Description
1952 BSA ZB34 500cc Gold Star Project
On Wednesday 30th June 1937, a specially prepared Empire Star 500 ridden by the great Wal Handley achieved a 100mph lap of the Brooklands circuit on its way to a debut race victory and award of the Gold Star that would give BSA’s new super sports model its evocative name. Possibly the most successful production racing motorcycle ever, the post-war Gold Star formed the mainstay of clubman’s racing in the 1950s. In fact, it was the model’s domination of the Isle of Man Clubman’s TT which led to the event being dropped after Gold Star rider Bernard Codd’s 1956 Senior/Junior double victory. While its trials and scrambles derivatives demonstrated the design’s versatility by chalking up an equally impressive record in off-road competition, for the majority of enthusiasts the DBD34 in Clubman’s trim is the epitome of the ‘Goldie’. The DBD, the ultimate road-going 500 Gold Star, appeared in 1956 when the famous RRT2 close-ratio gearbox and 190mm front brake became standard equipment. From then on BSA’s much-loved sporting single changed little until its much lamented demise in 1963.
The motorbike offered
This 1952 BSA ZB34 500cc Gold Star Project is offered from a Southern California collection. According to the factory records, this is a matching numbers motorcycle and an starting point for restoration. As such, potential buyers should satisfy themselves as to the condition of this motorcycle. Contact us with questions. Sold on a Bill of Sale
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