LOT 132

c.1929 BSA 500cc S.29 OHV Sloper Registration no. BS 9074 Frame no. P10996 Engine no. P10073

Sold for £7,015 inc. premium

Lot 132

c.1929 BSA 500cc S.29 OHV Sloper

The Autumn Stafford Sale - The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|12 October 2024, 14:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

c.1929 BSA 500cc S.29 OHV Sloper
Registration no. BS 9074
Frame no. P10996
Engine no. P10073

During the 1930s its advertising slogan - 'One in Four is a BSA' - reflected the Birmingham-based company's status as the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer. In 1927 BSA had introduced the influential 'Sloper' (so called because its inclined cylinder) thereby starting a trend that saw many of its rivals launch similar machines. Nevertheless, models with vertical cylinders continued to form part of BSA's extensive range, outliving the Sloper when the fashion for inclined cylinders faded. The '27 Sloper featured a trend-setting saddle tank that afforded a low seating position, and for 1930 gained chromium-plated brightwork and a new frame with forged steel spine. Models with the 493cc overhead-valve engine came with twin-port cylinder heads. For 1930 the Birmingham firm offered no fewer than 18 models, six of which had inclined engines. The Sloper range remained essentially Vintage in character until its demise in 1935.
Accompanying old/current V5C documents and an HPI check sheet state that this BSA Sloper was previously registered overseas.

Acquired in 2004 and last taxed and MoT'd in 2012, the machine is an older restoration which will require recommissioning before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed (the engine turns over). Notable features include a later Amal carburettor and an acetylene lighting set and generator.

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