Update on the new BSA

[Roger (Doomtrainbarx)]

Any vibrations through the bars, pegs or bum ?

[muskrat]

G'day RD.
Not wanting to wander too much. No I haven't heard of that problem. On the EVO (84-99) crank pinion is keyed and the nut is done up to 45lb. Some have a pressed on cam pinion but most are one piece. So possible your mates cam pinion had been on and off enough times for it to loose it's "bite"
Cheers

[chaterlea25]

Hi GB,
Well wear with the new BSA 
Looking through your pics I saw a date and initials ?? on the underside of the tank
It looked like 26/3/22  ??
If so, is the tank a year old already ?? or has somebody screwed up on the PDI ?
I think I'm getting a bit "jelly" 

John

[Greybeard]

Any vibrations through the bars, pegs or bum ?

I wasn't aware of anything uncomfortable.

[Greybeard]

I think I'm getting a bit "jelly" 

Jelly; jealous?

[Greybeard]

Any vibrations through the bars, pegs or bum ?

I suggest you arrange a test ride if there is a dealer near you. I'd be interested to read your opinion of the bike. Same for anyone else reading this.

[Minto]

Im going to test ride a few bikes this year, Speed triple, RE constellation, Thruxton 1200, 916 Norton if i can find one, and a couple of others, so may as well chuck my leg over the Goldie as well.
The time has come for the Aprilia RSVR and I to part company. ☹️ just too old and achy for it nowadays.

[WozzA]

A few boys did some burnouts on their HD's next to the bar. I'll have some of that so lit the XT up only to go about 10 seconds. Doh, I forgot to turn the fuel on

Was chatting to a mate yesterday that I hadn't seen in a while. He's an HD lover too, though not so much now.... He was in France, overtaking a lorry when the back wheel locked up (the engine went bang). Was lucky not to lose his leg - now full of steel pins nonetheless. Apparently the timing gears on those tractors are held by a taper, locked in place by a nut HD advises should be torqued to 45 lbsft. I'm advised HD aficionados prefer 75lbsft but, as my mate's bike was serviced by a dealer, 45 was used. And the timing slipped, so the valves and pistons got together. As did my mate with the tarmac.

RDfella....   Was your mates HD a Twin Cam? or Evo?   The EARLY 88B Twin cam engines 1998 - 2006 had a poor cam chain spring adjuster which wore badly & allowed the chain to get too slack & could slip off the gears if adjusted correctly...
Later Twin cams came up with a much better hydrolic adjuster 
A lot of the EARLY owners ( me included ) Changed the cams over to GEAR DRIVE..   

[Greybeard]

Im going to test ride a few bikes this year, Speed triple, RE constellation, Thruxton 1200, 916 Norton if i can find one, and a couple of others, so may as well chuck my leg over the Goldie as well.
The time has come for the Aprilia RSVR and I to part company. ☹️ just too old and achy for it nowadays.

See, I am not able to compare my new BSA with any other moderns so I'm interested in people's opinions.

[Greybeard]

A customised new Gold Star

[Rex]

Well done, owner.
Now it looks just like a million other generic bikes.

[muskrat]

G'day GB.
I'd like to have a better look at that and the one behind. Where did you get the pic?
Cheers

[Greybeard]

G'day GB.
I'd like to have a better look at that and the one behind. Where did you get the pic?
Cheers

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[Greybeard]

Looks like both of those customised bikes have been catstrated. In other words the catalytic convertor has been removed.

[Greybeard]

Here is the Rotax lump that the new Gold Star engine is based on. It's a fuel injected twin-spark single cylinder engine. Look at that beautifully short and straight inlet passage.