“One day I saw a photo of John Banks, the English Motocross Champion, flying through the air on his mighty BSA 500 single. A week later there was a ’73 BSA B50 in the back of my ’50 Chevy pickup.

All unit-construction BSA singles were spun off the original 250cc Star in 1959. Bored all the way out to 84mm and stroked to 90mm, the resulting 499cc’s made 34 horsepower, compared to the paltry 15 ...

"BSA nail the looks, but the ride needs tweaking to match the style." ...