LOT 302

The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection 1956 BSA 646cc Golden Flash Registration no. FMN-560-L (Isle of Man) Frame no. BA7S 19685 (see text) Engine no. BA10 15490

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Lot 302

The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection, 1956 BSA 646cc Golden Flash

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|14 October 2023, 10:30 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

The Anthony R. East Classic Motorcycle Collection
1956 BSA 646cc Golden Flash
Registration no. FMN-560-L (Isle of Man)
Frame no. BA7S 19685 (see text)
Engine no. BA10 15490

Previously registered as 'RSY 233' on the UK mainland (see MoTs on file), this BSA Golden Flash was first registered in the Isle of Man in September 2001. The machine was purchased in the Isle of Man in 2008 and came with a single-seater Watsonian sports sidecar attached. Both were in poor condition. The sidecar was removed and sold, and the BSA fully restored to 'as new' condition, with particular attention paid to obtaining the correct paint colour – something less fastidious restorers often get wrong.

In 2014 Tony's BSA Golden Flash featured in The Classic MotorCycle's November edition, described as a local bike once belonging to the late Tony Cook, who used it as a combination. To quote Tony East: "It is a sweet, strong engine, I haven't done much to it". Accompanying documentation includes an IoM Vehicle Registration Certificate (see below), some old MoTs, and numerous bills relating to restoration works carried out circa 1997. An original BSA sales brochure, instruction manual and service sheets are included in the sale. It should be noted that the frame number is incorrectly recorded as 'BA75.19685' in the IoM registration document.

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