Was talkin with a buddy , he said he wants my SR500. I’ll have to finish it , tires some hoses ,timing and jetting ,maybe some polishing too. In return I may getting his 1971 BSA 500 Gold Star (I wanna say last year built) and my 71 BSA Victor 250 back. I’m really after the 250 for a build for me , but  the 500 might get built , I’ve never even seen the 500 in person. It supposedly very complete , I know Several BSA people in UK so most parts should be easy but $$ to obtain. Oh possibility of 3 Bzers in my garage , very cool.  I may sell the the flat tracker & 500 but the 250 has to stay. That bike was bought from a friend who has passed since then and I need to build that bike , I need to ride it again. It will be a special build , something for a Sunday morning ride. Therapy,Therapy,Therapy,Thump,Thump,Thump it will repair me in a broken place.

So now that I’m retired I’m gonna need a smaller motorcycle that can go anywhere , a scrambler of sorts. Small in 300-375 lb range , get good fuel mileage , handle fairly well and of course have a happy button , lower seat height is preferable but not a deal breaker. Price is important but as long as I get what I want I might be willing to pay up a bit. At times I wish the tracker didn’t look so nice so I could take it trail trimming . Not really after a Dual purpose , wanting more scrambler. Always preferred Triumphs and BSAs handling , super stable on the road. Something I can hang some small saddlebags on for errands in the area , ride rather than drive saves fuel not driving my trucks. I got the tracker for raising hell , so it doesn’t have to be a powerhouse  , idk , something fun & different. Ok , I might buy a cookie cutter bike and try to blend in as opposed to raising hell downtown on a flashy little hood rod. A bike you would walk right by and not take a second look at it. My stomach just started flipping over & over , that’s not gonna happen , all my bikes are worth a second and third looks. Not my style , it may blend in but it will be worth a second peek. I’m a bit different ,  I’m not MM , I won’t give it away before hand , I’ll make sure it a surprise !
BSAs & Triumph & Honda are not here yet , so that narrows my choices , RE is a possibility. Oh the important part , it has to be tough ! Cause this bike will be trashed & abused , ridden over anything , rode hard and put away wet. It will get timely oil changes but after that , treat it like an old pinto station wagon used to haul hay ! It will be more of a tool than a toy.

Ruttly wrote on 08/06/23 at 12:30:19:

The ‘71 BSA Goldstar 500 has the same engine as the 500 dirt bike made during the late 60’s & 70’s.  The original Goldstars last year was ‘63.

About 6 months ago there was a ‘71 BSA Goldstar 500 up for sale on eBay, in the Dallas area, for $5000, less than 10k original miles and looked really good in the photos.  I was sorely tempted.

You should get it Lancer , my stable is full up. I just scored a 97 Savage minus the front end. Absolutely no history it’s been sitting for years. Not crashed , a friend bought it for the front end for his GT500. So yup I scavenged the rest of it for a future project. Pretty sure I got more projects then Sneeze now for sure. Savage just fell in my lap , but it’s all the way across town at least 8 minutes away. My BSA 250 is a 100 miles away and still have to go collect it.  I have a 1986 Honda Reflex TLR200 for sales too. Need to make room.

You are just going totally wild with your newly acquired “spare retirement time” of late, you may need some professional mental health One-on-One time to sort out these unfettered urges of yours.
This is not uncommon for folks who experience the uncontrolled rush of sudden freedom from retirement.
Of course, when one is also burdened with an uncontrolled fanaticism for BSA’s, that will complicate any effort to Control Thyself.

Ruttly wrote on 08/10/23 at 23:30:37:




It has not been relisted so I assume it was purchased by someone.

Do you have a cruise speed ?