    6 жыл бұрын

    Check front brake set-up, angle of arm is less than ideal - it should reach about 90 degrees when fully applied. Fabulous looking bike with a gorgeous sound.

  • @bonkeydollocks1879

    @bonkeydollocks1879

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@A65Bill that's how they come, I thought EXCACTLY the same when I got mine but there is no adjustment on it, no fine adjustments at all, the flats on it take it way past being able to connect it again. They all go past the 90 I'm afraid

  • @Willtext
    @Willtext5 жыл бұрын

    What’s this bike worth? £?

  • @briancritchley5295
    @briancritchley52956 жыл бұрын

    Very fast, went around corners like on rails but at time had no brakes

  • @DoDoDorset
    @DoDoDorset8 жыл бұрын

    I currently own one now, and I agree with Mike Stamper, I have traced mine back to the show room where it was originaly bought. I have made mods to mine because I regularly ride it, go eo bridportclassicbikeclub web site and see more info.

  • @ianrutherford878

    @ianrutherford878

    5 жыл бұрын

    That now kind of currently is the best

  • @timothylee8935
    @timothylee89357 жыл бұрын

    not as popular as the a 10 but a lot of it is better

  • @timothylee8935
    @timothylee89358 жыл бұрын

    I now that there is many bikes better than the brits but I still think thy look the dogs bolucks