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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Southeastern Washington desert
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A few pics of the BSA to share.
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.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Southeastern Washington desert
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![]() 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. ![]()
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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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.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Southeastern Washington desert
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Most of the nuts and bolts on this bike are damaged due to the fact no one has a $#@%ing wrench to fit them!
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
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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?
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Southeastern Washington desert
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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.
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Idaho
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