Page 133 - Motoring World (January 2020)

Name: Shiraz Ginwalla
Age: 32 years
Profession: Owner of Speed
Merchant motorcycle
store, Mumbai
Bike: BSA Gold Star

he Gold Star was the ultimate racer
Tof the 1950s,’ says Ginwalla, and
he’s pretty spot on. ‘It was BSA’s pride
and joy, and the best-performing engine
it ever produced. From the first year of
production, it pretty much smashed all
of its competition!’ Ginwalla also points
out his Goldie’s ‘twitter’ exhaust which
turns heads even in the biggest of
motorcycle crowds. ‘This particular Gold
Star belonged to a Parsi gentleman who
owned and rode the bike every single
day to work and back for 40 years. It
was his wedding present from his wife!
He still gets in touch on a regular basis
to get an update on his baby.’ These
stories never get old, only better.

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