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Offline dal256

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1954 Army Bsa motorcycle
« on: November 03, 2012, 07:53:42 AM »
I have a photo of my father on a BSA army motorcycle, taken in about 1954.  He was a dispatch rider in the Royal Engineers. I wondered if anyone could identify the particular model from the photo.

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Re: 1954 Army Bsa motorcycle
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2012, 07:38:47 PM »
The left hand bike with the **ZB** registration is a wartime Matchless G3/L and the other is also of similar vintage - a WD M20 BSA. The characteristic float chamber outside of the carb is visible in the photo.

The lack of blackout masks and of course those haircuts confirm that it's a post-war photograph.

Can you read the full number on the Matchless number plate ? It may just be possible to find out a little more about it.
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