BSA Lightning Rocket

The BSA Lightning Rocket was a Birmingham Small Arms Company motorcycle made in Birmingham. A highly tuned version of the [BSA BSA A65 Star|A65 Rocket|BSA A65R Rocket], it was BSA's bid to capture the potentially lucrative USA export market in the mid-1960s. Twin Amal 389/206 carburetors and high-compression pistons, combined with an optional close-ratio gearbox, gave lively acceleration.
Sharing many A65 cycle parts, the Lightning Rocket had a slimmer fuel tank and mudguards, with additional chrome. From 1965, the A65 was discontinued in the UK and the BSA A65L Lightning became the main BSA production twin.