BSA C10
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Make Model | BSA C10 |
Year | 1938 - 57 |
Engine | Single cylinder, 4-stroke, 2-side valves |
Capacity | 249 cc / 15.2 cub in. |
Cooling System | Air cooled |
Exhaust | Single, steel |
Ignition | Coil |
Starting | Kick start |
Max Power | 9 kW / 12 hp |
Transmission | 3-Speed, hand change From 1939 the de Luxe: foot change |
Final Drive | Chain |
Frame | Diamond |
Front Suspension | Girder dampened forks |
Rear Suspension | None, spring loaded saddle |
Front Brake | 7 in., drum |
Rear Brake | 7 in., drum |
Dry Weight | 113 kg / 250 lbs |
Average Fuel Consumption | 3.1 L/100 km / 31.9 km/l / 75 mpg |
Top Speed | 88.5 km/h / 55 mph |
Source | Wikipedia, Real Classic |
BSA's 'C' range of lightweight machines was introduced in 1938. Similar in many ways to those of the larger 'B' range, whose wheels and brakes were employed, the cycle parts consisted of a simple diamond frame and girder front fork. First model was the C10 sidevalve single with coil ignition and three-speed hand-change gearbox. A de luxe C10 with foot-change gearbox joined the range in 1939, as did the overhead-valve C11, and when war broke out in September of that year BSA's entire stock of 1940 models was requisitioned by the War Office for military use.