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    REET COBBY

    Jun 01, 2018 5 minutes
    Photos by Odgie himself, Sothebys

    Anyone who pays attention to BSAs will have heard of the Gold Star. And the Rocket Gold Star. And the Spitfire. But how many people know that BSA built a Gold Star Spitfire Scrambler, also known as a Rocket Gold Star Scrambler? Both of those were a good attempt at getting all your selling points in one moniker. In fact, the Spitfire in question far pre-dates the unit BSA version which most people know about…

    So let’s straight away say this isn’t a Gold Star Spitfire. It isn’t even a replica. It’s a bike that pays homage to the style and genre, but without the telephone number price tag; the A10 Spitfire was built in very limited numbers for export only. And before anyone worries that a lovely stock A10 was improved / modified / butchered (delete as applicable)

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