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BSA’s Super-Approachable Retro-Styled Bantam 350 Roadster Gets a Heritage-Honoring New Hue

The latest paint scheme harkens back to the brand’s first-ever Bantam bike, which rolled out way back in 1948.

Olive green motorcycle fuel tank with a white panel and red "BSA" logo.BSA
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By Steve Mazzucchi

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Last July, the legendary, recently revived BSA brought back a familiar nameplate in the form of the Bantam 350, a small-displacement, rider-friendly roadster.

Now comes news that the brand is leaning harder into its history with a new colorway that pays tribute to the first-ever Bantam moto, which dates back to 1948.

Green and cream BSA motorcycle with black seat and silver exhaust on a blue background.
The Bantam 350 returns with all the features riders already love, plus this homage-paying new hue.
BSA

Dubbed Mist Green, it adds a new dimension to the bike without any increase in its wallet-friendly cost of £3,499, which roughly converts to $4,700 USD.

The bike retains the features that have made it so compelling to begin with, including the liquid-cooled 344cc single-cylinder engine making 29 horsepower and 22 Ib-ft of torque at 6,000 rpm.

Close-up of a yellow and white motorcycle fuel tank with red "BS" logo and black handlebar controls.
Add to the bike’s retro-styled appeal are numerous round components, including the headlight, mirrors and gauge.
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Also returning are a 320mm floating caliper up front and a 240mm caliper at the rear, complete with ABS.

The bike also boasts telescopic forks up front and twin shock absorbers in back, with five levels of adjustability and 100mm of travel.

Close-up of a motorcycle side panel with "BANTAM 350" text in black and red on a cream background with olive green trim.
The Mist Green paint can be found on the fenders, teardrop tank and accenting the side covers, as you see here.
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Meanwhile, the 399-pound curb weight and 31.4-inch seat height make it super-approachable for new riders.

All these features have combined to make the bike BSA’s best seller in the UK for three of the first six months of the year.

Person wearing black riding gear and helmet sitting on a green and black BSA motorcycle in a dry grassy field.
The approachable seat height of 31.4 inches and weight of 399 pounds help make the bike suitable for newer riders.
BSA

It also stokes hope that the Bantam 350 will someday join the BSA Gold Star in the North American marketplace.

Availability and pricing

The 2026 BSA Bantam 350 is now available overseas in six colorways, including Mist Green, starting at £3,499.

About the Author:

Now managing editor, Steve has served in a variety of roles with GP since 2019. Having previously written and edited for such publications as Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Esquire and ESPN, he enjoys covering a range of topics — but mostly those pertaining to cycling, snow sports, pocket knives and motos — and dreams of a utopian world in which everyone’s bike seat is at the proper height.

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