TRIUMPH ’ S FIRST TRIPLE DEATH OF THE 500
Above : The classic 1955 350cc Gold Star . Below : 1962 DBD34 Gold Star
cylinder race track machinery , but I think it is fair to say that the Goldie was unmatched as a road going sports bike , and clubman ’ s racer . Parallels can be drawn with modern sports machines like the Yamaha YZF-R1 and Suzuki
GSX-R , which can so easily be used on the road or track . The last Gold Star was built in 1963 when BSA found it too expensive to continue making them . Obviously that is no longer the case ...
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