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To: Myrddin

Ha! Try a 1954 BSA 500 single with a 13:1 racing piston. Cheezus.


31 posted on 12/02/2023 8:15:19 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Seruzawa
Ha! Try a 1954 BSA 500 single with a 13:1 racing piston. Cheezus.

That would be a serious challenge. The BSA 500 could kick back. Mine was only 12.1:1. It was an MX model. I would have another if they were offered for sale today.

32 posted on 12/02/2023 9:27:30 AM PST by Myrddin
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To: Seruzawa

“ Ha! Try a 1954 BSA 500 single with a 13:1 racing piston. Cheezus.”

One of my classmates had one of those that was made in the early sixties. It was a scrambler model. We went out to an area outside of Tucson where everyone played hill climb with their bikes. The kids with their new Jap bikes had to make a running start. Ron lined up with the base of the hill with his old BSA and just let out the clutch and climbed right up the hill.


34 posted on 12/02/2023 6:26:43 PM PST by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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