Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Pike-BSA 1952 350cc Gold Star GP Racer

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Former BSA development wizard Roland Pike built two of these frames for the 1952 I.O.M TT. One was raced with a 350 Goldstar engine,the second bike was raced with different engines on occasion, like an A7 Star Twin with aluminum barrel and head. Roland Pike was a well-known road racer between 1936 and 1953. He entered 168 racing events, scored 29 first, 38 second and 13 third places. During his race career he joined the BSA factory where he became head of the development department ... Read more

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