Classic BSA Motorcycles

Motorcycle Classics’ tech expert Keith Fellenstein looks at a detonation/pre-ignition condition in a BSA Victor after setting the points gap.

Motorcycle Classics’ tech expert Keith Fellenstein solves a leaking carburetor issue in a 1970 BSA Victor Special. 

Kevin Lemire shares the story of his efforts with British motorcycle restoration.

A BSA B12 Sports model on display with other classic motorcycles at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds, Ala.

Alan Cathcart wonders what might have been had BSA followed through and raced its unusual twin cam MC1 250cc single.

Low numbers make BSA A70L 750 Lightnings highly collectible.

A last gasp model from a dying motorcycle manufacturer, the BSA A70L 750 Lightning was too little, too late.

Avon Motorcycle Tyres North America (Avon Tyres) has contributed tires to a custom-built military-themed 1967 BSA Lightning built by Bryan Nikkel and Justin Bailey of Darwin Motorcycles/Brass Balls Bobbers for Re-Cycle for the Troops.

Jeffery Lane shares photos and a story from his father's flat track racing days on a BSA Gold Star in the Fifties.

John Stratton shows us photos of his brother-in-law's 1969 BSA Rocket, then and now.

Wayne Dowler became resourceful and added a sidecar rig to his 1948 BSA A7 when his family expanded, instead of giving up the motorcycle life completely.

The most iconic BSA model ever, the BSA Gold Star DBD34 was actually something of an anomaly for the company.

The BSA A50 Royal Star was born In 1962 when BSA announced the arrival of new unit-construction engines available in the 500cc A50 and the bored-out 650cc A65.

Dan Delehant shares memories of riding his beloved 1969 BSA A65 Lightning.

Robert Smith bought a 1969 BSA 441 Victor Special in 1976, and still has it.

Joseph Ward astride his BSA Goldstar 350, next to his father, Leonard Ward.

Birmingham Small Arms Company rode the wave of off-road motorcycle racing popularity when it released the 1967 BSA Hornet.

It’s hard to believe the single-cylinder BSA 441 Shooting Star was actually described by a period magazine as a “touring mount.”

The history of the BSA Rocket 3 is an excellent example of how the British motorcycle industry put itself out of business.

1968 saw the introduction of the BSA Firebird Scrambler, BSA's latest — and arguably best — variation on the dual-sport motorcycle theme.

It's not every day you come across a bike on eBay that was owned by Steve McQueen. The bike,  a 1951 BSA C11, comes with a signed title in Barbara McQueen's name.

Wrecking Crew Redux: Kenny Eggers recreates his race-winning 1954 BSA Star Twin

In the mid 1960s, two of the fastest bikes on the road were British: the Triumph Bonneville and the BSA Lightning. Both were 650cc parallel twins, but in design and execution they were very different machines. So which was the better bike?

Showing 8/10 of a mile on the odometer, this 1969 BSA Rocket III is about as original as you can get.