Lot details Registration No: BS 9425 Frame No: D2039 Engine No: F9375 cc: 3 HP
BSA, which stands for Birmingham Small Arms, manufactured sporting and military guns long before they diversified into building cycles in the 1880s and then motorcycles, although their early 1905 belt-driven bike had a Minerva engine. By 1920, however, the BSA range had expanded to three models, all powered by their own BSA-built motors, including a 770cc vee-twin which was pitched at the growing motorcycle and sidecar market. By primarily producing practical and affordable bikes for folk to ride to get to work and for Sunday drives, the Brum bike maker survived the 1930s Depression in better shape than most of their rivals.
Offered here is a BSA ‘Flat Tanker’, the 3 horsepower rated machine having been made in Birmingham in 1923. The vendor tells us that most of the refurbishment work has been completed, although some final small items do need some attention to complete the restoration of this green and black machine. The tyres are likely to have been renewed by sale day.
Only a year after this motorcycle was made, a 350cc BSA deservedly grabbed the press headlines after being ridden to the top of Mount Snowdon in 1924.
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