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BSA C11

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The BSA C11 was a British pre unit single cylinder motorcycle of 249 cc built at the Armoury Road factory in Small Heath, Birmingham, between 1939 and 1956. It was developed before the Second World War from the side valve C10 by fitting overhead valves, and it kept evolving into the 1950s: plunger rear suspension arrived in 1951, and the C11G cured early gearbox problems and became a popular post war commuter. In 1940 the Office of the High Commission of India ordered 530 in military specification, with a rear carrier and extra air filter, though the British forces chose the M20. Steve McQueen owned a 1951 C11, and the C12 replaced it in 1956.

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Year
1939 1
Engine Class
Piston 1
Status
Out of production 1
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Standard Motorcycle 1
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The BSA C11 is a British motorcycle manufactured by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) at their factory in Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham

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The BSA C11 is a British motorcycle manufactured by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) at their factory in Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham
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  • Development
    the C11 was launched in 1939
  • Lead
    between 1939 and 1956
  • Lead, body style
    The BSA C11 is a British motorcycle manufactured by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA)
  • Development, engine class
    Fitted with overhead valves and displacing 249cc
  • Lead, manufacturer
    The BSA C11 is a British motorcycle manufactured by Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) at their factory in Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham
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