bsa history

[wowaccount702]

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[luluk1948]

nice nice, I have a M20 .. 48 350cc scrap metal greetings from the city of Jogja, maybe one day we can discuss about BSA motorcycles .. please stop by if you are touring our city

[martyman5000]

This is excellent...loving the music and the excellent pics...I'm hoping to get a B33 in the next year that was my dads old bike someone has restored.

[fruithero]

@martyman5000 Thats so cool, my mother and I are going to try to get her bike back from an old friend and restore it (I will :P) It is a b33 from 1954.

Could anybody tell me what the bike at 1:37 is?

[volumex2000]

BSA, like a lot of UK industry during 60s/70s, went out of business because they were populated by arrogant, pompous, ignorant and stupid aristocrats and managers only concerned with their own little empires instead of the big picture.

[talbotvanman]

At last Ive seen a machine like my 1947 350cc B32! At 1.44 is the sport version

of the B31 only my speedo was mounted internally in the petrol tank and that

lethal front number plate was mounted crossways under the headlamp. I used

to trials ride the bike in the early 1950s but rode the bike to and from events

without the luxury of a car and trailer !!

[mark12312056]

HD



[MrMikealfa]

B S A stands for BLOODY SORE ARSE

[leefury7]

After thought.... no BSA inline 4's!!! Me mum's father had a BSA inline 4 with a side car just before WW2 broke out. Ugly bike but wished I had it now. Would have made one whale of cutsom!

[leefury7]

All my high school pals were buying Triumph TT's while I bucked the crowd and got the most beautiful production bike I've ever owned, the '69 BSA Lightning. I couldn't keep up with the TT's until one day I pulled off those 200 lbs mufflers and let the engine breath! WOW what a difference. They never ran aways from again.

Love this vid, the only thing to make it better would be to add model and year number.

[aarfeld]

What caused BSA to lose ground and end up in bankruptcy? Did the Japanese bikes end up winning over consumers in the UK as they succeeded in doing in the US and elsewhere?

[PettersModelM]

@aarfeld BSA went bankrupt i believe because they sunk a lot of money into building another factory, and did not spend enough money developing bikes that they currently had in production.

[aarfeld]

@PettersModelM: What a shame; they were lovely bikes. I remember seeing them on the road occasionally back in the '60s and early '70s when I was a kid. They were imported here into the U.S. and had a certain devoted following--like Triumph.

[1944woodie]

@PettersModelM BSA went bankrupt as accountants decided spares were an unacceptable overhead and customers were unimportant. BSA spares delivery took 6 months plus Honda 24hours. BSA in 1960 was a 1940 machine Honda was innovative with a 4 cylinder machine (crappy tyres). I loved the BSA and the sound - but!

[RogThomas1]

@aarfeld If you're interested then read: Whatever Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry? by Bert Hopwood.

Bert Hopwood was one of the most influential figures in the British bike industry. The book reads a bit like “if they’d only listened to me”… but then again, perhaps they should have. Fascinating stuff… and a little sad considering all the missed opportunities and egos that killed the brit bike industry until John Bloor arrived.

[aarfeld]

@RogThomas1: Thanks for the tip, Rog, I'll look for that title.

[MrBowsmith]

@aarfeld Hi there, they certainly did. The whole British motorcycle industry left re-tooling with modern machinery much too late. Engine and gearbox cases being sand-cast, with the consequential time spent on hand polishing, would be just one practice that pushed up the price. Plus they lacked glamour against the Japanese offerings. We were seduced by the bells and whistles and shiny chrome

[aarfeld]

@MrBowsmith: Thanks for offering this insight.

[dima360911]

BSA acually stands for BALL SACK ATTACK

[uuyumil]

uhuh super Bike uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh

[MrHarleyoldfart]

What's the point of this shit music, or any music on here?

[jeg559]

Whats wrong with being old and still riding, those guys will teach you a lot. When I get older Im gonna still ride

[club5sport]

building a 500 empire star ,nice vid man

[patrikk777]

1:32 which model is that?

[315cesar]

whats a good site to buy a good vintage bike or parts ?? im located in the states OC, CA if any one is selling 1932 bsa

[hawkwind999]

lose the atupid music!!

[SOVEREIGNDesigns]

what was that @ 7:48

looked like a honda in a bsa?

[hekema39cook]

2:38 and 3:00 yea baby

[pisswizard]

I had to stop watching because I cant afford any of these. Made me a bit upset.

[Flyingfin95]

Nice video! My dad bought a BSA ZB31 for me. It hasnt run since late 60's, and it has been in hall all those years. Do you have information about that bike ? =D thanks,

- FF-95

[kaller2363]

Nice vid and bikes.

What´s the name of the first song?

Thanks

greetings to all old school bikers

-Sanglas biker-

[PettersModelM]

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Catch You

[banoman88]

nothing better than a bsa

[atreewithnolife]

good vid by the way , ridden most of them being a winjy grey haired old fart!

[OmaxabinEartha]

Shit HOT Dude! I mean "Spiffing! Old Son!"

I had a B50ss 1st at 17y/o.

Blew off a new Kwaka 9 once, then spent an hour unjamming the sloppy auto-advance! Then had 5, 6 or 7 A-10s in various states of go.

Dream, O where I fly?

The best of the A-10s was locally known as "The Swiss Watch" for always starting, & ticking over beeuwtifully!

Almost paid AUS$800 for a Rocket 3 in about 1973, but dad told the seller I'd kill meself, already sporting a broke kneecap at 18y/o, when I went to buy Her!

[hakea801]

i liked the music, thats my grudge abt the classic bike scene, to many winjy grey haird old farts,take up 99% of meetings talking abt the cucumber sandwiches!

[luegemalda]

your right, same all over...

[blotoid]

The music is awfu, yesl. The bikes are cool...but Jesus god...does any BSA owner think the music suits the machine?God NO! Homo is right. Try Honda.

[jonnightrain]

great posting thanks. Stay tuned for my American market 1971 A65L. (under repair).

[mtvspaceship]

I'm conflicted. The bikes are amazingly beautiful. The music makes me want to stab myself in the ears. except for the last one, which sounds like Lemmy's dad is singing.

[xokorwo]

amigos

[trimphbsa]

My first big bike was a 1964 BSA Thunderbolt. Iv'e had a lot of different bikes since, but I had the most fun on the T-Bolt! I like the 30s through 50s look. Thanks

[mrtourist888]

whats the model of on 4.15?

[mrxt500]

Bike at 4:15 is a customised BSA M21 600cc Sidevalve . Front forks, mudguard, wheel, headlight, seat and rear mudguard/fender are non-original.

[octigonwallrus]

who sings the first song, great bikes also!!!

[Trapper100]

Very good pic`s.The music Homo except the last one.

[shrory]

My first bike was a bantom, I was 14 yrs old in the sixtys my father purchasd it from Warburtons Hazel Grove stockport part of greater manchester now, was used off road, what great fun.

[JoseLuisRego]

Very good.Great bikes. Who cares about the music?!

[toad4eva]

i love bsa's but not the music

[me2gap]

gay music and cool bikes.