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TTR · Powermonger!!

Anyone know the make and model of this old bike?

Harty · Devon's Best

Cheers Brian, sorry I deleted the thread as i found it straight away

TTR · Powermonger!!

Was I right then? Looks like a different tank which is what slowed me down...............

TTR · Powermonger!!

My brother-in-law had one and the rest of us were very very envious. Goodness, did it sound nice wink

Bob Adams · Clubman A

Nope, not a Rocket Gold Star. That was a 650cc twin. This is the most beautiful engine of all time IMHO

It's a Gold Star, 500cc DBD34 engine with the must have steel tank. Could be a 350 but hard to tell the difference, I can't

To be right it should also have the RRT2 I think, close ratio gearbox. About 50mph in bottom gear. I'd love one worth about £12000

Oh and I haven't looked at any of my books so I could be a little bit out.

chrisoncbr · Expert

They also sound rather wonderful- real snarl on the overrun. smile

grouty · Expert

Best you get to Monkton on Sunday then Chris !

philsil · Clubman B

I forgot about the bath plug in the carbertooter. (Sorry cannot spell Carburettor)

Bob, I prefer the G50 engine for looks.

philsil · Clubman B

Guessing here but would the blue racing number mean a DBD32?

Cubber · Expert

You're probably right, Philsil. confuse

The current ACU handbook specifies number plate colours on page 293 as follows:-

AUTO CYCLE UNION HANDBOOK 2013 road racing 293

The front and side number plates for each class of motorcycles are:

Class - Background - Numbers

F125cc Red background White numbers

125cc Black background White numbers

250cc Green background White numbers

350cc Blue background White numbers

500cc Yellow background Black numbers

Over 500cc White background Black numbers

Formula 400 Blue background White numbers

Supersport 600 White background Blue numbers

Formula 600 White background Blue numbers

Supermono Black background Yellow numbers

Stocksport Red background White numbers

FII Sidecars Red background White numbers

Open Sidecars White background Black numbers (incl three wheelers)

Martyn

Cubber · Expert

TTR's picture can be found on this site:-

http://www.racing-motorcycles.co.uk/about.php

and it's titled as BSA Gold Star 500cc ex Fred Wallace. confuse confuse

All academic really - it's still a nice looking bike. wink

Martyn

chrisoncbr · Expert

grouty wrote:
Best you get to Monkton on Sunday then Chris !

I will be there unless something goes pear shaped in the family. A meningitis scare was the worst. Getting paranoid................

Bob Adams · Clubman A

philsil wrote:
I forgot about the bath plug in the carbertooter. (Sorry cannot spell Carburettor)

Bob, I prefer the G50 engine for looks.

Yeh, I know what you mean but a G50 or 7R was never on the radar as something I aspired to own and the DBD 34 was..still is!

Interesting about the blue numbers, never knew that!

philsil · Clubman B

This DBD 34 has a larger carb

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BSA-DBD-34-GOLD-STAR-/171149306091

philsil · Clubman B

Blimey start saving...

www.goldstarbsa.com/bikesforsale.htm

Jerry atterick · Expert

They are very nearly the most impractical bike on the planet.

Almost impossible to pull away without destroying the clutch.

Sound absolutely fantastic, brilliant fun to ride on the old A roads, lots of sweeping bends - such brilliant grin factor.

On the back of a mate of mine in the late 60s, 7 1/2 mins from Exe Vale road to Dawlish Warren mid Summer saturday - absolute suicide run.

Under the bridge before Kenton 90mph down the middle of the traffic, that focused the old brain cells - well young then.

Lived to tell the tale - Now dont you youngsters do anything quite that stupid!

Tee hee, not acceptable these days, ask Rolf Harris.