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BSA C10

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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
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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.