No doubt everybody has their own little niche of favorite style of bike, but some bring out the brand cheerleaders in greater numbers like a recent article on another Brit bike from Lucas Joyner and his company, The Factory Metal Works in Charlotte, North Carolina. That article brought a lot of requests for more Brit bikes so in the interest of pleasing you no matter what you request, here’s one more twin that’s more of a fraternal twin than an identical one. It’s a bit of the Ford versus Chevy thing, but in this case it’s the British version which is Triumph versus BSA.

  What Lucas started with was a 1968 BSA A65 motor that is a 650cc unit construction vertical twin with lovely organic castings just begging for a show polish. Not a surprise as BSAs were known for their bling when bling was just a word of the future. Lucas has fitted this engine with a dual carb head and a pair of proper Amal carbs to make sure those wild and crazy pipes make as much ear damage as possible. If you’ve ever heard an unfettered Brit twin at full bellow, you can easily understand how this is possible. I would have to guess that your second ride on this bike would be a quick trip to the local Otolaryngologist for a consultation before it’s too late.

   I’ve got to surmise that this kick-only BSA was built for a bit of whimsical show and camp ground fun. Short, very short rides would be its forte as nobody could take a long enjoyable ride on this bike unless you already had total hearing loss. That doesn’t mean it’s not a gem of a build, though, and Lucas didn’t pull any punches on this build.

  Sitting low and tight, The Factory Metal Works twin downtube rigid frame is stretched 5” with a 3”-drop. When you take a quick glance at this bike, there’s really not much stuff there. There’s just an engine sitting between two wheels with a cute little 4”-under Factory Metal Works springer propping up the front end, a very narrow set of straight bars,  a rear fender, a pleated sprung saddle, a chromed oil tank that simply disappears in plain sight, a small Bates-style headlight, and, of course, those outlandish ear-ache inducing pipes. Well actually, there is some more stuff and it’s not some thrown together in five-minutes thing by any means, but this is all you really see so I’m going with that.

  Nope, this is a show-off and have fun bike that Lucas has turned out for your viewing pleasure. The black metalflake paintjob with white pinstriping is about as subtle a paint choice as you can get, but it works with the tidy lines and the bit of shine. The small Wassell-style peanut tank looks appropriate and provides all the fuel you’d need between stops on this bike. Speaking of stops, with only a somewhat-effective Triumph rear drum brake on hand for stopping power, this is another clue this wasn’t meant to be anyone’s daily rider. Hey, in case the worst ever happened, at least nobody could say they didn’t hear you coming.

For more info on The Factory Metal Works, click on the following link and enjoy checking out their gallery of fine builds http://www.thefactorymetalworks.com/.