1973 bsa b50 mx

[Seeker]

It looks great but, even with a valve lifter, I doubt whether my 63kg is going to move that piston quick enough to start it, fast enough for an ankle breaking kickback maybe.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/505116/bsa-b50-mx-for-sale/

[garynortheast]

Having had a few Brit kickstart singles and twins over the preceding 50 years, I can tell you that, as long as the bike is in good running order, it's knack rather than weight or strength that will start them.

[Craig380]

They still look amazing, so purposeful.

One of my uncles had a 441 Shooting Star in that lovely metallic bronze that BSA used in the early 70s, the 9-year-old me thought it was fantastic. The BARK when he started it was fabulous.

[Biker Biggles]

They were great lookers and good handlers but the truth is they were fragile and unreliable. Honda et al made bikes that looked a bit boxy and handled poorly but they were powerful and they didnt break. Guess who won that battle?