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£4,000 - £5,000
1931 BSA L31-6, de luxe 349cc. Registration number OU 4702 (non transferrable). Frame number Y5-515. Engine number Y6-360.
Sold with the V5C, dating certificate and receipt for magneto rewind in 2017.
In 1930 BSA was forced to cut back, reducing its model range from eighteen in 1930 to just ten for 1932. The previous year had seen a new introduction in the popular '350' class: an overhead-valve sports roadster, the L31-6. First seen when the 1931 range was premiered in September 1930, and was built along the lines of the existing '250', featuring a vertical cylinder, enclosed pushrods, forward-mounted magdyno and a twin-port cylinder head. Parkerising and cadmium plating were introduced on the 1931 range for the first time, improving the quality of finish, while prices were cut. The L31-6 retailed at £45.
OU 4702 has been part of our vendors collection since 2013 when it was bought as a partially refurbished project. It has been gradually re-commissioned since then and is now ready for riding or further restoration depending on taste. The machine is being offered for sale as he is now thinning out his collection. He states "Runs, tank, carb, gears, clutch, magneto, brakes all good. Engine good compression"
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