JBB54 is a BSA M21 first used in series 2 and last used in series 4. This motorbike was also used in dads army.
The following info was supplied by its current owner Paul.
The Bike was leased to the film studios 1968 - 1977, Dads Army and 1969 - 1973 OTB I believe from Slocombes a motorcycle shop in Neasden NW10.
The bike was then sold when filming finished and disappeared for 46 yrs. I was then offered the BSA in early 2023 from a salvage company and purchased the sad
and rough looking bike at the time, not aware of its history, but a month later by chance watching a dads army episode, there it was JVB54.
Through research the no plate has been on the motorbike since new and i am the 3rd owner. I restored it in the Dads Army theme and it is affiliated to the Dads Army museum located in Thetford. The museum /volunteers/ The bike and the Dads Army van have been to steam fairs and air shows with good reception.
The BSA will go on show in the museum from March next year (2027) and there is a tour of filming locations in a 1953 vintage bus.
