Other Bikes » BSA to build electric motorcycles in the UK

Excerpt 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".

Here is a link to the BBC News article, which talks a lot more about the classic British brands that have been bought up by Indian motorcycle companies:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54997191

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-electr...launch-details/

The UK needs some manufacturing to return to that country. Not sure where they will sell them.

Outside of the void behind the pale blue "X", it's cute.

Zitat von himoverthere im Beitrag #4

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The UK needs some manufacturing to return to that country. Not sure where they will sell them.

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Hopefully any BSA electric motorcycle that is built will be more successful than the 1971 BSA DOHC 350 Fury. I put a $500 deposit down on one at my local BSA dealer (which is now a successful surfing shop) and guess what? It never arrived and after a year my dealer returned my deposit and admitted that it was pretty much vaporware - although I am pretty sure he didn't use that term.

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