1972 BSA T65 Thunderbolt

Registration No: BRU 460K
Frame No: T65JH15313
MOT: Exempt

• Rare BSA badged Triumph TR6 650 twin
• One of the last 'BSAs' offered for sale
• Supplied with a current V5C
• Understood to be one of c.250 produced

BSA was established in Small Heath, Birmingham in 1861 and initially manufactured armaments. Around the turn of the century, they started making bicycles, moving onto motorcycles a few years later. The BSA group eventually included Triumph and Sunbeam and became one of the world's largest manufacturers until its demise in the early 1970s. Triumph had joined the BSA group in 1953, but they kept up a fierce rivalry between the two factories until they began to share designs in the late 1960s. In order to fulfil existing export orders after production of the BSA twins had stopped at Small Heath, around 250 Triumph TR6 Trophys were rebadged as BSA T65 Thunderbolts and exported to Europe and Australia, making this an extremely rare and collectible model.

An example of badge engineering at its best, the T65 was in fact a TR6 with BSA badges on the fuel tank and alternator cover. This matching numbers bike was overhauled by the vendor in 2015 with the engine treated to new big ends, bearings and bushes, pistons and electronic ignition, and has only covered some 3,000 miles since. It will be supplied with lots of receipts, an owner’s manual and a parts list together with the current V5C. This rare bike is one of the last models offered by the once dominant BSA and will provide a talking point and perhaps a few arguments at any Vintage gathering.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415871189