
LOT 476
1971 BSA 650cc Lightning Special Registration no. BRM 848J Frame no. A65L EE 08786 Engine no. A65L/EE 08493
Sold for £6,325 inc. premium
Lot 476
1971 BSA 650cc Lightning SpecialRegistration no. BRM 848J Frame no. A65L EE 08786 Engine no. A65L/EE 08493
The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
1971 BSA 650cc Lightning Special
Registration no. BRM 848J
Frame no. A65L EE 08786
Engine no. A65L/EE 08493
Registration no. BRM 848J
Frame no. A65L EE 08786
Engine no. A65L/EE 08493
This 'oil-in-frame' Lightning was originally dispatched to BSA Incorporated in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on 17th May 1971, while its Lightning engine went to Hart, Nibbrig & Grieve in Sassenheim, Netherlands on 27th May 1971. Formerly part of the collection of the late David Jenner, well-known A65 specialist, the machine was sold to the current owner in 2010.
Following the same high standards of restoration as David Jenner, the BSA has been fully restored to as new condition throughout (details and specification with documents). It has been refinished in a custom metallic blue and white colour scheme with a four-gallon ethanol-proof glassfibre fuel tank (based on a design by David Jenner). It also has scalloped side panels (based on a 1968 Triumph Thruxton Bonneville), swept-back exhausts, Gold Star silencers, and rear-set footrests.
The engine is in standard specification throughout with standard crankshaft bearings throughout and a standard cylinder bore. As all the mechanicals have been overhauled and renewed, careful running in will be required before using the machine's performance to the full (only 10 miles have been covered since restoration). Accompanying documentation includes a V5C, NOVA certificate, BSA Owners' Dating Certificate and Vehicle Report, and a fresh MoT certificate.
Offered with key
Following the same high standards of restoration as David Jenner, the BSA has been fully restored to as new condition throughout (details and specification with documents). It has been refinished in a custom metallic blue and white colour scheme with a four-gallon ethanol-proof glassfibre fuel tank (based on a design by David Jenner). It also has scalloped side panels (based on a 1968 Triumph Thruxton Bonneville), swept-back exhausts, Gold Star silencers, and rear-set footrests.
The engine is in standard specification throughout with standard crankshaft bearings throughout and a standard cylinder bore. As all the mechanicals have been overhauled and renewed, careful running in will be required before using the machine's performance to the full (only 10 miles have been covered since restoration). Accompanying documentation includes a V5C, NOVA certificate, BSA Owners' Dating Certificate and Vehicle Report, and a fresh MoT certificate.
Offered with key
Footnotes
All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.




































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