Beschreibung:

The first motorcycles made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company in the early 1900s used proprietary engines such as the Belgian Minerva, and it was not until 1910 that the firm introduced a BSA-designed and built machine. The first model to feature the marque’s distinctive green and cream tank colours was a 499cc side-valve single, which was soon complemented by a 557cc long-stroke version. Later known as the Model E, the firm’s first v-twin - displacing 770cc and rated at 6/7hp - appeared late in 1919 and would prove the forerunner of a long line of rugged and dependable ‘sidecar tugs’. A larger, 986cc 8hp (Model F) version debuted in 1922 and would continue in production as the Model G, regularly revised and updated, until 1940. This 6/7hp twin, complete with BSA Model No. 6 sidecar, was acquired by its late owner from well-known collector Michael Cox whose name appears in the accompanying old-style V5 registration document issued in November 1979. Since coming into its late owner’s possession the machine has been repainted and mechanically rebuilt, while the sidecar has been fully restored also. The hub front brake is a later - and very sensible - addition, although the original brake’s dummy belt rim remains in place. Not used on the road for at least 12 years, the machine has nevertheless been started a few times annually, the last such occasion being in July 2007, and demonstrates good compression.