BSA A10 650 Golden Flash 1954 serviced by Performance Classics.

A short test run on this mild mannered and sure footed old BSA 650 after some basic servicing and maintenance has been carried out.

[@stephensmith1118]

oh this brought back a few memories, i had a 1956 Golden Flash with a double adult sidecar... same colour too.... plunger framed... i even had a full head of hair too...

[@jeancowan1037]

And I had a 53 with solo sidecar I loved that bike more than anything on this planet fast I’m talking very fast with a chair smooth just a beautiful beautiful bike wish I still had it 00e 311 magicall bike you can keep all your jap crap that bike was the bees knees and cost 35 quid never ever spent money so well

[@TomWill-bm1cm]

My first motorcycle in 1968 was one of these. I seem to remember the seat being flat, not with a dip in it. Everything else looked the same as this one. Loved riding it. If I was younger, I’d get another.

[@grateberk6435]

I love the bikes, the lack of music, and the safe return home

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks, I think it is much better just to let the bikes provide the 'music'.

[@shingerz]

Just love the sound of a bsa a10 it's a good job there's blokes like you out there that can keep these brilliant machines going 👍

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks!

[@jasonminton9681]

Nice work sir, my own A10 is a 52 vintage, just rebuilt the motor, new pistons, main bearing, big end shells etc, goes and sounds great. Mine also has the audible gear indicator to let you know you're in 3rd.

[@jeancowan1037]

Good for you just keep it going ❤

[@daddybob6096]

I remember this model well, a lovely bike in its day. In 1957 or 58, a friend of mine had one in Westport, New Zealand. We were young and in our teens then, i was riding a B33, 500 single with a rigid rear frame, a dual seat had been added, it was quite a grunty bike for a single cylinder. Other mates rode similar sized bikes to mine, for example, one had an AJS 500, single. Ron was one of the last to get a bike and because he had lost his mother at a young age, his father tended to favour him somewhat, hence the purchase of the Gold Flash, which at the time was up there with the nicer bikes of the era. Robert, (79yo) New Zealand.

[@BritishBikerPhilippines]

Fancy meeting you here Bob! Loved the big A33, grunty is right lol. How about a slopy Panther? I always wanted one

[@kirklawton2191]

Mild Mannered and Sure Footed is just fine. Beautiful mechanical sounds too. A reminder of why we ride.

[@tommyvandor6557]

The first bike I ever had a ride on Paul, my dads second bike[think dads was a 53 model] after he learnt on an Ariel Square Four 1000. He put me on the petrol tank lying down[pre infants school] and took me and bike across some local fields. I recall over a bump hitting my chin on a friction steering damper, that was the day he sold it due to health issues. Over 60 years ago, my current bike is a Fazer 1000 and I love riding around Wales on ity.

[@dominicsciberras8443]

Lovely looking and sounding machine. Sprung frame ideal for a sidecar.

[@michaelarchangel1163]

I actually learned to ride a motorcycle in 1973, when I was 16, on a 1953 green A7 500cc Plunger that had pulled a sidecar for years beforehand. It had no silencers, no seat padding whatsoever and cost me £15 off my mate, Simon Evans, here in Burry Port, South Wales.

[@lesjones7617]

Love that Bike!

[@whorayful]

Still some mustard in the old girl yet, sounds very nice. Ray

[@peterwoods5310]

In 1960 we thought the BSA 650 Golden Flash was a very powerful bike.

[@carinya18]

I owned a 1953 A10 back in 1959 just like that one Thanks for the memories!

[@paulhenshaw4514]

You're welcome!

[@tmusic99]

Love the sound of a non-synchronous transmission with spur gears. Old school engineering.

First time I ever me pistons that rose and fell together...A truly great bike - first choice from my many machines

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

Back when they made real motorcycles for transportation. They had heavy fenders to keep the muck off the Ryder. Bikes like this would also be equipped with an enclosed chain to make the chain last forever. They were real transportation in the old days. These bikes will be around forever. With proper care and proper maintenance they are superbly reliable

[@victorimmature]

Another bit of Magic by the Welsh Wizard , i could tell you loved it when you turnt around at the red light to go the long way home :) when the speed sign said 36 mph i thought of that spedding tune Motorbikin , "Here I am again, I'm dressed in black I got my cam , she's ridin' up front We're doin' about thirty-five I said: Oh, it's good to be alive " yes i edited the Lyrics lol , What a bike, i love the Golden Flash .

[@colinfinch8932]

My dad had this bike with a sidecar!!

[@richardpope3063]

That is quite a tidy bus, and I wish you had an intercom because the A10 loves a good chat, being tall geared and all. I hope the dual-seat wasn't too crippling, and those plungers well and true. Not quite the heavenly creature it became which makes it almost perfect as it is. It can tackle any gradient, and through bumpy bends await for the rider to catch-up, so best not hurry. The affordable world-tourer.

[@whips9592]

This will always get you home iv had one they go for ever

[@jeancowan1037]

God sounded lovely when you opened her up just lovely

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks!

[@richardpope3063]

Superb, just enough bronc left to let the rider know there are limits. They often growl in second gear.

[@dickgelati7870]

Nice bike. Good rider too.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thank you!

[@helenloughton2418]

Sweet bike character some think most modern machines lack thanks for sharing

[@shingerz]

What a ride in the wet 👍

[@roeng1368]

Lovely bikes the flashes, i have a 58 swingarm model, built like a tank and with a bit of style, unlike the a50/65's.

[@keithtanner2806]

I wonder what the engine number is? Mine, also a plunger was BA10 8965. Many years later I spotted BA10 8966 on display at a M/C show at Belle View, Manchester! Great ride, I knew several of those roads well in the 50s and 60s although, they were generally narrower then.

[@johnarnold5891]

Very nice I've got three the Same and two with swinging arms golden flash all golden the right colour 🎉

[@pedrodiaz8428]

spectacular sound of your bike congratulations.

[@kanagasingam1427]

Love to hear the roar...

[@warrenparo7179]

She's a Lovely old girl .. well done..

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thank you!

[@deedee5205]

Sweet transmission. Thanks for sharing.

[@derekambler]

Whats all the clunking on gear changing; I had a 1962 model A10 I bought from George Brown with a Rankin Steel bodied Sidecar on a VG21A Chassis. Was a Beatiful bike to ride.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

That is just the way my camera buffers the sound to the video when filming, and nothing to do with how the machine really sounds.

[@brokenbritain9441]

Lovely BSA that's why I got free BSA two long Strokes and one A10.

[@roysmith4716]

Wonderful roads on a wonderful bike.

[@victorterry]

Is it always gloomy in Wales, I like the A10 have one the same year, the colour a bit faded.

[@xvrays]

Sweet music to my ears.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks!

[@SaiKumar-wd4hj]

wow very excellent motorcycle

[@stevekwall925]

Love your video's

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks, I love making the videos and sharing them!

[@johnarnold5891]

I've got 2 like yours same colour concorse condition and lots more a10

[@simonhealey4089]

lovely bike

[@MegaTubescreamer]

beezers always seem smooth and effortless, in the video`s you post Paul, or am i imagining it ? enjoyed this one regardless ,thanks!

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Hi William, most old British machines perform better and ride better than might be expected when they are properly set up. Sadly, many of them are not.

[@krzysztofklimasz8416]

which oil is best for A10? MOTUL mineral 20w50, Castrol SAE40 or SILKOLENE Classic?

[@paulhenshaw4514]

I would use any good mineral 20/50, Morris's is my own regular choice.

[@krzysztofklimasz8416]

@@paulhenshaw4514 thanks for the hint. I bought this great motorbike. I am waiting for an oil change.

[@pedrodiaz8428]

l have a similar bike. but i need all information and i need your help to start the rest.

[@shingerz]

Great 👍

[@johnarnold5891]

By the way I've added more to my collection since my last tex 😮

[@briancritchley5295]

Some strange sounds coming from somewhere.Gearbox ?...

[@paulhenshaw4514]

To be fair, I think this bike had some mileage on it, but it ran and rode ok. Also, the mic on my camera picks up all sorts of sounds we would not usually hear in 'real life'.

[@lottierose8668]

you cant beat classic british bikes

[@jerrymack6123]

..ride like this and your machine will last a lifetime...

[@davecass9486]

why does it whine in third ?

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Lots of British bike gearboxes do. Many Tiger Cubs do, it is not necessarily a problem.

[@farric1]

Lovely bike. Sorry to be rude though, but the transmission sounds a bit worn to my ear.

[@NeilIves]

The speedo on that bike is not fitted into the rubber correctly.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Well spotted.

[@NeilIves]

Do you want me to tell you how I did mine?

[@paulhenshaw4514]

No thanks, it's ok, the bike isn't here any more. I only had it here for some servicing etc, then it went home.

[@justinrichmond9057]

The choke is half-on

[@paulhenshaw4514]

No, it is off actually. When the lever is in that position, the choke is all the way off. Bigger, taller carbs such as the 89 series use more lever movement than this.

[@devkumar5988]

I think this is sluggish bike compare to the capacity. Even Norton model 50 will wack this bike

[@fredforsythe8310]

I would not take a bike like that out on shitty wet roads.