1967 BSA A65 Thunderbolt for sale - quick look & start up

In this video Dave shows us his 1967 BSA A65 Thunderbolt (654cc parallel twin cylinder engine) which is now for sale. This bike has been featured in a full series on our channel called Low budget classic motorcycle restoration project - The Everyday Bike. If you're interested to see more, here's a link to the entire series - • Playlist
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Location is Dave's workshop, East Sussex, England, UK.
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[@Jerry-w3e]

I have the same bike but 1968 , I will never sell it. Great around town bike and the exhaust sound never goes out of style.

[@bradkorando]

Argh, if only I lived in the UK!!! What a solid vintage affordable bike that ticks a lot of boxes. And best of all Dave did the work. Kudos for pricing it at a reasonable amount. Someone will be getting a terrific bike.

[@youfritter]

I had an A65HA in the 90s (so the American export Hornet flat tracker). Lots of engine mods and tuck under pipes. It gave the Bonnies and the Nortons of the day a good run for their money.

[@mv4ago]

Nice bike at a very good price. The A65s are very underrated in my opinion, I had a 68 Spitfire which I rode to Spain and back for the 2011 Moto Piston Rally. And don't be put off by the smokey exhaust, that's just because it's been sat for a while and has slightly wet-sumped, it will clear after a 10 minute ride.

[@daveco1270]

If you're going to buy a vintage British bike, you can't do much better than buying one from Dave Mitchell himself. This would be a good first vintage bike for someone looking to get started in the world of old motorcycles...just because you know the history and what work has been done (and by whom). You're not going to get it home and find any surprises ...like what happened to Ollie and his BSA.

[@skymningforelsket1302]

Whoever buys it is getting a really nice bike for a right price. And you know the work is done right. These bikes don't suffer fools gladly. They are easily damaged if somebody who didn't know what he was doing "worked on it". By now, most of these vintage bikes have passed through several owners and at least 1 or more of the previous owners probably has "animalized " it. So this example adds value because the new owner doesn't have to worry about anything being botched up.

[@josephreisinger33]

Nice old Beeser mate. Had the chance to ride both models back in the 70s. The dual carb model was a bit snapper to ride. Cheers and good luck on the sale. 💪👍🇬🇧

[@frankkemble2103]

Interesting! I have a 67 Lightning and I had a Royal Enfield Interceptor and sold the enfield because although the enfield was a great bike, I prefer the Beeza.

[@johnbellamy6449]

nice bike ,sounds sweet . i had a new one the same ,export model 1969 ,from Elite motors ,cancelled export order ,£299 . now 75 still ride but scooters as cant change gear easily .

[@kazfleszar5899]

I'm drouwing over that bike

[@simonrobson5844]

Ahh so US spec models have lower gearing. I’ve learned something today. Cheers.

[@rcnelson]

The black paint doesn't snap like the red on the Lightning, but you could park that 'Bolt in my garage anytime.

[@daveperry4391]

Cheap for such a well sorted bike ! Wish I had a bigger garage !

[@userhonda]

😮nice

[@philmuskett265]

Bargain, mate. If only I didn't live in Australia and wasn't 74!!!!!

[@MickeyMouse-ul2zs]

I had a '68 Lightning back in 1975 - black with chrome tank. Beautiful bike. I had it for only 2 weeks before some thieving scum bags stole it from a shared lock-up garage under a block of flats - Limehouse in the East end of London.