After 15 years of great success with their pre-unit twins, the 500cc A7 and the 650cc A10, BSA had a real challenge ahead of them. How do you follow up a ‘home run’ like the A7 & A10? They had proven ...

ABOVE: Starting with the 1968 BSA A65, the Spitfire Royal Star joined the lineup, as BSA’s premium offering, at least until the arrival of the Rocket 3 a year later. The A65 Firebird Scrambler was ...

I bought it in 1972. If I had been able to wave the magic wand and get the bike I wanted, it would have been a Triumph Bonneville. Two of my buddies had Bonnevilles, and I loved BSAs, British bikes, ...

I bought it in 1972. If I had been able to wave the magic wand and get the bike I wanted, it would have been a Triumph Bonneville. Two of my buddies had Bonnevilles, and I loved BSAs, British bikes, ...