A few pics of the BSA to share.

[FastDoc]

I just spent 20 minutes typing and posting and hit the wrong button and lost everything so this is abbreviated in my frustration.

I wanted to share ssome of the interesting quirks about an antique British Bike with you all.

I rode the BSA to work today and in freezing weather it started first kick. Also first kick to come home. With a Honda or even a CB that's not news but on a 44 year old British Bike that's a Big Deal.





Pretty girl.



Manual decompression release.

The bike with its large high compression single would be impossible to kick without this.



The recently fitted electronic ignition that is largely responsible for the first kick starts.



Regulator intellegently mounted out in the cooling airstream.



Left sided rear brake.



Inconvienently mounted ignition switch.



Mechanical brake light switch only fitted to the rear brake.



Rear brake mounted inside the sprocket.



The bike is named Victor Special because of back to back victories in the World Offroad Racing Championships in 64 and 65.



Grease zerks for brake cams. Add a drop too much grease and the brakes are ruined. Great idea. I took them apart and carefully greased them by hand.



Factory fitted warning decal on crooked for the past 44 years.



Compression lever. The switches for the headlight on/off and the highbeam 'dipper' are on the headlight bucket itself as is the indicator light.



Adjustable friction device on the throttle. I don't use this.



Silentblock bushings. Sealed in rubber and can't be serviced, only replaced with great effort and expense.



Speedo drive off the rear wheel.



Dry sump oil tank.



Right sided shifter lever. One down three up. The bike has a WONDERFUL transmission. Smooth and percise and with good ratio choices.

[FastDoc]

Amal carb. Prone to failure in numerous and expensive ways. This one is new and works well. No choke, You start it with a tickler to hold the float down and deliberatly flood it.



The headpipe is held in with no bolts or gasket.



The odd fuel valve. Two levers. One is on'off for the reserve tank, the other for the main. It works well.



Pretty girl.

[Weldangrind]

Thanks for the tour; I wasn't familiar with all the oddities (to me, anyway). The subtext in your decompression photo was the rounded Wentworth fastener.

[FastDoc]

Most of the nuts and bolts on this bike are damaged due to the fact no one has a $#@%ing wrench to fit them!

[Jim]

Thanks for sharing

You rode it to work in freezing weather? Not worried about ice? What about salt or the de-icing chemical on the road, getting all over the bike?

[FastDoc]

I was a little worried. It was not a smart ride. I prayed for my safety.

We don't use salt on the roads here. 30 year old beat up cars and trucks even are rust free.

I rode the BSA again today. Mid 30's but no fog. It was the last ride of the season. I winterized it and it's snug and dry in the barn with the other collector vehicles, the GS750 and Little Sweetie.

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by FastDoc

I was a little worried. It was not a smart ride. I prayed for my safety.

We don't use salt on the roads here. 30 year old beat up cars and trucks even are rust free.

I rode the BSA again today. Mid 30's but no fog. It was the last ride of the season. I winterized it and it's snug and dry in the barn with the other collector vehicles, the GS750 and Little Sweetie.

Thanks for the nice photo tour! The BSA is a beautiful bike, indeed. We don't use road salt in Idaho, either. I frequently see 30-year-old trucks without a spot of rust on them. All the cars rust in Pennsylvania, no matter how well you care for them. The road salt is absolute murder on automotive steel. :( I'm very glad we don't use it here.

Spud