500cc BSA Goldstar - A FIRST IN SPEED & EXCELLENCE

 

Phil worked with Dave Hardman, the Goldstars owner/sponsor and a man with a passion for all things BSA, over the winter of 2013 to rebuild and make race ready this Classic Senior bike [aka Goldie].

 

On her first outing she had some minor issues. & Phil finished 19th out of of 47 in the 2014 Classic TT Senior race.

Not bad for a first time Classic ride and within 2 years they had modified and cajoled her into becoming the first BSA Goldstar to achieve a 100mph lap record around the mountain circuit.

 

In the 2017 season Goldie failed in practice due to a broken crank shaft so didn't actually compete in the race, but Phil  stripped her down, remade the crankshaft and basically gave her a new heart - the heart of a lion !

 

In the 2018 Classic Senior TT Phil, excellent Engineer and Rider that he is, set new records with this bike. He averaged over 100mph for the Mountain Course [4 laps] and broke the record again for a single lap speed setting it at 101.961.

 

He was 11th overall in the race and earned a Bronze award.

Competing against the professional riders, sponsored teams, the weather, AND a broken clutch which failed at the end of the first lap, we're very proud of Phil [and both mortified & exhilarated by his sheer determination].

 

 

About the bike :

 

Chassis: Manx

Engine: Goldstar 500cc

Fairings: Dunnell

Total weight of bike : 117kg

Top speed : 129mph

First 1 ton+ lap : 2nd Lap, 2016 IOM
Classic Senior TT [101.03mph]

First 1 ton+ mountain course race average.

Lap speed record of 101.961 in August 2018

 

Dave Hardman