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The BSA B40 with telescopic front forks was a modern [[motorcycle]] in its day and was used for convoy control, messenger services and the carriage of any small stores, which could be fitted into the pannier bags. The carriage of messages was an important function at a time when radios were few, and less reliable than now. Shepherding road convoys, particularly on major exercises, with the British Army of the Rhine in Germany, was a vital function. Motorcycles ensured that units did not become muddled, as there was often a set time allocation for the use of roads by military traffic with no allowances for losing the way. | |||
==1963== | ==1963== | ||
[[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-0.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-1.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-2.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-3.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-4.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-5.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]] | [[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-0.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-1.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-2.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-3.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-4.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]][[Image:1963-BSA-B40-Brown-178-5.jpg|left|thumb|1963 BSA B40 in Brown]] | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 31 May 2010
The BSA B40 with telescopic front forks was a modern motorcycle in its day and was used for convoy control, messenger services and the carriage of any small stores, which could be fitted into the pannier bags. The carriage of messages was an important function at a time when radios were few, and less reliable than now. Shepherding road convoys, particularly on major exercises, with the British Army of the Rhine in Germany, was a vital function. Motorcycles ensured that units did not become muddled, as there was often a set time allocation for the use of roads by military traffic with no allowances for losing the way.
1963
