1949 BSA Daily Driver

[enfield303t]

Here are a couple of pictures my son took this morning of a old timers BSA in Armstrong BC. The gentleman rides it all year and my son guesses he is at least 70. He apparently plays hockey and carries his equipment bag and stick strapped to it while riding thru the snow. My son talked to him and was told it is fairly original but he has rebuilt the motor several times over the years. Hard to believe it is a daily driver in all weather. They sure don't build them like they used to. I love the stacked rifle decal.

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[oldpaul]

This is a BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) 'Bantam". The engine is a 125cc two stroke that was originally a German DKW design and is good for about 45 to 50 miles per hour maximum and 100 miles per gallon. This one seems to be in remarkably good shape in the original color, if not the original paint. It does however seem to be missing the left hand engine cover. I have restored and owned many BSA motorcycles over the last 40 plus years but never this particular model. I am sure BSA made some clinkers but I've never seen one. "They don't build them like they used to" is certainly true, they are so much better now albeit with much less character in my opinion. Very nice photography! Regards. Tom

[Merle]

He is obviously a tough old timer & he gets my respect!

[Peter Laidler]

Yep....., mine too! What never fails to suprise me is that you can still get the spares too. MY old pal with a late 70's Kawasaki triple scrapped it simply because he couldn't get some engine parts. And the parts he could source were horrendously expensive.