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BSA Bantam
The BSA Bantam is a two-stroke unit construction motorcycle that was produced by the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) from 1948 (as a 125 cc) until 1971 (as a 175 cc). Exact production figures are unknown, but it was over 250,000 and some estimates place the number closer to half a million. History Despite the Bantam being considered the archetypal 'truly British' lightweight motorcycle outselling all others, it was based on a German design. The Bantam was based on the DKW RT 125, a design that was received as war reparations, with the Bantam as a mirror image so the gearchange was on the right side as with other British motorcycles of the period. The same design went into production in at least two, and perhaps four, other countries. Harley-Davidson started producing their Model 125 in late 1947 (several months before BSA) and the occupiers of East Germany, the U.S.S.R. began building the Москва (Moskva) M1A model even earlier, c.1946. In East Germany the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BSA Bantam D1 Early
BSA may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Basketball South Africa * Bearing Specialists Association * Belarusian Socialist Assembly * Bibliographical Society of America * Birmingham Small Arms Company, UK manufacturer of firearms and vehicles * Black Socialists in America * Boston Society of Architects * Botanical Society of America * Boy Scouts of America **Scouts BSA, the flagship program * British Social Attitudes Survey * British Sandwich Association * British Science Association * British Sociological Association * British Speleological Association * British Stammering Association * Broadcasting Service Association, former name of the Australian radio network Macquarie Media * Broadcasting Standards Authority * BSA Company, motorcycle manufacturer * BSA motorcycles, made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited * BSA (The Software Alliance), a trade group established by Microsoft, formerly called Business Software Alliance * Business Services Association, of UK s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rectifier
A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction. The reverse operation (converting DC to AC) is performed by an Power inverter, inverter. The process is known as ''rectification'', since it "straightens" the direction of current. Physically, rectifiers take a number of forms, including Vacuum tube#Diodes, vacuum tube diodes, wet chemical cells, mercury-arc valves, stacks of copper and selenium rectifier, selenium oxide plates, Diode#Semiconductor diodes, semiconductor diodes, silicon-controlled rectifiers and other silicon-based semiconductor switches. Historically, even synchronous electromechanical switches and motor-generator sets have been used. Early radio receivers, called crystal radios, used a "Cat's-whisker detector, cat's whisker" of fine wire pressing on a crystal of galena (lead sulfide) to serve as a point-contact rectifier or "crystal detec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two-stroke Motorcycles
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a Thermodynamic power cycle, power cycle with two strokes (up and down movements) of the piston during one power cycle, this power cycle being completed in one revolution of the crankshaft. A four-stroke engine requires four strokes of the piston to complete a power cycle during two crankshaft revolutions. In a two-stroke engine, the end of the combustion stroke and the beginning of the compression stroke happen simultaneously, with the intake and exhaust (or Scavenging (automotive), scavenging) functions occurring at the same time. Two-stroke engines often have a high power-to-weight ratio, power being available in a narrow range of rotational speeds called the power band. Two-stroke engines have fewer moving parts than four-stroke engines. History The first commercial two-stroke engine involving cylinder compression is attributed to Scotland, Scottish engineer Dugald Clerk, who pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BSA Motorcycles
BSA motorcycles were made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA), which was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome process. A government-organised rescue operation in 1973 led to the takeover of BSA-Triumph motorcycle operations by Norton-Villiers, later known as Norton Villiers Triumph. At its peak, BSA (including Triumph) was the largest motorcycle producer in the world. In the late 1950s and early 1960s poor management and failure to develop new products in the motorcycle division led to a dramatic decline of sales to its major USA market. The management had failed to appreciate the importance of the resurgent Japanese motorcycle industry, leading to problems for the entire BSA group. When Norton Villiers Triumph was liquidated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Motorcycles Of The 1950s
This a listing of motorcycles of the 1950s, including those on sale, introduced, or otherwise relevant in this period. * AJS 18 (1949-1963)Total Bike Classics (accessed 2016-04-23) * * * BMW R24 * * BMW R25/2 * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Motorcycles Of The 1940s
This a listing of motorcycles of the 1940s, including those on sale, introduced, or otherwise relevant in this period. Motorcycle *Acme motorcycle (1939–49) * AJS 18 * AJS 7R *AJS Model 16 * AJS Model 20 *AJS Porcupine * Ariel Red Hunter * Ariel W/NG 350 * BMW R24 * BMW R75 *BSA A7 *BSA B31 *BSA Bantam *BSA M20 *Dnepr M-72 *Douglas Mark III *Ducati 60 *Ducati 60 Sport * Ducati 65 Sport * Ducati Cucciolo *Fuji Rabbit *Harley-Davidson FL *Harley-Davidson Hummer *Harley-Davidson Servi-Car *Harley-Davidson WLA *Harley-Davidson XA *Honda D-Type *Imme R100 *Indian 841 *Indian Four (until 1942) *James Autocycle *James Comet * Lambretta Model B *Marman Twin *Matchless G80 *Mitsubishi Silver Pigeon *Norton Dominator *Norton 16H * OEC * Sunbeam S7 and S8 *Triumph Speed Twin *Triumph Tiger 100 *Triumph 3HW *Type 97 motorcycle *Vincent Black Lightning *Vincent Black Shadow *Vincent Comet *Vincent Grey Flash * Vincent Rapide *Vincent Meteor *Welbike *Zündapp KS 750 Gallery File:BSA A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of BSA Motorcycles
BSA Sales Cataogues 1927 to 1935 This is a list of British manufacturer Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) motorcycles from the 1930s until the end of the marque in the 1970s. The list is tabulated by engine type and period. V-twins B series The B-series were single cylinder models of 250 cc, 350 cc and 500 cc. After the Second World War only 350 cc and 500 cc overhead valve models were continued. M series In the 1930s the M series was a mixture of overhead valve and side-valve models. During and after the Second World War only the side-valve models of this series were continued, typically for use by the armed forces or in sidecar combinations. Pre-unit C series The C-series were 250 cc single-cylinder models & a 350 cc side-valve model for 1940 only Bantam series All Bantams were single cylinder two-stroke machines Unit-construction singles Post-War twins All BSA parallel twins were pushrod operated overhead valve machines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engine Number
Engine number may refer to an identification number marked on the engine of a vehicle or, in the case of locomotives, to the road number of the locomotive. The engine number is separate from the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Automobiles Every vehicle engine is marked with an engine number by the factory. The engine number includes coded information, which can be decoded to reveal, for example, year of manufacture, country of manufacture, and engine type. Trains The term is also used in train terminology. In this instance, it refers to the road number assigned to motive power by the operator, as opposed to a constructor's or builder's number (equivalent to a vehicle VIN number). See also * Aircraft engine position number * Builder's plate * Number plate A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British English), license plate (American English), or licence plate (Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 BSA Bantam B175
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amal Concentric
AMAL was a British engineering company servicing the motorcycle and other light-engineering motor industries between 1927 and 1993Amalgamated Carburetters Grace's Industrial Guide. Retrieved 2013-07-09 based in . AMAL is a British trademark. Amal was the supplier of carburettors to many marques within the British motorcycle industry including the largest of British manufacturers, such as [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BSA Bantam D3 Major 1955
BSA may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Basketball South Africa * Bearing Specialists Association * Belarusian Socialist Assembly * Bibliographical Society of America * Birmingham Small Arms Company, UK manufacturer of firearms and vehicles * Black Socialists in America * Boston Society of Architects * Botanical Society of America * Boy Scouts of America **Scouts BSA, the flagship program * British Social Attitudes Survey * British Sandwich Association * British Science Association * British Sociological Association * British Speleological Association * British Stammering Association * Broadcasting Service Association, former name of the Australian radio network Macquarie Media * Broadcasting Standards Authority * BSA Company, motorcycle manufacturer * BSA motorcycles, made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited * BSA (The Software Alliance), a trade group established by Microsoft, formerly called Business Software Alliance * Business Services Association, of UK serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
