The BSA B50 was a single cylinder 499 cc overhead valve motorcycle built at Small Heath, Birmingham, and the last of BSA's large unit construction singles. It had an alloy engine with an 84 mm bore and 90 mm stroke, a dry sump, oil carried in the frame and electrics in a single removable pod. Launched in 1971, it came as a road model plus the B50SS Gold Star street scrambler, B50T Trail and B50MX motocross versions, and about 5,700 were built. It won its class in the Thruxton 500 and the Barcelona 24 hours, and leftover stocks became the CCM motocross bike and the Triumph TR5MX.
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produced by BSA at their factory in Small Heath, Birmingham
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produced by BSA at their factory in Small Heath, Birmingham
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BSA kept production costs down by using parts across a range of models, launched in 1971
B50MX (Moto Cross)
The B50MX was designed for off-road competition and produced between 1971 and 1973.
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As well as the road version, special models were produced for off-road competition use.
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was a single-cylinder 499 cc (30.5 cu in) ohv motorcycle
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About 5,700 were built.
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produced by BSA at their factory in Small Heath, Birmingham
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