BSA Bluestar 500 (1932-1936) Specs, Performance & Photos

The BSA Bluestar 500 sports an air-cooled, four-stroke, 496cc, single cylinder powerplat mated to a three-speed manual transmission and can produce a claimed 54 horsepower at 4500 rpm. Standard fittings for this classic machine included a rear-wheel stand, a chromed, mid-mounted exhaust, a hard-tail rear suspension, a single sprung seat, a parallelogram front fork, a rear luggage rack, laced wheels, a alrge headlight, analogue instrument dials and wide handlebars.