Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1934 BSA B2
Estimate
£2, 000 - £3, 000
Registration No: 915 YUF
Frame No: B1-3859
MOT: Exempt
A substantially original machine
Subject to a mechanical overhaul
Small Vintage usable machine
Current V5C on file
The Birmingham Small Arms factory was established in the Small Heath area of Birmingham in 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 become one of the world's largest producers of motorcycles up until its demise in the early 1970s. In the immediate post-depression years there was a pressing need for cheap transportation and BSA's B2 model was designed as a utility vehicle to satisfy that market.
On offer is a very original 1934 BSA B2 complete with its factory-fitted advance and retard twist grip and throttle. Also presenting in a very original patina and paint finish, the machine has resided with the current owner for a good few years. Used and maintained in his ownership, it benefitted from a complete mechanical overhaul in 2014 before being laid up due to the use of another bike. It is offered with a current V5C and sundry paperwork.
