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1960 DBD #748633 09/10/18 4:32 pm
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 174 Los Angeles T tonupjonnie OP BritBike Forum member
OP tonupjonnie BritBike Forum member T Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 174 Los Angeles	Recently had to tear down my DBD Goldie to replace the main bearings due to failure of one of them. Was wandering if any Forum members can let me know if this one went to Hap Alzina? Engine number DBD34GS4770, Frame number CB32 8912 fitted with a SCT Box. Thanks! Jonnie Green 1952 Triumph 6T 1956 Triumph TR5R 1958 Triumph Tiger 110 1959 Triumph T20S Tiger Cub 1959 Triumph Bonneville 1960 BSA Gold Star 1965 Triumph Bonneville 1966 Bonneville 1967 Triton

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Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #748645 09/10/18 6:51 pm
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 177 Georgia Mountains G goodtry BritBike Forum member
goodtry BritBike Forum member G Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 177 Georgia Mountains	emailed England, hopefully they will respond soon.

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #748649 09/10/18 7:19 pm
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 411 North Wales Uk R rocketgoldie BritBike Forum member
rocketgoldie BritBike Forum member R Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 411 North Wales Uk	Hi it went to HAP Alzina on the 14.10. 1959.

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #748939 09/12/18 9:31 pm
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 177 Georgia Mountains G goodtry BritBike Forum member
goodtry BritBike Forum member G Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 177 Georgia Mountains	thats correct, in clubmans trim

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #749038 09/13/18 3:52 pm
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 174 Los Angeles T tonupjonnie OP BritBike Forum member
OP tonupjonnie BritBike Forum member T Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 174 Los Angeles	Thanks for your replies. Confusing to hear it was shipped as a Clubman's model as it appears to be a typical US model with said features, high bars, forward pegs etc? Last edited by tonupjonnie; 09/13/18 4:07 pm.

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #749047 09/13/18 5:28 pm
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Boomer BritBike Forum member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 3,265 Orygone	Jonnie, Almost all of the "Clubman" Gold Stars sent to Hap Alzina were in this roadster trim. Very few actually showed up on the West Coast with clip-ons, rearsets and 4 gal tank but were still called a Clubman. Bill B... Boomer

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: Boomer] #749053 09/13/18 6:10 pm
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 174 Los Angeles T tonupjonnie OP BritBike Forum member
OP tonupjonnie BritBike Forum member T Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 174 Los Angeles	Cheers Bill and all! Jonnie Green 1952 Triumph 6T 1956 Triumph TR5R 1958 Triumph Tiger 110 1959 Triumph T20S Tiger Cub 1959 Triumph Bonneville 1960 BSA Gold Star 1965 Triumph Bonneville 1966 Bonneville 1967 Triton

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #749069 09/13/18 9:53 pm
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 177 Georgia Mountains G goodtry BritBike Forum member
goodtry BritBike Forum member G Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 177 Georgia Mountains	Clubmans trim 9,038 original miles. The original seat was huge and rounded at the back to fit tight on the fender. This was dubbed goldstar roadracer in many bsa brochures. If youre restoring, i will send you some closeups, one restorer in Ohio never knew the shocks were grey or that the tach drive was plated and not raw bronze.

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #749085 09/13/18 11:44 pm
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 669 Denver CO J Jerry Roy BritBike Forum member
Jerry Roy BritBike Forum member J Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 669 Denver CO	Interesting, My DB34 '56 was shipped as a Clubman to Hap Alzina, yet when I started chasing parts, a lot of them were Scrambler spec, according to the BMS parts list. Guess he knew what would sell. Oh, and my tach drive was painted silver. ???? JR

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #749143 09/14/18 2:19 pm
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 177 Georgia Mountains G goodtry BritBike Forum member
goodtry BritBike Forum member G Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 177 Georgia Mountains	All but one of my catalinas were shipped to Hap's. They all had a mag dyno, the one on the east coast had the racing mag. He must have figured on folks using them as dual purpose down the road?

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #749167 09/14/18 5:11 pm
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,119 Elburn, Ill. USA I Irish Swede BritBike Forum member
Irish Swede BritBike Forum member I Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,119 Elburn, Ill. USA	My '60 Catalina came from California. It was sold new there. The paperwork from the Gold Star Owners Club registry stated it (but I don't remember the name of the west coast USA distributor ) It had no lighting, so I assume it was a magneto-only bike. Someone had welded "folding" footrests on the original solid mounts, per AMA competition regulations.

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #749170 09/14/18 5:55 pm
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 411 North Wales Uk R rocketgoldie BritBike Forum member
rocketgoldie BritBike Forum member R Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 411 North Wales Uk	Hi west coast distributor was Hap Alzina he had more gold stars than enyone else.

Re: 1960 DBD [Re: tonupjonnie] #749268 09/15/18 12:50 pm
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NYBSAGUY BritBike Forum member N Joined: Nov 2016 Posts: 103 NY State	@goodtry Yours is a truly lovely original bike. Congratulations! 1949 BSA ZB34 'Bitsa' 1959 BSA DBD34 Catalina 1973 Norton Commando 850 R 1974 Norton Commando 850 R (I know, one too many) 1975 Honda TL250 Trials, a new addition to the family 1998 Montesa HRC Trials 2004 Ducati M1000ie

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