Widely recognised as one of the most desirable of all factory built ‘café racers’, the Rocket Gold Star arrived in 1962 along with the first of BSA’s new unitary construction range. A combination of - mainly - Gold Star cycle parts and the A10 Super Rocket twin-cylinder engine, the newcomer represented the last of the old ‘pre-unit’ line rather than a new departure and thus was destined for a relatively short life. For some reason best known to BSA the RGS frame was unique, although not that different from the production A7/A10 item, as was the wider dual seat. The model was offered in a number of different forms and with a host of options relating to controls and equipment. Around 1,800 were made over a two-year period and today genuine examples are highly sought after. This particular Rocket Gold Star was built from scratch by the current vendor, starting with a genuine RGS frame and then gathering the other correct parts from many sources over a number of years. The machine represents the Rocket Gold Star in its ultimate and most desirable Clubman’s specification, featuring the Super Rocket engine, RRT2 close-ratio gearbox, racing magneto, 190mm Gold Star front brake, single Gold Star silencer, rev counter, folding kick-start, alloy wheel rims and the wide dual seat. Other noteworthy features include a nickel-plated frame and chromium plating of some parts that originally would have been painted. Very little has been done to the machine since its completion in 1990 and it remains in generally good condition. There are no documents with this Lot, which is offered without reserve.
Widely recognised as one of the most desirable of all factory built ‘café racers’, the Rocket Gold Star arrived in 1962 along with the first of BSA’s new unitary construction range. A combination of - mainly - Gold Star cycle parts and the A10 Super Rocket twin-cylinder engine, the newcomer represented the last of the old ‘pre-unit’ line rather than a new departure and thus was destined for a relatively short life. For some reason best known to BSA the RGS frame was unique, although not that different from the production A7/A10 item, as was the wider dual seat. The model was offered in a number of different forms and with a host of options relating to controls and equipment. Around 1,800 were made over a two-year period and today genuine examples are highly sought after. This particular Rocket Gold Star was built from scratch by the current vendor, starting with a genuine RGS frame and then gathering the other correct parts from many sources over a number of years. The machine represents the Rocket Gold Star in its ultimate and most desirable Clubman’s specification, featuring the Super Rocket engine, RRT2 close-ratio gearbox, racing magneto, 190mm Gold Star front brake, single Gold Star silencer, rev counter, folding kick-start, alloy wheel rims and the wide dual seat. Other noteworthy features include a nickel-plated frame and chromium plating of some parts that originally would have been painted. Very little has been done to the machine since its completion in 1990 and it remains in generally good condition. There are no documents with this Lot, which is offered without reserve.
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