BSA Gold Star 650 Price in Chennai

The styling of the bike is what drew me to it . I always wanted to own a BSA and when it became available in india with a modern engine, i just had to buy it . The engine is a single cylinder unit which is derived from BMW Fundura 652cc which was available in India about 25 years ago . The current engine has loads of Torque low down in the rage ( a Feature of Single cylinder engines ) which makes it a breeze to ride at slow speeds and traffic . It has only 5 gears , a sixth would have been better but 5 are enough given the kind of customers the bike is likely to attract . It is not a racy bike but it will still surprise you with its acceleration and easily outrun smaller capacity bikes should you want to do that . The fun in riding the bike is its torquey power delivery and the thump . The sound the bike produces when you decelerate while in gear is phenomenal. Try taking the bike up a Flyover or a bridge at 40 kmpl in 5th gear and you will be love how few RPM are needed to do that without any signs of a let up from the bike . The fuel average can vary from 22 kmpl in city to about 30 on the highway; on an average about 25 kmpl is a fair expectation from it . The bike has a liquid-cooled engine and produces some heat while you are idling it at a traffic stop but nothing that makes things uncomfortable. It also has an assist and slipper clutch in all variants. Overall it is a great bike if you are into Nostalgia and want a large thumping engine to upgrade from your RE 350.

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Bought the vehicle on my first visit to the showroom as the vehicle has irresponsible styling and performance. But unfortunately, the vehicle got stopped while running all of a sudden. The vehicle is not registered yet, driven less than 180 km. With great struggle, managed to take the vehicle back home and complained to a service station. Terrible service experience as the team responded after 4 days after recurring calls. The vehicle was given back to me as everything was done and no major issues. The day I took the bike back from service, the vehicle stopped with the same fault on the same day. The battery is discharging while running. I am writing this as I am waiting on the road without any help from the Classic Legend team for towing or repair. Pathetic service and vehicle quality. Suggest people go with a reliable brand. Mahindra's backup is just an eye wash.

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In terms of design, the bike follows modern classic design language with retro aesthetics with traditional styling that incorporates vintage-inspired elements such as round headlights, chrome accents, and a minimalist elegant fuel tank. It gets highland green, insignia red, midnight black, dawn silver, shadow black, and sheen silver color options.

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