BSA Books & Literature

PARTS BOOKS are probably the most useful book to have. Every year BSA issued a parts book that covered all the models for that year up until 1952. In about 1950 they began to issue parts books for each model group that covered several years in one book. These books covered more and more years until there were too many changes to be contained in one book and a new book was started. The problem for restorers wishing to return their machine to ‘as built’ specification is that parts fitted to later years are, where suitable, listed for earlier machines with no mention of the earlier part. For example a cast widget may be fitted in 1950 but in 1951 it was changed to a sheet metal one and because they both do the same job the 1949 to 1953 parts book only shows the sheet metal one for all years. A 1949 to 1953 parts book may be taken to be correct for a 1953 model but may well be quite inaccurate for a 1949 model. In the multiple year parts books if a year is given after the description of the part, this usually means up to or from that year and you will need to check the other descriptions, and read between the lines!
BSA, in common with other manufacturers, began the model year in the previous August and some of the parts book dates refer to the year of manufacture not the model year. We have tried to correct this anomaly in the list below. If you are unsure of the year of your BSA we can check your engine and frame numbers against our lists.

OWNERS GUIDES were supplied with the machine when new and cover controls, minor servicing and even how to ride the motorcycle!

SERVICE SHEETS were the closest that BSA came to issuing a manual for pre-unit machines. Each sheet covered a different aspect of maintenance, overhaul or information; sometimes for just one model but sometimes for the whole range. Our reprints contain all the relevant sheets for a particular model group but many of the sheets are in more than one collection. The complete set of service sheets is a large loose-leaf book; if you are interested in obtaining a complete set please enquire.

HAYNES MANUALS are well known and are pretty good, their main drawback being that the actual example that they use in order to write the book is very well covered but variants somewhat less so.

ROY BACON BOOKS are also well known; they contain a wealth of information and are particularly useful for the enormous number of pictures both from contemporary sources and later detail photographs making them very useful for the restorer. The restoration guides give a lot of detail on how to restore and on yearly changes. The other books are arranged chronologically and cover the history of the various model groups.

Many other parts books, owners’ guides and manuals are available back to 1914, in fact about another 150 items in addition to those listed below, all high quality and complete reproductions, please enquire.

COVERING ALL MODELS (1924-52) These parts books have many pages and in order to reduce the cost the pages covering dealers, GPO and AA special parts, sidecars and the numerical index have been omitted. We can supply these if required.

Description	Years	Models	Part Number
Motor Cycling Electrical Manual (reprint)		All	WM63ELEC
Lucas maintenance book	1936-62	All	WMLUCAS DYNO
Lucas maintenance book	1936-62	All	WMLUCAS ALT
BSA Service Tools List	1940s-70s	All	00-5726
Owners guide	1930-36	All	00-8010
Parts book, 70 pages	1924	All	00-8012
Parts book, 97 pages	1925	All	00-5024
Parts book, 150 pages	1926	All	00-4999
Parts book, 168 pages	1927	All	00-5025
Parts book, 22 pages	1928	A	00-5027
Parts book, supplement, 48 pages	1928	All	00-5026
Parts book, 399 pages	1930	All	00-5035
Parts book, 153 pages	1932	All	00-8014
Parts book, 131 pages	1934	All	00-8013
Parts book, 400 pages	1935	All	00-8035
Parts book, 178 pages	1936	All	00-5021
Parts book, 90 pages	1937-38	All	00-5015
Parts book, 114 pages	1939	All	00-5016
Parts book, 55 pages	1940	All	00-5017
Parts book, 41 pages	1946	All	00-5018
Parts book, 100 pages	1947	All	00-5019
Parts book, 96 pages	1948	All	00-5020
Parts book, 100 pages	1949	All	00-5022
Parts book, supplement, 107 pages	1950	All	00-5023
Parts book, 146 pages	1951-52	All	00-5014
A Group 1950-72
Parts book (not long stroke A7, see ‘all models’ above)	1950-53	A7/10	00-5002
Parts book (better than 00-5003 for these years)	1954-55	A7/10	00-5003A
Parts book	1954-57	A7/10	00-5003
Parts book	1958-59	A7/10	00-5013
Parts book	1960-62	A7/10 (not RGS)	00-5086
Parts Book	1960-62	A10 RGS	00-5004A
Service sheets, improved version, with index, 182 pages	1947-63	A7/10	00-8006
Owners Guide	1947-50	A7	00-4061
Owners Guide, plunger models but covers S’arm suspension	1950-54	A7/10	00-4080
Owners guide	1957-58	A7/10	00-4062
Owners guide	1958-62	A7/10	00-4063
Owners guide	1960-62	A7/10	00-4078
Gold Portfolio – reprint of assorted period road test and articles	1947-62	A pre-unit	OG-GP1
Haynes workshop manual	1947-62	A (pre-unit)	WM47A
BSA Twins Restoration Guide by Roy Bacon, all A7/10 & A50/65 models			OG94
BSA Twins & Triples by Roy Bacon, hardback history of all the A group			OG98
B Group 1950-72
Parts book (inc. 1953 supplement) (not 1953 Gold Star)	1949-53	B31/33	00-5005
Parts book	1954	B31/33	00-5008
Parts book	1954-55	B31/33	00-5008
Parts book	1954-57	B31/33	00-5006
Parts book	1958-59	B31/33	00-5007
Parts book	1954-57	B34 Goldstar	00-5076
Parts book	1958	B34 Goldstar	00-8011
Service sheets, improved version, with index, 168 pages	1946-60	B31/33	00-8007
Owners guide	1946-55	B31/33	00-4064
Owners guide, alternator model	1958-60	B31/33	00-4079
Haynes workshop manual (pre-unit engines)	1954-62	B/M	WM54B
Haynes workshop manual	1958-72	B/C (unit engines)	WM58SING
Gold Portfolio – reprint of assorted period road test and articles	1945-63	Singles	OG-GP3
‘Gold Star and other singles’ hardback history by Roy Bacon	1945-72	B/C/M/D	OG97
Singles Restoration Guide by Roy Bacon, all post war singles, soft cover			OG93
C Group
Parts book	1949-53	C10/11	00-5000
Parts book	1954-58	C10L/11G/12	00-5001
Service sheets, improved version, with index, 124 pages	1946-53	C10/11	00-4021
Service sheets, improved version with index, 133 pages	1954-57	C10L	00-8004
Service sheets, with index, l25pages	1954-58	C11G/12	00-8009
Owners guide	1954	C10L/11G	00-4058
Owners guide	1956	C10L	00-4060
Owners guide	1956-58	C12	00-4058
Gold Portfolio – reprint of assorted period road test and articles	1945-63	Singles	OG-GP3
Gold Portfolio – reprint of assorted period road test and articles	1964-74	Singles	OG-GP4
‘Gold Star and other singles’ hardback history by Roy Bacon	1945-72	B/C/M/D	OG97
Singles Restoration Guide by Roy Bacon, all post war singles, soft cover			OG93
M Group
Parts book	1940-45	WM20	00-5010
Parts book	1949-58	M20/21/33	00-5009
Service sheets, improved version, with index, 144 pages	1938-63	M including M33	00-8003
Instruction book	1940-45	WM20	00-5012
Owners guide	1947-62	M	00-4077
Gold Portfolio – reprint of assorted period road test and articles	1945-63	Singles	OG-GP3
Haynes workshop manual	1954-62	M/B	WM54B
‘Gold Star and other singles’ hardback history by Roy Bacon	1945-72	B/C/M/D	OG97
Singles Restoration Guide by Roy Bacon, all post war singles, soft cover			OG93

Please find below a list of literature for the A65. Owners guides are what would have been issued with the motorbike from new. This covers greasing points, oil levels, tyre pressures etc. The Service sheets are an old version of a Haynes manual. They are very good and our preferred manual. Back in the day, a garage would call up BSA, say they were rebuilding the gearbox, BSA would send them Service Sheet No 101 which covered just the gearbox. We have combined all of the Service Sheets into one Super Service Sheet. The ultimate companion for any rebuild, well ,second companion after your favourite drill. 

WM61A	1962-73	A50/65	Haynes Manual
00-4096	1962	A50/65	Owners guide
00-4115	?	A50/65	Owners guide
00-4116	<1966	A50/65	Owners guide
00-4121	<1966	A50/65	Owners guide
00-4117	1966	A50/65	Owners guide
00-4134	1967	A50/65	Owners guide
00-4142	1968	A50/65	Owners guide
00-4153	1969	A50/65	Owners guide
00-4170	1970	A50/65	Owners guide
00-4184	1971-72	A50/65	Owners guide
00-5101	1962-63	A50/65	Parts book
00-5116	1964	A50/65	Parts book
00-5118	1965	A50/65	Parts book
00-5126	1966	A50/65	Parts book
00-5129	1967	A50/65	Parts book
00-5137	1968	A50/65	Parts book
00-5145	1969	A50/65	Parts book
00-5707	1970	A50/65	Parts book
00-5722	1971	A50/65	Parts book
00-5733	1972	A50/65	Parts book
00-4192	1962-65	A50/65	Workshop manual
00-4123	1966-68	A50/65	Workshop manual
00-4177	1969-70	A50/65	Workshop manual
00-4189	1971-72	A50/65	Workshop manual

Please find below a list of literature for the B25 & C25.

WM58Sing	All	B25/C25	Haynes Manual
00-4131	1967	B25	Owners guide
00-4141	1968	B25	Owners guide
00-4144	1969-70	B25	Owners guide
00-4183	1971-72	B25	Owners guide
00-5138	1968	B25	Parts book
00-5197	1969	B25	Parts book
00-5709	1970	B25	Parts book
00-5720	1971	B25	Parts book
00-4136	1967-68	B25	Workshop manual
00-4176	1969-70	B25	Workshop manual
00-4188	1971-72	B25	Workshop manual
00-4138	1967	C25	Owners guide
00-4139	1967	C25	Owners guide
00-5133	1967	C25	Parts book

Please find below a list of literature for the B40.

00-4193	WD	B40	Manual
00-4194	WD	B40	Manual
00-3999	WD	B40	Owners guide
00-4133	WD MK1	B40	Parts book
00-5093	1961-64	B40	Parts book
00-5121	1965	B40S/SS	Parts book
00-5122	1965	B40ES	Parts book
00-5711	Rough Rider	B40	Parts book
00-8001	All	C15/B40	Service Sheets

Please find below a list of literature for the B44.

00-4122	1966	B44 VE	Owners guide
00-4127	1967	B44 VE	Owners guide
00-4128	1966-68	B44	Workshop manual
00-4130	1966	B44 V GP	Owners guide
00-4131	1967	B44 V	Owners guide
00-4132	1966	B44 V	Owners guide
00-4136	1967-68	B44	Workshop manual
00-4138	1965-67	B44	Owners guide
00-4139	1967	B44	Owners guide
00-4141	1968	B44 SS	Owners guide
00-4144	1969	B44 V	Owners guide
00-4176	1969-70	B44	Workshop manual
00-5127	1967	B44 VE	Parts book
00-5127A	1967	B44 VE	Parts book supplement
00-5132	1967	B44 VS	Parts book
00-5134	1967	B44 VR/SS	Parts book
00-5139	1968	B44 SS	Parts book
00-5142	1968	B44 VS	Parts book
00-5146	1969	B44 VS	Parts book
00-5706	1969	B44 SS	Parts book
00-5708	1970	B44 VS	Parts book
00-5712	1970	B44 SS	Parts book

Please find below a list of literature for the B50.

00-4183	1971-72	B50		Owners guide
00-4221	1971-72	B50	MX	Owners guide
00-5732	1971-73	B50		Parts book
00-4188	1971-72	B50		Workshop manual

Please find below a list of literature for the C15.

WM58Sing	1958-72	All	Haynes Manual
00-4125	1959-66	All	Owners guide
00-5074	1959	All	Parts book
00-5105	1960-64	All	Parts book
00-5119	1965-67	Star / SS	Parts book
00-5120	1965-67	Trials / Scrambles	Parts book
00-8001	1959-67	All	Service sheets

Please find below a list of literature for Bantams.

WM48BANT	1948-71	D	Haynes manual
00-5043	1957	D	Parts book
00-4020	1948-66	D1/3/5/7	Service sheets
00-5034	1948-51	D1	Owners guide
00-4056	1956-60	D1/3	Owners guide
00-5011	1949-53	D1/3	Parts book
00-5077	1954-56	D1/3	Parts book
00-5078	1958-63	D1	Parts book
00-4036	1948-63	D1/3/5	Owners guide
00-4124	1967	D10 Sports/Bushman	Owners guide
00-4146	1967	D10 Supreme	Owners guide
00-5130	1967	D10 Silver/Supreme	Parts book
00-5131	1967	D10 Sports	Parts book
00-5135	1967	D10 Bushman	Parts book
00-4135	1967	D10	Workshop manual
00-4152	1968	D14	Workshop manual
00-4140	1968	D14/4	Owners guide
00-5140	1968	D14/4	Parts book
00-5144	1968	D14/4B	Parts book
00-5143	1968	D14/4S	Parts book
00-4155	1969	D175	Owners guide
00-5701	1969-70	D175	Parts book
00-5702	1969-70	B175 Bushman	Parts book
00-4169	1969-70	D175	Workshop manual
00-4036	1948-63	D3	Owners guide
00-5077	1954-56	D3	Parts book
00-4036	1948-63	D5	Owners guide
00-5071	1958	D5	Parts book
00-4056	1956-60	D7	Owners guide
00-4112	1965-66	D7	Owners guide
00-5079	1959-60	D7 Super	Parts book
00-5080	1960-62	D7 Super	Parts book
00-5124	1961-66	D7 Super	Parts book
00-5115	1962-65	D7 Trail & Pastoral	Parts book
00-5136	1967	D7 GPO	Parts book

Please find below a list of literature for the BSA A75

00-4162	1968-70	A75 MKI	Owners guide
00-4129	1971-72	A75 MKII	Owners guide
00-4191	1969-72	A75	Workshop manual
00-4148	1969	A75	Maintenance notes
00-5141	1969	A75	Parts book
00-5710	1970	A75	Parts book
00-5723	1971	A75	Parts book
00-5731	1972	A75	Parts book