BSA: The Complete Story

The BSA Company was once the world's most successful motorcycle company, manufacturing more machines than any other in the world by the mid-1950s. However, it collapsed into bankruptcy in 1973. This book recounts the company's founding, foray into bicycle and motorcycle production, evolution of models, successes, and fall from grace to bankruptcy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 21 September 2020
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd

BSA, once the world's most successful motorcycle company, achieved a remarkable feat by manufacturing more machines than any other in the mid-1950s. However, their journey was not without its ups and downs. After winning the Queens Award to Industry for exports in 1967 and 1968, the company faced a drastic collapse in 1973, marking an epic tale of rise and fall, even within the unstable realm of the British motorcycle industry.

This book, with its extensive collection of over 170 illustrations, takes readers on a journey back to the founding of BSA and its subsequent foray into bicycle and motorcycle production. It delves into the evolution of the company's various motorcycle models, providing detailed specification tables and exploring their diversification into cars, commercial vehicles, and even guns for Spitfires. The book vividly recounts the successes BSA achieved, including two Maudes Trophies and numerous racing victories. It also documents the precipitous fall from grace to bankruptcy and beyond, shedding light on the challenges the company faced during its turbulent times.

BSA's story is a testament to the resilience and adaptability of the motorcycle industry, as well as the human factors that played a role in its success and failure. It serves as a valuable resource for enthusiasts, historians, and anyone interested in the intricate dynamics of business and industry.

Weight: 874g
Dimension: 223 x 266 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785007392