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Basil

Basil is a character in The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. He is based on the BSA M20 motorcycle.

Watercolour illustration of Basil, a friendly BSA M20 motorcycle from The Green Machines

Plodding, loyal, unbreakable.

“I'll get there.”

Character card

Best at
Never breaks down
Quirk
Slow
Usually causes
Last to arrive, first to still be running
Read-aloud voice
Brummie, steady

In the books

Waits in the queue behind Harry on the bridge, and does not mind waiting at all.

Appears in

Cover of Harry, Book One of The Green Machines
Book One

Harry

Which real vehicle is Basil based on?

Real vehicle
BSA M20 motorcycle
Era
1940s
Country
UK
Did you know?
The most-built British military motorcycle (over 120,000); slow, but famous for never breaking.

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