BSA M23

Motorcycle ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

1 production run

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the BSA M23 on record.

Netherlands
1938โ€“1939
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 80% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Netherlands New Zealand

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history

1 production run

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Registration history

1938: 2 vehicles 1939: 3 vehicles 3 1938 1939
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1938 2
1939 3

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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{
  "id": "motorcycle/bsa/m23",
  "name": "M23",
  "make": {
    "id": "bsa",
    "name": "BSA"
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  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 7,
    "mass_decile": 8,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
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  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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