The Bridgestone 50 Sport was the 50 cc motorcycle Bridgestone introduced in 1965, at the same time as its 90 cc model. Wikipedia says it used rotary disc-valve induction like the 90, with a four-speed gearbox and telescopic forks, and gives its designation as the 50 Sport. A step-through version was also introduced, with a three-speed gearbox and automatic clutch. The Bridgestone Registry history lists the BS-50 among the new disc-valve models that followed the BS-90, which Bridgestone built after taking on engineers from Lilac and Tohatsu when those companies stopped making motorcycles. Like the rest of the range, it was built until Bridgestone left motorcycle manufacturing in 1970 to protect its tyre business.
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Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
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Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
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1. Bridgestone Registry (bridgestone.skew.org): Bridgestone Cycle Company: A Potted History
Bridgestone Registry (bridgestone.skew.org)Potted history, BS-50Quote, Potted history, BS-50
in 1965 by the BS-50 and BS-175, and by the BS-350
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Bridgestone pulled out of motorcycle manufacturing in 1970.
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The motorcycles were technologically advanced and powered by two-stroke engines.
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Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
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Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
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Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
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A new 50 cc model was introduced in 1965.
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Bridgestone motorcycles were a division of the Bridgestone Tire Co. of Kyōbashi, Tokyo, Japan that produced mopeds and motorcycles from 1952 to 1970.
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