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Well the BSA name will be on them, early days to see what style of bike they produce.

BSA new owners

Get you some o'that !!

I get "server not found" on your link. I would love to own another BSA, I only have one, a 70 Lightning.Lets hope they are cool and quality.

I think this is what he may have been posting. web page

Maybe its a country thing, but here is the text.

Classic British motorcycle brand BSA looks set to make a revival after being bought by Indian giants Mahindra for a reported £3.4 million.

Through a subsidiary company, Mahindra has purchased all 120,000 shares in the British-based BSA Company Limited for a reported £28.33 each. The acquisition gives the new owners the right to sell, market and distribute motorcycles bearing the BSA name globally.

Along with Norton and Triumph, BSA was one of the big three British manufacturers in the golden era of the 1950s and 1960s, but hit hard times and eventually folded in 1979 after a troubled spell as part of the government owned Norton Villiers Triumph (NVT) conglomerate.

Following the demise of NVT, the BSA name was bought by a Southampton based company who produced small numbers of Yamaha single powered bikes, including 1986’s Bushman and the Gold SR of 1999 – which paid homage to BSA’s famous Gold Star racers that were produced for 25 years from 1938.

In a statement to the Indian stock exchange, Mahindra stated: “With reference to the earlier letter dated October 18, 2016, wherein the Company had informed that Mahindra & Mahindra Limited has subscribed to and has been allotted 60,00,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each of Classic Legends Private Limited ("CLPL"), constituting 60% of its equity share capital. In furtherance to the above, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has now informed BSE that CLPL, a subsidiary of the Company, has on October 21, 2016 acquired 100% of the share capital of BSA Company Limited.”

Although virtually unknown in the UK, the Mahindra organisation is massive in its homeland – producing everything from cars, boats, aeroplanes and farm equipment – and is making headway into the motorcycle market. The company has had an entry in the Moto3 world championship, formerly 125cc Grands Prix, since 2011 and took a controlling stake in French scooter brand Peugeot in October 2014. This year has seen Peugeot enter Moto3 with a rebranded Mahindra MGP30 racer, suggesting that the revived BSA name could appear on the grid in 2017.

Mahindra has been linked to talks with both BSA and Norton for several years and classic British brands are big business in India. Royal Enfield, now made in Chennai, are still some of the most desirable bikes on Indian roads, while Triumphs have proved a massive hit with the country’s more affluent riders since going on sale there a few years ago. Iconic British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover are also Indian owned, being subsidiary companies of Tata Motors since 2008.

BSA's made in India, Triumph's made in Thailand, Ford's made in Mexico, BMW's made in SC, Honda's made in Ohio,...what's the world coming to.

Don't forget AJS made in China. its enough to make you buy a Harley Davidson, or Victory at least its mostly assembled in America.

I hope if they do produce BSA they make a better job of it than their Mahindra cars/4x4s.Those have a REALLY bad reputation.

Maybe they just bought the name, so they can produce rifles, after all BSA made for guns then bikes

Both together too.I just bought a 1940 BSA SMLE rifle a month or so ago.

Didn't Beezer have a WWII contract for motorcycle engine d elec. generators for English medium and heavy bombers? IIRC, the jug hung outside the fuselage for cooling purposes. Maybe they were Triumph sourced? It's late and I'm not looking it up, right now.

They made the M20 500cc single for the British Army


http://motorbikewriter.com/bsa-sold-may-revived/

I think that was when we would smile and say they are just marking their territory.

I remember a guy very concerned came up to me at a diner and told me my bike was leaking oil. I told him I would be worried if it wasn't because that would mean there was no oil in it.

British vehicles leak for two reasons:

1. To let water in
2. To let oil out

I often ride to the Isle of Wight - ferry from Southampton dock...just before the dock you can still see the showroom sign saying ' BSA Regal'..... suspect they've not made any sr based bikes for some time now.

Seems BSA are looking to enter the niche market with a model in 2018. Visor Down article.

Methinks the Bonny may have some competition.

I think a BIG stubling block will be the fact they are made in India and not an English bike anymore. Even if manufactured in England still an Indian owned company.

If the price and quality are right they might do ok, Royal Enfield selling well and everybody knows they are produced in India, they have a new adventure style bike out soon that looks good, no price yet though. It sure is getting harder to find a make still operating / owned as it was born in the world.

Among the people I know none of them would buy a new Triumph no longer made in England or an Enfield made in India, especially the latter with the quality issues and small displacement. If the BSA has the same quality issues then same thing. I think it will be tough, especially at first since the quality issues at Enfield will cast a shadow on them at first. I would probably have an Enfield in my collection if I could find a used one for a few hundred bucks. Wouldn't spend any more than that on one though. If they made a big twin and the quality wasn't as bad I might consider spending a little more. I care where the Triumphs are made since I have been riding them most of my life and feel the same about BSA and Enfield but not a deal breaker for the latter.Triumph I care more about given the history and continued production, BSA and Enfield have lost that now.

Well we're all entitled to our opinion but all I can say is that having actually owned a new Enfield (and several new UK made Triumphs btw), I KNOW there is no difference in quality.
I have no doubt you know someone who has owned both too ...

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My own experience of Indian made motorcycles isn't great I'm afraid and I wouldn't have another until they're proven ... preferably by other people.
And Mahindra?
Jeez, did any of you know the awful ersatz Jeeps they used to make?
If not, count yourselves lucky.

Royal Enfield have a long history manufacturing in India, they bought more than the name, most of the factory went as well. Lots of BSA bikes found their way to India and lots are still going, they do have a reputation there already so a NEW BSA would sell in that market. An Indian rebadged W650 Kawasaki manufactured there for example is one possibility I have seen mentioned. Ironic that the original W 650 was a BSA copy.

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Mahindra want to build BSA in UK. ( Or France )


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The worst rife in history came from France too.