The BSA Thunderbolt was a British motorcycle made by BSA at its Armoury Road factory in Small Heath, Birmingham, between 1962 and 1972. Designed as a touring motorcycle, it used a traditional air-cooled 650 cc twin with a single large-bore Amal Monobloc carburettor, suffered less vibration than earlier BSA twins, cruised comfortably at 70 mph and exceeded 100 mph in road tests. To keep costs down BSA reused the Gold Star single-sided front brake and the Lightning racing camshaft, and it sold well in the important US import market. Poor quality control on the later assembly line led to oil leaks and rusting parts, and with Japanese rivals such as the Honda CB750 emerging, production ended in 1972.
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The BSA Thunderbolt was designed as a touring motorcycle.
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A traditional air cooled 650 cc twin cylinder
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production ended in 1972
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The BSA Thunderbolt was a British motorcycle made by BSA
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