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Title: My original thumper Post by LANCER on 07/23/12 at 18:35:24 As it looked when first purchased in 1969 http://images1.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp%3B87%3Enu%3D3578%3E643%3E892%3E2669643983248ot1lsi A couple of years later after some parts were stolen and had to replace seat, tank & exhaust http://images1.snapfish.com/232323232%7Ffp%3B87%3Enu%3D323%3A%3E639%3E697%3EWSNRCG%3D3583%3C98363339nu0mrj |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by gerald.hughes on 07/23/12 at 20:27:07 I don't know what it says about me, but I think that I prefer the stock version. |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/24/12 at 00:03:05 They just stole Parts? Sucks to lose those parts, but dang,, you kept the biggest hunks.. Ill bet you looked at every one of those things you saw after that,, |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by LANCER on 07/24/12 at 01:03:39 7C7E697A777F35736E7C737E681B0 wrote:
I loved that stock tank, it was 5 gallons and used on the road racing versions of the Goldstar mostly. |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by LANCER on 07/24/12 at 01:09:34 706F696E73744575457D6F63281A0 wrote:
When I was away in beautiful southeast Asia in 1971 courtesy of the US Army, my brother who was caring for the bike while I was away, took it to a shop to get it set up for battery & lights & such and it was while at that shop that the parts disappeared. When I got home and went to pick up the bike I found that the shop had changed hands and the new owner did not even know who owned the bike, much less what had happened to the parts. so I just loaded it right then and took it home and looked for replacements. I found the seat and tank at a little country shop in central Oklahoma that I just happened to stop at one day, and it turned out the old dude there could make pipes & mufflers as well so I had him do that too. It made it functional at least. |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/24/12 at 10:05:45 You made the best of that lousy situation,, |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by cowboy on 07/24/12 at 20:22:28 is it a Matchless? my second bike was a BSA 250 8-) |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by LANCER on 07/25/12 at 05:38:44 06080F5D4D465E514B3F0 wrote:
No, not a Matchless. It was a '56 BSA Goldstar that had raced on 1/2 & 1 mile flat tracks. I paid $800 for it in the summer of 1969 in Olathe KS. The guy I bought it from had stopped racing, so he rebuilt the engine just like he had it to race and put it in a little local shop on consignment. It was sitting next to a beautiful fresh Indian flat head v-twin chopper. The engine was in the 11.5:1 CR range; had the most radical of 4 camshaft profiles offered by BSA for PRO racing; 1 1/2" Amal Grand Prix carb with 6" velocity stack; 1 3/4" header with open reverse cone megaphone; std. 4 spd. trans and geared to hit redline at about 110 mph. Torque from 2500-3000 rpm to redline was massive & it pulled HARD all the way. The standard redline was 6500 rpm but some were capable of going near 8000 rpm with a very fine tune. It was crazy quick when taking off the line; just holding on to the grips was a real challenge. Back in those days the BSA factory would hand build & blue print Goldstar engines for professional racers and when the bike left the factory it came with the dyno report for that engine, which typically was in the 45-55 hp at the rear wheel, depending on the engine setup they used for flat track or scrambler or road racing. These bikes were about 300 lbs. Then the racer/builder/tuner would tweak the engine for their specific riding pleasure. :) That was what the privateer racers did in those days. I sold it in the early 90's during hard times to make a house payment. It would be worth $20-25k today. :( |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/25/12 at 21:21:00 sold it in the early 90's during hard times to make a house payment. It would be worth $20-25k today. Sad Yea,,, thru one set of lenses, that hurts, thru another, you WON! You had it, enjoyed it, & it Saved your House,, what a great memory. |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by LANCER on 07/26/12 at 03:24:14 5D4244435E5968586850424E05370 wrote:
Yep, at the time it was a necessary thing to do, but it sure was difficult and sad. Now I just really miss not having it. It was such a unique machine. |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/26/12 at 20:38:34 Yea, man,, I know,,theres stuff from the past I miss sometimes,stuff I have now Im Gonna miss, I do understand, & Im sorry, & you certainly had one HEKKUVA bike there, |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by teabowl13 on 07/26/12 at 22:45:09 Yeah man, that's an awesome machine. Sad it's gone I'm sure, but that's better than sleeping on a park bench with the bike next to you... |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by LANCER on 07/27/12 at 09:35:45 360703000D150E5351620 wrote:
Yep; that is true. |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by gerald.hughes on 07/27/12 at 11:59:46 Depends on how old you are, and if you are married. I have some memories of sleeping on the ground next to my bike, everything I owned in my tank bag. It only lasted for about a month, but the memories never fade. |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by LANCER on 07/27/12 at 14:57:55 7A786F7C71793375687A75786E1D0 wrote:
I wish I had done the same a looong time ago. Doing it purposefully makes it more fun than if doing so due to difficulty. |
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Title: Re: My original thumper Post by Savage_Rob on 07/27/12 at 15:33:01 Yeah, wish I'd taken a month or two when I got out of the service. I was focused on getting a job though and didn't even really consider it. |
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