The BSA A65R Rocket was the sporting member of the unit construction 650 cc A65 twin family, built by Birmingham Small Arms from 1964 and stopped in 1965 when financial trouble halted development at BSA. It was given siamesed two into one exhaust pipes with a special baffle and chrome mudguards and headlight brackets, cruised at about 85 mph and reached a top speed of about 108 mph, which made it BSA's fastest production model of the time. A US version was sold as the Thunderbolt Rocket, and the factory modified A65R machines for the travelling marshals at the 1964 Isle of Man TT.
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unit construction twin cylinder Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA)
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The A65R Rocket was produced from 1964 but was stopped in 1965
Development
To make the A65R more of a 'sports version' of the original BSA A65 Star
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unit construction twin cylinder Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA)
Development, top speed
a top speed of 108 mph (174 km/h)
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