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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'
|
| 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
All Bantams were two-stroke engine machines
| Model
| Engine
| First year
| Last year
|
| D1
| 125cc
| 1948
| 1963
|
| D3 "Major"
|
| 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
|
| 1938
| 1939
|
| M20
|
| 1937
| 1955
|
| M21
| 600cc SV
| 1937
| 1963
|
| M33
| OHV (B33 engine)
| 1947
| 1957
|
[edit] Post War singles
- Further information: BSA Unit construction singles
| Model
| First year
| Last year
| Notes
|
| B31
| 1945
| 1959
|
|
| B32
| 1946
| 1957
|
|
| B33
| 1947
| 1960
|
|
| B34
| 1947
| 1957
|
|
| B40
| 1960
| 1965
|
|
| SS90
| 1962
| 1965
|
|
| B44 GP
| 1965
| 1967
|
|
| B44 VE "Victor Enduro"
| 1966
| 1970
|
|
| B40WD
| 1967
|
| 2,000 for Ministry of Defence
|
| C25 "Barracuda"
| 1967
| 1970
| from 1968 "Starfire" (also US name)
|
|
| B25SS "Shooting Star"
| 1971
|
|
|
| B25ST
| 1971
|
|
|
| B44 "Victor Roadster"
| 1966
| 1970
| From 1968 "Shooting Star"
|
| B50SS "Street Scrambler"
| 1971
| 1972
|
| B50T "Trials"
| 1971
| 1972
|
| B50MX "Motorcross"
| 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
|
| A65FS "Firebird" Scrambler
|
|
|
|
| A65F "Firebird"
|
|
|
|
| A70L "Lightning"
| 750
|
|
|
| A65L "Lightning"
| 650
| 1965
|
|
| A65T "Thunderbolt"
|
|
|
|
| A50R Royal Star
|
|
| 1970
|
[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 List of Triumph motorcycles#Post-War 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
| 650 cc 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
|
|
| 1963
| 1965
|
| BSA Brigand
| scrambler style
| 50cc
| 1979
|
|
[edit] See also
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