1967 BSA Lightning custom

Union Motorcycle Classics is a bunch of like-minded friends operating out of an old red dairy barn in Idaho. Mike Watanabe and Co. are churning out a steady stream of delectable customs, and the latest is this 1967 BSA A65 Lightning. The boys bought the bike few years back, lured by its pristine 650 cc parallel twin engine. ‘The motor is stock,’ reports Mike. ‘They last a lot longer that way. A good friend of mine who is a great mechanic very carefully assembled it. He lost interest in the Lightning and sold it to me for a song—so I...