SELLER SAYS: Restored 1923 BSA. Restoration completed around two years ago. Motor does go, but it is hard to get the settings right, as with most of these old girls. Most parts have been sourced from the internet but a lot of parts have been made by me. The motor and frame have identical numbers, all frame parts are stamped with BSA and frame number. New tyres fitted, new seat cover done by saddler along with tool boxes. She is pump-out oil system to ground and lubricates chains etc. Have ridden up the road a few times; throttle and gear change are hard to get your head around, but seems to go alright. Not too many of these bikes come up for sale and I reckon this is in fair to good condition. Photos tell the story. Contact Ian on 0428 xxx xxx SOLD (Tuncurry, NSW).
EDITOR TERLICK SAYS: How nice is this? Stretching way back near the dawn of motorcycling, when bikes were still a curious mix of car and pushbike functions, and designed mostly to just get a person (and some tools or paperwork) from point A to point B quickly and cheaply. It’s also from an era when the Birmingham Small Arms Company was still on an upwards trajectory, remembering that by the 1950s BSA was more dominant in the motorcycle marketplace than Honda is today. It’s said that, during that era, about one-quarter of motorcycles sold in any one year was wearing a BSA badge. And that’s a global fact, not just a British one. But even in the ’20s, BSA was a powerhouse and one of Britain’s most successful companies. The war had been especially good for business. A company that makes rifles and solid, reliable motorbikes was sure to do well! This bike of Ian’s certainly looks the goods, and appears to still be carrying many original parts — extraordinary, considering the old girl rolled out of the factory more than 100 years ago. Perfect for the tinkerer with a heart for history, and a head for concentrating on all those levers without crashing into the car in front! Beautiful.
