1970 BSA Starfire, 250 cc. Registration number FLE 92J. Fram...

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£2,700

1970 BSA Starfire, 250 cc. Registration number FLE 92J. Frame number ED11545 B25S.
Engine number ED11545 B25S.
BSA acquired the Triumph marque in 1951 and developed the C15 250 cc from the Triumph Tiger Cub; in 1958 they introduced unit construction and the BSA C15 Star was their first model, which was much more reliable than the outgoing C11, although it still had many gremlins. In 1967 it was replaced by the new B25 Starfire and C25 Barracuda, with a stronger crankcase and alloy cylinder barrel. The Starfire was aimed at the all- important US market and was styled as an off road bike with raised exhaust and strengthened handlebars, produced between 1968 and 1970. An unashamed exercise in 'badge engineering', the Starfire and the Triumph TR25W Trophy basically were the same machine except for an alteration in gearing, adoption of different wheel sizes. The range stayed until the end of BSA in 1972.
This matching numbers, UK bike was first registered on the 23rd September 1970. Its early history is unknown but in August 2012 it was bought by Rob Prince of Bath with a mileage of 29,980 and he undertook a meticulous restoration over several years. This included a full engine and gearbox rebuild by RTS Products at a cost of £796, at the same time the frame was painted and all ancillaries were overhauled or replaced. His first MOT'd it in the July of 2017 at 30,104 miles and again in 2018 at 30,180 miles. A he was not using it he sold to our vendor in March 2018 but his legs do not reach the ground (he is a race horse jockey) he has not used it so is moving it on.
This Starfire is almost an "out of the box restoration" machine, with the nobbles still on the tyres, it will require very little to make it road worthy (there is a slight oil leak on nearside fork).
Sold with the V5C, restoration history and two books.