CANNED TURISMO. Lucky Cat?s ?Houndstooth? BSA Spitfire Dustbin Tourer
Written by Andrew Jones
Standing out from the crowd; it goes with motorcycling like white on rice. And while we’ve never been in a witness protection program, we’re pretty sure that the police’s brief to the person they are looking after goes nothing like, ?Make sure you buy yourself a classic motorcycle, customise it to make it really stand out and then tear around your neighbourhood attracting as much attention as you can.? We don’t know much about the owner of this latest bike from France’s Lucky Cat Garage, but we’re pretty sure the guy’s not trying to lay low. Exhibit A is the fact that he owns a stunning ?68 BSA Spitfire MkIV. Exhibit B is the fact that he agreed to let Lucky Cat add a dustbin fairing to it. And exhibit C" Check that houndstooth!
Starting its life out in 1968 when it was ridden out of the company’s Birmingham plant, this BSA A65 Spitfire MkIV found its way to France before being fully restored back to its original livery. For most bikes, that’s a life well lived; 50 years of thrills and spills, only to be reset to look just how you did when you were born. But this one particular BSA had yet another life in store; that of a custom. And before the classic fanatics amongst us get their waxed cotton knickers in a knot, know this. ?The owner’s first point was insisting that the modifications be 100% reversible.? And that’s just what Seb from France’s Lucky Cat Garage did.
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