BSA Motorcycles are on the verge of a comeback, reviving the heritage of the brand’s 1960s heyday — by 1969, the conglomerate ...

First manufactured in 1948, the original BSA Bantam was perhaps one of the most iconic two-wheelers that ushered in a new era of motorcycle culture. It was a pretty straightforward two-stroke single, ...

Thanks to head-turning cameos in everything from 1965’s Thunderball to 2024’s The Bikeriders, BSA has never fully fallen out of the public consciousness — at least not for the two-wheeled cognoscenti ...

Just last month, I called attention to BSA’s Gold Star motorcycle, which could be making its way to the US sooner rather than later. In writing about it, I dug into the story of the brand itself, ...

There are certain manufacturers that just love to make a noise. The unmistakable deep throaty growl of the classic Harley-Davidson sound springs to mind, as does the roar of an iconic V8 engine. BSA ...

The revived manufacturer’s latest joins the Bantam, Gold Star, and Scrambler—all of which are also based on heritage models—in its 2026 lineup. The original Thunderbolt debuted in 1962 and remained in ...

For a long time last century, a British company known as Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was at the forefront of motorcycle making on the island. For one reason or another, it went bust in the ...

The Birmingham Small Arms Company, better known as BSA, started in 1861, not with bikes but with guns. It was made by 14 experts in making guns and quickly became the biggest company in Europe for ...