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BSA A65 Lightning 1971 650cc 2 cyl ohv For Sale

Manufacturer: BSA
Model: A65 Lightning
Year: 1971
Capacity: 654cc
Engine type: 4-stroke / ohv
Cylinders: 2
Power: 52hp@7000rpm
Bore/ stroke: 75x74mm
Top speed: 180 km/ h
Weight: 179 kg

Frame number: CE02237A65
Engine number: CE04879A65L

Introduced in 1962, the BSA A65 twin was the unit-construction follow-on to company's venerable A10 series. The powerplant retained the 360-degree crankshaft and single cam mounted at the rear of the cylinder block, but now engine internals and transmission were contained within a single set of cases. Marking it as a bold new step forward, the engine was treated to streamlined "power egg" styling. Soon the factory catalog would carry no fewer than 11 different models powered by the new-style engine, in both 500 and 650cc displacements. The first high-performance variant, the A65R Rocket, arrived in October of '63, aimed squarely at America's speed-obsessed throttle jockeys. It was superseded the following year by the yet-faster Lightning 650, first of the BSA unit twins to be equipped with the new splayed-port cylinder head fitted with dual carburetors.

This bike is in good shape and ready to have fun on the road.

Price: sold!

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