This 1964 BSA is available in Los Angeles on Craigslist. It’s a 650 with twin carbs.
All the owner states is:
- 650 twin carb
- Quick disconnect rear wheel
- Have original key
- Converted to 12 volt charging system
- Original black and yellow plate
Owner wants $5000,which seems like a great price these days as BSAs are becoming more and more desirable. Although the owner doesn’t state this,it’s probably and A65 Rocket Lightning or a “conversion”. These twin-carb bikes were not as available in Britain as most were exported. Many bikes were converted over and the price reflects this here since a “real”A65L L/R will command 5 figures in good running condition.
Wikipedia states:
The BSA Lightning Rocket was a British motorcycle made by BSA at their factory 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.
Sharing many A65 cycle parts,the Lightning Rocket had a slimmer fuel tank and mudguards –with extra chrome. From 1965 the A65 was discontinued in the UK and the BSA A65L Lightning become the main BSA production twin
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