BSA Sales Cataogues 1927 to 1935 This is a list of

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(BSA)

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s from the 1930s until the end of the

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in the 1970s. The list is tabulated by engine type and period.

V-twins

B series

The B-series were single cylinder models of 250 cc, 350 cc and 500 cc. After the

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only 350 cc and 500 cc overhead valve models were continued.

M series

In the 1930s the M series was a mixture of

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and

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models. During and after the

only the side-valve models of this series were continued, typically for use by the armed forces or in sidecar combinations.

Pre-unit C series

The C-series were 250 cc single-cylinder models & a 350 cc side-valve model for 1940 only

Bantam series

All Bantams were single cylinder

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machines

Unit-construction singles

Post-War twins

All BSA parallel twins were pushrod operated

machines. The A7 and A10 models were semi-unit construction until about 1953 and pre-unit construction thereafter. All A50, A65 and A70 models were

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Triples

See Triumph Triples for corresponding Triumph models)

Miscellaneous

References

*Bacon, Roy ''BSA Gold Star and Other Singles'' Osprey Publishing, London 1982 *Bacon, Roy ''BSA Twins and Triples. The Postwar A7 / A10, A50 / 65 and Rocket III''. Osprey Publishing, London 1980 {{BSA motorcycles, state=collapsed BSA BSA