1969 AMA certifies street-stock BSA Rocket 3 at 131.790 mph!

On April 3rd, 4th and 5th a team of Rocket 3's burned up Daytona International Speedway. After establishing 9 new records, we tore the engines down to prove they were absolutely stock. They were inspected down to the 1/1000th of an inch. By AMA officials. By our riders Dick Mann, Ray Hempstead and Yvon du Hamel. And by Cycle Magazine editor/rider Gordon Jennings. The findings? Positively no engine modifications...

1969 AMA certifies street-stock BSA Rocket 3 at 131.790 mph! 2-Page Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1961 BSA Starfire Scrambler vintage motorcycle ad

Ride and win in '61! Enjoy winning performance with the world's most successful 250 Scrambler! The BSA Starfire - firecracker power, fine balance, superior handling. Light. Agile! Now 3 great Starfires for '61! 1. High-power Scrambler 2. Dual-purpose Roadster 3. Special Trials-Enduro model.

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1958 BSA Spitfire, Roger White Win Catalina

Catalina Island, May 4: In a hard fought battle on the famous Catalina Island "Road 'n Rough" circuit, Spitfire rider Roger White brought his fast and reliable BSA twin into first position in the Open class. BSA riders Gary Sowell, Arvin Cox, and Gordon Simmons also placed in the first 10 giving BSA by far the best showing in high speed reliability at Catalina.

Nick Nicholson aboard a BSA Gold Star won the 350 class and Chuck Minert, also Gold Star mounted was second in the 500 class.

A great showing for BSA in the Nation's hardest fough competition!

Photos:

Top: Roger White, BSA Spitfire, winner of Catalina Open Class.

Bottom: left to right:

1. Nick Nicholson hot foots it to victory in the 350 class.

2. Fred Moxley slides a turn riding in the 350 event.

3. Gordon Simmons, high-placing BSA rider in the Grand Prix.

4. Gary Sowell flashes through Avalon in his spirited Grand Prix ride.

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1966 BSA Hornet Vintage Motorcycle Ad

1966 BSA Hornet Vintage Motorcycle Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

BSA Hornet - the motorcycle that won the 1965 TT Scrambles National Championship - 650 c.c. (40 cubic inch) twin. Attractively finished in Mandarin Red, chrome, and polished alloy...

BSA Hornet "Faster in the quarter than any other scrambler we have tested, and within fractions of being the fastest accelerating motorcycle we have ever tested- period. So says Cycle World in their test of the 1965 BSA Hornet. Now the 1966 Hornet comes to you with even faster performance! New higher compression! New roller bearings on crankshaft drive-side! New racing-style dualseat, plus many other advances.

It took a BSA to win the World's Championship two years in a row! Jeff Smith won it in 1964, and again in 1965, on his BSA Victor 441 Grand Prix Scrambler.







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