PRE-UNIT B SERIES FINISHES
| B31 | |
| 1945 | Black (7) frame, forks, oil tank, toolbox, mudguards, hubs, chainguard, details. Petrol tank chrome plated with matt silver top and side panels lined black (13). Wheel rims chrome-plated with matt silver centres lined black (13). Chrome-plated brake backplates, handlebars, exhaust system, headlamp rim, battery carrier. Chaincase matt silver with black edge (16) to screw head channel. In production wheel rims matt silver with black lining (16), backplates and chaincase black (7) |
| 1946 | As 1945. |
| 1947 | As 1945. |
| 1948 | As 1947 except chrome-plated fork seal holders.0ption with tank panels and rim centres in Brunswick green lined gold (15), B31 rims also chrome-plated |
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1949 |
B range-as 1948 except chrome-plated rear brake rod. |
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1952 |
As 1949 until restrictions on chrome plating had effect. New tank badges from March and at same time adopted green tank, gold-lined. Wheel rims were in silver with green centres to match |
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1953 |
Maroon (37) for all painted parts with tank the same with chrome-plated side panels lined gold (36) and wheels with chrome- plated rims and maroon hubs (41).Chrome-plated front brake-backplate. Option of black (7) with wheels with black hubs (44) but tank remaining in maroon, chrome and gold (36). |
| 1954-55 | Maroon (37) with tank with chrome-plated panels gold-lined (36) and maroon hubs (41) as 1953 without the black option |
| 1956 | As 1954 with all-black option as 1953 so tank to match with code (17) in black, chrome and gold lining. Alloy hubs. |
| 1957 | As 1956. |
| 1958-59 | Black (7) frame, forks. Hubs black with polished rims to hub end and brake backplate. Oil tank, toolbox, mudguards, stays in almond green (100). Petrol tanks to match with chrome-plated side panels and gold lining for B31. All-black option still available. |
| B33 | |
| 1947 | As B31 except wheel rims chrome-plated with matt silver centres lined black (13). From July mudguard centres lined with half inch wide matt silver stripe. |
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1948 |
As 1947 except chrome-plated fork seal holders.0ption with tank panels and rim centres in Devon red-lined gold (12). |
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1949 |
As 1948 except chrome-plated rear brake rod. |
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1952 |
As 1949 until restrictions on chrome plating had effect. New tank badges from March and at the same time adopted a red tank, gold-lined. Wheel rims were in silver with red centres to match. |
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1953 |
Maroon (37) for all painted parts with tank the same with chrome-plated side panels lined gold (36) and wheels with chrome- plated rims and maroon hubs (41). Option of black (7) with wheels with black hubs (44) but tank remaining in maroon, chrome and gold (36). |
| 1954-5 | Maroon (37) with tank with chrome-plated panels gold-lined (36) and maroon hubs (41) as 1953 without the black option |
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1956 |
As 1954 with all-black option for B31 and B33 as 1953 so tank to match with code (17) in black, chrome and gold lining. Alloy hubs |
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1957 |
As 1956. |
| 1958-59 | Black (7) frame, forks. Hubs black with polished rims to hub end and brake backplate. Oil tank, toolbox, mudguards, stays in gunmetal grey (101). Petrol tanks to match with chrome-plated side panels and red lining . All-black option still available |
| 1960 | As 1958 except Princess grey (102) in place of gunmetal grey for petrol tank, oil tank, mudguards, stays, toolbox. |
| B32 | |
| 1946 | Black (7) frame, forks, oil tank, toolbox, details. Petrol tank chrome-plated with matt silver top and side panels lined black (13). Wheel rims matt silver with black lining (16). Chrome-plated mudguards, stays, rear chainguard, brake backplates, handlebars, exhaust system, headlamp rim. |
| 1947 | As 1946 except wheel rims chrome-plated with matt silver centres lined black (13). |
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1948 |
Optional green (15) for tank panels and rim centres as standard, chrome-plated fork seal holders. Optional chrome-plated chaincase. |
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1949 |
B range-as 1948 except chrome-plated rear brake rod. |
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1950-51 |
Chrome-plated chaincase as standard. |
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1952 |
As 1951 until restrictions on chrome plating had effect. New tank badges from March with matt silver tanks and wheel rims lined black (16). |
| 1953 |
Black (7) frame, forks, oil tank, toolbox. Petrol tank chrome-plated with matt silver panels lined black (13). Chrome-plated mudguards, stays, chaincase, chainguard. Wheels with chrome-plated rims and black hubs (44). |
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1954-5 |
As 1953 but alloy tank on rigid models and chrome-plated with silver panels lined maroon (19) for pivoted-fork ones. |
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1956 |
As 1954 |
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1957 |
Black (7) frame, forks; wheel with chrome-plated rims and black hubs (44); alloy petrol tank; chrome-plated mudguards, brake backplates |
| B34 | |
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1948 |
As B32 but in devon red (12). |
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1949 |
As 1948 except chrome-plated rear brake rod. |
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1950-51 |
Chrome-plated chaincase as standard. |
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1952 |
As 1951 until restrictions on chrome plating had effect. New tank badges from March with matt silver tanks and wheel rims lined black (16). |
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1953 |
Black (7) frame, forks, oil tank, toolbox. Petrol tank chrome-plated with matt silver panels lined black (13). Chrome-plated mudguards, stays, chaincase, chainguard. Wheels with chrome-plated rims and black hubs (44). |
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1954-5 |
As 1953 but alloy tank on rigid models and chrome-plated with silver panels lined maroon (19) for pivoted-fork ones. |
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1956 |
As 1954 |
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1957 |
Black (7) frame, forks; wheel with chrome-plated rims and black hubs (44); alloy petrol tank; chrome-plated mudguards, brake backplates |
| GOLD STAR | |
| 1949-51 | Black (7) frame, forks, oil tank, headlamp shell, toolbox, details. Petrol tank chrome-plated with matt silver panels lined maroon (19) with Gold Star transfers. Wheel rims chrome-plated with matt silver centres lined maroon (19). Chrome- plated mudguards, stays, chaincase, chainguard, battery-carrier strap, brake backplates, rear brake rod, exhaust system, handlebars, fork seal holders, headlamp rim, plunger lower spring covers. |
| 1952 | Generally as before but petrol tank in matt silver with maroon lining and matt silver for mudguards, stays, chaincase, chainguard, brake backplates, handlebars. |
| 1953-63 | Black (7) frame, forks, rear fork, headlamp shell, upper damper covers, oil tank, toolbox, fork yokes, hubs except 190 mm, details. Silver grey damper bodies. Chrome-plated mudguards, stays, chainguard, wheel rims unless light alloy, lower damper covers, fork oil seal holders. headlamp rim, exhaust system, handlebars, kickstart and gear levers. Petrol tank matt silver with chrome-plated side panels lined maroon (19) and fitted with round Gold Star badges. Alloy tanks polished or finished as steel ones. Some models for the USA had royal or Nutley blue tanks with gold lining and rear dampers to match. This applied from 1958 onwards and varied with the year and whether for East or West Coast machines |
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