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Hi Merry1 ,

what a cracking recollection, love the bit about mum not paying up ..my dad looked like the cat got the cream with his BSA ...I guess they had lots of fun & were riding on quiet roads

cheers
derrick

Leon's BSA pages should nail it.

http://home.planet.nl/~leonhop3/1939_e.html

I think it has to be a silver star,  based almost entirely on the size of the tank badge !
And has to be 1939. 350 or 500 - maybe someone can count the fins ?
http://home.planet.nl/~leonhop3/1939_m23sp.jpg

Bit of a difficulty that the brochure pics are all of the timing side, and yours is of the clutch side.
The tank painted panel design is not too clearly visible either
Great pic of your dad, btw.
That extra headlamp low down on the forks is interesting.
Appy new years to all.

I count 11 fins in total ....9 + the 2 large ones at the head end ,does that make it a 350cc ?

cheers

derrick

hi R,

Many thanks for the quick reply, i will check our Leon's page, was the silver star a smaller badge compared to the Gold Star, good info referring to the fin  count, any idea of the difference in no of fins 350/500,?... i will zoom in on the engine and count ...its a small bw photo and as soon as you zoom in it kind of gets blurry so will see if possible.
Dad would mention snippets of his motorcycle exploits, on our holiday journeys between bedford and essex ....but i was a kid of 9-10years and i remember little bits like BSA or another British make Velcolette, but not the models etc....wished i would of wrote things down but hey , i'm determined to finf more stuff out now .

that fork mounted lamp,,,brilliant love it, id guess it was an add-on, to pick up the kerb, or lack of ,on that mad dash to essex late night early morning to see mum, they started dating 1946 ish ......

many thanks for your help, Happy New Year , be in touch

kindest regards

derrrick