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    The BSA A7 was a 500cc motorcycle model range made by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) at its factory in Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham. The...
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    BSA motorcycles were made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA), which was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing...
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    engine. BSA, then the largest UK motorcycle manufacturer, was falling behind in the parallel-twin race. Although BSA had a parallel-twin, the BSA A7, they...
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    Professor Owen (1984). BSA A7 & A10 Twins Super Profile (First ed.). G T Foulis & Co Ltd. ISBN 9780854294466. ASIN 0854294465. BSA Twins A7 & A10 1946-1962:...
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    licensed version of the post-war, pre-unit construction, 500cc vertical-twin BSA A7, the bikes were clearly aimed at the market then dominated by the classic...
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  • single cylinder two-stroke machines All BSA parallel twins were pushrod operated overhead valve machines. The A7 and A10 models were semi-unit construction...
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    introduction of the 650cc Triumph Thunderbird. Although BSA had a 500cc parallel-twin, the BSA A7, they needed to develop a 650 to remain competitive. Bert...
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    The BSA Gold Star is a motorcycle made by BSA from 1938 to 1963. They were 350 cc and 500 cc single-cylinder four-stroke production motorcycles known...
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  • BSA Company Limited is a motorcycle manufacturer which purchased rights to the BSA name from Birmingham Small Arms Company's successor, Dennis Poore's...
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  • AJS Porcupine Ariel Red Hunter Ariel W/NG 350 BMW R24 BMW R75 BSA A7 BSA B31 BSA Bantam BSA M20 Dnepr M-72 Douglas Mark III Ducati 60 Ducati 60 Sport Ducati...
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    Professor Owen (1984). BSA A7 & A10 Twins Super Profile (First ed.). G T Foulis & Co Ltd. ISBN 9780854294466. ASIN 0854294465. BSA Twins A7 & A10 1946-1962:...
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    produced from 1967 to 1975, and which in turn were based on the British BSA A7. It replaced the W650, which was produced from 1999 to 2007. The W800 has...
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    as a flag within a wing. Work continued on the Meguro K1, a copy of the BSA A7 500 cc vertical twin and on the W1. The K2 was exported to the U.S. for...
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    from a BSA A7 under license. Kawasaki developed the lighter Kawasaki A1 Samurai during 1966. It was quickly followed by the larger bore model, the A7 Avenger...
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    The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms;...
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    where the gearbox is bolted directly to the engine. Curiously, early BSA A10 and A7 parallel twins (650cc and 500 cc, respectively) were semi-unit construction...
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    The BSA unit twins were a range of unit construction twin-cylinder motorcycles made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) and aimed at the US market...
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    The BSA Rocket Gold Star (RGS) was a 646 cc (39.4 cu in) air-cooled parallel twin motorcycle produced by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) at Small...
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    The BSA Royal Star was a Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) motorcycle whose new engine design paved the way for a range of successful unit construction...
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    The BSA M20 is a British motorcycle formerly made by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) at their factory in Small Heath, Birmingham. Although initially...
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    Motorcycle 1938 Rudge Motorcycle 1940 BSA M20 Motorcycle 1950 Philips Cyclemaster 1952 Brockhouse Corgi Scooter 1955 BSA A7 Motorcycle 1955 New Hudson Motorcycle...
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    The BSA Lightning is a British BSA 650 cc-class motorcycle made in Birmingham between 1965 and 1972. The BSA Lightning was designed as the all-round sports...
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    A7 and A10 series, being lighter and easier to manufacture, with more up to date styling. Not enough time was spent on testing and development as BSA...
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    The BSA Bantam is a two-stroke unit construction motorcycle that was produced by the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) from 1948 (as a 123 cc) until...
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    The BSA C15 was a 250 cc single-cylinder ohv motorcycle manufactured by the British company BSA from September 1958 until 1967, and was BSA's first four-stroke...
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    Trident and BSA Rocket 3 was a technically advanced, high-performance roadster (or standard) motorcycle made by Triumph Engineering and BSA (both companies...
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    The BSA Spitfire is a high-performance BSA motorcycle made from 1966 to 1968 with model designations of MkII, MkIII and MkIV. Announced at the Brighton...
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  • The BSA B50 was a single-cylinder 499 cc (30.5 cu in) ohv motorcycle, produced by BSA at their factory in Small Heath, Birmingham. The last of the big...
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  • "Stamina" model, a copy of the BSA A7, one of which Meguro had bought in 1953. Its quality and engineering was superior to the BSA and it was described by Edward...
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    The BSA Thunderbolt was a British motorcycle made by BSA at their factory in Armoury Road in Small Heath, Birmingham between 1962 and 1972. Fitted with...
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