BSA motorcycles back in business?

[DReg350]

Looks like BSA may have risen from the grave just in time for Halloween. :teeth

BSA motorcycles back in business?

Mahindra are bringing Jawa motorcycles back

 

[bobl]

Bastard Stopped Again?

 

[Alexey]

I'm excited there will be new Jawa bikes, though I guess it's just for the Asian markets. Jawa 350 two-strokes were the closest thing to a sportbike available in the USSR in 1980's and 1990's.

 

[afm199]

Ahh BSA. Birmingham Small Arms. My first crash was on a 46 BSA single Army bike. It was 23 years old at the time, lol.

 

[firstbuell]

[edited] Looks like BSA may have risen from the grave just in time for Halloween. :teeth

BSA motorcycles back in business?

I call BS on this closing claim of the FoxNews story:

".....Royal Enfield.....was originally an offshoot of a weapons manufacturer....."

common knowledge, long-time legend - untrue,
based on RE's actual "this would sound good" non-gun origins


http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/10/27/bsa-motorcycles-back-in-business.html

 

[quicksparks]

Enfield Manufacturing started as a gun manufacturer. Royal Enfield was their motorcycle brand.

I call BS on this closing claim of the FoxNews story:

".....Royal Enfield.....was originally an offshoot of a weapons manufacturer....."

common knowledge, long-time legend - untrue,
based on RE's actual "this would sound good" non-gun origins


http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/10/27/bsa-motorcycles-back-in-business.html

 

[firstbuell]

Enfield Manufacturing started as a gun manufacturer. Royal Enfield was their motorcycle brand.

wow, after all these barf years, this is only my 2nd intrawebz argument -
OK, I'm game!

am I a RE expert? not a chance
have I any skin in this vital contest [beyond false pride]? no

was RE the M/C manufacturer shot from RE the gun manufacturer?

NO.....

 

[quicksparks]

You are arguing about a statement of facts? Do you know the definition of the word brand?

 

[pregrid]

wow, after all these barf years, this is only my 2nd intrawebz argument -
OK, I'm game!

am I a RE expert? not a chance
have I any skin in this vital contest [beyond false pride]? no

was RE the M/C manufacturer shot from RE the gun manufacturer?

NO.....

Huh, everything I can find says the opposite.

 

[firstbuell]

oh, so you're looking up info? - I'm just arguing

tho' I'm correct, of course....

 

[quicksparks]

The article is correct because it used the term, brand. If they said that the motorcycles were made by the same manufacturer, you would be correct.

oh, so you're looking up info? - I'm just arguing

tho' I'm correct, of course....

 

[firstbuell]

I surrender

 

[quicksparks]

I was just being this guy:


youtu.be/zptkQnKGXZ0

 

[firstbuell]

I was just being this guy:


youtu.be/zptkQnKGXZ0

no, I was being him - & enjoying it

to continue berating a deceased donkey, I'll break down & say
the way I remember it being, is that the M/C Co's founders
glommed onto the "Enfield" name bcz of the non-affiliated
Rifle Co's rep, & added "Royal" bcz it carries cachet in UK

whatever.......

 

[Veteran]

My first ride on a motorcycle was on one of these... 1956 BSA Road Rocket...

 

[firstbuell]

My first ride on a motorcycle was on one of these...

izzat a pre-unit with aftermarket muffs, etc. ?

500 or 650 ?

 

[Veteran]

izzat a pre-unit with aftermarket muffs, etc. ?

500 or 650 ?

It was a totally stock 1956 BSA Road Rocket...

 

[firstbuell]

It was a totally stock 1956 BSA Road Rocket...

I protest [just a a li'l] -

yer foto's grey-welted, cutdown seat is mo' betta than stock version

+ "Western Handlebars", eh?

regardless, she's a beaut, & quite racy for mid-50s !

 

[Veteran]

I protest [just a a li'l] -

yer foto's grey-welted, cutdown seat is mo' betta than stock version

+ "Western Handlebars", eh?

regardless, she's a beaut, & quite racy for mid-50s !

:thumbup

 

[VicTim]

First of all I would like to see some bikes. Secondly do we really need more retro bikes right now? It seems the market is becoming saturated with them lately.