c.1939 BSA Silver Star, B24, 350cc. Registration number WYJ ...

Estimate

£4,000 - £5,000

c.1939 BSA Silver Star, B24, 350cc. Registration number WYJ 594 (Non transferrable). Frame number KB24 119. Engine number KB26 1383 (see text).
Sold with the V5C, please note the frame and engine number do not correspond to this bike.
BSA produced a unique range of machines for 1939 year, and quite strangely 2 of the models were still hand change, the B21 and B23 SV. C10 and C11 machines were the 250s suited for the slower or learner rider. B25 was the Competition model, and then there was the B26, M20,M21 and M22. For the more stylish rider there was the B24 350cc OHV Silver Star, the M23 500cc OHV Silver Star, and the M24 500cc OHV Gold Star. Sidecars could be powered by the M models or if you wanted more power then BSAs G14 1000cc V twin would be the order. Val Page included several innovative and modern features in these new machines. The forged steel backbone of the previous models was replaced by a brazed steel tubular frame with a single backbone. The sump in the crankcase was discontinued, and the mag-dyno was moved to the rear of the cylinder and driven by a chain from the right side. But the big news was the full enclosure of the top end valve gear.
WYJ has come from a deceased estate and nothing is known of it history, it was purchased in 2021 and the DVLA V5C paperwork has it listed as a 1932 BSA 350cc with different frame and engine numbers listed, 25-2027 and Z11.1446. Buyers should satisfy themselves as to what they are buying and then contact DVLA to have the V5C corrected.