BSA was founded in 1861 in the Gun Quarter, Birmingham, England by fourteen gunsmiths of the Birmingham Small Arms Trade Association, who had together supplied arms to the British government during the Crimean War.
During World War 1, the company returned to arms manufacture and greatly expanded its operations. At the peak of the war, the Group factories were employing approximately 20000 people. BSA produced rifles, Lewis guns, shells, motorcycles and other vehicles for the war effort. Continue reading ‘History of BSA Motorcycles’ »