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First motorcycle I rode,had to settle for a 63 305 Honda Dream due to finances.I regret not getting a BSA as I would have been forced to learn mechanics.
Dave, are you the owner?Beautiful bike!
She's a purty thang! Wonder if it runs?Larry
Nice pickup Dave. Can you post your impressions when you’ve ridden it a little? The tanks on those are just so pretty.
The beautiful BSA Lightning shown does bring back memories of when bikes looked like bikes, not wheeled insects as do many current bikes.Ralph
The home market (UK) version was called the Lightning Clubman. It was 1965 only, gold-coloured and had a hump at the back of the seat and a big gold star type badge at the back. It also had a siamesed exhaust (two into one). They are rare and command a premium price. The Achilles heel of all these twins is the timing side bush through which the oil passes. If oil changes are neglected the bush wears and oil pressure is reduced. This can result in the left hand big end (furthest away from the oil feed) letting go and the con rod making a bid for freedom through the crankcase. It happened to a couple of friends bikes back in the day. The cure is a roller/ball bearing conversion, converting to a quill oil feed like a Triumph end fed crank.My own 1971 Lightning was the last of the pre oily frame models. The vibration at 80mph and above made my eyeballs rotate and wrecked two speedo heads and one rev counter head. Pretty? (yes, very); reliable (can be if ridden gently and oil changes are fastidious and frequent. The oil tank needs to be removed and properly cleaned when doing an oil change. Really, a regularly ridden bike would benefit from an aftermarket spin on oil filter as the original is so coarse it’s like stopping gravel through a tennis net. The strongest motors are those in the oily frame models, with wider mating surfaces and thicker flange barrels.
What’s the back story? It looks to have been stored & cared for very well- none of the common dusty or oily air damage, faded on one side, etc.
A friend created this Clubman replica.