What year |
Pre war all BSA frame- and engine numbers started with 101 with a different prefix letter. During and after the war they often used the same prefix letter for more years. The first post-war years the list isn't to accurate. |
1937 |
model | framenumber |
Enginenumber | |
M20 | 500
c.c. S.V. |
HM19-101 | HM20-101 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | HM19-101 | HM21-101 | |
1938
|
model | framenumber | Enginenumber | |
M20 | 500c.c.S.V. | JM19-101 |
JM20-101 |
|
M21 | 600c.c.S.V. | JM19-101 |
JM21-101 |
|
1939 |
model | Framenumber | Enginenumber |
|
M20 Standard | 500 c.c. S.V. | KM20-101 | KMS20-101 | |
M20
De Luxe |
500 c.c. S.V. | KM20-101 | KM20-101 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | KM20-101 | KM21-101 | |
1940
|
model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber | |
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V | WM20-101 | WM20-101 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | WM20-101 | WM21-101 | |
1945 "X" post-war | model | framenumber | Enginenumber | |
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V. | XM20-101 | XM20-101 | |
1946 |
model | framenumber | Enginenumber | |
M20 | 500 c.c. | XM20-101 | XM20-101 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. | XM20-101 | XM21-101 | |
1947 "X" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber | |
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V. | XM20-101 | XM20-101 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | XM20-101 | XM21-101 | |
1948 "Y" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V. | YM20-101 | YM20-101 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | YM20-101 | YM21-101 | |
1949 "Z" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V. | ZM20-101 | ZM20-101 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | ZM20-101 | ZM21-101 | |
1950 "Z" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V. | ZM20-7001 | ZM20-4001 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | ZM20-7001 | ZM21-5001 | |
1951 "Z" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M20 |
500 c.c. S.V. |
ZM20-10001 | ZM20-6001 | |
M20 plunger | 500 c.c. S.V. | ZM20S-101 | ZM20-6001 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | ZM20-10001 | ZM21-8001 | |
M21 plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | ZM20S-101 | ZM21-8001 | |
1952 "Z" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V. | ZM20-14001 | ZM20-10001 | |
M20 plunger | 500 c.c. S.V. | ZM20S-301 | ZM20-10001 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | ZM20-14001 | ZM21-10001 | |
M21 plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | ZM20S-301 | ZM21-10001 | |
1953 "B" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber | |
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V. | BM20-101 | BM20-101 | |
M20 plunger | 500 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-101 | BM20-101 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20-101 | BM21-101 | |
M21 plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-101 | BM21-101 | |
1954 "B" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V. | BM20-1501 | BM20-1001 | |
M20 plunger | 500 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-1192 | BM20-1001 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20-1501 | BM21-1601 | |
M21 plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-1192 | BM21-101 | |
1955 "B" last year for M20 | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M20 | 500 c.c. S.V. | BM20-4001 | BM20-2501 | |
M20 plunger | 500 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-4001 | BM20-2501 | |
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20-4001 | BM21-4501 | |
M21 plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-4001 | BM21-4501 | |
1956 "B" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20-7001 | BM21-7501 | |
M21 plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-8001 | BM21-751 | |
1957 "B" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M21 | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20- | BM21- | |
M21 plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S- | BM21- | |
1958 "B" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M21 |
600 c.c. S.V. | BM20-10001 | BM21- |
|
M21 Plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-11001 | BM21-11001 | |
1959 "B" | model | Framenumber | Enginenumber | |
M21 |
600 c.c. S.V. | BM20-10313 | BM21- |
|
M21 Plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-12031 | BM21-12033 | |
1960 "B" last year for rigid frame. | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M21 |
600 c.c. S.V. | BM20-10451 | BM21-12901 | |
M21 Plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-12031 | BM21-12901 | |
1961 "B" | model | Framenumber | Enginenumber | |
M21 Plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-14201 | BM21-14301 | |
M21 Alternator | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-14201 | BM21A-14301 | |
1962 "B" | model | Framenumber |
Enginenumber |
|
M21 Plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-15061 | BM21-15453 | |
M21 Alternator | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-15061 | BM21A-15453 | |
1963 "B" last production side valve. | model | Framenumber | Enginenumber | |
M21 Plunger | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-15159 | BM21-15588 | |
M21 Alternator | 600 c.c. S.V. | BM20S-15159 | BM21A-15588 |