Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 25th March from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 26th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1959 BSA Paul Dunstall Café Racer Special
Previous long-term family ownership
Estimate
£4, 500 - £5, 500
Registration No: 364 EUP
Frame No: FA7 8825
MOT: Exempt
BSA A10R Super Rocket café racer bought by the previous vendor’s father in 1968
Restored to an excellent standard at great expense over the last few years
Supplied with numerous receipts, handwritten restoration notes, 'buff' logbook and a V5C
The Birmingham Small Arms factory was established in the Small Heath area of Birmingham 1861 and as the name suggests manufactured weapons. Around the turn of the century they started making bicycles and progressed onto motorcycles a few years later. BSA went on to be one of the world's largest producers of motorcycles up until its demise in the early 1970s.
This 1959 A10R Super Rocket was converted into a café racer in the 1960s and bought by the previous vendor’s father in 1968 as only its fourth owner, and it's been part of the family ever since, having spent all of its life in the North East. Used as his ‘go to work’ and ‘weekend pleasure’ bike, it was tuned and sprinted with some success by the owner and then eventually mothballed in a garden shed for a number of years. Taken out of hibernation by his son, it has undergone a complete restoration, mainly carried out by Spitfire Motorcycles and various specialist engineers over the last four years. The wheels have been rebuilt using CWC stainless steel rims shod with period-correct Dunlop TT100 tyres and all of the chassis components have been restored and refinished. The engine has been overhauled, including a crank re-grind and a cylinder head overhaul with new valves, guides and lead-free seats fitted. The cylinder has been honed with new pistons and rings.
Whilst the bike was tuned in its day, it has now been fitted with low compression pistons and lead-free valve seats to make it easier to start and more usable with modern-day fuels. Sat in the vendor's collection, the BSA has been run from time to time and some light recommissioning may be required before use. This is an authentic 1960s café racer that has had over £12, 000 spent on its restoration. Supplied with lots of receipts, a handwritten log of work carried out, its original ‘buff’ logbook, and a current V5C.
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