US BEEZA GEEZER
Many years ago, perhaps 30, I saw an ad for a BSA Gold Star in parts for $150, rushed there and bought it. It turned out to be a B33 (see below), so I started buying the missing bits and pieces and put the bike together – but only managed to take it for one ride before divorce raised its ugly head and I had to sell it and five more bikes.
Now my situation has changed for the better and I’m trying to track down these long-gone bikes. The one I really miss is the B25MX (see bottom – I know BSA didn’t make one, but I did). The first time I took it Vintage Class racing, a fellow rider saw me on it in practice and started counting out $100 bills. When he got to five, I said it was his, thinking I’d build another one some day (they were cheap and I had maybe $100 invested in this one).
I still have my old 1966 BSA 650 Thunderbolt which will be back on the road one of these days.
BURL ESTES, MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA, USA
Turn to Your Classics (p22) to see Burl’s Thunderbolt and The Way We Were (p129) to enjoy some period pics of his motocross activities.