BSA A7 History & Review is this BSA's best twin ? 4K 

A much undervalued motorcycle. Thanks for a fine video.

It's definitely a twin I loved, I had two of them. One was a SS

Another fine video, especially for me, as it concentrated on just the one machine this time, in rather more depth. Though I do like your broader coverages too. Yours is such a uniquely interesting channel and a personal favourite. Those 500 and 650 BSA twin A7/A10 engines are so attractive I think. I had the later A65 for many years but though it may have been updated and was certainly reliable, in some respects was rather bland looking to me. The shape of the timing cover on the earlier ones has a certain elegance I feel which the later ones lost. Thank you for showcasing this great example of BSA engineering. Peter

I had the a7 and toured all over Europe for 3 times for two weeks and had no problems. The Green One.

Nice, my brother, who is gone now. When he was 16 in the 70's built a hardtail 13 over girder front end out if a BSA. I have very few pics of it but I do have the Dealers Sign from Markes BSA in Muncie, IN. Mr. Mark gave to my brother when he closed his shop.

I had a 1955 A7 that I bought in 1970 for 50 quid. I had it for about a year and sold it and bought a 55 Norton Dominator 600, also for 50 quid.

Great video, up to your usual high standard! 👍

Despite living in Oz for over 50 years, I've managed to get to the National Motorcycle Museum at Bickenhill on at least half a dozen occasions over the decades; it's always a pleasure. However, for me, the place does need more space to be able to properly display the very extensive collection. It's a minor niggle and doesn't really detract from the exhibits. The late-model (1960/2) A7 Shooting Star was, to my eye, always a very attractive machine, finished in that polychromatic green and (at last) full-width hubs.

Early80's I had a A-7 '51 year iron head riged frame ,sweet bike. Same time had a '59 A-10 ,both were a real pleasure to ride. Thought both were very smooth compaired to the later unit construction bikes. A-10 was a daily to work rider ,reliable as a rock!

Always loved Beezer twins . Thanks!

Yes - BSA gearboxes are delightully smooth! I'm now working on an Ariel Cyclone, which is, of course an A 10 with a Burman gearbox. I''m anticipating it'll have a clunkier shift than my BSA. I'm also anticipating that I won't give a crap and will be quite happy to be riding this beast!!

Great video. Perhaps compare the post war British 500 twins.

Thank you. What a fine biket this is. I was also impressed by the sturdy, full size mudguards on it which would stop so much crud being swept back and up to the engine casing etc.

Very fine machines, and deeply useable. Build the engine , gearbox, and clutch up correctly, carefully, and honestly, put an in line oil return cartridge filter in, and the things just will not let you down. Low vibration, high rider comfort, and excellent economy besides....

Nice video. I've had my 1960 A7SS since 1967 and still use it, not as much as I used to but then my 2017 triumph T120 gets used more now. With old age and senility it can be difficult to remember the 1 up and 3 down on the R/H foot and then 1 down and 5 up on the left foot for gear changing, however the BSA box is far smoother than the Triumph or the Kawasaki's I've owned in the past.

Beautiful motorcycle and review. Thanks

Thanks that was great viewing and went some way to restoring my faith in BSA. The A50 was a different matter ! Cheers as always for an informative, relaxing and entertaining video.

Cracking video lovely bike 👍🇬🇧

Having done quite a bit of mileage on both a plunger and swinging arm A10s I would say the big problem with the plungers is once they wear. They slide and need to be kept greased, if not they wear and the wheel can move out of line so the bike drops into corners as the free play kicks in.

Talking of museums...I recently visited Wheels Through Time motorcycle museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. Nothing British in sight, but still well worth a visit.

Happy memories going to a MAG meeting in the west country in a side car attached to a A7 in the 1970. On the return to Farnham the heavens opened up, and the side car filled up like a bath. I would love to have that bike again. Love your videos, and if you would like to test ride a 1978 XS 650 let me know. Kind Regards Andrew Haley

I would like to see a documentary on phelon and Moore makers of panther motorcycles these are rare in America always wanted one other choice would be the parallel twins from Indian before 1953

Back in the 60s I had a BSA Road Rocket and later a Super Rocket which I modified slightly with spitfire cams and 10;5 pistons at the time I borrowed a friend's standard A7 and to be honest it was a nice better ride regarding vibration and smoothness, a lesson learnt.

My 1954 A10, Engine No BA10 8965 had a manual advance retard on the bars. Many years later at a Belle Vue Manchester bike show I spotted BA10 8966 on display, identical to mine except with the later Monoblock carb. Mine had the earlier Amal 276/ER/1DB.I preferred the A10, it had more torque, was faster and perfect as a combo machine outdone only by the much later Enfield Constellation

I would argue that the best version of this bike was the license-built Meguro K/Kawasaki W1 which managed to be oil tight and have reliable electrics. This is the bike that lives on in spirit as the Kawasaki W800 and Meguro K3.

Always thought the gears on my A10 were smoother than any other Britts i had...