Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
26th Mar, 2025 9:00
1924 BSA S24
Estimate
£4, 500 - £5, 500
Registration No: NR 3607
Frame No: C2127
MOT: Exempt
Long term previous family ownership
Stored for over 60 years before restoration
Still retains its original lights and horn
Copy of the council records when registered
A 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 be one of the world's largest producers of motorcycles up until its demise in the early 1970s. During the 1920s, BSA proudly boasted ‘one in four motorcycles is a BSA’ and that their bikes were ‘the most popular motorcycles in the world.’
On offer is a 1924 BSA S24, that was purchased by a Mr William Cave on the 15th January 1924. He used the BSA up until late 1938 or early 1939, due to the start of the war. Subsequently, the BSA was passed down to the son who was instructed to turn the engine over several times a month and that was over a span of 60 years. It was then sold to Mr Wilcox in 1998 with the intention to restore the machine and apply for the registration that had been lost during DVLA computerisation. The BSA has been used since its restoration and was sold to the current vendor as he wanted a Vintage machine. We have been advised that the BSA is in good working order and running well. It is offered with a large folder of paperwork and some old pictures 'as found', and a current V5C.
