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A 1933 BSA B1 motorcycle at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana, U.S.A. The B-series were single cylinder models of 250 cc, 350 cc and 500 cc. After the Second World War only 350 cc and 500 cc overhead valve models were continued.
However, the Birmingham-based motorcycle parts company MCA (Aston) Limited [4] was licensed by BSA Company to manufacture and market parts for BSA motorcycles. In June 2014, BSA Company, working in conjunction with a British company, Ripe Motorcycles, [ 5 ] launched the all-electric BSA John McLaren TAG 350, a small-wheeled off-roader. [ 3 ]
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BSA motorcycles were made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA), which was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome process.
BSA bought New Hudson motorcycle and bicycle business in 1950 and followed this up in 1951 with the purchase of Triumph Motorcycles which brought Jack Sangster onto the BSA board. The effect of this acquisition was to make BSA into the largest producer of motorcycles in the world at that time. 1952 saw BSA establish a Professional Cycling Team.
In preparation for the 1949 model season, and to attract sporting buyers, the 71 mm × 88 mm (2.8 in × 3.5 in) bore and stroke, all alloy 348 cc ZB32 type Gold Star was first shown at the Earls Court motorcycle show at the end of 1948, [8] [9] with an extensive list of optional components. Unlike the pre-war M24 engine, the cylinder head was a ...
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This is a list of companies that formerly produced and sold motorcycles available to the public, including both street and race/off-road motorcycles. It also includes some former motorcycle producers of noted historical significance but which would today be classified as badge engineered or customisers. It includes both companies that are ...