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Title: BSA to build electric motorcycles in the UK
Post by: Richard230 on January 02, 2021, 11:56:25 PM
From a BBC News article:

BSA is officially owned by Classic Legends, which India's Mahindra group of companies has a 60% stake in.

The joint venture has received support from the UK government, which awarded BSA a £4.6m grant to develop electric bikes, in the hope of creating at least 255 jobs.

"The lure of a classic British machine would appeal to a young buyer as well as a returning rider that wants to relive their youth," says Scott Lukaitis, a motor sports consultant.

"If they can find a way to capture the look and feel but offer it in a performance electric bike, they might have a winner."

Mr Mahindra told the BBC. that he hopes "this small venture signals the renaissance of the entire UK bike-building business".
Title: Re: BSA to build electric motorcycles in the UK
Post by: gregj on January 04, 2021, 02:23:40 AM
Great another emotorcycle pretending to be an old oil leaking, gutless, petrol bike.
C'mon manufacturers. This is the furure not the past!
Title: Re: BSA to build electric motorcycles in the UK
Post by: Say10 15FX 16FXS on January 06, 2021, 08:35:54 PM
Past, B astard
        S eized
        A gain

Future, B astard
           S horted
           A gain
Title: Re: BSA to build electric motorcycles in the UK
Post by: Fran K on January 06, 2021, 10:06:14 PM
If you come across the electric car racing that look like formula 1 vehicles on your cable or sattelite tv,  Mahindra is pretty prevelant in the sponsorship logos on some of the vehicles.

My first bike was a BSA 250.  There was a high pipe and down pipe version.  I suspect the seat was better than a lot of stuff today.
Title: Re: BSA to build electric motorcycles in the UK
Post by: Richard230 on January 08, 2021, 08:06:50 PM
Here is another article regarding the proposed BSA electric motorcycle which includes an illustration of what the vehicle might look like : https://electricvehicleweb.in/bsa-electric-bike-launch-details/
Title: Re: BSA to build electric motorcycles in the UK
Post by: zap mc on March 17, 2021, 02:16:05 AM
Enfield Bullet meets a suitcase
Bloody terrible