BSA Gold Star

The BSA Gold Star is a British single cylinder motorcycle built by the Birmingham Small Arms Company from the 1930s until 1963, most famously in its postwar DBD34 form. It earned its name after a BSA ridden by Wal Handley lapped Brooklands race circuit at over 100 miles per hour, and the model went on to a long record of success in production racing, trials and the Isle of Man Clubman's TT. Its combination of a tuned high performance engine and light weight made it a favored basis for the cafe racer motorcycles built by British riders in the following decades.