Post-Listing Update: This Super Rocket did not meet reserve at $5,350 despite 21 bids on eBay.
In the 50s, BSA was considered to be a manufacturer of reliable motorcycles, though general consensus was that they were falling behind in performance to Triumph and Norton. Birmingham Small Arms fought responded with the BSA Super Rocket, which has to be fast just based on the name, right?
To create the Super Rocket, BSA upgraded the top end of the A10 engine and added a Amal TT carb. This resulted in a bike that could knock out the quarter mile in 14.1 seconds, according to a 1957 review by Cycle Magazine. For all the information you could want on the Super Rocket, check out this subset of Hailwood.com. That same site also has a scan of a January 1992 issue of Walnecks Cycle Trader that reprinted the Cycle Magazine review from ’57, if you’re curious.
This specific BSA Super Rocket is impressively original and has just 4,200 miles. There’s a dent in the front of the gas tank, and other small issues that you’d expect from a 56 year-old unrestored bike, but I’m a big fan. The low mileage is partially due to a previous owner that had it from 1987-2013 who never rode it once.
Find this BSA Super Rocket for sale in Upper Sandusky, Ohio with bidding up to $5,001 and the reserve not yet met