Although the Birmingham Small Arms Company had experimented with powered two-wheelers in the latter years of the 19th Century and then again in 1905. Those first motorcycles made by BSA in the early 1900s used proprietary engines such as the Belgian Minerva, and it was not until 1910 that the firm introduced a model entirely of its own design and manufacture. The first series-production model to feature the marque’s distinctive green and cream tank colours was a 499cc (3½hp) sidevalve single, built initially with single-speed, belt-drive transmission and later on with a three-speed countershaft gearbox. Well engineered and equally well made, this first BSA proved an enormous success and for 1914 was joined by a 557cc (4¼hp) long-stroke version featuring a strengthened frame and the new three-speed ’box, which was designated Model K if fitted with chain-cum-belt transmission or Model H with fully enclosed all-chain drive. This delightful Edwardian-era BSA was bought by its late owner, Douglas Law from a Mr Richings, of Weybridge in 1969. Mr Richings had bought the machine in 1964/65 from one R J Vincent, whose accompanying letter (dated 30th October 1964) describes it as ‘all complete – tyres bad – rest incredible – stored 35 years – one owner – and sidecar as well.’ Mr Vincent was asking only £30 o.n.o. for the BSA! Since separated from the ‘chair’, the machine comes with an old-style logbook (issued 1925) that lists only one owner prior to Mr Richings and records the date of first registration as 25th February 1921. (The Roads Act of 1920 required local councils to register all vehicles at the time of licensing and to allocate a separate number to each, and many vehicles, although in existence for several years as in this case, were only registered for the first time after the Act’s passing). Although restored in the mid-1960s (to include having the tank restored by BSA at Armoury Road), the machine has clearly not been used for many years and thus will require re-commissioning and the customary safety checks before returning to the road. Featuring leather-fronted tool boxes, sprung pillion saddle and a superb Bonniksen 100mph ‘Time & Speed’ meter, ‘CR 2572’ is offered with the aforementioned old-style logbook; four expired tax discs from the 1920s; assorted insurance and other correspondence; AA badge (number ‘53681 Z’); and old-style Swansea V5.
Although the Birmingham Small Arms Company had experimented with powered two-wheelers in the latter years of the 19th Century and then again in 1905. Those first motorcycles made by BSA in the early 1900s used proprietary engines such as the Belgian Minerva, and it was not until 1910 that the firm introduced a model entirely of its own design and manufacture. The first series-production model to feature the marque’s distinctive green and cream tank colours was a 499cc (3½hp) sidevalve single, built initially with single-speed, belt-drive transmission and later on with a three-speed countershaft gearbox. Well engineered and equally well made, this first BSA proved an enormous success and for 1914 was joined by a 557cc (4¼hp) long-stroke version featuring a strengthened frame and the new three-speed ’box, which was designated Model K if fitted with chain-cum-belt transmission or Model H with fully enclosed all-chain drive. This delightful Edwardian-era BSA was bought by its late owner, Douglas Law from a Mr Richings, of Weybridge in 1969. Mr Richings had bought the machine in 1964/65 from one R J Vincent, whose accompanying letter (dated 30th October 1964) describes it as ‘all complete – tyres bad – rest incredible – stored 35 years – one owner – and sidecar as well.’ Mr Vincent was asking only £30 o.n.o. for the BSA! Since separated from the ‘chair’, the machine comes with an old-style logbook (issued 1925) that lists only one owner prior to Mr Richings and records the date of first registration as 25th February 1921. (The Roads Act of 1920 required local councils to register all vehicles at the time of licensing and to allocate a separate number to each, and many vehicles, although in existence for several years as in this case, were only registered for the first time after the Act’s passing). Although restored in the mid-1960s (to include having the tank restored by BSA at Armoury Road), the machine has clearly not been used for many years and thus will require re-commissioning and the customary safety checks before returning to the road. Featuring leather-fronted tool boxes, sprung pillion saddle and a superb Bonniksen 100mph ‘Time & Speed’ meter, ‘CR 2572’ is offered with the aforementioned old-style logbook; four expired tax discs from the 1920s; assorted insurance and other correspondence; AA badge (number ‘53681 Z’); and old-style Swansea V5.
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