LOT 302

The Clive Wood MBE Collection c.1923 BSA 4.25hp Registration no. SV 7369 Frame no. XB1824 (see text) Engine no. R 1845 (see text)

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Lot 302

The Clive Wood MBE Collection, c.1923 BSA 4.25hp

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|21 April 2024, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

The Clive Wood MBE Collection
c.1923 BSA 4.25hp
Registration no. SV 7369
Frame no. XB1824 (see text)
Engine no. R 1845 (see text)

Acquired by the late owner in January 2017, the splendid Vintage-era 'flat-tanker' offered here is a 4¼hp (557cc) BSA Model H2, with both engine and frame numbers approximately correct for 1923. The engine prefix 'R' is correct for the year/model, as is the frame prefix 'B', but there is an additional 'X' before the 'B', which may have been an in-house factory reference denoting the individual specification of this machine. (It should also be noted that the V5C records the engine number as 'XR1845'.) The date of first registration is recorded as 19th January 1923 in the V5C, and the machine still presents as relatively original and of that period in many respects.

Notable features include fully enclosed all-chain drive (primary and rear); the new constant-mesh three-speed gearbox; dummy belt-rim brakes front and rear; the BSA variable-jet semi-automatic carburettor; and the optional magdyno and electric lighting. This machine appears to have extra springing for the rider's seat, but this is not the same as BSA's own optional sprung seat pillar of the time. Also fitted is the ancillary (reserve) fuel tank, and a Tan-Sad pillion seat. An older restoration, the machine is offered for recommissioning and sold strictly as viewed (the engine turns over). Accompanying documentation includes SORN paperwork and old/current V5/V5C documents.

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