From a Russian language website,looks like a modern photo of a re-enactment group,dont know if they are genuine WD bikes,at least not the BSA?

Nice picture.
And nices bikes, both of them.
What model BSA is it ? An m23 Silver Star ?

I don't think the blackouts are much use, unless they were for signalling aircraft......

This is olso a military M23 silver star It could be the same model.

Hi Theo

Dumb question, but are they twin exhaust ports?

Regards

Patr

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Yes, some of them have twin ports, upswept like this one.
But there were also models with one exhaust port.

The Russians might well have had Velcette MDD's as I've seen riders handbooks printed in Russian. But the picture looks like a modern mock up. There are several things wrong with the Velo and I can't even see any cable fitted. Ron

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Here is that Velo MAF in a Russian museum. Ron

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Looks like the "brickwork" and vertical stanchion in the background of the two pics are possibly the same.

The museum photo shows two velocette motorcycles by the looks of it, Britain supplied about 1800 motorcycles to Russia in July or August 1944,maybe there are more that survive.

Information from a site on motorcycles used by the Red Army in WW2,Britain supplied 727 Velocettes,200 Matchless,and 679 BSAs,they were sent to Moscow,where this BSA photo was taken in the snow.

I thought I had a theory then, but I had it wrong.

Are the last 5 digits 22140?

That only seems to fit C5122140 WM20 88740 of contract S1048?

Rob

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Two M20 motorcycles are for sale on Carandclassic.co.uk from Poland one shows engine number and contract plate, could they be from those supplied to Russia?