Is this the most beautiful motorbike in the world?

It must be love - 1962 BSA Rocket Goldstar / ep262 It's been a moment since I've seen Ash so enthusiastic about a project. But this one is pretty special. An ORIGINAL 1962 BSA Rocket Goldstar. Due to commitments we've told the client that we can't start work on this beautiful bike until January - can Ash hold out that long? Gold Star tuner and dealer, Eddie Dow, had a customer that wanted to be supplied with a Gold Star fitted with a Super Rocket engine. BSA supplied a Gold Star less engine and a separate Super Rocket engine. Dow assembled the special. The special was well received and the BSA management decided to put the concept into limited production. BSA had previously produced a bike with an A10 engine in a Gold Star frame - the 1957 Spitfire Scrambler. It has been suggested that as both the Gold Star and the A10 were at the end of their production life, and BSA wanted riders to switch to the new unit twins, this was a convenient way to use up the stock of pre-unit parts. The later (1961-1963) 9:1 compression ratio Super Rocket engine was used with a 357 Spitfire camshaft and a 1 5/32" bore Amal Monobloc carburettor which gave 46 bhp (34 kW) as standard. Options such as an Amal GP2 carburettor, siamesed exhaust pipes and a close-ratio RRT2 gearbox could increase this to 50 bhp (37 kW) – and add 30% to the price. Nine specials were made for export to California and one was fitted with a sidecar by Watsonian for the Earls Court Show in October 1962. The first pre-production bike was road tested by Motorcycle Sport magazine. The second was used as a TT marshal's bike, although a conrod broke during testing. It was repaired before the racing started. The bike was later loaned to Worcestershire County Constabulary to test. The total Rocket Gold Star production was 1,584 bikes, of which 272 were off-road scramblers. Most were finished in red, but a few were manufactured in black or silver. The model was also known as the Gold Star Twin. "The Workshop" t-shirts NOW AVAILABLE: http://rie-store.com/store How to restore your Harley - the bible we use: https://amzn.to/30xSt1y All the music we use comes from here: https://bit.ly/2X5v59w Join us on Instagram for regular photos   / riestoreltd   Our website: http://rie-store.com/ All business enquiries to [email protected] Weekly series documenting our work, plus hints, tips, tricks and Q&A. Subscribe now - New video EVERY FRIDAY. To have your question answered please use the hashtag #askash in the comments.