1954 BSA M21

1954 BSA M21 in Whisky Galore, Movie, 2016

Class: Bikes, Sidecar — Model origin:

00:24:37 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2018-04-09 23:32	980 AVW ✓ Taxed Tax due: 01 September 2018 MOT Exempt Vehicle make: BSA Date of first registration: November 1954 Year of manufacture: 1954 Cylinder capacity (cc): 600 cc Fuel type: PETROL Export marker: No Vehicle status: Tax not due Vehicle colour: NOT STATED
the sad biker ◊ 2018-04-10 00:22	M 21
dsl ◊ 2018-04-10 13:07	Small goof - no front number plate - it was compulsory in those days (until 2001??).
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2018-04-10 13:18	Until the 1960s maybe? I've only seen it on classic bikes. -- Last edit: 2018-04-10 13:19:12
the sad biker ◊ 2018-04-10 13:56	Legal requirement for front plates dropped in 1975, probably not enforced for some time by then (I owned a 1972 500/4 and a '73 RD 250 [350 ] and neither had any sign of front plates ever being fitted), It is illegal to fit one to a bike registered after 01/09/2001, if you hit a pedestrian, front plates tend to fillet them like a kipper. -- Last edit: 2018-04-10 14:12:26