Guy Martin - Wall of Death - LIVE

[Andy A]

I thought the girl on the mountain bike was awesome..... her BMX skills were pretty impressive too (thumbs) (thumbs)

[Boo Cock]

Sod all mention that it was a BSA that did the business not the crap ugly Pretend indian. Still entertaining tho'

[Richard Simpson]

It was better than I thought it would be, it kept my attention for two hours.
What was the engine in the "BSA" home made bike......a 675 or 800 Triumph, or somthing else?

He said that it's based on BSA? But it had the Triumph triangular badge on the engine case. Probably a t150. BSA did use that engine in the Rocket3. Bert Hopwood and Doug Hele designed it..early 60's?

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BSA Rocket III engine with inclined block

Triumph Trident T150 vertical block

Triumph Trident T160V inclined block and electric start (introduced after the BSA marque had been 'retired' following the takeover of BSA/Triumph by Norton Villiers).

Engine internals on all three are basically a 500 Triumph twin x 1.5. 120 degree crank makes a nice exhaust note.

It was a lash-up produced by BSA/Triumph as an emergency response to the Honda 750/4, but did very well as a race bike until the TZ700 came along.

[threepot]

Think it was launched just before the CB750,and could have 5 years earlier according to Bert Hopwoods book.

[xtzrick]

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Looks like a re-badged BSA to me, inclined cylinders & the badge in the wrong place.

I enjoyed the program, so did our lass until she found out Guy has a girlfriend

Rick

[Richard Simpson]

This was pretty much the last hurrah for BSA


tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBgl2vSpj8g

Sorry about the cheesy music...it would have been nice to hear those triples howl.

[daytona-supersport]

I managed to mainly just catch the action bits of the show and was wondering why there was no mention (apologies if I missed it) of G suit technology - the fancy kit that squeezes the lower body to keep blood nearer the brain - does this leave it open to two different world records perhaps, one unassisted and one with G pants? :unsure: quote]

G Pants not needed when riding with quality Y Fronts. Failing this, some really tight budgie smugglers allied to a pair of thick tights will work just as well. :unsure:

[Loggy]

G Pants not needed when riding with quality Y Fronts. Failing this, some really tight budgie smugglers allied to a pair of thick tights will work just as well. :unsure:

The worrying thing about that information Daytona is you seem very well informed.... :laugh: :whistle:

[Richard Simpson]

Think it was launched just before the CB750,and could have 5 years earlier according to Bert Hopwoods book.


Yes it could, but the directors of BSA/Triumph never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

They managed to get hold of a very early Honda 750, which they put in a comparative test against their own big bikes. The Honda's final drive chain snapped and smashed the crankcase, writing-off the engine after a few hundred miles. The directors then decided based on that experience that the Honda was not a threat...it went on to destroy their most important 'big bike' market in the USA.

It was pretty much all over by 1973.