LOT 352

1969 BSA 654cc Thunderbolt Registration no. PUJ 91G Frame no. A65T DC 21243 Engine no. A65T DC 21243

Sold for £6,325 inc. premium

Lot 352

1969 BSA 654cc Thunderbolt

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|22 April 2023, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1969 BSA 654cc Thunderbolt
Registration no. PUJ 91G
Frame no. A65T DC 21243
Engine no. A65T DC 21243

This 1969 A65 is among the last of the models produced before the oil-in-frame version, and its design results from a long and successful development programme that started in 1961. According to the enthusiast vendor, the entire motorcycle is finished to concours standard having been restored by him (in 2015), as has much of his large private collection. Many of the collection's motorcycles are BSA A65 models that he inherited from his good friend, the well-known A65 specialist, David Jenner (now sadly no longer with us).

This Thunderbolt is finished in a highly attractive metallic blue with black oil tank (beneath a blue panel), while the frame and all other black-finished parts have been professionally powder coated. All components have been refurbished or are brand new, particularly all chrome items. The BSA has been mechanically restored to a very high standard, with the engine having a standard-size bore; minus 0.010" big-ends; and a minus 0.020" timing-side bush (all new). Presented in 'like new' condition, having been stored within the vendor's dehumidified private museum, this is probably the best A65 Thunderbolt currently available. Running as well as it looks, this outstanding example is offered with a BSA OC dating certificate; a V5C Registration Certificate; and MoT to April 2024. Keys present.

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