following year the model was first and second in the Junior , and first second and third in the Senior Clubman ’ s . Many believe the domination of the Goldie was the reason the Clubman ’ s class was dropped from the TT calendar .
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victories in the Isle of Man , making it the third most successful British bike in Isle of Man history , behind Norton with forty-three , and Triumph with fifteen victories . Following the win in 1949 , the 350 Gold Star won every Junior Clubman ’ s TT until the class was abandoned in 1957 . In 1955 of thirty-five entries in the class , thirty-three of them were Goldies , and the
ULTIMATE CLUBMAN RACER In the book ‘ The History of the Clubman ’ s TT Races ’ the authors say “ It is not difficult to imagine the rival manufacturers , having seen their own highly vaunted sports models publicly humiliated by the Gold Stars year after year , lobbying the ACU to find a reason to call a halt to the clubman ’ s races ”. The Goldie was the ultimate clubman ’ s racer to the extent that by 1956 any rider wanting to be competitive in the class had to buy a Gold Star . Add to road racing the Goldie ’ s success in scrambles and other disciplines ; for example , eleven gold medals at the off-road ISDT in 1949 . The qualities and flexibility of the Gold Star became obvious . Not a happy situation one can imagine for manufacturers producing purpose built race bikes , which customers couldn ’ t use on the road . YAMAHA R1 OF ITS DAY The Gold Star remains one of the most admired and sought after classic British single cylinder motorcycles of the 1950s . Norton and AJS produced the goods in dedicated single
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