30th Oct, 2024 13:00

National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands

 
Lot 314
 

1959 BSA Bantam Special
BSA Bantam 'butcher's motorcycle'

Sold for £4,140

(including buyers premium)


Lot details

Registration No: BHF 557A
Frame No: D76290
MOT: Exempt

  • One man's vision and creation
  • Superbly created machine
  • A great promotional machine for any shop or business

The Birmingham Small Arms factory was established in the Small Heath area of Birmingham in 1861 and, as the name suggests, manufactured weapons. Around the turn of the century they started making bicycles and progressed to motorcycles a few years later. BSA went on to become one of the world's largest producers of motorcycles until its demise in the early 1970s. The Bantam, introduced in 1948 as a 125cc, was not only their best-selling model but would become one of the best-selling British-made bike of all time.

This 1959 BSA Bantam 'butcher's motorcycle' was created by the previous owner over a two-year period. Created out of parts he had lying around in the shed, the previous owner decided he wanted to make a BSA 'butcher's motorcycle' as he thought it would be something completely different to own. The 'butcher's bike' is based around a 1959 BSA Bantam D7 frame with a D10 engine and subsequently restored to a very high standard. As is evident, the frame has been altered in such a way that it looks like it has been built by the factory, with its framework at the front and rear for the baskets. Believed to be the only configuration of this type in existence, once completed, it was shown at many events and always caused a stir wherever it went. A great promotional machine for any shop or business, the BSA is being offered with a current V5C, however, it may need checking over due to a short time in storage.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217

 

Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 30th Oct, 2024

 

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