A basic history of B.S.A.
Motorcycles up to 1950:
1910 B.S.A. produced it's first full motorcycle.
Previously you could have bought rolling chassis
and put Minerva engines in as many did
the model had 3.5 H.P. engine, was chain driven,
had a magnito and sprung forks.
They began to sell well within the 1st six months,
tank colours were yellow and green
1915 there was now a choice of engine, a 3.4
h.p. and a 4.25 h.p this was designed to pull the weight of a chair.
it also had a B.S.A. 3 speed gearbox and a foot
controlled clutch.
Both were available as belt or chain driven the
chain driven costing an extra £3. 5 shillings
1915-1919, no production of motorcycles
1919-1924 Model A - 770cc V twin Side-valve
1920 They acquired a designer from Daimler (Harold
Briggs)
1925 B.S.A. became a private company |
1927 1935 S or Sloper series
1928 They produced a two stroke 175cc it was
the only true
B.S.A. two stroke built. (Bantams are a different
breed)
1930-1935 G30-G35 - 985cc V twin Side-valve
1934-1936 J34, J35 & J12 - 499cc V twin Overhead
valves
1936-1938 Y13 748cc V twin Overhead valve
1937 Wal Handley laps Brooklands averaging over
100 M.P.H.
1938 Gold star available, & the first of
the C10 250's
1939 first of the C11 250 250cc overhead valves,
B.S.A. now owned 67 factories across the UK
1944 M20 produced for the MoD & B.S.A. bought
Ariel
1946 new competition range, more chrome &
new the 350cc B31's
1947 first of the A7s, produced & Bantams
(page yet to be built)
1950 the famous Goldern Flash |
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