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Offline ekim

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What year model is this BSA?
« on: December 28, 2007, 07:11:30 AM »
The serial # is A65LA10695Y.Can you tell me what year it was built.
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Re: What year model is this BSA?
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2007, 07:36:39 AM »
A65LA = 1967

http://www.bsaoc.demon.co.uk/post1960.html

I have no idea what the 'Y' suffix indicates?
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Re: What year model is this BSA?
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2007, 07:59:09 AM »
LAB,You could be right,I had it titled as a 1969 and have been buying parts for a 1969.I attached a picture.Can you tell me if the bike has been modified?
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Re: What year model is this BSA?
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2007, 08:23:58 AM »
It certainly looks like a 1969 model!  

If you had shown the photo and said "what year?" then I'd have said = 1969.

So I don't know why it has the LA prefix instead of LC?



  
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Re: What year model is this BSA?
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2007, 10:36:16 PM »
Can you tell me if the colors on the fuel tank badge and the decal on the sidecover are correct?
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Re: What year model is this BSA?
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2007, 11:02:57 PM »
The tank badge looks correct for 1969 -gold/black/white. Edit *although there would appear to have been a red option?*

I'm not sure about the side panel decal, as another style was used for 1969 -but that doesn't necessarily mean yours is wrong.

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The 1969 parts book lists US model Lightning decals as part number 60-1999.
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Re: What year model is this BSA?
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2011, 01:31:09 AM »
It has the timing cover with the top mounted clutch cable that came with the 1970 models.
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Re: What year model is this BSA?
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2011, 05:47:39 AM »
Doesn't the Y signify that this is one of the many bikes that BSA took back and labelled as a later year - can't recall the reason but shipping delays or union strikes came into it somewhere ?
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