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BSA C10

Make Model	BSA C10
Year	1938 - 57
Engine	Four stroke, single cylinder, 2 side valves
Capacity	249 cc / 15.2 cub in.
Cooling System	Air cooled
Exhaust	Single, steel
Ignition	Coil
Starting	Kick start
Max Power	9 kW / 12 hp
Transmission	3-Speed, hand change From 1939 the de Luxe: foot change
Final Drive	Chain
Frame	Diamond
Front Suspension	Girder dampened forks
Rear Suspension	None, spring loaded saddle
Front Brake	7 in., drum
Rear Brake	7 in., drum
Dry Weight	113 kg / 250 lbs
Average Fuel Consumption	3.1 L/100 km / 31.9 km/l / 75 mpg
Top Speed	88.5 km/h / 55 mph

BSA's 'C' range of lightweight machines was introduced in 1938. Similar in many ways to those of the larger 'B' range, whose wheels and brakes were employed, the cycle parts consisted of a simple diamond frame and girder front fork. First model was the C10 sidevalve single with coil ignition and three-speed hand-change gearbox. A de luxe C10 with foot-change gearbox joined the range in 1939, as did the overhead-valve C11, and when war broke out in September of that year BSA's entire stock of 1940 models was requisitioned by the War Office for military use.