Post a picture and tell us a little of your bike, if you`re in the mood :-)

I`ve been surfing around the net to find nice pics of bsa`s and other bikes and thought it would be cool if you guys would post pics of your bikes here.

I personally enjoy rigid frame bobbers, but nice original resto`s is always encouraging to see too ! Especially during the winter with snow and all. (yeah it`s really cold up here now...)And old racing machines tooo oh yes :-)

So go ahead post a picture !!!

Rocker; This is neither a bobber nor a rigid but a good dependable year round rider.

I bought this 1965 A65 T/R in 1970 in Oklahoma. Even though it was only 5 years old it was a running junker with rusty high pipes and no fenders or mufflers. Strangely it had a brush painted fuel tank. Of course in those days there was a local BSA dealer so it was easy to get pipes, mufflers and the bearings, valves and rings to freshen up the engine. The same dealer painted the tank and side covers. It became my daily transport to work.

Over the years I have had it in various configurations including a few years as a hillclimb machine and the 37 year old paint job is starting to show it's age.

About ten years ago I decided to update the things that really annoyed me so I converted it to 12 volts, Boyer, Tympanium, halogen headlamp, rod damper forks and 7 inch TLS. It came with 18 inch wheels so the small TLS was the easy fit. Easy if you ignore the need for new fork sliders and regrooving of the spindle to match the cap bolts locations.

You can easily spot things wrong for 1965 but the missing bits are things I do not need and the added bits are the ones I like. I do not claim originality; after all it is a rider.

2020 update. Thanks to *** bucket my photo now longer shows very well so I have updated the shots. I have gone back to the original front forks but now with Prew damper rods and have gone back to original headlamp mounts. The original front brake is not as good as the 7" TLS I was using but it is not bad.

click to enlarge.

This is my '66 A65 'special' (seems the word bobber causes some consternation here sometimes)

I bought the engine and bare frame in late '05, and built the engine first, in my garage. It's stock w/ .020 over pistons, and a cast iron oil pump body from EV engineering. New bearings (Timing side main was at .003, so it went back in.)

The fork is a late Sportster, shortened 2". Rear wheel is H-D as well as brakes and levers. The rear brake linkage I designed and had fabbed by a friend who is a prof welder and drag car fabricator. He built the oil tank as well and welded the rear section.

The fuel tank is a '69, and when I got it had been beaten with a hammer and shot with a small calber gun (talk about a bad day with your BSA...), you can stick your finger in the filler and still feel the inside of the gunshot hole. The battery box is aluminum diamond plate. I wired and painted it in my garage.

Bernie

The 1965 Lightning Clubman



Older picture of the 68 Lightning before I got rid of the "western bars" in favor of home market bars

[img] [IMG]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n273/dogsrocket/f108.jpg [/img][/IMG]

Well here is my 1948 BSA M21.


And my 1961 BSA A10 Gold Flash.


And if you want to read the M21s Diary... http://www.ljswain.btinternet.co.uk/pictures/m21/m21.htm

SHIRT!!!Serously forgotten how to do this will try again latter gotta go to work. Damit!

dogsrockets bike.....

I like my bike as the factory built it. So I use a windscreen, a custom seat, an outboard oil filter, a Boyer ignition, a LED tail light...

[img] [img]http://thumb12.webshots.net/t/53/53/7/32/56/2201732560050931432PTyiLG_th.jpg[/img] [/IMG]

The flyin banana , a while back , just chillin and enjoyin the hospitality at the Mid-O BB,COM gathering

This is my 2nd 70 Victor, first one took me back and forth to high school and thru the woods and fields, had this one about 6 months now....was in rough shape, did all the paint, lots of mechanical stuff to sort out - electrics, etc. lots and lots of NOS parts, still a few more to go. The previous owner wrecked his leg trying to kick it over for almost 2 years, he only put 7 miles on it in the time he had it. When the top end was rebuilt awhile back for some reason or another, the valve lifter was left off....well its back on now and I can start it with my left arm (from cold, 2nd kick). Can't wait till Spring.

OK if you insist.........here's my 1960 BSA down by the bay in Connecticut last summer.

down by the bay...


Here's the same bike at a cow pasture in Toronto a couple years ago.

No tipping permitted

Here it is, 69 all origininal except the paint and decals on the sidecovers

here is my 70 A65L

1947 long stroke A7

here's my 1949 A7 Star Twin ... http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w290/davidtaylor60/BSA010.jpg

Also - 1961 A10 Superrocket, roadrace sidecar on methanol.

http://www.tombeautoons.com/bike.aspx

My A10 Rocket mongrel

There sure are some good looking BSAs, dogsrockets looks very mechanical, LJ's M21 very cool. Rocker, it might be cold there but its not here it's definite go to the beach and get wet weather. It's hard to imagine if you jumped in a plane and got out near here you'd just want shorts and a 'T' shirt, and you'd probably be heading for the surf to cool down.
Everyone will be getting sick of seeing my BSA on here, but this is it with some different pipes, so at least I change it now and then.


883cc A65, all alloy motor, 90deg Norton crank, 38mm Mikuni flatslides.

Frame is lightweight RGV250 with home made tank seat etc, 35MPH to 100MPH takes 7.65sec using 1st & 2nd gears and no clutch to launch.

A week or so back sizing up the new tank prior to sectioning, same as '92 except for dash, somewhat road grimed/patched wiring and the fact it runs far better. Slow learner but got it dialed I think and time for the next "level". It is in for 2 months for annual overhaul and clean up, when getting to work on it is purpose the cosmetics come second but it leaves very few spots behind. Averaging 7-8000 city traffic rain or shine weather last few years. BMW gaitors modified this year as well. Tank is now about 4.5 gallons 14L? and will be yellow with polished steel knee areas clearcoated.
S
britgaskets.ca

Splendid Idea Rocker!! Cheers me right up. Does anyone know why some members can post actual pictures, and some , like me, post only addresses? Ken

Ken, how come I have seen photo's of your bike and its windscreen and now you say you cannot post them?

This is Red Molly.She's sporting a '67 five gallon tank,shortie silencers and some extra chrome.Not original but the way I like her.

Cheers,Bob (click on image)

Bob, I use red molly on most of my chassis lubrication (or is that red lithium...?)

I hear she has a nice Vincent '53

Nice bike! I used to run those shortys on my '72 TR6 for many years, without baffles. They started my ears ringing.

(I was running a bit hard at the time, 85-90 MPH for a couple hours on the interstate. Those BMW riders got a new appreciation for an old Triumph, so they told me....I got permanent hearing damage.)

With posting photos, if you are using photobucket, simply copy the 'IMG Code for Forums and bulletin boards' bar near the image and paste it in this window, and the photo will be open in your post, to see if it works and the image is not too big select preview post, (if the image is too big it will expand the view area of the post and we'll have to scroll across to read and look at it which is inconvienient).

BSA B31 1954 still under restoration.

Hey Brian cheers for posting my bike :bigt:
Looks like a few were having the same trouble. Hope to catch up with you guys at the allbrit rally in april for a sherbet

Here is my 1972 A65T. I restored it pretty much to original. A couple-three noticeable exceptions are the polished conical hubs, a MAP oil filter kit, and Boyer ignition.

Some of the things that were done was the frame and all black parts were powdercoated high-gloss black including the cylinder jug. All the chromed parts were re-chromed, and the lettering on the rims was re-etched before they were re-chromed. All cadmium bits were re-plated some 500+ bits. It has a new wire harness, new sealed wheel bearings and a sealed battery installed. The paint (color: Etruscan Bronze - the bike's original color)is a 2 stage paint with 5 coats of clear. The motor was rebuilt, transmission was gone through, and the clutch was replaced along with the counterspocket. It is a great ride. The bike looks, rides, and starts better than when it was new.

My BSAs:

1969 D14 Bushman. Yes, this is the one that nipped up at Brimfield.

1972-ish B50 Gold Star cafe racer. A real treat to ride!

Cheers,

Costa

Not stock,I love her still.

Here is my '68 A65T, lovely running machine.

Mmmmmmmm, this should work:

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=7VJGCERM

GJ: Is this the bike I saw in Sliedrecht last year?

1966 BSA basket case almost completed.

Heres a pic of my 1949 A7 Star Twin. Shes a good runner.

Hi Ger,

Yes, that's the one: same bike, other colour: I've painted it blak last summer.
At the moment working on the front suspension and front wheel (spokes).

Rgds, GJ

My 69 BSA R3.



Well... Nothing, nowt, nada. Computer problems

I noticed the colour change, GertJan, so I wondered...
I also did work on the spokes of my front wheel, which was out of center between the fork legs.
At this moment I'm fabricating an alternative front brake operated brake light switch.
I will publish it here on Brtit Bike when it's finished.
No rocket science, but a working alternative to the original [email protected] switch in the front brake cable.

Cheers

Hmm... Now its appeared so might try another one.


This one was taken at last year's BMOA Yearly rally that was written-up in Walnecks.

Not everyone's cup O'tea I know it having a Triumph engine an'all but I really like it.

I had the frame powder coated, painted the red bits myself using base coat/clear coat urethane system.

Reto-fitted it with 5-speed cluster, 18 inch rear rim Lucas ignition, 3 into 1 and other small mods to make it how I wanted it. Otherwise stock.

Different to the twins but still lovely bike to ride. Absolutely howls on its 3 into 1.

OK, here's me ABSAF Goldie track bike (with thanks to Tunerman Dave Kath and GoldStarRon), soon to be a road bike:

And here's a look at me '56 Catalubman crossbreed roadster:

Cheers
Rick F
L'Equipe Rathole

Perhaps the pic will show this time

screw loose on keyboard

Rick F: Sweet pair of machines for sure! What is the source of the TLS brake on the 56 roadster? It looks like the real deal.

Gordo

Gordo in Comox: thanx for the compliment. Lots of nice machines here - I love looking at other peoples' bikes (especially BSAs). The brake on the roadster is by Phil Pearson in the UK. http://www.pearsongoldstarbsa.freeserve.co.uk/
Phil's stuff takes a while to get (he makes very small batches), but it's worth it.

Cheers
Rick F

Rick: Thanks for the info. How well does that brake work and what kind of $$$ are we looking at?

I agree Phil makes fine bits, his Susuki clutch conversion is a work of art.

Gordo

Gordo, the brake is a substantial improvement over a SLS, but it still requires a healthy grip. It doesn't seem as powerful as the TLS on my late 60s Triumph, but in fairness I had the Triumph brake "tuned up" by Michael Morse at Vintage Brake, and all I've done with Phil's is shove it in. I think the Triumph brake had wider shoes too. One of these days I may give this one a "tune-up" too, but it is adequate for street riding as it is.

With respect to price, I honestly don't remember and I'd rather let Phil speak to that anyway. There are some things it's better not to dwell on the price of (or leave evidence about where the Mrs can find it) and this is one of them. Let's just say it was more than the price of a good Amal GP with float bowl...

Cheers
Rick F

Rocker,

Thanks for starting this post.
It is a good time of the year to see so many great looking machines.
Very inspiring to get into gear for the spring.

Bsa 23,
I think I've lined up next to you on the grid, do you recognize my outfit and co-pilot?
Cheers,
Rick

Rick F: Thanks, spoken like a true collector. I understand where you are coming from and I think I was really afraid to ask Phil for a quote.
Gordo

"Rocker,

Thanks for starting this post.
It is a good time of the year to see so many great looking machines.
Very inspiring to get into gear for the spring."

You`re welcome. I`m happy that so many people post their bikes here. It`s amazing to see all these cool bikes. Keep em coming

Maybe britbike should start a gallery with members bikes?

rexeverything: What is that on your timing side ? I guess it`s either a supercharger mount and the tubes goes on the other side or an extra dynamo.

LJ: It`ll be interesting to see how your m21 project goes. Good luck.


Here`s one of mine:
IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e97/Rockern/M21040.jpg[/IMG]


1940 M20 with an m21 engine.

got some bsers to show can not figure out how to post pics

get a photobucket account (free)
upload your pics .....make them message board size in the options......then copy and paste the "IMG" link into the post here......

photobucket


:bigt:

ps...great looking bikes guys....keep um coming!

jfligg,
Your bike is way cool!
One day I would like to put something like that under my butt.

Here's how Buster looks these days. Although there are always small changes. Runs great now, handles like a dream, stops even better.

Rocker said:

- Maybe britbike should start a gallery with members bikes? -

Britbike has a gallery with members bikes.
In the header of this page there are six menu 'buttons'.
Click on the fourth [or visitors]
In the menu find [bike photo's].

I know some people have sent photo's to Brit Bike (I did) but for some reason this item is not done any more.
Maybe Morgan should reconsider.

Some nice photos of BSA's. Here are some of my 69 Rocket 3 but they are on this website as well.

The Lightning cafe was lonely, so I had to add the Thunderbolt...these bikes are addictive, aren't they.

Jesus, I can't believe I actually posted a photo. Only took about 5 years! This is one of my favorite bikes, 1966. Put it up on my bench yesterday- I'm going to change front sprocket from 18 to 20 tooth.

Hey Redman,
Could you give us some details on the front end. I would love to see a video clip of you doing a stoppie on your Lightning.
Rick

Am I too late? Can I still play?

Here's one: [img]http://lh3.google.com/image/beezalex/RafmBav6-XI/AAAAAAAAABI/c4DsiXE33Gc/DSC01023.JPG?imgmax=512[/img]
[img]http://lh4.google.com/image/beezalex/Raf1Bqv6-ZI/AAAAAAAAABM/HrNhkxohrEY/DSC01024.JPG?imgmax=512[/img]
My honey, the '53 Flash

Forks/trees/brakes from '98 H'da CBR600F3
Wheel from '70's H'da CB750
Everything had to be adapted to everything else...alot of little bits made.
Headlight ears cut from BSA mounts, welded to tubes, chromed.
Two fingers gets me all the stopping in a hurry I could ever want.
I'll see about that stoppie.....

Showed my my wife this thread to convince her that I'm not not insane.And got a rolling of the eyes.Have mercy on me Bob

My Baby aspires to loftier heights.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s32/Jiyu1/MyBaby.jpg

1939 500 Silver Star, fitted with TT500 yam crank,goldie cams an piston on methenol, its been in the cooking pot for a year or too but now looking as tho it might go well,tops out at 126 mph

Oh not all was well last weekend as my 1939 350 Silver Star cried enough

Ouch.


Ouch again, what else can I say?

dig; tell us it ain't true, just an illusion!

Gordo

[img]http://picasaweb.google.com/WynBingel/BSAAlbum/photo#5028344606760546882[/img] [img]http://picasaweb.google.com/WynBingel/BSAAlbum/photo#5028344611055514194[/img]

This is my 1960 Bsa I've owned since 1966. It has a 120/90X16" rear tire, stock front tire, 6" over forks, 11" shocks, 8" Z bars, peanut tank, Harley replica ext. oil filter (in place of center stand), Lucas K2F Mag, Amal 389/47 Carb. Runs great.

Second Try - Board doesn't like Google Album pictures URL's



This is my 1960 Bsa I've owned since 1966. It has a 120/90X16" rear tire, stock front tire, 6" over forks, 11" shocks, 8" Z bars, peanut tank, Harley replica ext. oil filter (in place of center stand), Lucas K2F Mag, Amal 389/47 Carb. Runs great.

My 1965 Lightning Rocket. I've only owned it about 4 months but it is a lot of fun!

Great stuff! Alex, maybe just me, but I can't see that 53, and I really want to. Guess since there are more bastardized bikes here than not, I can post these. (though to be fair, they were both waaaaayyy too far gone for any kind of resto. In the foreground is the 65 LR my buddy and I are working on. Close to completion w/ a mostly 68 t-bolt motor.

And the black 70. With cold weather here and snow on the ground, she's going through some major changes as we speak....
Oh, anyone have a set of hornet pipes they can part with? Dont' haveta be perfect, drop me a line if you do
fil

Here is my Canadian model 1970 Firebird.
A work in progress (still). White headlight ears, chrome tank no badges, low pipes.
Too cold for wrenching here. Thinking about a woodstove and insulation for the garage. Every year, the winter seems to get a bit longer.
Bruce

Here's my daily ride. Although not for the last week or so! It's way too cold! -7deg. leaving for work today.

I've owned her(or maybe the other way around) for over 33 years, a gazillion miles and still a work in progress.

here is couple of desert bikes i built for wyomiong. army gloss green [img]http://i168.photobucket[/img] [img]http://i168.photobucket[/img]

still having trouble posting pics the image is x ed out

Corsican...when you are viewing your pics in photobucket, beneath them should be three links. Copy the one that starts with [IMG} and paste it in your post....that should work.

thanks cafe guy i must be stupid not to know that

[img] [IMG]http://i168.photobucket [/img]

hope this works

s jones

67 t120r
73 tr5t
68 a6l
71 a65 fs
72 a70
[img] [IMG]http://i168.photobucket [/img]
[IMG]http://i168.photobucket

Here's mine,
I rode yesterday about 50 mls,enjoyed it very much.At moment I only can ride at daytime cause my light doesn't work, but doesn't matter so much.
Hans
[URL=http://www.photobucket.com]photobucket.com[/URL)

Here's the old 'bolt, as-bought. I'm trying to bring it down to earth and acquire all the bits to make it stock right now. [img]http://www.fenderforum.com/userphotos/photo.php?id=37034[/img]

That' embarassing cause there's no way to extinguish those wrong posts.

Hans, rather than posting new, or trying to delete, there is an edit button you can use to go back and edit them. The one you did that has two img blocks b4 the addy, go back hit edit, delete one of the img blocks and try again. good luck
Also, if you are already logged on, hit the preview post button and you can see if it worked b4 posting. The url above is not correct. make sure u hit the right one starting with http...

Hans/Corsican,
For some reason you are not capturing the entire URL. To see what a working one looks like, right click the picture above and select "Properties". You can see the entire address is http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/DM259/BSA1936.jpg To get the picture to display, you need the [IMG] in front of that, and at the end.

Hope this helps

http://s168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/blasini26/th_100_0524.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/blasini26/100_0524.jpg?t=1170791094

[URL=http:i116.photobucket.com/albums/06/Landscape_photo/P1010007.jpg]

Here is Corsican's.

[img]http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u187/blasini26/100_0524.jpg?t=1170791094[/img]

[IMG]http:i116.photobucket.com/albums/06/Landscape_photo/P1010007.jpg[IMG]

thanks jer i still am learning to post pics. as you can see the trumpet has bsa parts and the bsa has triuph parts

[URL=http:i116.photobucket.com/albums/06/Landscape_photo/P1010007.jpg] [IMG]http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/06/Landscape_photo/P1010007.jpg[IMG]

Hans,
The URL that you are using is missing something. If you send me the direct link to the picture, I can help you post it.

[IMG]http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/06Landscape_photo/P1010007.jpg[/IMG)

Hans,
I think you are copying the URL when you have selected the picture in photobucket. This is not the correct method to do it. Go to the page where you see all of the thumbnails of the pictures and select the IMG Code from beneath the picture you want to post.

Last try for today, thanks for your patience.

Last try for today, thanks for your patience.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/Shawker_2006/Bsacompleted005.jpg

Got things a little backwards anyway above is my 70 thunderbolt in happier times at this time the engine is out for overhaul,but back togeather soon

Nice work Hawk...your Thunderbolt looks great!!!

And it looks better than mine.
This picture is also year old, waiting for me to earn money and finally pay for her new top end.
My second bike ( modyfied Suz. GS1150 )in the background.

Adam M.

1970 Lightning




Don in Nipomo

well I got a picture in here???..It's a 1970 Firebird with Lightning pipes on it..Beezerbill

I've had this one since 1974
This one is my good friend Bob's

I've been going to attempt uploading a photo for ages so I hope that this works.

1960 A10 Golden Flash in standard(stock)condition.

Beezageezauk.

My A10 at its best, loaded and ready waiting for me to stop mucking about...


And the Sprucegoose with friends, its an M33 with chair nailed too it.

Thanks for the compliment BSA Cafe. I have found out a truly amazing thing,The more money you throw at a bike, the more it starts to bleed you dry the better it looks

Here is the 1960 BSA A-7 owned by Happy Hans in Germany. He allowed me to post this picture for him.

[img]http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto=ZALDA6XF[/img]

This is one of the most enjoyable threads I've seen, and I'm not even a "BSA guy!"

J Charles Smith sez;

"This is one of the most enjoyable threads I've seen, and I'm not even a "BSA guy!" "

Give us time, we will bring you over from the dark side

Could happen, Rich. Actually, I bought a new '71 A65T in London in 1972, rode it around Europe for a few months, then shipped it back to Maryland and sold it through the mc shop where I worked. It gave me zero problems - a good bike and a great buddy.

Hawk: your very right...little over 7K..in mine (part of that was getting screwed on ebay)and I like lighning pipe better than the firebird pipes, but have both..Beezerbill

None of 'em are mine (darn!), but there are a bunch of pretty BSAs pictured at www.classicmotorcycleday.org.

No w that I figured it out? I' post a pic?

Maybe now I can sen a couple of pics. 1965 A65LR to all! [IMG]http://i107

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO KNOW HOW TO DO IT (pictures). Sorry I cant help. K

another pic

Ken, (kenacu) did you change your mirrors?

Here's one of my '70 441s with my daughter aboard. Yes she can start it herself.


Here's my '66 Spitfire MKII Special

Ger, Yup, I put on Napoleon bar end mirrors. They still blurr, but the view is 100% better, and they fold in.K

I used bar end mirrors for some months last year, but I took them off again. Even folded in they made the bike to wide for the door of my shed.

1964 Lightning Rocket

Before (nov 2005):



Now: (dec 2006)

Until I have a better one..
67 Hornet in street trim

http://bilder-speicher.de/20070210235300507753.vollbild.html
RACING
web page

V of twins. 64 Hornet set up for street. I had to stick the 70TR6 in here because I have been accused of being a "TRAITOR" by a disgruntled Triumph owner.

Man, there are some great bike pics on this thread!

A couple of pics of my 1970 BSA Victor Special. Rebuilt back to original factory specs. It is 97% original or NOS including the MIGB Dunlop K70's, fuel tank, seat, even the front fork rubbers.

My 69 Starfire, my first brit bike, its a neat little thing

Very nice but have you ever ridden it?

Vox Teardrop,

Rode it a lot before the rebuild. And another one before that. Won't ride it now with those vintage NOS MIGB K70's on it. Too valuable of a set of tires and too hard to replace. When I'm tired of it as 'eye candy' I'll replace the MIGB's with current MIJ K70's and thump on down the road.

Some think it is a sin not to ride'em. But if it is to be judged in the Concours Division as this one was (and a winner) it better be a cherry right down to the NOS MIGB's.

My '68 Firebird Scrambler is a rider, so I'm not without.

sounds about right , the post was intended to solicit pics of our BSA machines , and it takes all kinds to fill out the spectrum . that 441 is an awesome specimen , and I have to believe it is just as relevant as JT441's project bike , just a cross section of what is out there . As you may have noticed from my pics , I tend to ride and abuse some beat up junk, but in my own way I know I am havin as much fun as anyone outthere ...

FWIW-BONZO

Hey Vox Teardrop Are you putting the bike on the pipes? Ive got a jack like that but havent used it yet, trying to think of some way to get around weight on pipes, not wanting to take them off. Ken

Great pics guys,

....And now for somethings completely uggly, my Projects:

1960 DBD34GS:




1968 BSA 441VS:


1970 BSA 441VS:


Parts bikes (1970 on the shelf as well):



they all have a long wat to go....

Erich

Heres one of mine. I havent had a chance to get pics of the other two yet.



I didnt chop it, I'm just fixing it.

I just love checking this post everyday. Thanks to all who is contributing :-)

Erich your bikes make me dream away, I guess we all see different things in your bikes. It would make a fantastic rat BSA especially with that beatiful tank, you can`t make them like that. That`s my opinion. Buy a GS engine from Phil and give it full throttle !!! he he And Nardi: nice pics, are they animated? is that bike for real or what?

Bonzo I couldn`t agree with you more. It`s nice to see the whole width of the britbike-people`s Bsa`s.

For viewing a picture of my B31, please go to
http://www.draganfly.co.uk/main.html
On this site in the left side bar point on Fun Pages, a window will open, click on Customers From Around the World, then click on India. There is a brief write-up and quite a good picture of my 1956 B31, BYN 5625. (Click on the picture to enlarge.) Zubin, who has written there is the nephew of the actual owner, and was looking after the mc for the past 5-6 yrs since the owner had a medical restriction to ride. And now she's MINE !!!
Actually, I am not too keen on the paint pattern of my tank, since I don't much like that ivory band, though I am surprised to find that it doesn't look too bad in the photo! (For more on this topic please see my posts under Topic/thread, "post pictures of B31 1953-1956" started by Dick1969.)
Naozar R Garda, BSA Gold Star 350 and B31, RE Bullet 350.

This is like a BSA meeting.Great seeing all those bikes. Hopefully you will see my Super Rocket from 1960. Ceriani forks since 1972 ,mine since2001.Did the usual things to make it a my bike.Filter for oil ,Mikuni 30mm ,an electronic ignition called Runtronic working from the crankshaft. Takes very little current from 6 volt system. Picture was taken when waiting for rescue to take me home. Have only ridden one thousand miles so far.Improving along the way hopefully. Live in Sweden waiting for spring. http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t4/ROCKETVICTOR/?action=view&current=BZA.jpg

for rocket eric. Nice!
(and to keep the thread alive)

There might have been a little pressure on the pipes but the majority of the weight was on the frame. I have since taken those ugly aftermarket pipes off.

Here is my Ruby....70 Lightning, dressed as a SpitFire

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/254313545/

Hey corsican (or anyone who might know)

Where do you get these pipes? My next A65 is going to have these pipes. I've had regular Lightning dual low pipes, Hornet high pipes on each side, and the present Firebird pipes both high on the near side, but these look like they might be the least intrusive and cleanest solution of all. Bonzo, you've got these don't you? Are there any disadvantages to them from a practical standpoint (they don't look like they block anything)?

Lannis

Not my BSA. (I wish!)

Here's a picture of my cousin Don on his brand new Golden Flash. I guess this was about 1953. He's 25 years older than me, I was only an infant back then, so I have no recollection of this.
Don lived in Lynnwood, California at the time. Lynnwood is the So Cal area town where Royal Enfield dealer Shell Motors was located. Shell motors sponsored a number of Enfield racers, including a Bullet based flat-tracker that used to give the Goldstar guys fits. They also sponsored a guy named Jimmy Enz who set a number of records on Enfields at Bonneville.

My cousin told me that his next door neighbor had an identical bike, and they'd take turns racing one or the other of them up and down the street, while keeping the other parked (with engine cold) in the driveway of one of their houses.
When the inevitable call to the cops came, they'd hide the one they were riding, and claim it wasn't them by having the cop touch the motor on the parked bike.
He also said that the dealer he bought the bike from thought he had potential as a racer, and they modified the bike (typical 50's behavior!) for desert racing. They cast their own dual carb manifold for it. Don claimed he could bring the front wheel up in 3rd gear. He didn't say if this was during upshifts, or just on the throttle.
Don raced it at Catalina one year. I think he placed in the middle of the pack.

Right, I have a BSA too.
There are probably other pics of this bike around here somewhere.

My B44 Shooting Star. This bike was given to me as a basket case years ago. Pretty complete, but apart. It mainly just needed refinishing, and an engine rebuild.

Great story Carlo...been there...and nice bike Bill

I discovered this quite by accident. For viewing a picture of my B31, please go to
http://www.draganfly.co.uk/main.html
and in the left side bar point at Fun Pages, a window is displayed. Click on Customers From Around the World, then click on India. There is a brief write-up and quite a good picture of my 1956 B31, BYN 5625. (Click on the picture to enlarge.) Zubin, who has written there is the nephew of the actual owner, and was looking after the mc for the past 5-6 yrs since the owner had a medical restriction to ride. And now she's MINE !!!
I am not too keen on the paint pattern of my tank, since I don't much like that ivory band, though I am surprised to find that doesn't look too bad in photo! I still look forward to suggestions of other colour schemes.
Naozar R Garda, BSA Gold Star 350 and B31, RE Bullet 350.


Addenda to above. Naozar.

Naozar,
this is a more direct link to your B31;
http://www.draganfly.co.uk/images/world/india1.jpg
I guess you keep it pretty well tuned, looking at that YouTube post under 'A quiet sunday ride' (can be found in this post;)
http://www.britbike.com/ubb/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?/ubb/get_topic/f/11/t/002596.html\'
you wouldn't want it cutting out in traffic. This is actually quite an amazing flow of traffic, what are the rules that apply at an intersection like this? Its quite different to here in Australia but it seems to work.

great looking bikes guys........ :bigt:
Naozar....IMHO your colours look awesome....the band gives it a real classic look....

"A Quiet Sunday Ride"

Here is my 1970 A50, with Devimead 650cc cylinder block, and Thunderbolt head.

Since we're posting pics of "not my bikes" and bikes from our past, here's one that I regret letting go before it reached its full potential:

Jeez Neil. I don't know how you can sleep at night. I just hope it went to a good home.
Skeet

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Parker:
[QB] Naozar,
this is a more direct link to your B31;
http://www.draganfly.co.uk/images/world/india1.jpg
I guess you keep it pretty well tuned,

Thank you Mark for suggesting the direct link to the pic. Very kind of you. Ah! the traffic!! no wonder they say its God's Own Country !! I have no other way of explaining how the chaos works !! Your question "what are the rules that apply at an intersection like this?" really amused me. Rules ?? Wot rules?? it's a free for all, man!! you just take your chance and butt in to the flow! Forget it , you non-Indians will never understand!! I love my country !! (Any way I can identify the city??) Cheers ! Naozar.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BrianFromOz:

..the band gives it a real classic look..

Thanks Brian .... though I didnt like it much initially, I like it in the pic. Let' see what I finally do. There is no plan of repainting in the near future anyway. Naozar.

The chop........[IMG]http://i52.photobucket

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beezerbill,

All I do to post pictures is upload them to photobucket and resize them to bulletin board size. There are 3 little windows on the lower right of each image with the [IMG] string in it. Just click on the bottom one of those and it will be copied. Then just come here, open a message box, right click in the box and select paste. Your picture should display when you add your reply.

It's a B34 in B31 drag!!
Rick

Here is one I just bought 2 hours ago. The nastiest, rustiest one yet.........and I paid real money for it, please don't tell my wife. Got some new parts with it.

JT441 it worked thanks: what I did wrong is I did not click right on message first...the chopper has a 70 Firebird engine in it..Beezerbill

No problem. I had to be led through the process at first too. Nice looking chopper.

Hey leon bee
the chrome on the underside of the front fender looks pretty clean!!

My 64 A65 Lighting Rocket

Ken S. South of Pittsburgh Pa.

So many nice Beezas ,l cant decide on a favorite, but it has to be between the pre unit pale blue Golden Flash and the unit twin BSA BLU posted ... so many others are so nice I dont wana mention .. never met a Beeza I didnt like ...

Nice job . keep em comin ...

-BONZO

Bsa Blu,
That is one nice blue bike! How far south of Pittsburgh are ya. I live in Washington. Don't see to many BSA's running around here, stock or custom.

Here,s both bikes...bucket.com/albums/g39/beezerbill/DSC00347.jpg[/IMG]

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beezerbills beeza bikes (say that quickly!)

Before being tidied up (which I am doing now)

Gee -

What's with the massively treaded hillclimber rear tire?

It would be a great look for my '69 high-piper but is not what you usually see on a Spitfire. Some practical reason or is it just in case someone challenges you to a sand drag one day ?...

Lannis

Brian:Thanks for some reason I run into trouble getting pictures on not every time..not rebelling There's a picture of the Firebird on page 3 Just wanted to put both of them on together the chop is also a Firebird..Bill

check this out!
photo thread

:bigt:

It was on the bike when I got it...it is on my to do list

Okay, I'll give it a try...
Hopefully you will see my 69 Lightning, matching numbers, mostly original paint plus the usual goodies like Boyer, PODtronics, oil filter and so on...
Pic is 5 or 6 years old. I'll post a new one, when spring arrives...



Best regards

Phil
Stuttgart/Germany

Hi Leon Bee...
What year is your latest aquisition??

-Terry

Phil, wanna race?

Group:

With Phil's permission, I am posting the shot of his very snappy-looking '69 Lightning, but at a smaller size so the whole image is visable.

Cheers,
-Terry

64 Hornet converted for street use.

Terry: Its a 68, A65LB. I notice Brian wisely edited out that photo when he made his gallery.

Skeet: That sure is pretty. I just can't bring myself to hang mufflers on my Hornet. So I try to just ride it on weekends when all the neo-Harley crowd is out, and nobody notices me.

Thanks for the compliment Leon. I now feel I can use it daily without fear of getting arrested. The picture doesn't do the mufflers justice. Just have to chrome the little clamps & brackets. Well worth the effort. They don't seem to have affected the performance either.
Skeet

Why are there so few B31's on this forum topic.
Seen just a few and one in B34 drag as Rick says.

Rick please send me some pictures that requested.
It will be a great for my resto.

My 56 A7SS and my 67 Hornet

Leon: No mufflers on my '67 Hornet either. Love that sound without them. I've got the '68 Firebird for the quiet rides.

Another 67 Hornet in Street Trim
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and RACING!!!
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Great bike Jeff :-) Everything looks "right". Thanks for posting it here.

Hi Guys!!
This is how we do 'em in Finland...dig this and dig it good!!
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....bugger..the image link doesn't work

Let's try again...

http://www.brittitalli.fi/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=1&pos=11

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dick1969:
[QB] Why are there so few B31's on this forum topic.

Yes Dick1969, I would like to see more B31s too. You can view my 1956 B31 here < http://www.draganfly.co.uk/images/world/india1.jpg
> if you haven't already seen it.
also my posts on it. Naozar R. Garda

Yes Naozar i have seen that one.
It's a nice bike but but a later model as my B31.
That you have seen. It's a import bike from India by the way.
It gives me some supprises with what they have done eith it. They have done lot to keep it running, Some time not the best repair but it worked. The engine and gearbox are restored and i'am working on the frame now.
http://home.kpnplanet.nl/[email protected]/

heres masaimans bike....very nice too!

Yes Brain maybe we are rebelling.
But we hope see more B31's on this topic.
Because Naozar ownes a B31 from 1956 and i have a B31 plunger from 1954.
And we are both restoring those bikes and it would be nice to se how other people have don it.
I think you will agree that restorations from other people can be great help for you own.

Dick, Brian writes those words underneath all his messages. It's his autograph.

Prettig weekend.

...As he and his boys are guzzling beer and dancing with some of the ladies in the bar, one female dance partner questions Johnny:

Hey, Johnny, What are you rebelling against?

While tapping out a jazzy beat on the top of the jukebox, he raises his eyebrow and drawls his amorphous reason for rebellion:

What've you got?




:bigt:

Dick...yes thats one of the reasons i put together the gallery....i look at other Triumphs all the time as reference !

It came intomy life as a chopper, OIF, bitsa. Collected most parts prior to the internet being available. Runs well enough to take apart again and clean and polish. Anybody know where I can get a different front fender?

Here's a picture of my new project.

Not bad rick.
I hope you have spare parts with it, i see there are missing some.
Looks to me a unfinished resto job by the former
owner.
Make it just a nice as your B34 in the B31 drag.

Dick, did you make a decission about collours allready?

New bobber currently being built by my buddy and master mechanic Highway.

Hey, the prior owner of the goldstar is my dad. He had a stroke and can't ride, ect. He bought this bike in 1955, the year I was born, and stripped it to race. He had a shop here in the bay area and used to buy brand new engines direct from BSA. I have his AMA no. plates and might just put them back on and leave the bike the way it is. Use a 6v dry cell for a brake light, and off to the races!!

Ye Gads!!!

Brando rode a TRUMPET in "The Wild One"......
And this is the BSA Board..

That's OK. I notice another Triumph showed up on the Royal Enfield "Show Your Photos" thread.... coincidentally also posted by an Aussie...

(Check out the RE pics, BTW, if you haven't already done so.)

Cheers,
-T of C

1st attempt at a photo post:
Olive's no longer olive after last week. aston martin sunburst bronze new paint- close to original "Etruscan Bronze" or Bass Ale Bronze, new progressive springs (thanks Tom Sharp), tympanium, fresh brakes front & back, new chain. about 125 new miles over the weekend & to work today. dreamy.. like a new bike all over again.

well, poo!
1st attempt failed??

now maybe....

all better now-

mom says I can stay out 'till the street lights come on. i'm special..

Nice bike Olive. Sharp color and complete with the universal BritBike drip pan accessory.

Beautiful paint job, how much did you pay?
JUST KIDDING! Please don't hurt me.

Who was asking about B31's? Well, let's see if I can remember how to get a pic on here.http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n80/beezageezauk/B31.jpg
If this turns out ok you should be able to see my well used and almost original B31. Owned since 1974, I've almost lost track of the number of miles I've covered on it. Still in regular use and I'll probably use it for the Belgian BSAOC International Rally in July.
Beezageezauk.

Second attempt!
Fingers crossed.
Beezageezauk.

I was the one them Bezageezauk. Thanks.
Hope there will follow more B31's pics.
These kind off pix are a great help when doing a resto.

Best regards

Here's my 66 lightning. Some changes are being done to it at the moment. Smaller solo seat, no front fender and drag bars. Oh yea and working on getting it to run when i want it to not when it wants to...lol Anyway once the kinks worked out i'll prob. ride it for the season than pull it apart for repaint.

just finished this 68 a65L kept the tank and other sheet metal to get done at a later date. i will rebuild the original motor later. the 71 a65fs motor in it i built for dirt drags 15 years ago i just took the cam out and a new rebuilt head on. the pipes and mufflers are nos 68 firebird also i used caswell in the hornet tank (2 coats) excellent product bike has megacycle 534x2 cam with alloy. i tech pushrods shimmed vavle train 50 over pistons 32mm amals 18 tooth cs
at a recent maryland gunshow i picked up this 303 enfield built at factory M47C (bsa factory code for the war) paid $100 it is missing the magazine but she is a good find it is a parker hale conversion early 50's


ut.

Nice looking bike Corsica. I'm glad to hear your endorsement of the Caswell coating. I've got a brand new NOS '66 Spitfire tank that's getting the Caswell treatment.

This is a little shot of my old fella taken last year in the beautiful Blue Mountains of NSW.
Those with good eyesight will notice the lack of a tail lamp.
It fell of & has now been replaced with the new one rivited on.
Not its prettiest but the gravel plays havock with the paint on the girders.
It is a little skitso trying to pretend it is not war issue by hiding behind some chrome, with matching numbers it is reasonable to assume that the green machine never laid a hand on it.

trevor what year m20?

Hello Ola, that's a lovely poster/picture you have posted of the B31. Will you please let us know the model YEAR. I have a B31, 1956, and so am particularly interested in this. I am also interested in other 1956 B31 pictures, as original as possible, so that I can compare what I have and what the original should look like. I'll be posting pictures later, when I bring the bike home to Bangalore from Bombay, where she is at present, but you can see an earlier picture on http://www.draganfly.co.uk/images/world/india1.jpg
Ride safe!! Naozar R. Garda

Not done this before, hope it works
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Think I've got it right this time!
1952 A10 Golden Flash. Used with sidecar/ tradesmans box by first owner 1952 - 1967. Lay in a garage in West London until we got it November 1999. It is unrestored and is as used & abused.



A couple of years ago, as a solo, it had got too heavy for us so we refiited a sidecar chassis & made a tradesman box. Now we can continue to attend BSAOC camp weekends in UK and the occasional International.

BSAOC International Rally Denmark


On the US side of Peace Bridge heading for Niagara.



On Route 6 near Wyalusing, Bradford County



We look forward to meeting up with Beezageezauk & B31 @ BSAOC International Belgium in July

Ride 'em, don't hide 'em !

SJ

It's a 1943 model, I found the contract & it was originally ordered by the UK army so I would guess that it was bought surplus in the UK & shipped to Australia.
I bought it roughly as is from a bloke who reconed the he had ridden it for years then stored it due to overseas posting but that was crap as the "restorer" he bought it from had painted all of the plugs in the primary so you can not add oil to the chaincase, I am still working on that one. The 276 was shot so I tossed a 932 ( off my B50) on it while I sorted out somthing better.
It now runs a 628 ( off my B40) quite well so it might stay that way. Got a proper chain guard upper & lower, am currently bidding on speedo bracket ( seem to be a bit thin on the ground) then I will be looking for tool boxes , correct oil tank & battery carrier. It was a club bike just to ride while I got a few others sorted out about 7 years ago but I sort of got addicted to M20ing ( so much more refined than screaming around on the A 65) so the others are languishing in the shed for the time being

Now we are talking Bryan, Trevor and Gearard.
These are the pix. i'am looking for.
I'am still in restoring preces off B31 and i discoverd last week that my front for shrouds were abused and rusted. So i made new lower half parts on the laymachine.
Now they look almost as new.

web page

Umm hope this works, some pics of the new BSA in the secret Uncle Pancakes world HQ, or the "Island of Lost Tools"!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/?saved=1

This was last year before the resto:


And here she is sans everything:


Resto is progressing nicely. All hardware cad plated, all black parts are black, again. Chrome to chromer next week. GP 1.5 back from UK rebuilt. New/rebuilt fuel tank back from Canada awaiting paint. Clocks still in UK waiting rebuild. Motor and gearbox apart awaiting piston (looking for 9 or 9.5:1 in 10 over if anybody has one). Wheels done. Forks done. Very cool project. Everyone's been a great help. Thank again.

Oh, yeah...here's a pic of the motor hardware before going to the plater. Took pics of all the cad plated stuff and still can't figure out where everything goes!

Acording to the detailed notes, the parts belong the "engine"

Any help at all?

Gunk

Hello Rockitdoc!
Beware not to cadplate the rocker shafts, they have a good fit on the rocker arm ususally and they should be interfered with. All the other bis are clear to me anyhow (rockerbox studs, oilpump studs, cylinder base nuts etc.etc.) It is a shame that over in this country (Germany) cad-plating is forbidded due to toxicity and enviormental issues so we need to live with zinc and rust!!
Have a good one
Hagen

Here is my one owner dirt tracker looking today just as it did in 1961.

Is that one of Neil Keen's bikes?

Neil Keen rode this bike for me from 1960 to 1965.

These are some 'inventory' bits after cad plating. That stuff in the glass is a special lubricant I use. Call for more info.

Tell me,
Why do Americians & Canadanians call Zinc plating Cad ?
I had that problem rebuilding the brake system for the shadow.
According to the video every thing had to go & get cad plated which turned out to be zinc plating.

We call it cad plating because it is short for cadmium plating which is what was originally used on the bikes. Zinc and cad plating, though similar, are not the same. Cad plating produces a whiter, less shiny and more durable finish that zinc.

Cadmium plating not only produces a softer, more durable finish than zinc, it also is better for the threads. Cad has more "lubricity" than does zinc. When the mass change from cad to zinc occurred, drove hydraulic fitting and bolt people nuts with thread problems at first.

Finding a cad plater these days is tough. Cad plating is a little tough on the environment and people doing the work. As one person in that industry told me: "the least objectionable chemical used in cad plating is muratiac acid. The most objectionable chemical used in zinc plating is muratiac acid."

Most places you send hardware to are actually doing zinc plating with a dye that gives the appearance of cad. The aerospace industry still specifies and requires cad plating due to it's better corrosion resistance and better thread lubricity. Some of the aerospace palters do restoration work as a sideline business.

Now you are not trying to tell me that the nice timber table full of nuts, bolt's & washers ( not to mention the glass of red) that Roc has just posted are Cad are you ?
This is what prompted the question.
I know what Cadminium plating is and in most parts of the the world it is illegal except for military applications and only then under really strict conditions.
The big advantage of cad is that you can plate high strength steels that you can not Zinc plate due to hydrogen embrittlement and for the military it is dull & not likley to reflect light to give away your position and I seem to recall it dose funny things to radar waves.
There was a very similar looking coating that used zinc with 10% to 14% aluminium.
But I seem to continually be coming across obviously zinc plated items being called cad, gets really confusing

Sometimes old habits die hard. For people like me, who grew up in the hobby (Brit bikes) and construciton equipment industry when it was still legal, plated hardware was cad plated. Period. So sometimes the use of cad is a bit generic term referring to plated hardware. Yea, most stuff today is zinc plated. Including so called restoration hardware.

But if I am referring to hardware on one of my bikes, they are cad plated....I know of a few people that are still legally using real live cad.

And good point about hydrogen embrittlement. Lots of stories in industry about heads mysteriously popping off high strength fasteners since switching to zinc. The period of time from zinc plate to treatment for hydrogen embrittlement is SHORT. And every load of fasteners has to be treated after zinc plating. Cad is much more forgiving in this area too.

am i too late to stick my oar in ?

taken just before i cleaned it!!!

SAY HELLO TO THE DARKSIDE MWAAAAAHAAAHAAAHAAA!

Here's my running project '69 A50 Royal Star I brought back from "near chopper" status (rear struts, extended front forks, 50 lb. read fender & brackets, sprung solo saddle, coat-hangar-wire mounted forward "controls" (hee hee), etc.



And here is my '68 441 Victor that I refurbished 2 years ago.

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u149/chuckminn/april32007001.jpg
Here is my 1957 M21.

Here is my 1957 M21. Had it since 1984. Was a chopper in a basket when I bought it, missing lots of pieces so i put it together like this.

heres a couple pics of the beeza not quite done trying to get her running
http://s84.photobucket.com/albums/k38/aprophet/

Chuck...

Your 1957 M21 is a great looking bike, strictly business. Nice job bringing it back from chopperdom to it's present form. Very tasteful.

I think I'll have to add one of those to my collection someday. :bigt:

Don in Nipomo

Here's a shot of a recent acquisition. I'm going to be getting it roadworthy, but the 'patina' will stay. As the oldest BSA I've ever owned I'll be hoping for some help here on a few points over the next few months.



Cheers Clanger

Hi. Bsa Riders .all your bikes looks great. How do you post pictures of your bike on this website. I have a restored bsa lightning reaqdy to post pictures but I do not know how. My pictures are on My Catalog-Adobe P... Need your imputs. Thanks Roy

49er you got to go to photobucket put it in there then in brit bike.

HI, Thanks very much, Beezerbill . Will be showing my bike soon. Roy

Check out my photos of my 1970 BSA Lightning.
http://community.webshots.com/user/BSA1949

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Hi . this is my restored 1970 bsa lightning. Started in 2002 . everything nos or new. I added some extras . a magnetic oil drain plug.also oil filter (emergo ) AND A OIL PRESURE GUAGE BETWEEN the tach/speedometer which i like very much,now a have 2 safetys oil light and oil pressure reading as i ride.Bike handles great, moves fast . On one picture it shows the T junction for the oil line going to the oil pressure guage. Like to answer any guestions about my bike , love to talk about bsa motorcycles . thanks Roy Vincent Jr.

Here is my BSA in progress, as of last weekend:



'64 BSA A50 frame, will have a '67 BSA A65L motor very shortly...

Cheers
Tyler

Nice bike, Roy. were the cylinders painted body color on BSAs originally?

Tyler, industro look, or custom paint & chrome?

The front end is already painted the same as the frame will be, which is a semi-gloss black. Undecided on the tank and rear fender, seat is staying uncovered as-is. Not very much chrome at all, so is still going to be painted black...

Cheers
Tyler

hey GP!

i would think if it was cast iron, it was painted.

Hacksaw, If it was cast iron was it painted blue?? Interesting detail , didnt notice it till I looked again . -BONZO

Hi RJBSA1949,

Love the T-fitting. Where did you get the parts? What part numbers?

Thanks

Bill

Here's a picture of Mr Tom Peay's A7. One of John French's ex "Rusty Treasures".

HI, Bikers On the color of the barrel on my bike is sego blue, not orginal ,but i like blue. it was black before. On thoil pressure T junction , i made this myself. no parts number. Ij you want i can get the same hook up for you,will talk cost later . willing to help anyone on this oil presure kit. looks good , works grat. Thanks Roy

Found this under a tree in my old hometown w lawnmowers and junk.


1970 BSA Thunderbolt. Some like it some dont.

For the ones that don't like it: too bad!

I've had this Goldie since 1982. It has gone through several incarnations and periods over use and under use. I had it stored in boxes for about 10 years and started rebuilding it January of '06. I have been slowly rebuilding it to run it in the vintage class at some landspeed events such as Bonneville and Maxton. Last year I had it at Bonneville but had it geared with my 18t engine sprocket instead of the 23t. Rookie brain. I had a little engine damage and have been aquiring new pieces to have another go at it this year.
David

David: That is one sweet photo. I use it for my desktop background as inspiration, hope there is no copyright fee. Do you have anymore great shots to inspire the GS boys and girls?

Good luck on the salt.

Gordo

I feel it's finally time to unleash my rebuild on the world...

Here is a picture of my 1951 D1 Bantam, the longest ride I've ever taken it on was over three hours to ride from Tallahassee to Lake City (100 miles). It used about one gallon of "petroil".

Here's a photo of my 54 A10GF. Was originally gold but I thought balck would look better. Maybe it's not original but I like it.



Graeme

My '66 A65 Bitsa with '70 front end

GraemeD.....As an option to the standard colour all BSA models were available in Black so a black Golden Flash is fine, even to the purists. It just sounds a bit odd when you say it. Nice bike!! Beezageezauk.

Here's my '69 A65 Lightning:
Notice the 'crane' bird in the background... appears to be admiring the bike! :bigt:


Here's another view... no bird watching here!

Wow, super looking ride! and weather! could that crane be a Great Blue Herron? we have those here when they are not vacationing in the states. They have good kicker legs I hear so watch where you park it, LOL!
Steve

Thanks 441CafeSteve.
Don't think it's a Blue Herron.
These guys are big, gray in color, and with real long necks, thus the name "crane, I guess!
They like to hang around the house since my wife feeds them wild bird food, sometimes they heat right out the palm of her hand! :stout:

1968 BSA Custom called Social Outcast. Restoration inprogress after being under 10 feet of Katrina water for 3 weeks.

Nice work, Nukeranger!
Did you manufacture some of those non-standard parts yourself or are they aftermarket stuff?

Hi all,

Lots of nice machines you got !
Maybe not too common in other parts of this world, but fairly well presented here in the lowlands ( Belgium, Holland and Denmark ) is the ex British and Danish army B40 WD model.

Here' s some pictures of the one I restored over the past 1,5 years and finished only last week. It had been dismantled some 20 year's ago and was then stored in a damp shed, so you can imagine how it looked. Anyway, I got it for free, so I can' t complain on that
It took me so long because there wasn' t a single part that didn' t need attention ...

Only modifications ( apart from the paintsceme of course ) :
- battery was moved to the airfilter box ( made a new box )
- licence plate holder from a Triumph and other taillight ( saves 0,5 kilogrammes ! )
- new Amal Concentric to replace the lawnmower-type disaster original ...
- road tyres

Hope you like it,
Peter

Mooie fiets, buurman. :bigt:
Nice looking bike, neighbour.

Heheh, thanks Ger

Peter

Nice looking bike Peter, you done good .

Just out of curosity Peter are the foot rests off set ( one foreward , the other backward) on the Dutch WD40's?
Or is this a modification unique to the Australian ones.
We got 626's fitted to ours instead of that butterfly job.

Peter, that is one of the most striking "before and after" contrasting photo essays I have ever seen. VERY well done and what a nice result!

Thanks Rich. Looking back at the " debris " as it was when I accuired it, I ' m glad I did finish it ...

@Trevor: the right footrest is standing upright, while the left one is bolted to the frame more backward and leans forward, so both are approximately level.
I knew these B40 WD models where used in the British and Danish army, but didn' t know of any use in the Australian army.

Peter

Oops GrandPaul, missed your post . Thank you .
Well, there' s a lot more pictures, but I thought I' d spare you guys the horror

Peter

Bike Beesa: Never call a dutchmen Belgian and vise versa.

Here's my '69 Lightning. Unfortunately equipped with a less attractive crank case breather at the moment.

hi,Petersen, nice bike, What happen to the engine. Sorry for the mishap. Bsa friend Roy

Petersen: Are you testing a "total loss" oiling system?

Yeowch!

Great looking bike, Petersen, but I think you fitted that extra side stand wrong .
What happened ?

Peter

What happened? Well, I don't know really. I was out cruisin' with the lady as pillion. Speed was around 90 km/h when I suddenly saw the red oil pressure lamp coming on. Instinctivly I pulled the clutch just before the engine locked up. Then there was... silence. Just the wind and friction sound from the tarmac. We pulled up at the roadside and I tried to kick the engine over but it was stucked rock solid.

Back home I noticed the hole in the crank case and just rolled the bike to the most remote corner of the garage, determined I didn't wan't to see it again. Well, a couple of weeks later I've pulled the head off and I'm just about to pull the cylinder. Maybe it's the main bearing? Due to an oil pump going on strike? I don't know yet, but time will tell when I get down to the engine bottom end. I've started to look for a new crank case or maybe another engine. I don't think it will be too difficult to source one since A65's are quite common here in Sweden.

It's a pitty it happened at te start of the season, Petterson. I ride an A65T so I'm curious about what caused this.
Please let us know when you found out.

Yes, I will as soon as I have gained enough strenght to see what horrors that lurks inside that engine. Fortunately I still have my trusty Commando, so the season isn't totally spoiled.

Hello there,
You've probably seen pictures of my bike posted here before, and I've posted a few stupid questions regarding getting it back on the road...but its there now and running well!

Cheers for a great website and to all those that make it happen,
Tombeau

tombeau-

NICE.

VERY nice.

1963 Rocket Gold Star Scrambler

1961 goldstar sct with optional 2 gal alloy tank

1963 DBD 34GS in clubman trim

This B50SS was mine, but I sold it a long time ago. Stupid, stupid, stupid. I should post the S/N and see if anybody knows its whereabouts today...

Latest incarnation of mine.....'66 BSA StreetFighter

man these photos just make me wet. i am sooooo jealous.

Redman, I've got to say it...

After all the mods and hand forming, boring and adaptations, retrofitting, polishing and period "correct" additions your bike is nothing short of superb. Really a fine piece of work!

Don in Nipomo :bigt:

I have to agree.
It looks superb. If you had told me what you were going to do I would have had my doubts. But that really does look fantastic. The parts look like they're meant to be there.
My idea of what "modern classic" should mean!
Cheers,
Tombeau

Awww shucks guys.....I'm gettin' all warm and fuzzy inside. Thanks for the kudos.....have to get the chainguard back on there but Buster is pretty well done. Until I find another bag of money that is....then it's 750cc, port the head, 90 crank..rear disc...SMACK!..SMACK! Phew...thanks, I needed that. Now where'd I put those damn meds? :bigt:

Redman.........what type of 'silencers' are those??

Those are original Dunstall Decibels.....good luck finding a pair. I lucked out big time about a year ago.

The bikes on this thread are amazing!

I just finished this '67 Hornet East Coast model. I put it back to original factory specs. It sits next to the '70 Victor on page 3 of this thread.

Wow thats beautiful! Do you have a pic of the other side?

heres my latest addition, 1972 BSA A65T. needs extensive cosmo work, but mechanically sound, runs great. i have big plans for it but for now im just gonna ride it. imageshack

Gary,

What a beautifull bike :bigt: .

I just love the Hornet with that tank and high pipes. Wished I had one even though I'm supposed to be a Triumph guy :rolleyes: .

Really envious.

Rick, Here it is going the other way. I am now giving the '67 Hornet West Coast model the same treatment.

these are my favorite 3 bikes (all being BSA of course) 66 Victor, 68 spitfire cafe, and the one I'm alway's on my 1966 BSA royal star

Hank

Wow, these latest few pix are some awesome bikes.

Kev. check here

Hi Gary:

Are the sidecovers on the Hornet the same as the Lightning? They look the same to me, but not sure. I'm needing a set for a '67 A65L. Did you have to find those, or were they on the bike already?

-T. of C.

My first BSA and I really like it. 67 Thunderbolt--Appears to be all original. I've had it a few weeks and got it up and running. I plan to keep it just how it is and putt around.

Terrance,

The side covers were an extra set I had. The pair that were on the Hornet when I got it were the original gel coat color that matched my '68 Firebird Scrambler (rider), so I put them on the Firebird. The extra set I ended up using on the Hornet had 6 different color layers of paint that I stripped off to get to the original gel coat finish.

The parts manual for '67 lists different part numbers for the Lightning than for the Hornet and Spitfire (same part numbers). But I believe it is all for the differnce in the colors for the various models. The covers themselves are all the same shape and fitment for '67.

Chief, that's a nice looking bike. It's good to see that someone else has a fairly substantial primary side leak as well...

Thanks JD. It has a few leaks, but I'll keep it around. I'll probably block off the chain oiler and lube it myself.

That is about the amount of oil that a well adjusted chain oiler will leave on the ground and that is by no means a substantial amount of oil

I only see one photo on page 7. Am I missing a program ?

Bob there 7 or 8 pictures on page seven??.Bill

Yup....even with my glasses on...only one. I must be missing a program but who knows what one !!

85 degrees in Portland today and my bike is in pieces....

I count nine photos and one red x

I count 10. Do I win something?

If all the pictures load, then 10 is the total. JD is the big winner. He gets a BSA that doesn't leak oil.

Gary:

Thanks for info. I'm still looking for a decent set - but thought the T-bolt ones were different, to accomodate the single carb.

-T of C

Also, regarding ChiefEagle's bike... did the '67s have the tank-top decal?

-T of C

Terrance,

Not the subject of this thread as I want to see more BSA pictures. So I will keep it brief.

You are correct. The single carb. model side covers (Royal, Thunderbolt) have a different shape at the front to accomodate the single carbs. The parts manual ('67) even shows different part numbers for east and west coast USA models.

yup

Hi everyone

This is my '66 H ornet

Nice bikes Hank! Love the Spitfire.

Thank's Gumby, I had to build A bike to put those fine Italian Michelin's on :p
Hank

ljm,

Nice looking Hornet. It oughta climb a tree with that rear sprocket. Is the front tire a 4.00 on a WM-3 rim?

What kind of Michelin are you using (on th e Spitfire?)? I will probably put on the Macadams 3.25H19 and 4.00H18 on my 71 T-bolt.

TTFN,

Goldstarfreddie, Having been to your shop and seeing these bikes (one on this page and two at the end of pg 6)in pieces I must say the finished products are overwhelming. Keep at it!!! Ken

Hi all, Here's my 1967/70 Thunderbolt/Lightning, Cheers

welcome fellow ozzie....a FINE looking motorcycle you have there sir...

Gary E

Thanks. Yes it is a 4.00 on a WM-3 rim. Its NOS. Skeet said the same thing about the sprocket!! Have a 47 tooth ...just havent got around to changing it. Have a set of TT pipes for it but used the high pipes to set the carbs. Your Hornet is true head turner!!
ljm

My '66 victor

Nice bike kt. Those early Victor's have that basic bare bones motorcycle look.....plus they are fun to ride.

Finally got sme shots of my Spit:






Check out my other stuff HERE

this is my '57 A7...

i can't help but notice how different it is than the others on this thread. is it unusual to have a beezer and not restore it to original specs?

[img]http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa290/hippieonastick/[/img]

There is no law that every bike must look catalogue correct.
Very few of them would have been that way back in 1957 so why should they look that way in 2007?

hippies bike.....

Here's the 72 T-Bolt-

I know it's supposed to be Etruscan Bronze-but i like this paint scheme much better-besides, I had the basecoat/clearcoat laying around extra from an El Camino I painted a while back.

Second "shake down run" to town. made it in, no drama, nothing fell off! Yippee!

Mike
Kansas, America

Nice bike, where in KS are you elder?

Hey, Everybody:

In case any of you on this board didn't notice, Fisherman is selling that GORGEOUS BSA creation of his...
It's on the Buy & Sell Board.

-T of C

humm--third try here-------

Thanks Gee-
I live right in the center of KS, literally. Very rural- 6 miles from the tiny town of Albert.

You've got some fine iron yourself there. Comforting to know that I'm not the only one so ate up with this!

Mike
Kansas, America

BrianfromOz...

thanks for your help with my pic.

...no worries...welcome to the board! :bigt:

Nice T-bolt Mike. I like the paint!!! The rest of the bike is clean also. What tires do you have one it?

I will try to post my project

http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d200/hermansspares/?action=view&current=IMG_0426.jpg

Thanks Gumby-
I had an Etruscan Bronze BSA years ago and I never was in love with the color, and when you have left-over paint on the rack, well.....
The tires are Cheng Shin Hi Max, I think they're some Continental knock-offs. http://www.tiresunlimited.com/ALL%20TIRES/Cheng%20Shin/cheng_hi_max_sport.htm
For a short-trip rider they work well, my local guy can get them easily and I already had a rear in the chicken house that was new. Bought the front to match.
Good to see someone from Down Home-- I was raised in Columbus!

Mike
Kansas, America

Elder Rocker:

I do not see a head stay on your bike; neither in front, not on the rocker cover as I would expect on an 'oil in frame' T-bolt.
I learned from this forum it is supposed to decrease vibrations. Do you not miss it?

Hi Ger-
Sharp eye. I have to tell you that I've looked at photos of your gorgeous bike many times as I was getting this one together. A big help. As far as the head steady, it was AWOL on this bike as I received it, so I made one out of flat steel, bent on the ends to fit the angle from the rocker cover to the rear u-shaped frame mount. Seems to be doing the job and holding up fine.
Thanks
Mike
Kansas, America

Here's another slightly different view-you can only just make out the head steady.



I also used mid-60's non-crossover pipes with repro Dunstalls (nice growl!), added a spin-on oil filter behind the oil bearing frame tube and a Tympanium for simplicity. Nothing that isn't easily reversable to original as the #'s do match.

Mike
Kansas, America

Hello Rocker. I believe you when you say it's there. Lovely bike you have. :bigt:
I rode mine to a friend in Friesland (north of our country) this weekend. From my place a 230 km ride (145 miles). I had here up to 170 kph (5500 rpm) (106 mph) for a short while, and nothing went wrong. On the way back, Sunday afternoon I thought I'd treat her kindly so at a lazy 100 kph (60 mph) she decided to loose the back rocker cover bolt and sprayed about 1/3 gallon of oil over my trousers.
There is allways some surprise with these old beasts. Or it's her way of telling she wants to be driven harder...
Enjoy.

Hello all,
This is my 1968 A-65 Lightning in a 1969 hard tailed Lightning frame. It was a total basketcase. Some Friends from work who build Triumphs bought a BARN FULL of old British Motorcycle bits. Mostly Triumph (maybe 10/12 bikes worth), and enough BSA parts for a few Beezers. I went to there shop after it was all delivered and picked out a frame and the saddest little Lightning lower end I could find. They helped me find some cylinders and a head and then threw in a couple of wheels and I was on my way.




A BIG thanks to everyone here, this is a great site. This is my first bike I could not have finished it without this forum.
Casey

1968 B44 Shooting Star, riding over Chinook Pass (Mt.Rainier) in spring of 2007.

Pictures of member Highway's recent bobber project.
Very nice, incredibly lightweight.

I think I finally figured out how to do this. Well, here goes:

http://www.geocities.com/pzielenski/scan0006.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/pzielenski/scan0007.jpg

Well that's not too bad, except that you have to click on the links instead of the pictures just coming up in-line.

The bike is registered (and engine stamped) as a 1966 A65S. Pistons are 9:1, essentially rendering it a Lightning. The fuel tank is from a '67 Tbolt, and the primary chaincase cover is from a '71. Carbs are 32mm Mikunis, and ignition is Boyer-Bransden ****og. Rear fender and taillight assy. are HD Sportster, and the luggage rack is an HD Sportster accessory for use with a solo seat. I have no idea of the origin of the oil tank, although it looks exactly like the oil tank on the blue bobber in the previous (Gunk's) post!

Marks bike

Finally here are some pics of the Thunderbolt in its new paint!





Time to go ride!

Bill

This is what we want to see. An OIF A65 with a big tank.

However... I have a feeling there's something wrong in the background

Nice job, SG.

Man alive! Nice bikes :bigt:

Mike
Kansas, America

Hey Brian, how did you do that (put the picture in line)?

Hi Mark...i use photobucket.....theres a great tutorial posted by shel here
Photo Posting Tutorial

...and yes,GREAT bikes!

Hoping to see some more great bike pics on this thread. It's got a good selection of bikes so far. How about someone posting a pic of a '67 Wasp?

My '70 441, just brought back to life after 25 years of storage. I drained everything back then, just add gas {almost!}

this was 2 days ago, sunshine and empty roads. paradise!

Sad to say shes now for sale to enable me to finish Velo project.email; [email protected]

That is a shame, I have always liked that bike. Though a Velo would be neat too.

Nice bike Pete C.
I'am restoring on the moment the same type BSA B31.
Maybe i will paint it the collor as yours.

[img] [img]http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/36/36/3/24/33/2521324330037332909yHfiEr_th.jpg[/img] [/IMG] Click on pic and it gets larger....
Here is a bitsa I put together, Been on the 3 state ride and Mid Ohio, handles great and runs just as good. Gotta run 1/2 and 1/2 race fuel and hi test cause I put 10 and 1/2 slugs in it ..Great looking bikes on this thread..

Cheers and great job to all you guys (and Gals)

Mike Carter

My mutant B40:

Hey Cafe Racer Rob!
How about some more pics? I really like the looks of your bike.

The mutant B40 looks like a real stump puller. I'll bet it's a real hoot to ride

My A65 Spitfire MKIV

Sven

Sweet! :bigt:

Yes Sven, that is very cool. Pretty much what I had always envisioned my Spitfire cafe would look like if I ever get one.

Hi Bucket15,no problem will post some new photos later on in the week,just finished full engine rebuild so looking forward to getting back on the road!!

My first BSA, just picked it up today...got a ways to go.
'69 A50

RGSROB's rare 1954 Canadian model Shooting Star with seperate speedo and tach.....
nice job Rob :bigt:

wood

[email protected]! That Shooting Star is stunning

Nice work

many thanks to Brian from oz for posting pics of my shooting star- I am useless at that process.
The favourable comments make all the agony along the restoration journey seem worthwhile. thanks
Rob

To keep this thread alive....picture from 2 weeks ago of my LC & GS together outside of the garage

Rich and Rob, posting dealer photo's from the fifties and sixties of brand new machines fools none of us.

John

They weren't that shiny when new :p

man you guys have some beauties!!! both the restores and the choppers. I like the black scheme, mine's already got nothing but black or chrome from the PO, except the slightest bit of leftover blue on the tank bolt hole, I think when it gets painted, if it gets it, it'll be black.

I finally got a good pic of my 1957 A10 Spitfire Scrambler. I've wiped down nearly all I can reach, and polished anything chrome. she'll probably look much like this even with all the work I still have ahead of me, most of that is internal. I want it working as well as I can get before any cosmetics get funding... except maybe badges.

Here's a pic of my 1969 Lightning. Just about done just some finishing touches on tank badges and decals

I love this link ! Thanks to everyone who is contributing.

Wonder how many magazines I`d have to buy to see all these beatiful bikes.

This forum is really inspiring.
The Lightning has not seen action for several years until this past August.
Last weekend I put on ~600km down and up Vancouver Island.
Loved every twist of the throttle.

Here is my 68 441 Vic. Was a basket case.

Nice bike !!

This is my 1971 OIF Lightning.

This A65 is one of the most beautiful BSA's I have ever seen!! Hmmmmmmm......I have a big tank like that.......
Ken H.

25 BSA's
1940-1972

what type of tank is that on the black '71?? is that the stock seat??

Here is shot of the Victor on top of Jerry mountain over-looking Penticton, BC.
I'm holding onto the WR so it wouldn't blow over.
The fun part about this ride was that the brake cable snapped at the beginning of the ride at the bottom of the hill.
The pic is a few years old.

raf940:
The tank on my 71 Lightning is a 4 gal stock BSA. I have also heard it called a European tank. The seat is stock.

gary......i have those aftermarket side panels on my triumph..but yours seem way shinier....are they fiberglas? did you paint them?/


here's the reason for my curiosity.....about 10 years ago i had a 72 thunderbolt...sold it to a friend he has it in his garage and has not ridden it.....i'm gonna try and get ti tback....yours if gorgeous

raf940:
Both the tank and side covers were painted with PPG omni AE. The side covers are fiberglas. Good luck with getting the 72 back. Mine was a Thunderbolt to start, but now has a Lightning head. Lightning Bolt ???

gary....sorry to bug you again....where did you get the side panels??

raf940:
No idea where the side panels came from. They were on the bike when I bought it. I have seen them advertised from a bike shop in Canada, but I can't remember the name. He sold mostly Triumph parts. Northern Cycle or something like that. Sorry I can't help on that one. No problem answering questions.

raf940:
Did some digging. Northern Eagle Cycle was the place I was trying to remember. Website is still running.

gary.mine are the same type only i call them 'plastic' instead of fiberglas (as in glued up fibers)..i didnt know if paint would stick to them without cracking off if they flex....i've got an old triumph oil tank and side cover from 1967 i'm going to try and adapt as a project
thanks

oh i dug out a couple of photos of the thunderbolt i took around 1985/i was thinner but my wife had BIG hair/ she told me when i sold it..'you'll be sorry"

raf940
My covers have a rough texture on the back side. Paint has been on for a couple of years, no problems so far. My wife said the same thing when I sold my 69 Lightning. Do they know things we don't?

My '66 A65L:

Here's my '66 A65L

ridaugh

small world...i was a newspaper reporter at the kings mt. herald for a few years..is that british shop still open on Hwy 74?? sandy creek or shady creek or something like that

I actually work in Kings Mountain and live in Shelby. Rick Clark's shop is still open... Sandy Run Cycle.

This is my favorite 'might have been' bikes.


Also a couple of pictures of the BSA factory site

'71 A65T Bought as a parts bike, but was too complete to part out. Few years and a few dollars later...

Love those big tank OIF

You know I never thought I liked those OIF bikes, but as the years go by they just look better and better. All y'all's in this long thread look fine!

Here is my bikes !!!
BSA A65 Thunderbolt 71 mod.
Triumph Trophy TR6SS 62 mod.
Triumph Adventurer 96 mod.

Hirya go :p

And how about this :g:

muffy -

Elvis sighting :bigt:

Baby Wade :p

Here's mine, 1958 A10 super Rocket. Currently under reconstruction. Hope to be done by the spring.




Stuart

wade, is that you or your offspring?? either way that's a great picture

which one is which there, you've seen how little I know about my own bike...

and I really like look of the seat on yours stuart, anything special to it? springs hidden? how big is it actually?

what a great thread

No thats me taken about 1960 Orange Texas,River side .The bike was one of Dads lot .Latter that day I would discover light sockets -Wade

I thought it was bad enough that you're hanging off the muffler cold, don't want to get the kids in that habit, eh?! I know I spent a few days playing with soapy water after I grabbed the rototiller muffler at age two.

so which bike is that alloy beauty you've got? a B model, no?

here's a link to my A65L that I rescued from a basement. In another folder are some pics of my old M20....and some other bikes long gone. Hey, I had to buy a house...some things had to go :-(
Hal
http://halkct.myphotoalbum.com/albums.php

cthal: I found your photo album very interesting, as I also have several WW2 Dodges-a WC4 and a WC51. The WC51 was in Swiss service after WW2, and was brought back by Southeast equip. (or something like that),and turned into a runway snowplow truck for years. The Dodge plant pics were great.
I have a couple of restored M20 BSAs also,along with all the correct uniforms and gear. A lot of it is pictured in Hinrick's M20 Yahoo group.
Our interests look quite similar-at one point I was collecting vintage farm tractors,too. I like all sorts of old iron.

Hal...an interesting assortment of machinery there!
The Dodge factory photos were a real insight...
:bigt:

Yes sir we were 59 models.

Hadn't looked at this thread in a bit, just now noticed your '71 Lightning Bolt (Thunderbird? Firebolt?)

That's really nice. Now it makes me want to do one like it, but not as shiny. Cut the footpeg mounts to move the pegs back about 2", shorten and swivel the gearshift and brake by about 1". A little bit narrower bars, angled back just a little more.

Do you happen to have a picture of the near-side so I can see the side-cover treatment on that side?

Looks like a K70 on the front, but from the low profile it looks like a modern tire on the back; how does that handle for you?

What sort of instrument is that, a speedo I'm guessing since the tach drive looks blanked off? Accessory brand or a Smith's in a shiny mount?

Did you have to rejet the Amals to accomodate the aftermarket air filters? Do the pipes have baffles? Looks like it could be a candidate for a siamesed 2 into 1 system!

It doesn't look like you have a crossover or cross-brace on the exhaust headers. Is there a bracket that mounts to the front top engine mount, can't tell from that angle?

I've never seen a tank like that on an OIF. Does anyone know if they're available at swapmeets or UK autojumbles?

Well, you said you didn't mind questions! :bigt:

Lannis

Lannis- The bike handles OK, but I don't drag the pegs anymore. That is the speedo, but it does not work properly (reads slow). It is a unknown brand accessory. I have looked at the one Rask Cycle sells, but have not made up my mind. Since it is a T-bolt bottom end, no tach. There are small baffles in the pipes (no complaints from the neighbors). The bike was a runner when I bought it, so I have not played with the Amals. There are no braces or crossover on the exhaust, yes they do move around. I am planning to install braces at some point. Probably after one blows off on the road. Still happy to answer any questions. Gary [/LIST]

Sort of like this one ??

As far as I know there are two types of this tank. I have the type with a flat top, but I also saw a type with a weld from front to back, like a rim. This rim can be covered with a chromium strip.

I do not think so, but it's confusing. The OIF Triumph tanks I see here all have the rim, but Gary's does not seem to have it. Of the OIF BSA tanks here some have the rim, others (like mine) do not have it.
As the small bolt holes for the Triumph logo are wider apart than those of the BSA-logo, I presume that when these holes are correct, the tank is correct for the specific bike, whether it has a rim or not.
The Triumph has the taps more forward than the BSA, so I would say my tank, without the rim is definately a BSA-tank.
You are correct about the week spot in the tunnel. Mine is also welded there, and the weld is covered with epoxy resin. These tanks need the brace between left and right, in the front bottom.
FWIW

Hi everybody.
Beautiful bikes!
I just finished my first "sludge trap out" restoration on a basket case that I have lugged around for twenty years.
Not perfect or correct but I am proud of my first effort.Started on 3rd. kick.

mikejetty....not perfect ot correct??? it looks darn good to me..nice work

hey Mike do you know the name of that color tia aprophet aka david

Hi, Mike , Great job on a beautiful bike. You can be proud of your self ,for it show how the love of bsa a its finest. Mike, I finally got my loghts working on my 1970 bsa A65 Lightning. Also I think I got the rings to seat. Bike runs great,sounds better, oil pressure 60 Plus lbs. cold/ 45 lbs, hot; 32lbs at 1200 rpms. I still remember you /and one day will make another visit at your home town. Hope you the best on ridding your bikes. Take care/God Bless Roy Vincent, Jr. 337 2296884

Hey Ger,

Do you have part numbers for the chrome strips on the BSA large tanks for the OIF models? They don't seem to be available here in the US.

Thanks,

Bill

Thanks for the good words guys.

Raf940-Original seat cover was grey and with a pattern.(could not find right material)
The decals are correct for the 69 year, but I could not find a single example of the US model that had them.(UK-yes)I put them on anyway.I like them.

Bantam menace-Original color was Bushfire Orange(US) with the gold stripe and blk. pins.I would like to take credit for the cool hip and mod late 60's look ,but I can't.High pipes were spec for 69 Starfire US.

Aprophet-The closest I came to the Bushfire orange was House of Kolor-tangerine pearl pbc32 and H of K-Zenith gold bc 12

RJ-hope to see you one day soon.

Except for paint and some chrome,I did everything for the first time.Laced and trued the wheels!Not exactly easy but not that hard either.

All of you with real experience here,I owe you a debt of gratitude.And a beer.

One last thing,if you are doing this sort of project right now,CLEAN the sludge trap.Amazing the rot and corruption that was in there.

Mike

Mike Jetty-
Real nice the way it turned out. The color really pops. Never worry if other people like it or not. Last year I entered my 71 Lightning (see above) in a charity show. Some guy came up and looked at the bike and said "That not the correct tank, the mufflers are not the right ones and on and on" I asked him where his bike was and he pointed to it. It was a bike alright, a Schwinn bicycle ! I just walked away laughing.

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heres my 1961 DBD34 Goldstar Clubman after finishing a2 year compl;ete restoration. The bike started its life as a road racers for several years on the Isle o Man before going to Austrialia to be raced there until the early 80s where it came to southern California to race again it blow its engine and sat from 88 until I aquired it in 2004. I used all NOS parts including the tires and seat cover and she runs and sounds as good as she looks! Yes I know it has SS spokes! Now working on a 1960 A10 Spitfire Scrambler will post a pic or two when shes completed Alan R santa Barbara CA

Gumby, about the chrome parts, sorry but I don't. I had them once, posted here by someone... But as my tank is flat (no seam) I didn't bother. If I might find the numbers again I will email them to you. They are three pieces. Maybe you should open a new topic to ask this question Now its snowed under the picture posts.

Hi All

Here are some shots of my 1969 T-bolt. Not original, and I apologize in advance to offended purists. However, I like her, and she has an amazingly light clutch, and gets out of her own way very nicely. Lots of second looks on the road too (though lately it may be because it is so cold, and the lookers wonder what kind of idiot would be out riding . . .)

Lliam

Buggane,
Nice bike, looks like it will do the job just fine.

BTW: What belt drive do you have in there. Been thinking on trying one someday, just to see how they work.

My 66 B44E plus neighbors 57 chevy nomad

Thanks Breeze. It's a Bob Newby set up, the 30mm belt kit. It's the proverbial "like butter." :bigt:

Lliam

Hi,
I'am new in forum and also just arrived in my shed is my "new" old Lady the

1948 BSA A7 in the "rigid longstroke" version

Greetings Rudolf

Hi Rudolf
Nice bike! I have a 1949 Star Twin. See page 1 of this post. Jeff

I got it straight from Joe Hunt. I believe it was about $700 including shipping, but I might be suppressing a nastier memory.

Lliam

Very nice Rudolf..congrats!

Servus, Rudolf. That is one sweet machine. Love the early twins and that is one fantastic example.

really beauty motor you all have...hope can see like that in here... :bigt: :bigt: :bigt:




Thx to morgan to approved my registration...

Wow! Someone posted a giant sized pic on page 10 of this thread, so now we have to roll the screen left and right to see the pics and narrative. I'll be glad when page 10 is filled up and page 11 starts. I won't go back to page 10 again.

I was really enjoying this thread.
Then Page 10 happened.

I'll wait till page 11 to post a pic of my Victor.

We just need to post some meaningless posts to roll it over. And hope people size pictures correctly before posting

I will look forward to your Victor picture

"and I really like look of the seat on yours stuart, anything special to it? springs hidden? how big is it actually?'

Nothing really special, the original owner was in the custom car interior biz, he told me he made it on the original pan as well as a matching pilon pad.
I've never seen another one like it, paint scheme(it is the original paint) or single seat set up. It's numbers come up as a 58 A10 Super Rocket, but any additional info would be much appreciated.
Let me know guys!
Thanks,
Stuart

I guess y'all are talkin about that big shot of the A7? Its such a beautiful bike the big pic doesn't bother me hardly at all.

Here is my friend Dan's 67. Last year I rehabbed the ET- new coils. Now I just had to seal the tank. It has funky handlebars and Triumph footpeg rubber. Nobody knows why it has concentrics. Otherwise, still has English air in the original tires.

Leon,

Nice shot of the Hornet. I have a weakness for the Hornet line.

I need to acquire (probably have to make it) the special tach cable clamp on the exhaust pipe. The parts manual doesn't show it. Could you send me some close-up pics of it to my e-mail address?

Gary: I should have a chance tomorrow.

30?

31, thought it was 11 that was required

just doing my part to see more bikes!!

33

Surely you blokes have some pics in you photobucket to share of your BSAs. Even close ups serve to help with technical questions on other threads.
For example, break switch instalation etc.........
Not sure why we have to get off the 10th page, but I just locked myself out of my photobucket account. Anyone remember my password?

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Ok, So I've gathered endless inspiration from this thread. Beautiful machines that resemble my dream machines that continue to lay in pieces in my garage.

I am now locked out of my photobucket account. I had endless SMALL images to contribute from there, opportunties for future technical references for Britbikes looking for guidance.
No one assisted with any suggestion of my photobucket password. That was so 2007 anyway....
I'll set up a new one.

To fill space, I will share with you my new year so far. For the first time in ages, I got sick news day from something other than too much beer. House was full of wife's family so all I did was sleep. Got a nice bath robe.

My daughter got a brand new Godin electric guitar (yes, daddy gets to play). Beautiful feel to it. Son got the Wii Guitar Hero III. Brushing up on my technical guitar coordination with it. They were sold out in Toronto and a neighbour who attends NYU got one for me in New York. A small coup for Mom and Dad. Its kind of addicting.

My God, is this enough yet.

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We need a politician to contribute. That would fill up page 10 with just one political pitch.

We need a politician to contribute. That would fill up page 10 with just one political pitch.

I know, I know, I said it twice. It's for those that have hearing aids and don't have them in. What?!

This year I qualified for free hearing aids from the Veterans Administration. Hearing hasn't gotten much worse, but they now have an in-house audiologist instead of some subcontractor.

Here is my shop sound system. 1400 watts, what I can't hear I can feel

My 69 Rocket 3
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and my A65 Lightning

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Cheers
Rick

Rick,

Nice OIF Lightning! I really like the large tank paint job. Cool bike!

TTFN,

1970 A50 Almost ready for full road rego .It now has 1971 blinkers fitted.

My BSA A& 500 1951/53 frame/motor, or the otherway round, not sure...

To be restored, probably after I finish my Falcon XA, or when I'm bored late one night if I don't require sleep ( 2 little children makes it hard to play with my toys )

My new bike, don't even have it home yet,
67 Lightning
Should fix up really nice

FALCON XA!
I am SOOOO jealous!
Oh, nice A7, as well.
J.

Good that you posted a pic of it here. Maybe someone will recognize it somewhere.

Also glad to see page 10 behind us.

I thought I would post a pic of my '44 M20. I have another one in Desert sand color, with the Vokes filter on it, but I don't have a good photo of it.

My latest addition a 1968 BSA Lightning. Yes with I believe 1970 Side covers only because the previous owner painted the original covers black. I'm working on restoring those covers this summer. Other than that I believe the bike is original, to include plug caps, points, etc. Even had the original tires which I had replaced my my sake! This has a much different ride from my 1968 Triumph TR6C. Probably because of the gearing difference and way the handle bars are set-up, and the narrow seat. Still a nice bike. See you at Mid-Ohio 2008!
Trump

Ok, so who deleted posts to get us back to page 10?

Trump

Nice Lightning. I am a little prejudice, but the 68's are sweet bikes :bigt:

I think it was Rich himself. He wanted to enter post no 500 in this tread.

I can't moderate on this board. Carter is the one who wields power in this universe. And of course Morgan

I think it was the terrorists...

Maybe someone's picture links expired to their 8 Mpixel photos, shortening the whole thread.

Just in case, though, we should give Mike C. a hearty flogging!

Great thread. Over a year old now!
I haven't been to this site in a while but will try and make amends.

Here's my 1959 Catalina Goldstar, originally ridden by my dad and run and maintained by myself the last 15 years or so.

Regards, Doug

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I have this original competition brochure in my possesion. Will have to get Jeff Smith to sign some day at an AHRMA event I guess!

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Here's a pic of my Beeza before I took it all apart.

Sharp-eyed observers will notice that this is an Ariel not a BSA. However the former was part of the BSA group and shared many components, including the A10 engine in the case of the 650 models. The last year of Ariel fourstroke production (58) saw the high perf Road Rocket spec Cyclone model produced for North America... as notably owned by Buddy Holly.

My dad put this one together a couple years ago and it actually has the Rocket's alloy head as well...while all the Ariel timing, rocker box covers, etc still fit!

It goes good! Rave on.

Doug

Trump, the Trump also has a steeper steering angle.

'Stay Safe'..... this bike is a non-runner, - last we heard.

Any news or updates Dave ?

hey kevin in NZ is that a piper tomahawk you have for a 'logo?'

Yes, well spotted. My MKIII Spitfire avatar disappeared when the website hosting it changed.

Are those birds Pollywagons, or Tomohawks, or what the heck?

i made my first solo in a tomahawk...we called them traumadogs ..a wicked stall break...but sort of like riding a bike in the sky

i made my first solo in a tomahawk...we called them traumadogs ..a wicked stall break...but sort of like riding a bike in the sky

I own and fly the blue one. The other two are privately owned now but I maintain all three.
All have done over 10,000 hrs each and mostly all done with an aero club at Invercargill, 300 miles away. Took mine up to the A1GP racing at Taupo a few weeks ago, 6 1/2 hrs for the trip but a quick and easy way to cross Cook Strait. The water separating North and South Islands. I'm afraid the trip would be a bit of a mission on a bike, hopefully some of the guys here might get a chance to try it in a couple of years.

I'm starving. We need some more pics.

Ok , Now for something a little different

Do I detect a GA10 chassis or?

Well at long last my 1968 A50 Royal Star has been dragged out into the sunlight and onto the road. Bought as a rolling wreck in late 2006.
I wonder what fun we'll have together?





More about the rebuild later, I'm just going to enjoy riding it for the present... :bigt:

Okay peeps,
This is the current status of my BSA B31.
I hope finnish te rebuilt before april 31st.
But i encounter several problems.
On are stearinghead bearings i bought tapperd bearing because the are better. But with this cowl plunger model thas a poblem because the bearings are a few mill thicker (3-4 mm each) and that meens the shrouds of the front springs are to short and the bolt holes of the won't align.
So i orderd new orginal ball bearings.
There are lot of other litle problems to over come.

Regards
Dick


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April 31st does not exist, Dick. But when you are finished, be it april 30st or march 1st, can I come and have a look?

Karl B.
thanks for the photos..i am going to do my A65 project all black but with gold pinstripe ala' norton on the tank, sidecovers and fenders and was wondering how it might look....is that a 7" TLS shoe brake?? what size rim??

Oke ger, no problem.

Those 31's are messing with my head.
Of course it is the 30th queensday.

Dick

Raf940, that's a 19" rim with a 90/90H19 Roadrunner on it, I guess the lower profile makes the gap look bigger. The Roadrunners sure suit the bike, lovely straight line stability and cornering. It's an 4.00H18" on the back and it just fits in. The brake, as far as I know, is a stock 8" 68 BSA (Triumph) item, it measures just over 8" anyway... :bigt:

Here are a couple of photos of my 68 Spitfire. Without the help of many people on this site I
never could have completed the restoration.
n

My 1972 BSA B50 SS. Have all the parts, just trying to get a piston and rings. Dunno what I'll do for paint yet. Just want to put it back together, get it running by this summer, then worry about paint later. It was originally my fathers uncle's bike, then my fathers. Now its mine!

Every so often I go back and enjoy the pics on this thread. Not much new lately.

B33. 50 in a 52 frame ( I think )

Most of this was done by the previous owner , but who knows and yes , it had HUGE clutch issues.

I love it .

Anyone in OZ that knows of a small Tilbrook with BSA fittings for sale please contact me .
Thanks ,
John.



And again
It will end up black with silver highlights sooner than later ,2008 . Yeah !

My 56 A10, on the road now since 4 weeks.

Spent all winter rebuilding. Still trying to get a spark out of it, though.


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Sorry 'bout that. Here she is:

Here's me on my little guy last fall. I took him out yesterday. it was 55 degrees. a lot of these bikes are unbelieveable, but i wish all of them were being ridden. my apologies, but some of these bikes just look too clean.

i have a few questions for anyone out there willing to lend some advice. i am thinking of putting clubman style bars on it. i know it will be less comfortable. while i am doing that, are there any ways to clean up that mess of wiring. it truly is a mess.

also, my speedo cable keeps snapping at the wheel hub. any lubrication suggestions?

Liam, please tell how you made the clear primary see-through window! pleeeeze. I have been planning to cut one here as well.
Steve

Lovely machines, guys. Keep 'em coming :bigt:

@69RoyalStar, when fitting lower bars or clip-on bars or whatever, you should move the footrests backwards as well.
When I removed the high bars from my American spec Bonneville years ago and fitted clip-ons ( just below the top yoke and almost level ), I also moved the footrests to the rear and slightly higher, what resulted in a much more comfortable riding position on long journeys. Not to mention the added cornering fun ...

Peter

At last my 1954 B31 plunger is finished after 1.5 years of restoring. With good result if i may say. Need some adjusing of carb. and finding the right oil level for the primary bcause it's spilling now so it must be to high i think.
Any way i'am happy with the out come and adjusting of these bikes is always required i think. My homepage

peter,

i was planning on using the rear (passenger) set of footrests. wouldn't that work? or should i suck it up and buy and install rearsets?

No, the rear footrests are too far backwards.
I placed mine just behind the Bonneville' s gearbox and modified the engine plates to do so. As it was a later model with the hydraulic braking system, I also moved the master cylinder on top of the gearbox to get it out of the dirt.
Parts from some cars ( including a clutch pedal from a citroën 2cv ) and a bit of welding did the trick.
Gear lever was simply reversed.

Good luck,
Peter

I hope this works....!

Just bringing this thread forward, so it doesn't get included in the upcoming thread pruning. I enjoy viewing all the great pics in it.

I cleaned up my 66 a little:

Here is my winter project which has a couple hundred miles on it now. Kinda ugly, but I sure like riding it. Hornet crankcases off ebay, 68 guts renewed from the sludge tube out, new .020 over Taiwan pistons, a Thunderbolt head with 928. Honda front brake stops pretty good. My first modern tires and my first bright headlight.

As it is not here, I thought I should add my Road Rocket mongrel....