BSA B50 BACKGROUND BSA built its business and its reputation on big singles. The 350cc and 500cc Gold Star dominated the off-road market from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. By this time of course, ...

A week later there was a ’73 BSA B50 in the back of my ’50 Chevy pickup. While loading the bike, the salesman gave me some sage advice: Follow the starting procedure precisely.

1971 BSA B50 SS 1971 BSA B50SS BACKGROUND The “SS” stands for “Street Scrambler”, and was intended as the full street version of the 500cc single-cylinder B50 line. BSA dipped into its parts bin, ...