The Clive Wood MBE Collection, 1932 BSA 986cc Model G32-10

• An older restoration offered for recommissioning
• Three-speed hand-change gearbox
• Matching frame and engine numbers

"Both the de Luxe and Colonial machines have been expressly designed for Sidecar work with heavy loads. For high speeds or in difficult country the extra power given by the larger engine will add materially to the rider's comfort and the average road performance. The BSA 9.86hp twin cylinder model is a typical example of the high standard of perfection to which the modern motor bicycle has been raised. As a super touring combination, it worthily upholds the highest traditions of British Engineering." - BSA Cycles Ltd, 1927.
The first motorcycles made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company in the early 1900s used proprietary engines such as the Belgian Minerva, and it was not until 1910 that the firm introduced a BSA-designed and built machine. The firm's first v-twin - the 770cc (6-7hp) Model E - appeared late in 1919 and would prove the forerunner of a long line of rugged and dependable 'sidecar tugs'. A larger, 986cc version debuted as the Model F in 1922 and would continue in production as the Model G, regularly revised and updated, until 1940, though changes made to the big v-twin during the 1930s were few compared with those made to BSA's singles. The 'World Tour' name associated with the Model G was used from 1929 to 1931, and 1933 to 1934.

First registered on 2nd May 1932, this Model G is an older restoration offered for recommissioning or further renovation (the engine turns over). A speedometer and lights are fitted, and the machine has the three-speed hand-change gearbox. Accompanying documentation includes an old-style continuation buff logbook (issued in 1943) confirming matching frame and engine numbers, and an old-style V5C Registration Certificate. The machine has belonged to the late owner since October 2006. It is not known when it was last used.