EXHIBIT 23.1

BRIGGS & STRATTON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K

CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, AN INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-39113, 33-54357, 333-42842, and 333-123512) of Briggs & Stratton Corporation of our report dated September 15, 2005 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

September 15, 2005