BSA B2
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Make Model | BSA B2 (B33-2, B35-2) |
Year | 1933 - 36 |
Engine | Overhead valve, single cylinder |
Capacity | 249 cc / 15.2 cub in |
Carburettor | Amal, side float |
Exhaust | Single, stainless steel |
Ignition | Magneto |
Battery | 6V |
Starting | Slip on kick starter |
Max Power | 1.83 kW / 2.49 hp |
Transmission | 3-Speed, gearshift mounted on tank |
Front Suspension | Grider, spring loaded fork |
Rear Wheel Travel | Spring loaded saddle |
Front Tyre | 2.75 x 19, Avon |
Rear Tyre | 3.00 x 19, Avon |
Colour | Green/black |
During the 1930s BSA concentrated on producing a range of dependable, well-made, competitively priced motorcycles. In the decade's early years the firm offered two B-series machines in the 250 class: one sidevalve, the other overhead-valve. Both featured engines having vertical cylinders and magneto ignition carried in conventional cycle parts with rigid frames and girder front forks. The gearbox was a three-speed unit with hand change. A higher-specification 'Blue Star' model was an addition for 1933 while a full electrical system, originally an optional extra, became standard equipment for 1934.
De Luxe versions came with the four-speed gearbox and a choice of foot or hand change. Production of the popular B-Series 250s continued to the decade’s end when the range was superseded by the new C-Series quarter-litre models – the C10 and C11.