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H&H Classics @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Wednesday 12th July, 2023 | From 9am
c. 1926 BSA S26
Bought by the last owner in 1976
Estimate
£3, 500 - £4, 500
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: G3698
Engine No: M2386
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
Authentically presented Banbury eligible 500cc 4. 98hp single
Part of a deceased estate, bought by the late owner in 1976
Stood for a number of years but engine turns over and gears select
The Birmingham Small Arms factory was established in the Small Heath area of Birmingham 1861 and as the name suggests manufactured weapons. Around the turn of the century they started making bicycles and progressed onto motorcycles a few years later. BSA went on to be one of the world's largest producers of motorcycles up until its demise in the early 1970s. During the 1920s BSA proudly boasted that ‘One in four motorcycles is a BSA’ and that their bikes were ‘The most popular motorcycles in the world.’
This authentically presented c. 1926 BSA S26, part of a deceased estate, was bought by the late owner in 1976 and for many years used as window display. An attractive bike finished in classic BSA colours of green and cream, it has a nice patina as befits a bike that is almost 100 years old. The engine and frame number match a 1926 model but the bike is no longer on the DVLA computer so would need re-registering before use. It was last ridden in 2000 and has been stood since but the engine turns over and the gears select, once recommissioned and registered it will make an ideal mount for vintage and veteran events such as the Banbury Run.
