£2,300 - £2,600
1957 BSA B31, 348cc. Registration number 162 XVB (non transferrable). Frame number EB31 6292. Engine number BB31 12225.
Sold with the V5C.
The BSA B31, introduced in 1945, was the first new model introduced by the company after the Second World War. Based on pre-war designs, it used a single cylinder four stroke engine that displaced 348cc . Initially, it had a rigid frame and telescopic forks, the first use of such on a BSA. It developed about 17 bhp, adequate for the roads of the day and enough to deliver a top speed of around 70 mph. There was a competition kit available for the original rigid model B31 and B33. It was immediately popular and was soon joined by a 500cc version, the BSA B33 and competition equivalents.
XVB is in good useable condition and our vendor states “It is an unmodified, never messed with, totally standard B31. The previous vendor fitted a handy ‘tap’ to stop it ‘sumping’. It runs well and nine times out ten starts first time."
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Free Registration
18.6% inc VAT*
Flat Fee Registration
15.00% inc VAT*
