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282:British Forces Motorcycles 1925 - 45
280:Orchard, C. J.; Madden S.J. (1997).
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132:, between 1939 and 1956. Actor
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1024:Norton Villiers Triumph
1019:List of BSA motorcycles
306:"BSA Post World War II"
260:"The BSA C Model Group"
762:BSA C15 Sportsman SS80
463:A65 Firebird Scrambler
449:A10 Spitfire Scrambler
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85:single-cylinder engine
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477:A65 Lightning Clubman
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482:A65 Lightning Rocket
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106:Duplex primary chain
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815:motorcycles
547:A50 Cyclone
394:motorcycles
140:Development
126:Small Heath
96:12 bhp
57:Predecessor
1044:Categories
609:Unit twins
517:Unit twins
497:A65 Rocket
467:A65 Hornet
429:A10 series
342:25 October
316:25 October
265:25 October
244:25 October
222:References
130:Birmingham
118:motorcycle
49:Production
968:Doug Hele
961:Designers
218:in 1958.
65:Successor
52:1939-1956
983:Val Page
757:C15 Star
676:B40 Star
555:A50 Wasp
502:A65 Star
392:Post-war
336:Archived
169:BSA C11G
907:Model L
829:Model E
813:Pre-war
800:Sunbeam
777:Sunbeam
216:BSA C15
211:BSA C12
205:BSA C12
199:BSA C12
159:BSA M20
114:BSA C11
69:BSA C12
60:BSA C10
25:BSA C11
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864:500 cc
855:M34-13
850:M34-12
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838:600 cc
822:770 cc
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788:stroke
720:250 cc
686:B40 WD
664:350 cc
623:441 cc
526:500 cc
422:650 cc
401:750 cc
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80:249cc
76:Engine
997:Other
886:W33-7
92:Power
706:Fury
630:B 44
344:2009
318:2009
286:ISBN
267:2009
246:2009
112:The
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933:B21
871:M20
786:Two
752:C12
747:C11
671:B31
604:M20
559:B33
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