The Classic MotorCycle

Restoration guide | Expert advice

BSA Beagle

THE SPECIALIST

We had input from two considerable banks of BSA knowledge for this restoration guide. The BSA Owners’ Club is the ultimate resource for owners of any of the numerous models produced by the Small Heath factory. Among them were enthusiasts who were also Beagle restorers. To this insight, Stan Knight, of Kidderminster Motorcycles, a company with more than four decades experience in post-Second World War BSA models, added his views. Many thanks to all.

■ BSA Owners’ Club: www.bsaownersclub.co.uk

■ Kidderminster Motorcycles; 01562 66679; www.kidderminstermotorcycles.com

MODEL HISTORY

As managing director of Triumph in the BSA-Triumph group, Edward Turner was one of the few industry figures who saw the potential problems for the home motorcycle industry with the expanding 1950s Japanese economy and its two-wheeled

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