Thank you, a very enjoyable video. I have never owned an old British twin, but I did own a Kawasaki W650. A very nice twin with turbine like running. The problem was that I soon realized that I much preferred my Enfield 500 single with the exhaust coming back at me from the hedgerows. I also rode them both at the same speeds, around 50-55mph, around the country lanes. So I do agree with your son, for the kind of riding that many of us do high speeds are not needed, but the correct noise coming from the engine is.

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

They do make a lovely chuff sound

Great review on a beautiful bike. I learned a lot. Thank you for sharing.

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed

Wonderful bike and video, thank you!

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Hi BDs, great upload.TQ.

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Bloody right just gorgeous

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Well yeh 👍

The goldie silencer had a unique tone which to my ears was music.

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Certainly do

Cracking bike. Definitely twin pipes. Looks a lot more balanced.

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Well exactly

My best mates boss had or maybe still has a Rocket Goldstar lovely looking bike & I remember it being worth a bit back in the 90's so I'm betting these days to buy one I'd probably have to donate a few body parts to own one now.

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

I’m afraid so

Good vid

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Thanks

I had a gold flash, after 2yrs the engine which was tired, expired whist towing a B33. I had a slighty breathed on alloy head DA10, fitted a new concentric and rode it for quite a while. Bit more performance about 105 on the flat ( closed road honestly officer). I think an alloy head A10 ( low compression) dressed up a little bit would be my go to bike in my more mature age. The handling was reasonable but the brakes were very poor. Three hard brakes from 70 and the front and rear brake faded and had a long way to pull the brakes on.

@bikerdood1100

15 күн бұрын

Towing ?

@jcnorth

15 күн бұрын

​@@bikerdood1100the B33 had a reconditioned crankshaft but in cleaning out the oil gallery in the big end some idiot had drilled through the other end of the crankpin reducing oilfeed to the big end. This ended up causing a sudden seizure of the big end. As we were travelling together I towed the B33 using a rope tied to the rear subframe of the Gold Flash and the rope was wound round the steering tube of the B33. The guy on the B33 had the end of the rope in his hand on the handlebars. The thought (?) was he could let go of the rope if we had problems . After successfully towing him about 10 miles the A10 lost power and we had to stop. Eventually we borrowed a 5 cwt van. Stuck the back of the A10 and B33 in the van with the front ends sticking out the back doors with an elastic stretchy holding the doors in. Drove home about 40 miles with a somewhat light steering asmatic old van. Later discovered that the nearside piston had split and the leftovers were in the crankcase. The other piston was seized in the bore so it would have meant a major rebuild. However I had the spare grass track modded DA10 sort of road rocket engine. Surprised we were never stopped by plod. I blame the ignorance of youth, lack of any fear and the "I'll get home at any cost " attitude we had. Only one of three major roadside adventures on my Gold Flash which was bought for £100 in kit form, bare frame and two tea chest of bits with a spare motor. 😊

@bikerdood1100

14 күн бұрын

Oh dear Oh deary me

One thing I think would improve the looks, the same headlamp nacelle but chromed rather than painted black. Dad had a Super Rocket with that nacelle in chrome, same forks as this and i think the same mudguards but it was 45 years ago so..... It also had a custom made steering damper, polished aluminium rather than Bakelite.

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Or would that be too much 🤔 Not sure

@paulqueripel3493

Ай бұрын

Looks were a little balanced out by the Steib on the side. More paint🙂

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Well it’s not our bike fyi So I wouldn’t like to say

Why do Handlebars come in different heights? If you like to cruise in comfort, and take in the scenery, semi ape hangers are the ones. If you like to travel at high speed, then the clip on bars are fixed to the fork legs, like the Cafe racers. The standard bars fitted by manufacturers are the best for general purpose. The reason for these is: "Wind resistance". Cafe racers, due to lying across the tank cut's down on drag when moving at speed. But, try riding at slow speeds for a long time, your arms will get tired. Your choice of bars, all depends on what type of riding you do the most of ? Thought, any would-be bikers may find this useful? 🤪🇬🇧👍

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Riders also come in different heights and you can’t ignore personnel taste and all important ergonomics One man’s comfort is another’s torture That clip ons reduce wind resistance is blindingly obvious of course but is not necessarily the main factor It’s often as much about the look Even for GP racers fashions change with riders in the 80s sitting more upright than today Further input for would be experts 😂

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Hey maybe you should do a channel The internet could clearly do with your expertise and insight 😂

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

High bars contrary to popular belief, (non bikers) are not at all that comfortable for cruising. Blood drains out of your hands after a few miles, the wind blast is similarly a pain and you get a slightly falling backwards feel which is quite uncomfortable and sitting bolt upright frankly is a pain in the ass Most bikers who have ridden any distance should be aware of this

@morrisowen2205

18 күн бұрын

Clip ons look so much better on an RGS (or a goldie) and looking at the video the positioning, if the clip ons were at the top of the yoke, wouldn't be much different at all. Back in the day my own bike was a Dominator 99 with clip ons at the lowest position possible. Oh the memories!

I'd be interested in hearing a comparison with the Super Rocket and the RGS as other than the compression ratio (9:1 vs 7.2:1)I believe the motors are identical.

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Well I think the super rocket was available with higher comp pistons as an option, they just chucked all the options in an RGS We think given the same riding position the differences would be minimal

@simonrdew

Ай бұрын

Yes I have a Super Rocket on 9:1 but I’ve often wondered if all the other differences are largely cosmetic. They are certainly a very pleasant machine to ride

@glenbreaks5448

Ай бұрын

​@bikerdood1100 the RGS used the WestCoast HHC late Super Rocket engine unchanged. It did use the RRT2 gearbox as did most DBD34s. The SR used an STD. B gearbox, which is a lot nicer for road use and certainly better for acceleration. The RGS also used the same frame as the Super Rocket however the RGS prefix is different. West Coast SRs in 62 and 63 were 9 to 1. East Coast and UK were 8.2 or thereabouts, so not greatly different. The Super Rockets and Road Rockets are also very lovely to look at.

I always wanted a DBD34 but the RGS is as you say a beaut iconic bike and would it be a lot easier to live with than a DBD34 Goldie

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Of that there’s little doubt Easy especially if the RRT box is fitted

@Free_Ranger_CT110

Ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 & the GP carb that didn't allow idling...

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

They can idle Sort of, I rode a Velocette engined bike fitted with one that did Carbs A dark art to be sure

Lovely BSA!! Why don't you show thwe boy kick starting it??

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Because we only had it for a few hours And we didn’t film it being started Simple as that really

@angelofor2

Ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 ok, thank you anyway!

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

No worries He gets plenty of practice kicking our own A10 into life He isn’t brilliant at though

@angelofor2

Ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 please post a video showing he can kick it inti life!!

1927 Brough Superior SS100 AGS is Britains most beautiful bike.

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

No Most overpriced sure and a looker too but not for me

Well f-ck all this just the most beautiful thing ever made on this planet ❤❤❤or heard

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Wow there you’ll blow a blood vessel

Who welded the Siamese pipe join? Stevie Wonder?

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

🙄 Awesome comment Just like sooo insightful & hilarious too

Now... if you use a Plunger Flash gearbox mainshaft, the three - spring Norton clutch can be fitted into an A.10 Super Rocket or whatever.... Easily the best clutch in the world for several decades....

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Seems like a lot of work

@oldbikedavey

Ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 It sort -of is, but the result is the best clutch imaginable . Puts the Triumph four spring item in the shade, and is even a slight bit better than the BSA semi-dry six spring..

But why conduct this interview sitting on a Golden Flash rather than a RGS?

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

We did explain this We tested the RGS but We don’t own it he only rode it for 1 day We do own a Golden Flash 🤷🏼 And does it matter Could have done the talk in the garden for that matter but our own BSA seemed more appropriate

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

We ain’t the BBC We have very limited recourses

Dood! One more time. The bike in question is a Mahindra. It wears borrowed BSA tank badges. It weighs 470 pounds. If you are into sport bikes with taut handling this last detail is all you need to know.

@bikerdood1100

14 күн бұрын

What in the hell are you talking about This bike is a 1961 RGS you goon 😂😂 This is why I’m a non drinker Ffs 😂😂

@bikerdood1100

14 күн бұрын

Mahindra didn’t exist in 62 you twit 😂😂

@bikerdood1100

14 күн бұрын

And the winner of most idiotic comment of the week goes too Oh you can work it out One more time Did you actually watch or were you too busy drinking

@jeremykeller211

14 күн бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 O Dood! I cringe! I abuse myself. I perform a Novina. I recite the 99 most beautiful names of Allah. You were showing the RGS, yes? I think it was a derivative of the A10. Did it have the Goldie frame? Contrition and apologies!

Now that’s a beautiful machine. See we Americans declared our Independence from you British, but it wasn’t on account of stuff like this….

@bikerdood1100

Ай бұрын

Nope

@EeezyNoow

Ай бұрын

And what have you done with your so-called independence? Harley-Davidsons - heavy as hell, won't go, won't stop, won't go round corners.

@tomtaylor6163

Ай бұрын

@@EeezyNoow Harley Davidsons go well around corners. As long as it’s on a dirt track and on an XR750 . See …we didn’t need King George lol

@EeezyNoow

Ай бұрын

@@tomtaylor6163 OK I suppose you septics can wrangle 'em round corners. But that's because you're all so beefy from having 3 breakfasts a day.

@tomtaylor6163

Ай бұрын

@@EeezyNoow I only eat breakfast twice a day and I ride old Triumphs and Moto Guzzi Lemans.