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racecourse on a BSA Lightning
Clubman in heavy rain, beating the Triumph racing team's Bonnevilles. The 'Hutch' was the main production race of the season, so it was very important to manufacturers to establish the racing credentials of their latest range. Triumph Bonnevilles were ridden by World
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The BSA Lightning
Clubman was developed from the BSA Lightning and designed as a Production racing motorcycle, with a special gold and black paint scheme, 'drop handlebars', rearset footrests, a cranked kick-start, twin carburettors, 'siamese' two into one exhaust system (with a less restrictive
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Hailwood (with a large number 1 on the fairing) and factory rider Tony Smith. Conditions were poor and Smith was out of the race at slippery Stowe Corner. With little regard for the rain Hailwood was achieving laps of 83 mph to establish his winning lead.
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Lightning Clubman is now a highly sought after classic motorcycle. Due to the very limited production numbers replicas are created by enthusiasts from the
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Cyclone is identical in specification but with a 500cc engine.
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270:BSA Twins - A50 & A65 Gold Portfolio
247:. BSA Lightning Clubmans were ridden by
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214:as the top bikes of the 1960s.
81:654 cc, OHV parallel twin,
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83:twin carburettor head with
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230:World motorcycle champion
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415:. Patrick Stephens Ltd.
272:. Brooklands Books Ltd.
142:32.3 inches (82 cm)
1102:Norton Villiers Triumph
1097:List of BSA motorcycles
335:"BSA Lightning Clubman"
134:56 inches (140 cm)
840:BSA C15 Sportsman SS80
541:A65 Firebird Scrambler
527:A10 Spitfire Scrambler
407:Reynolds, Jim (1990).
383:"BSA Lightning 650 PR"
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555:A65 Lightning Clubman
411:Best of British Bikes
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560:A65 Lightning Rocket
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625:A50 Cyclone
472:motorcycles
293:Motor Cycle
236:Silverstone
197:Development
139:Seat height
124:drum brakes
104:51 bhp
50:Also called
1117:Categories
687:Unit twins
595:Unit twins
575:A65 Rocket
545:A65 Hornet
507:A10 series
367:15 January
340:15 January
319:15 January
256:References
249:Grand Prix
245:Percy Tait
183:Birmingham
175:motorcycle
58:Production
44:Birmingham
1046:Doug Hele
1039:Designers
241:Phil Read
239:Champion
130:Wheelbase
91:Top speed
66:Successor
1061:Val Page
835:C15 Star
754:B40 Star
633:A50 Wasp
580:A65 Star
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907:Model E
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855:Sunbeam
160:Related
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978:350 cc
959:Sloper
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923:M33-10
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900:770 cc
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147:Weight
120:Brakes
77:Engine
1075:Other
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100:Power
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53:A65LC
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417:ISBN
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321:2009
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