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British Bikes / Re: Prospective BSA A65 twin purchaser
« on: July 17, 2005, 04:57:58 PM »
I would expect the bike would have originally looked more like this:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.glosboy.co.uk/assets/mybook/bsa65001.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.glosboy.co.uk/transport.htm&h=284&w=425&sz=16&tbnid=g5oGxx6iFHkJ:&tbnh=81&tbnw=122&hl=en&start=5&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBSA%2BA65%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3De
>BSA A65 Star

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the carbs are Amals, with ticklers,
If it is a '62 model then there should only be one carb.
So possibly either the cylinder head has been changed or maybe the engine isn't original either?

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British Bikes / Re: Prospective BSA A65 twin purchaser
« on: July 17, 2005, 03:30:13 PM »
Chris,
If you decide to return the bike to a more standard form then it looks as if you are going to need practically everything except a frame and engine etc. judging by the photo, even the seat and tank look as if they are from a later model, so will cost quite a bit to do unless you can find a lot of used parts.
If you are happy to use the bike as it is then possibly that would be the best option? You could always change the wheels though?

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British Bikes / Re: valve guides
« on: June 27, 2005, 06:37:40 AM »
The oil that Triumph recommended  for your Bonneville is 20W-50 multigrade and I would be inclined to stick with it but if you do intend to use Monograde oil then it is available (if you are in the UK, I did ask?) from Castrol, Morris, Silkolene etc.  Any decent motorcycle shop should be able to order it for you or it is available mail order from Holdens:
http://www.motocycle.co.uk/productlisting.asp?code=0160&pageno=1&keyword=
http://www.motocycle.co.uk/productlisting.asp?code=0159&pageno=1&keyword=
http://www.motocycle.co.uk/productlisting.asp?code=0159&pageno=2&keyword=  

http://www.fuchslubricants.com/silkolene/classic.htm

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British Bikes / Re: valve guides
« on: June 26, 2005, 05:03:10 PM »
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is there valve guides that you can fit rubber seals to
It would help to know what type of motorcycle you have?
I am guessing you are referring to a Triumph twin (possibly Bonneville) fitted with a Morgo pump?
The modern Castrol GTX oil available in the UK (are you in the UK?) is now 10W-40 or 15W-40 grade,
 http://www.castrol.com/castrol/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=82915272&contentId=6008622 which I would suggest is too thin an oil to use in a British bike, if that is what you are using then I would suggest you try a 20W-50 oil?
Valve guide sets with rubber seals should be available from Norman Hyde:
http://www.normanhyde.co.uk/- part number BVT04.  

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British Bikes / Re: What model is it?
« on: June 29, 2005, 03:09:28 AM »
These sites may help?:
http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycles/triumph/models.html
http://www.britishonly.com/tech/joust/techtiptriumphmf.htm

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British Bikes / Re:  BSA 400cc single-cylinder 4-stroke stree
« on: July 15, 2005, 02:34:54 AM »
The nearest BSA model to match your description is possibly a BSA B44 (441cc) Victor Special?:
http://www.b50.org/441vs.htm

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British Bikes / Re: 750 bonnie
« on: July 03, 2005, 05:56:41 AM »
Sorry to hear that the Hyde valve guides didn't cure the problem.
You could try fitting a restrictor to the rocker oil feed  pipe?
Are you sure the oil isn't leaking down between the guides and the cylinder head?  
If no-one else here can give you any better answers to your questions you could try asking on the Triumph Bonneville message board?
http://members5.boardhost.com/shropshireclass/index.html

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British Bikes / Re: Need Norton Electra Literature
« on: July 13, 2005, 04:41:12 AM »
Bruce Main-Smith
http://www.brucemain-smith.com/

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British Bikes / Re: 1947 650 bmw
« on: July 07, 2005, 03:08:58 PM »
Things become a little clearer now!
BMW motorcycles are certainly not British, they are German, BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke (which means Bavarian Motor Works although they are now made near Berlin) and yes the Russians did build their own versions of them, later the Chinese did too, but they are not known as BMW's but totally seperate makes such as Cossack, Ural and Dnepr (Russian) and Chiang Jiang (Chinese).
And yes these could be 650cc, and are still available to buy new today.
http://www.ural.com/
http://digilander.libero.it/cuoccimix/ENGLISH-automotorusse9-Moto(Ural).htm
http://www.chang-jiang.com/
http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcmuseum/ural.html
Although these motorcycles are fairly solidly built they do not have a very high value, certainly not as high as BMW's.

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British Bikes / Re: 1947 650 bmw
« on: July 07, 2005, 05:27:19 AM »
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1947 - 650 bmw

dphutch,
Please could you re-check the details you have given as no BMW motorcycles (as far as I am aware!) were made during this period (1947) as motorcycle production did not resume after World War 2 until December 1948.

BMW didn't make any motorcycles (again that I know of?) of 650cc until the late seventies, the standard capacity sizes for post-war BMW twins (until 1969 at least) was either 500 or 600cc.

Giving any estimate of value like this even with more information is rather difficult especially as you do not say whereabouts in the WORLD you live?

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British Bikes / Re: BSA bantam wanted
« on: June 28, 2005, 04:36:53 AM »
Bantam D14/4 advertised for sale in the latest (July) issue of CBG magazine in the Dereham area, I have sent you a private message with more details. http://www.classicbikeguide.com/

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