What about the BSM 500?

[FROSTY]

I notice a bunch of people going on about the wonderfull Britain bike.
How it went out hand attacked the world.
Ya know the thing is the BSM500 seems to have been forgotten.
I reckon that bunch of kiwi blokes need to be given credit for what they achieved.
Yep the Britain had a crack at the yanks in their super twins class. The BSM though was purpose built to take on the very top level of motorcycle sport the 500 two strokes. I just wonder how well they would have gone if their timing wasn't so bad and two strokes got dumped in favour of big four strokes??

[MVnut]

BSL ????????? or BSM

[Dodgy]

Britain bike - you mean something like a Norton? or Britten as in John Britten???

I think that the Buckley didnt do well because it was... well it was crap basically.

Even 600 proddy bikes could easily waste it at Ruapuna, so it may have had a chance in F3....

And its only claim to being unique was that it had CNC cases

[roadracingoldfart]

Yer but it sounded purdy and its a great centre piece in any museum.

[Dodgy]

Its a shame that they didnt let Kerry onto the team to tune it, then it would have given ol Erv Kanemoto a real fright! :msn-wink:

[F5 Dave]

Yeah like most women it looks better upside down:whistle:


Seeing it wasted at Wanganui by GSXR600s didn't inspire patriotic thoughts.

Hey Dodgy, think you were with us when we watched it fail to qualify at Philip Island.:pinch:

Now there's a Real bike in the background just out of sight.

[FROSTY]

Ahh but how well did the brittain do first season?
I just think its a tribute to kiwi workmanship that it was even able to get up and go round and round.

[F5 Dave]

No 'a's in Britten



Ahh but how well did the brittain do first season?
. .


erm so ignoring the Duc & Denco engined ones;

1990 USA Battle of the Twins - Gary Goodfellow & Robert Holden, 3rd & 5th. Think Gary was in for much better but ran out of fuel.

so, er not bad actually.

[Crasherfromwayback]

To build either a 500cc or 1000cc 2 stroke v-twin. Those cats could make me a nice set of cases!

[F5 Dave]

Well settle for a 500 parallel twin. Those are readily available from Trinity & good for 100hp or 120 in race form or you could go the whole hog up to 610 I think.
Mine cost ~ 4k in engine, much cheaper than machining a one off. The 496 kit was used to win Pikes peak in 500cc class, got 1st & 2nd a couple of years back, haven't checked since.

There are kits around to make a 1100 triple & I think a 1000 twin.
http://www.trinityracing.com/

[F5 Dave]

Hold on here you go

http://www.cpindinc.com/pub/view_product/3?lm=1&name=5101-9576-144

1100 twin. knock yourself out.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Hold on here you go

http://www.cpindinc.com/pub/view_product/3?lm=1&name=5101-9576-144

1100 twin. knock yourself out.

Hehehe...probably would if I rode it. I've always though a couple of power valve equipped KX500 cyls on a nice set of cases would be the go...but a v-twin so there's no need for a balance shaft etc...

Fit nicely into an RGV 250 frame.

[F5 Dave]

Well my 496 fits nicely in a heavily braced RG frame with RGV running gear, but people overseas have put them in YPVS's, Apr RS250s, RGVs & scarily . . Mitos.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Well settle for a 500 parallel twin. Those are readily available from Trinity & good for 100hp or 120 in race form or you could go the whole hog up to 610 I think.
Mine cost ~ 4k in engine, much cheaper than machining a one off. The 496 kit was used to win Pikes peak in 500cc class, got 1st & 2nd a couple of years back, haven't checked since.

There are kits around to make a 1100 triple & I think a 1000 twin.
http://www.trinityracing.com/

Very interesting Mate...cheers for the link!

Pete

[Dodgy]

Hey Dodgy, think you were with us when we watched it fail to qualify at Philip Island.:pinch:

Yeah man, remember those hats we wore!! Back then Phillip Island was wild at nite with all the street antics - pretty tame now..

Yep, we did hope for the best but it was a dog then and now.. I remember one of its last outings we commented how when it was running it sounded like the big end was on the way out... and then a few minutes later it died in a sad way and was packed up

[F5 Dave]

Yeah I have the pics somewhere. hold on, nah no hat, but here is me & my Posse. they travel everywhere with me;).

[gav]

But on a serious note the BSL was unfortunate to be a victim of new rules that required unleaded fuel. That, and a batch of dodgy Honda pistons, effectively gave it the bad name it now seems to have. Just out of interest I wonder how the Honda RS500 that Richard Scott rode at Wanganui etc would fare against modern 600's running on NZ fuel etc?

[SixPackBack]

The BSL engine is available for veiwing for those interested in the front office of Buckley Systems LTD.

[Kickaha]

But on a serious note the BSL was unfortunate to be a victim of new rules that required unleaded fuel. That, and a batch of dodgy Honda pistons,

And the fact that it was slow

[gav]

And the fact that it was slow
Well, yeah ....... :Oops:

[Dodgy]

Ah.. yes... the other bikes seemed to go ok on unleaded. It was just slow and shite. Laughable when it had to be upgraded to a Modernas. Sorta like going from a Trabant to a Lada....