BSA 1954 350 Goldstar

[CR500Dom]

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It was built for the 1954 International Six days Trial (ISDT) and has been owned by the same guy all its life

Its a works Bike with documented photo history ;D

And now I`m going to restore it ;D

[disasterbus]

what a fantastic project
mountains of work but it will all be worth it if you end up with one of these......



one of the nicest looking bikes ever IMHO

[TerraRoot]

Loads of work there! concours resto or good enough for a 1954 competion offroader resto?

[street]

That's superb! I reckon that going to be a rewarding and enjoyable project
I've no real interest in motorbikes per se, but after seeing that i'd love to undertake a similar project myself one day soon.

[trg1984]

I'm the same, very little interest in motorbikes but for some reason i do really like BSA's. id love to do something similar myself, but using a few bobber influences

[CR500Dom]

trg1984 said:

I'm the same, very little interest in motorbikes but for some reason I do really like BSA's. id love to do something similar myself, but using a few bobber influences

I`d love a Bobber or Flattracker but this is far to honest a bike, not to mention historically fairly important too to cut up

I may do a Flattrack seat unit and Tank but it will all have to be bolt on and reversable on this one for authenticity

Its going to be restored back to a good working condition - It will not be a show/trailer queen, Id like to get it muddy too ;D

The ISDT was the prerunner to todays Enduros, rather than Trials, basically a 6 day test of a machines endurance

so it will make a nice greenlaner ;D

[leigh]

Cool bike and i understand why you're gonna restore it but it would make such a cool bobber

[CR500Dom]

leigh said:

Cool bike and I understand why you're gonna restore it but it would make such a cool bobber

Agreed but when its worth well into 5 figures restored..... id rather not do anything too radical with it..... also its kind of a tribute/legacy to the guy that bought and rode it originally and a bobber just wouldnt fit with that ethos at all

Think of it as buying a Works Group B Lancia delta S4...... and then smoothing it all out to do a Euro look one.....

You just wouldnt

"Its just not cricket old boy"

[trg1984]

ah didnt realise they were worth so much, id be staying true to it too i think.

[leigh]

Ah your right to restore in fairness, do you know something about a works group B Lancia delta s4 going?............................



;D

[CR500Dom]

leigh said:

Ah your right to restore in fairness, do you know something about a works group B Lancia delta s4 going?............................



;D

Actually.......






















Fraid not ;D

[slater]

muddy you say



you know you want to!

[hairnet]

ooh

old two wheeled tat FTW

how long do you think itll take?

[CR500Dom]

83golf said:

ooh

old two wheeled tat FTW

how long do you think itll take?

Depends how long the KAdett takes

Thats first although I may get some of this dipped and stripped ready for inspection prior to Powdercoating in the mean time...

I reckon a rolling chassis shouldnt take too long..... if I can sort the forks out

Kadett first though

[leigh]

nay news on this one Dom?

[ewokracing]

why'd the original owner let it get in such a bad state?

[CR500Dom]

Jun 29, 2008 13:24:34 GMT ewokracing said:

why'd the original owner let it get in such a bad state?

People age and get ill....... its a fact of life unfortunately

[CR500Dom]

Just a quick update......... ;D

I`m off up to collect this again at the weekend, and as I happen to have a load of chemicals on their way to me for some serious electrolysis, some of these components may well get a bit of a clean up while we are at it too

That coupled with one of the guys at work who keeeps going on about it, means I am probably going to have to do something with it sooner or later !!

[composimmonite]

Nice.


Rather than having frame powder coated consider baked enamel as it's more in keeping with the original finish plus easier to touch up if it get chipped or damaged.

Paul H

BTW I've recently bought a Francis Barnett Falcon part rolling chassis (frame forks, swinging arm and rear wheel !) and intend rebuilding that suitable for gentle green laning.

[dungbug]

Great looking project, loo forward to seeing you get stuck in.