New Addition for the more mature on here

[Steve and Denise]

only just picked this up today not even heard it run yet but it has stood for some time so I will need to clean the tank out and give an oil change before I try to start it DBD34 with RRT2 presently fitted with a concentric carb but I do have the tt one.

 

[The Dotties]

That looks really nice. Year?

 

[Steve and Denise]

According to the log book and frame number it is a 1962

 

[tonka]

Looks a beauty.....
Way before my time though

Enjoy...

 

[chaser]

Any one on here or know anyone that knows about bsa bantams , I have a 1967 one in the shed , had it a while now , frame and everything fine but we took the engine to bits because it was smoking and we just lost interest in putting it back together but would like to get it going.

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[2657]

View attachment 192596 View attachment 192598 only just picked this up today not even heard it run yet but it has stood for some time so I will need to clean the tank out and give an oil change before I try to start it DBD34 with RRT2 presently fitted with a concentric carb but I do have the tt one.

That's a beauty......classic cafe racer!.....and more

I once had a B31

 

[Steve and Denise]

Any one on here or know anyone that knows about bsa bantams , I have a 1967 one in the shed , had it a while now , frame and everything fine but we took the engine to bits because it was smoking and we just lost interest in putting it back together but would like to get it going.

Bantams are suppose to smoke that's when you know they are running.

One of my first bikes was a bantam 175 D7, but a 67 could be a D10 10a or even a 14/4 the easy way to tell from memory D7 points on the left center of the fly wheel magneto if it is a 10 or 14 points are on the clutch side as I say this is from 50 years ago

 

[pappajohn]

Any one on here or know anyone that knows about bsa bantams , I have a 1967 one in the shed , had it a while now , frame and everything fine but we took the engine to bits because it was smoking and we just lost interest in putting it back together but would like to get it going.

.....Bantams tend to smoke, after all its the nature of a 2 stroke engine.

 

[tacr2man]

Any one on here or know anyone that knows about bsa bantams , I have a 1967 one in the shed , had it a while now , frame and everything fine but we took the engine to bits because it was smoking and we just lost interest in putting it back together but would like to get it going.

Probably a D7 3 speed power unit can be had for about £350 -£500 in good running order. have a look on ebay .

 

[TheTwoOfUs]

Stick with the concentric carb, the GP one was a pig to start it with.

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[Steve and Denise]

Stick with the concentric carb, the GP one was a pig to start it with.

Yes I had heard a few folk say similar

 

[DLT]

You will have to fit a dog basket to the front now
for when DENISE takes it for a spin

 

[tonyidle]

Yes I had heard a few folk say similar

Not my experience. Both are also very capable of allowing pebbles into the engine too. (Don't ask me how l know).

 

[Stealaway]

You bugger - the ultimate cafe racer. Life long dream was it?
It won't have been cheap but I doubt if you'll lose any money on it - Congratulations

 

[chaser]

.....Bantams tend to smoke, after all its the nature of a 2 stroke engine.

Yeah I know , had one back in the day but this one just filled the shed with smoke and wasn't running right.

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[mustaphapint]

Yeah I know , had one back in the day but this one just filled the shed with smoke and wasn't running right.

Worn crankshaft seals allowing the oil from the primary drive to be sucked in?

 

[mustaphapint]

Love the Goldie by the way. A true icon from the 50s and early 60s.

 

[chaser]

Worn crankshaft seals allowing the oil from the primary drive to be sucked in?

That mate is exactly what we thought, got all the new seals and gaskets and every renewable bits and they are all lying in a cardboard box.

 

[f6c]

You Lucky Lucky Man

 

[mustaphapint]

That mate is exactly what we thought, got all the new seals and gaskets and every renewable bits and they are all lying in a cardboard box.

They are very simple to strip and rebuild. Hardest job will be undoing the cross head screws which hold the crank cases together. You will need a well fitting screwdriver bit and probably an impact wrench.

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[chaser]

They are very simple to strip and rebuild. Hardest job will be undoing the cross head screws which hold the crank cases together. You will need a well fitting screwdriver bit and probably an impact wrench.

Done that just wants putting back together

 

[olley]

Lovely bike, around 66 i broke down on my old bike and a guy came out of his house to help, i pushed it up his drive and there was a Gold star, fixed the bike and had a drool over his bike.

 

[Two on Tour]

Lovely bit of kit, was the dream machine of my youth.

Not quite in the same league, but here's me aged 16 on my C15, I just love the freedom it gave me as a teenager.

 

[Neckender]

My first bike in 1966 was a 1949 BSA C11 I paid £3-10 shillings for it.
My later Beezers we’re, A7 Shooting Star 500 cc, a A10 Super Rocket 650 cc and about 16 years ago I bought a a BSA B25 250cc.
I also had many more bikes but gave it all up 6 years ago.

Anyway fantastic looking Gold Star @SteveandDenise.

John.

 

[mustaphapint]

Me on my Bantam in 1971, Sorry this thread seems to have been hijacked but it wasn't me who started it

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[John Stanton]

Beautiful bike ... I'm jealous ... far better than money in any savings account ...

 

[tonyidle]

Worn crankshaft seals allowing the oil from the primary drive to be sucked in?

If there was enough oil in the primary drive case to reach the crank seals I doubt the clutch would work. The first sign of failed crank seals on an old 2T is difficulty starting when hot.

 

[mustaphapint]

If there was enough oil in the primary drive case to reach the crank seals I doubt the clutch would work. The first sign of failed crank seals on an old 2T is difficulty starting when hot.

We'll have to agree to disagree, although I do agree starting suffers as well. The vacuum caused when the piston rises causes the oil mist to be sucked in through worn seals.

 

[cliffanger]

Cliff's well impressed! A 500 Gold Star. Lucky you - my thoughts were - that's had a lot of Salvo Autosol on it .... I hope Denise is going to keep it looking very shiny ... xx

 

[Steve and Denise]

Beautiful bike ... I'm jealous ... far better than money in any savings account ...

Yes it gives more pleasure than looking at a bank book, knowing the only ones doing any good is the bank!

Cliff's well impressed! A 500 Gold Star. Lucky you - my thoughts were - that's had a lot of Salvo Autosol on it .... I hope Denise is going to keep it looking very shiny ... xx

No I have agreed not to touch her hoover or washer as long as she does not touch my bike

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