BSA Motorcycles

[Jim]

Move over Royal Enfield, there's a new kid old guy in town.
BSA has recently been building a social media presence on all the major platforms.
Ride Apart has just announced that BSA will have a presence at the annual Motorcycle Live show in Birmingham next month.
Been rumblings for several years now about a rebirth. Maybe this time it's for real.

 

[Jim]

Not much to see on their website...

https://www.bsacompany.co.uk/

 

[Grimly]

Best Scrap Available.

 

[jetmechmarty]

Best Scrap Available.

I expect that not to be true of the upcoming generation.

 

[Jim]

Best Scrap Available.

I expect that not to be true of the upcoming generation.

In their defense....
Back in the 70's a 441 Victor got me to work on a daily basis for the better part of 2 yrs. Yeah... took a lot of upkeep to do it, but riding it in the Midlands back then was well worth the wrenchin'. That bike was made for the backroads of Britain.
If they bring out a retro Victor.... I'm gettin' it.

 

[jetmechmarty]

 

[Mailman]

Well this is very interesting! I did a little more digging, the Indian conglomerate Mahindra bought the rights to BSA and received a large grant from the British government to develop electric motorcycles as part of their overall plan to reduce emissions and dependency on gasoline. However the first model to be released is said to be a 650 twin that will be sold exclusively in Great Britain initially. Mahindra has very deep pockets and hopefully we will see a well developed, ready for market line of bikes similar to the way Royal Enfield has come back!

https://www.visordown.com/news/new-...earheaded-royal-enfield-rivalling-650cc-model

https://www.visordown.com/news/new-...earheaded-royal-enfield-rivalling-650cc-model

 

[GLJ]

similar to the way Royal Enfield has come back!

They never went away, just got sort of irrelevant to buyers of modern bikes.

 

[azman857]

For some reason my thoughts are they look more like a JAWA than a BSA.

 

[Mailman]

They never went away, just got sort of irrelevant to buyers of modern bikes.

Yes, you’re quite right of course. I was thinking of the way they broadened their appeal with their new modern twins.

 

[gggGary]

A goldy with engine specs similar to the original would get my attention....

 

[motormike]

I believe Jawa is the parent company... hence the " look ". Spent yesterday have'n waaaay.. way too much " fun "... Six bucks in quarters, can of Gunk... removed 85% of the .. gunk. It's going to need a lot more cans of Gunk. Compared to pull'n a Xs unit from the frame.... this was a pain in the azz.

 

[bosco659]

In their defense....
Back in the 70's a 441 Victor got me to work on a daily basis for the better part of 2 yrs. Yeah... took a lot of upkeep to do it, but riding it in the Midlands back then was well worth the wrenchin'. That bike was made for the backroads of Britain.
If they bring out a retro Victor.... I'm gettin' it.

When I was growing up, my all time favourite bike was the 441 Victor. My buddy had one for a short period of a time. I’m liking the look of the new one! Modern looks with newer technology may be a winner. Should I wait and see and get one???

 

[bosco659]

A goldy with engine specs similar to the original would get my attention....

Love the look of this one!
Just hope it wouldn’t backfire through the carb with that strategically positioned carb stack.

 

[gggGary]

Had and rode one in high school. You could open the throttle and inspect the intake valve by looking in the carb throat!

 

[Raymond]

BSA re-launch 4th December we're told. Sure wish it meant we might see bikes like this

but that ain't going to happen.

You want one of them, you gotta have deep pockets and look out for one at a Bonham's auction.

 

[grizld1]

No love for the B50?

Agreed, azman; as soon as I saw that twin I thought "Oooo, ugly! Why did they ape the old Jawa Californian?"

 

[gggGary]

These were sitting in a shop near me, haven't checked to see it they're still there.

 

[gggGary]

 

[Raymond]

Sheer porn!