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BSA C Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos

Generations: 8
First production year: 1938
BSA C25 Barracuda photo gallery

The BSA C25 Barracuda sports a four-stroke, air-cooled, 249cc, single cylinder powerhouse mated to a four-speed manual transmission and can produce a claimed 20 horsepower at 8250 rpm. Standard fittings include a telescopic front fork, a dual seat with passenger grab handles, laced wheels, wide handlebars, dual shocks as a rear suspension, drum brakes, a chromed exhaust system with a pea-shooter muffler and analogue instrumentation dials.

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BSA C15 S photo gallery

The 1967 MY BSA C15 S has, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 249cc, single cylinder powerplant mated to a four-speed manual transmission and can produce a claimed 15 horsepower at 5000 rpm. It also comes with laced wheels with knobby tires mounted on them, a single seat, a telescopic front fork coupled to plunger shocks in the rear, drum brakes, a small headlight and mid-mounted foot controls.

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BSA C15 T photo gallery

The T-suffixed C15 from BSA is mainly addressed for the more adventurous among riders, who want to explore woodland tracks. Unlike the base model, it has a single seat, dual shock absorbers as a rear suspension, knobby tires mounted on its laced wheels and a smaller fuel tank, which allows it to achieve a dry weight of only 127 kg.

In the engine department it sports a four-stroke, air-cooled, 249cc, single cylinder powerplant mated to a four-speed manual transmission that can reach a maximum power output of 15 horsepower at 5000 rpm.

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BSA C15 SS photo gallery

The BSA C15 SS was created for novice riders that still want more performance from their machine. It has at its heart a four-stroke, air-cooled, 249cc, single cylinder powerhouse mated to a four-speed manual transmission and can produce a claimed 15 horsepower at 5000 rpm.

Also, it comes with features such as laced wheels with a white-wall tire mounted on the front one, a dual seat, plunger shocks as a rear suspension, a telescopic front fork, a side-stand, a round headlight, wide handlebars, a rear taillight and a drum braking system.

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BSA C15 photo gallery

The BSA C15 is a classic quarter-liter that came with standard fittings such as a dual seat, pillion grab rails, a large, round headlight, laced wheels, a chromed exhaust system with a pea-shooter muffler, full fenders, a black steel frame, a front telescopic fork, plunger rear shocks and drum brakes both in the front and in the rear. In the engine department, it sports an air-cooled, four-stroke, 249cc, single cylinder powerplant mated to a four-speed manual transmission that can produce a claimed 15 horsepower at 5000 rpm.

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BSA C12 photo gallery

The 1958 MY BSA C12 sports an air-cooled, four-stroke, 249cc, single cylinder engine paired to a four-speed manual transmission that can produce a claimed 12 horsepower at 4000 rpm. It also comes with full fenders, laced wheels, a drum braking system in the front and in the rear, dual plunger shock absorbers as a rear suspension coupled to a front telescopic fork, a large headlight, a dual seat and a chromed exhaust system.

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BSA C11 photo gallery

The BSA C11 has standard fittings such as a dual seat, dual plunger shocks as a rear suspension a small fuel tank, a front telescopic fork, an analogue instrumentation panel, laced wheels, full fenders, mid-mounted foot pegs, a chromed exhaust system and drum brakes in the front as well as in the rear. In the engine department, it comes with an air-cooled, four-stroke, 249 cc, single cylinder powerhouse mated to a four-speed manual transmission and can produce 12 horsepower at 4000 rpm.

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BSA C10 photo gallery

The BSA C10 had, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 249cc, single cylinder powerplant mated to a three-speed manual transmission. It also comes with features such as a girder front fork, a hard-tail rear suspension, a sprung single seat, full fenders, a large headlight, laced wheels, a center stand, a chromed exhaust system, an analogue instrument cluster and drum brakes both in the front and in the rear.

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