1961 BSA 250 C15ss, cl, Hudson Valley, $2600

[chuck peterson]

compared to this mornings $6000 NSU, this is a steal...also will look nice next to your BMW 250 single

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/mcy/d/1961-bsa-250-c15-ss/6278278844.html

[danedg]

That bike's on Long Island.

[Sasquatch Jim]

  Now that is a truly great tiddler.  I remember those from the sixties.  I liked them better than the Triumph 200 cc bikes.

[Muzz]

The Triumph 200 bottom end was a bit fragile.

The works trials riders who had them were told to spend as much time in the water as possible to cool the oil down.

[ohiorider]

This is a nice looking 250cc.  Not necessarily a tiddler when it was first manufactured, since the largest BSA was a 650, not a 2300cc bike.  I always liked how BSA slathered their bikes in chrome.  Where the Japanese (and BMW Toaster Tank) painted the tanks, then attached some metallic panels over the paint, the Brits took a totally different approach ........ chrome the entire tank, then mask it off and apply the paint over the chrome.  So rich looking!

Bob

[pete roper]

These must be entirely different to the horrible C15's I rode as a kid! They had very, very little to recommend them. OK, being honest they were vile! Probably fine now as a bit of trendy garage art but as a vehicle? I'd rather gargle nitric acid!

Pete