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    1966 BSA LIGHTNING

    Nov 25, 2019 3 minutes
    Illustrations and Words by Martin Squires

    History

    p until the early 1960s BSA was the largest producer of motorcycles in the world. The 1950s had been a good decade for the marque; with the success of the Gold Star as well as having developed the well-respected pre-unit, vertical twin engines the A7 and A10. Not only was BSA a giant in producing motorcycles, they also manufactured other goods such as buses, agricultural equipment, bicycles and, of course, weapons. With the money this empire generated BSA also bought up other motorcycle marques,

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