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This is a list of Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) motorcycles from first models to the end of the marque in the 1970s. The list is ordered by engine type and period.
[edit] V-twin
- G14 1000 cc V-twin sidevalve ( to 1940?)
- G30
- G32
- G33
- E30 770cc sidevalve
[edit] Pre-War Singles
| Model |
Engine |
First year |
Last year |
| B33-3 Blue Star |
249cc single |
1932 |
1936 |
| R33-5 Blue Star |
349cc single |
1932 |
1936 |
| W33-8 Blue Star |
449cc single |
1932 |
1936 |
| B20 |
SV |
1937 |
1938 |
| B21 |
|
1937 |
1939 |
| B22 "Empire Star" |
|
1937 |
1938 |
| B23 |
|
1937 |
1939 |
| B24 |
|
1937 |
1939 |
| B25 |
|
1937 |
1939 |
| B26 |
|
1937 |
1939 |
| B29 |
|
1940 |
|
[edit] C range
| Model |
First year |
Last year |
| C10 |
1938 |
1953 |
| C11 |
1939 |
1953 |
| C12 |
1940 |
|
| C10L |
1953 |
1957 |
| C11G |
1954 |
1955 |
| C12 |
1956 |
1958 |
| C15 |
1958 |
1967 |
| C15T |
1959 |
1965 |
| C15S |
1959 |
1965 |
| SS80 |
1961 |
1966 |
[edit] Bantam range
- Further information: BSA Bantam
All Bantams were two-stroke engine machines
| Model |
Engine |
First year |
Last year |
| D1 |
125cc |
1948 |
1963 |
| D3 "Major" |
150cc |
1954 |
1957 |
| D5 "Super" |
|
1958 |
|
| D7 |
175cc |
1959 |
1966 |
| D10 Supreme, Sports and Bushman |
175cc |
1966 |
1967 |
| D14/4 Supreme, Sports and Bushman |
175cc |
1968 |
1969 |
| D175 Sports and Bushman |
|
1969 |
1971 |
[edit] M series
The M series were mostly single cylinder heavy duty sidecar pullers.
| Model |
Engine |
First year |
Last year |
| M19 deluxe |
350cc |
1937 |
1938 |
| M22 |
500cc |
1937 |
1939 |
| M23 "Silver Star"/"Empire Star" |
|
1937 |
1940 |
| M24 "Gold Star" |
|
1938 |
1939 |
| M20 |
500 |
1937 |
1955 |
| M21 |
600cc SV |
1937 |
1963 |
| M33 |
OHV (B33 engine) |
1947 |
1957 |
[edit] Post-War Singles
- Further information: BSA Unit construction singles
| Model |
Engine |
First year |
Last year |
Notes |
| B31 |
350cc |
1945 |
1959 |
|
| B32 |
|
1946 |
1957 |
|
| B33 |
|
1947 |
1960 |
|
| B34 |
|
1947 |
1957 |
|
| B40 |
350cc |
1960 |
1965 |
|
| SS90 |
|
1962 |
1965 |
|
| B44 GP Chrome lined barrel, 1 piece exhaust, the first unit single with Oil In Frame for competition. |
441cc |
1965 |
1967 |
|
| B44 VE "Victor Enduro" |
441cc |
1966 |
1970 |
|
| B44 "Victor Roadster" |
441cc |
1966 |
1970 |
From 1968 to 1970, called "441 Shooting Star" |
| B40WD |
350cc |
1967 |
|
2,000 for Ministry of Defence |
| C25 "Barracuda" |
250cc |
1967 |
1970 |
From 1968, called "Starfire" (also US name) |
| B25SS "Shooting Star" |
250cc |
1971 |
|
|
| B25ST |
250cc |
1971 |
|
|
| B50SS "Gold Star" |
500cc |
1971 |
1972 |
|
| B50T "Trail" |
500cc |
1971 |
1972 |
|
| B50MX "Motorcross" |
500cc |
1971 |
1972 |
In 1974 sold as Triumph TR5MX for US |
1969: also "Fleet Star" version of Starfire in black or white for bulk buyers
[edit] Post-War Twins
| Model |
Engine |
First year |
Last year |
Notes |
| BSA Golden Flash |
650cc |
1950 |
1961 |
First of a long line of reliable BSA A10 twins |
| BSA Super Rocket |
650cc |
1957 |
1963 |
Amal TT 'racing' carburettor and new "357" full-race camshaft |
| BSA Rocket Gold Star |
650cc |
1961 |
1962 |
Special - tuned Super Rocket in a Gold Star frame |
| A65FS "Firebird" Scrambler |
650 |
|
|
|
| A65F "Firebird" |
650 |
|
|
|
| A70L "Lightning" |
750 |
|
|
|
| A65L "Lightning" |
650cc |
1965 |
|
Double carburettor |
| A65T "Thunderbolt" |
650cc |
|
|
Single carburettor |
| A50R Royal Star |
500 |
1962 |
1970 |
Also produced as a 650cc version |
[edit] Post-War Triples
-
| Model |
First year |
Last year |
Notes |
| A75R "Rocket Three" |
1969 |
1972 |
|
| A75RV "Rocket Three" |
1971 |
1972 |
5-speed gearbox (only 3 bikes produced in 1972) |
For the corresponding Triumph models see Triumph Triples
[edit] Miscellaneous
Including low-number production runs
| Model name |
Type |
engine |
First year |
Last year |
| BSA Super Flash |
US market for racing rules qualification |
650cc twin |
1953 |
1954 |
| Winged Wheel |
In hub engine for bicycle |
35cc two stroke |
1953 |
1955 |
| Dandy |
Lightweight scooter |
70cc two stroke |
1956 |
1962 |
| BSA Sunbeam |
Scooter |
175cc 2 stroke or 250cc 4 stroke |
1959 |
1965 |
| BSA Beagle |
Lightweight motorcycle |
75cc |
1963 |
1965 |
| BSA Brigand |
Scrambler style |
50cc |
1979 |
|
[edit] See also
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