1947 BSA M20

1947 BSA M20 in Midland Journey, Short Movie, 1947

Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin:

00:13:24 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2018-03-24 02:05	Presumably the BSA factory in Armoury Road, Small Heath. Did BSA make pushbikes?? These from previous sequence and commentary sort-of-suggests same (unidentified) company
the sad biker ◊ 2018-03-24 02:23	Can't see any obvious sidecar lugs on the frame so probably 1948 MY M20 for the telescopic forks.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2018-03-24 11:13	dsl wrote Did BSA make pushbikes?? they certainly did, although I had a Royal Enfield. https://bsamuseum.wordpress.com/about/
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2018-03-24 11:19	the sad biker wrote Can't see any obvious sidecar lugs on the frame so probably 1948 MY M20 for the telescopic forks. Film is dated 1947, early production pre-announcement?
the sad biker ◊ 2018-03-24 12:59	johnfromstaffs wrote Film is dated 1947, early production pre-announcement? I guess so, if filmed mid-late '47 and BSA followed US car manufacturers habit of releasing a model year the preceding autumn?
the sad biker ◊ 2018-03-24 13:07	johnfromstaffs wrote they certainly did, although I had a Royal Enfield. https://bsamuseum.wordpress.com/about/ Bicycle design had come a long way by the time I got my 1st and only new one, this was under the tree in dec' 1972.
dsl ◊ 2018-03-24 13:23	Seems to be a production line, so manufacture underway.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2018-03-24 16:11	https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/File:Im19530613Pic-Enfield.jpg