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£2,200
1958 BSA B33, 499cc. Registration number 550 UYG (non transferrable). Frame number FB31 1532. Engine number GB33 412.
Sold with the V5C, key, 2014 MOT, copies of service manuals.
The 499cc "all iron" BSA B33 arrived in 1947. It was based upon the 1945 348cc B31 which was derived from the pre-WW2 OHV BSA pre-unit singles. Outwardly identical to the B31, the B33 featured a slightly larger carburettor, heavier flywheels and a larger rear tyre. The first B33's were built around rigid frames. But in 1949, plunger suspension became an option. Five years later, in 1954, swinging arm frames were introduced.
Nobody bought the BSA B31 or B33 for sporting purposes; at least, not if they intended providing serious competition. Rather, these were road-going/commuting bikes, the B33 being especially suited to sidecar work where it acquitted itself well. Reliability was the intention with these bikes, and that was exactly what BSA delivered. The engines are easily maintained and repaired by the average home mechanic.
UYG was owned by William Nichols from 2014, selling it to our vendor later that year. He has added some 4,000 miles to the odometer over the intervening years. It has been stored for several years due to ill health and will require some recommissioning.
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