Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tues 27th October from 1pm
Auction: Wed 28th October from 10am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
Registration No: Un-Registered
Frame No: the details below
MOT: Exempt
Reputedly uses a Terry Mead frame with a DB34 engine built into a BB34 GSD crankcase
Recently constructed to a very high standard with numerous performance parts
Said to run and ride very well
Birmingham Small Arms was established in 1861 to manufacture weapons. Around the turn of the century, they started making bicycles and progressed to motorcycles a few years later. By the 1920s, BSAs were often at the front ranks of competition, and one received a Gold Star award for lapping Brooklands at 100mph in 1937; Gold Star duly became the designation for BSA’s top performance models from 1938 to 1963, with the later models a defining image of ’50s and ’60s ton-up culture. The BB32 (350cc) and BB34 (500cc) Goldies arrived in 1953, bringing with them a swing-arm duplex frame and an improved gearbox. The engines were shared with the original ZB Gold Stars, but the BBs were only produced into 1954 when the CBs with the “Big Fin” engines took over.
Reputedly built round one of five frames constructed by Terry Mead, this rather special “Beesa” is fitted with a DB34 Gold Star engine built into a BB34 GSD crankcase, a new old-stock 1000-series carburettor, a refurbished Wader racing magneto, an RRT2 close-ratio gearbox, and renovated wheels with new tyres. This beautifully prepared one-off bike is said to ride very well, although it is supplied without documentation.
** Bidding will take place live at the venue, online via our H&H website, by telephone and commission - T&Cs apply**
Entry by catalogue and can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people)
