Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 11:00
1969 BSA B25S Starfire
BSA's sports 250 single
Estimate
£1, 800 - £2, 200
Registration No: PHH 929H
Frame No: CC134668 B25S
MOT: Exempt
Authentically presented BSA B25S Starfire
Thought to have had just one owner from new
Supplied with a current V5C
The Birmingham Small Arms factory was established in the Small Heath area of Birmingham in 1861 and, as the name suggests, initially manufactured weapons. Around the turn of the century they started producing bicycles and progressed onto motorcycles a few years later. BSA went on to become one of the world's largest producers of motorcycles until its demise in the early 1970s. The B25 range was the last of a long line of ‘learner legal’ 250s offered by BSA over the years, with a simple tried and tested single-cylinder OHV engine developing around 20bhp. The Starfire was the sporty model in the range sharing many cycle parts with the B44 Victor Roadster including a fibre glass tank and a seat with a rear hump. Front forks were two-way damped and rubber gaiters fitted instead of the metal covers of the C15 and the rear shock absorbers were now exposed. Chrome mudguards and a chrome headlight shell added to the style and in 1969, in common with other machines in the BSA/ Triumph range, a new 7" twin leading shoe front brake was fitted.
Part of a deceased estate, according to the V5C this B25 has only had one owner from new, and from what his son can remember was the first bike in his father's eventual small collection of BSAs and Triumphs. Whilst a top selling bike in its day, not many B25s have survived in this authentic and mostly original condition. Stood for a few years it will need recommissioning before use and comes supplied with current V5C.
