BMS were built by Ardilla and Santonja distributor Baltasar March in Santa Margarita, Mallorca, in 1955.
The machines had a 250cc two-stroke engine and were well-appointed, but were not a great success. Production totalled 10, and most were sold in Madrid. It is very possible that these were in fact rebadged Ardilla motorcycles.
Sources: wikipedia.es; Brisas magazine, March 2000.
Jan 2007
On your site, at the BMS page, you guys were wondering where BMS cycles
come from I think, and someone says "if you have questions about the BMS
or want to know more about this mysterious Spanish cycle, contact us".
I just bought a BMS Roman's 50cc and researched the company. After a lot
of looking I finally found Broward Motor Sports, and it seems to be them
- but no Roman's is listed so I'm confused by that. Thought you guys might
want that name as a start off point for more research and to know more
about their bikes.
February 27th 2005
There is no mention of BMS in my early Tragatsch, and a search of Google
has turned up nothing of use. Ed.
March 14, 2002
Hi,
In 1968, I bought a B.M.S. motorcycle in Madrid, Spain. I was told
it was used by the Spanish highway patrol and was made in the 1950's.
It had a single cylinder, twin exhaust, two-stroke (?) engine.
Recently, I was in the San Diego Automotive Museum (in San Diego, California, USA) and saw a motorcycle that looked remarkably like my BMS. It was an east German Simson.
This is the only information I have been able to find out about the BMS, and, except for your listing of Spanish motorcycles, have seen no mention of it.
If I can find a picture in my albums at home, and can find a way to scan it, I will send it to you. I no longer own the bike having sold it some 12 years ago. -- MyersCC at navair.navy.mil
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