I Bought A 1962 BSA Gold Star 500 DBD34

[@jamesfairmind2247]

Two British woman who were Goldstar winners at Brooklands were Florence Blenkiron and Theresa Wallach who were also not just the first female motorcyclists to cross the Sahara desert in 1935, but they were the first motorcyclists cross the Sahara in history. Their friend Beatrice Shilling was also a Goldstar winner and was the lady who developed the solution to the carburetors on Spitfires and Hurricanes suffering from fuel starvation in dog fights in the Battle of Britain.

[@ghengiscant538]

I had a 1963 DBD34 bought it in 64 used it for work and play for eight years , loved that bike . Fond memories, i`m 85 now . Take good care of it .

[@VonRyansExpress-v3r]

I love your enthusiasm and knowlege - I hope you inspire many more young people like yourself to get into older motorcycles . . .

[@chrisangove8997]

Lucky man, nice looking bike seems to be in touring trim which will make it easier to ride, Had two as a young man DBD clubman racer which was fast on the road but difficult in traffic and a DB32 which was brilliant, used it for scrambles, grass track racing, trials and hillclimbs just changed the cams, carb, and tyres. One bike for all competitions !!!

[@bananabrooks3836]

"My Dad and I" Ah, finally.

[@Orfmute]

I'm so happy for you! Having ridden large singles for many years back in the 60s, there's just nothing that compares. Enjoy, and please share when you can. Thank you for posting.

[@cedhome7945]

The number 1 for the bsa collection, put a non return valve in the oil feed pipe as this will stop wet sumping if you leave it parked up for to long. I have a manual tap on my A10 (same oil system) I just need to remember to turn it on for ride and off for storage

[@anthonykeel1058]

Congratulations! That is my ultimate dream bike! Currently doing a full nut and bolt restoration of my Grandfathers 1962 BSA A10 Super Rocket Once that’s complete and have enough cash one day I will get an original Goldstar

[@navscycles]

I’m looking to add a super rocket or more particularly a rocket gold star if possible.

[@davewright6368]

Congratulations. That is a fantastic bike. You just gained a subscriber.

[@RATLEEA10]

Check the amount of oil in the sump, when standing for months + it can accumulate. Great video! well done.

[@JessBottom-m5i]

Glad I found your channel! Nice to see your interest in vintage bikes and keeping the vintage British bike flame alive!

[@adairwilkinson6916]

Nav, oh, Nav, you can’t show us this without starting it. They sound absolutely beautiful. If it’s got the right cams, the exhaust will make a twittering sound. on overrun.The carburettor bell mouth is also ideally placed to gouge into your right thigh!! Oh, and early models didn’t have a folding kickstart!! That was deep joy. And finally, they could be a right bastard to start!! Almost as bad as a Velocette. In the 1960’s, I had a Rocket Gold Star which was the BSA 650cc engine in a Gold Star frame. Sadly, I never appreciated its true heritage and traded it for a British Mini!! Roy W UK.

[@navscycles]

In the next video it will get a start up for sure I just didn’t want to damage anything if something is off. Also I believe the rocket GS was in a A10 frame. Rocket bikes would have said A10 where regular ones would have said a7. I could be wrong though.

[@Free_Ranger_CT110]

A truly iconic bike, yes I agree 'clubman's trim' with clip ons is the way to go. I think the amal concentric carb fitted to your bike wasn't introduced until '67/'68. What a thing of beauty that bike is.

[@fred463]

What a beautiful motorcycle!

[@rover100bunson]

Congratulations on purchasing possibly the most beautiful machine ever made,some of these old brit bikes can wet sump if left for some time and you need to drain the cranck case of oil before starting,i look forward to seeing your future videos on this bike

[@navscycles]

Yes my golden flash had that problem. In the case of this one we will see

[@Billgiles-56]

This bike was the Holy Grail for us back in the seventies, but even back then they were way too expensive for us so I want to hate you for having one but I can't 'cause you seem to have a real love of these old British bikes. If you intend to be using it mostly on the road then keep the present bars, clip-ons look good but will torture you below 70mph!

[@navscycles]

Haha yah even that’s what my dad said they were always expensive. It’s not going to be rode all the time we will see if I can put up with clip ons

[@denissaunders9544]

Always have a spare spark plug and a spark plug spanner. DBD34 were meant to run - not sit in traffic. They will oil their plug often.

[@clivewalker5465]

I purchased mine , a DBD34 , for £100 in 1964 , when I was 16 . Passed my Test on a friends Tiger cub , and never looked back . I rode it through all Weathers , including snow , for 8 Years . I still ride , a Kawasaki Z1300 , and two Harley Davidson Shovelheads . I may be looking through Rose tinted Glasses , and I may not even be able to kickstart it , or ride with clip ons , but , I do the Lottery just for the outside chance of buying another , if only to ride it once or twice a summer . Take care of it , it will never let you down , and , over the Years it will retain its value . Good Luck , ride Safe .

[@Cobra427Veight]

I finally got a video up of my B33 on my channel, the poor mans goldstar. It has a goldstar look ! without the chrome mudguards . Cheers, I hope your goldstar is going well.

[@zenscapeUKmedia]

Great video, Nav. You're one lucky guy, that's a beautiful bike. - and the original British Cafe Racer. Yep - it has to have clip-ons as that's what all the high-value bikes have. They're so cool, too. Don't cut the headlamp shrouds though, get a proper pair of clip-on shrouds to fit the forks when its got clip-ons. I hope the fork legs (stanchions) aren't rusty behind the shrouds. Fingers crossed! The latest BSA's are no longer the British Small Arms (BSA) company in Birmingham, as they're made in India. Nowhere near as fast as yours. Did you know the most famous thing about the bike is that with the TT2 gearbox, it will do 70mph in 1st gear!

[@marxomaga5964]

I hate you I am so jealous 😂 That is one of my childhood hero bike 👌 Congrats!

[@navscycles]

Thank you 😂. Definitely a holy grail bike for me

[@johnpage4581]

I remember in 1963 a friend of mine bought a goldie it cost him £350 new.You knew a goldie was coming from the whisle from the e exhaust.Must have clip ons .

[@4418CARLOU]

I sold mine in 1976 for £350.

[@IVAN-bs5bq]

Well done that man , Shame he did not try to start it , I know that I would not be wearing trainers !

[@DG76er]

Very nice! I’m hoping to find one too at some point. Right now I’m trying to buy a 73 Triumph Hurricane 🤞🏼

[@Cobra427Veight]

Hi , that's really nice , I have the poor man's version , a 54 B33 , that's been modified, big valve ported head , M20 crankshaft , and a 90mm bore just under 600cc, dellorto phf 36mm and it has that goldstar look , I will add a video to my channel , to go with my other brit bikes , Cheers for Video.

[@navscycles]

That’s sweet. I’ve never seen one of them before. Definitely still a cool and special machine

[@harryshaw3760]

Nice bike, I wouldn’t mess with it. Go find a basket case if you want to play around with it. That’s just my 2 pence worth.👍

[@navscycles]

I think you’ll approve of the things I’m going to do. Stay tuned

[@AlanBurrows-dm6bp]

My dream bike! Love it.

[@bsimpson6204]

It would look better with a bigger tank and clip-ons, i'd keep the carb as-is because you don't want that engine to stop at the lights, good luck finding RRT2 gearbox and beware of fakes.

[@davidgeorgeben-avraham9243]

You might not want the RRT2 box. Rode on one back in the '60s and slipping the clutch to get going was fun but impractical. 70 MPH in first!

[@Mike40M]

Good luck with it. Looks nice. Had one for 2 months in 1970. Didn't like it. Wobbly in high speed bends. Back then, weighting 120 lbs, hard to start. The GP carb idling didn't bother me as I prefer engine to quit if I let throttle go on fast bikes. As on my Manx Norton and my Velocette Venom Clubman..

[@navscycles]

A lot has changed since then I suppose. We will see what it’s like to ride. Definitely will not sell it either way it’s obviously not a daily. Would love to add a Manx/inter or a Thurxton to the collection some day

[@richcoleman469]

I pushed my 68 441 Victor special more than I rode it. Would quit on me with electrical issues.

[@gerry343]

Carburetor currently fitted is an Amal Concentric, correct period fitment would have been an Amal Monobloc.

[@navscycles]

Correct carb is sitting in the boxes

[@clivewalker5465]

Sorry , it would have been an 1 1/2 inch Amal GP carb . Look straight down the throat , you cuold not see the needle , it was off to the side . Some are now fitting a Mikuni carb ,

[@andreikondisenko6089]

Yes I bought a BSA 650 a 1962 model in circa 1960 . Second had with 300 miles on the clock and the fork to frame connection broke the front wheel flew over my right shoulder the frame hit the bitumen and so did I at 50 mph no helmets those days , very lucky to survive . Found a weld fault or previous crash had cracked the assembly behind the flap that reinforces the two engine mount pipes behind the headlight . Unless you inspect or X ray this component . Please don’t ride this BSA 650 motorcycle . I was very lucky not severely injured or killed in this incident . You take care now and stay upright Enjoy your motorcycling and stay safe the motor cycle was a BSA 650 Gold Flash . . Second hand Crash 1965 . I was 17 and walked away . Never to ride BSA again just a bit of motorcycle information from the past years , you have a nice day now Andy K

[@weebercorey]

So happy for you both. It's a stunner! Are you willing to share what you paid for it? Are you planning on actually riding it?

[@navscycles]

Thank you and im not sharing how much i paid yet maybe in the future. And yes i definitely plan to ride it she needs to be seen

[@robert-wr6md]

Are you planning to change your plimsols and start it even?

[@lauraszepanski6041]

Keep the standard gears when you want to ride it normally on streets. The RRT2 has a very very long first and is tireding to ride in cities. I changed to standard after one saison with RRT2 and have not regretted. Cheers

[@navscycles]

Yah I still want to have the box like I said. Even just to ride it once

[@johnrose7491]

I like touring trim rather than clubmans ...Great bike

[@doug-muise]

Bro is rich AF

[@bananabrooks3836]

Well, his Dad is....

[@jimmarshall807]

Old Brit bikes are dropping in value as (sadly) the guys who lusted after them as kids are hanging up their helmets or (doubly sadly) passing on. It's a generational thing, and why 70's /80's Japanese and Italian bikes are rising in value - for now at least. I'd be tempted to leave the BSA in its current spec rather than turn it into another 50's race rep, keep it genuine and respect its heritage.

[@navscycles]

They also are dropping because everyone has been hiding them for so long. I suspect when they start popping back up people will appreciate them more. Also I’m not making mine a racer rep. More so doing oem changes in which it would have left the factory with

[@colingarrett8548]

is beautiful

[@4418CARLOU]

The GP carb is standard, that one is a later replacement. The front brake arm is showing very worn shoes, and the stand lugs are worn. Rest of bike looks good.

[@kevinseiler1592]

you can also move the brake arm on the splines, but yes, something is amiss there along with the centerstand angle

[@4418CARLOU]

@@kevinseiler1592 If I remember correctly it isn't splines, it's a square.

[@BrianMarcus-nz7cs]

Should have Dunlop rim's not borranis 👍 nice transfers , U

[@dogpaw775]

lucky bugger !

[@charliefry4054]

Think you might be in for some deception!!!

[@navscycles]

Meaning?

[@BrianMarcus-nz7cs]

​@@navscyclesnice transfers,,,,, wheel rim's ??