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Offline classic48

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HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« on: October 04, 2009, 02:56:58 PM »
HI ALL,
       Hope I'm not intruding,I'm in Australia and my lovely wife has just bought herself a BSA Bantam,which she was told is a 1952 model,with matching frame & engine,as a resto project.Hopefully I have posted some pics for other members to see.
                      Cheers Classic 48 :) ;) 8-)
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Offline L.A.B.

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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2009, 04:02:31 PM »
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HI ALL,
       Hope I'm not intruding,

Welcome classic48

How could you be intruding, you are a member?

And thanks for showing us the photo. do you have any more? If the lovely wife is in the odd one or two of them, then I doubt anyone would mind? ;)

Here's the Mistgreen Bantam website, although you may have already seen it: http://www.mistgreen.com/
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Offline classic48

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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2009, 10:22:17 AM »
Just checked out some details on the wifes bike and wondered if anyone could advise me on what she has.Have also posted another pic. TOP OF ENGINE LHS NEAR CARBY  BD3B , FRAME YDIS 59657
                                                         6758
TYPE  S55/MK8
SPEC No   1130
SERIAL No   20977 :) :) :)
                  Cheers  Classic
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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2009, 11:48:07 AM »
YD1S is the prefix for a D1 model Bantam in a 'Spring (plunger) frame,' hence the 'S'.  The number 59657 indicates it comes from the 1951 production year, which means it was made in 1951 but sold in 1952, ergo a 1952 model.

However, the engine number BD3B is a D3 model Bantam engine, which weren't produced until 1954, and 6758 would be from the 1955 production year.  In other words someone has put a later engine in the earlier frame.  The second 'B' in the engine number indicates the lighting was powered by the battery (as opposed to the standard 'driect' lighting, powered straight from the generator)

I suggest you get BSA Singles Restoration by Roy Bacon, it's a wealth of information and has some great photos to boot.
Also if you can, try and find a genuine BSA or Ptiman's manual rather than rely on Haynes or after-market publications.

Good luck, it'll be a great project I'm sure.

Blue
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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2009, 11:31:01 PM »
Try these people for photcopies of manuals, instruction books & spares lists.
http://www.brucemainsmith.com/
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Offline classic48

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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2009, 10:05:36 AM »
LAB,Blue & Justin,
                      Thanx for your help.May work with what's there,ie make a D1/D3 bitsa beesa ;D ;D ;D..Bought  THE BIBLE,got details for BSA Bantam (owen wright) and will check out BSA Singles........ (roy bacon).
                        LAB heres a better pic of the bike,sorry wife got camera shy ;D ;D ;D
                     Cheers Classic
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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2009, 09:17:34 PM »
Hi Classic 48

I have a 1958 Bantam D1 in green which i totally restored to mint condition using 95% of the original parts. I even had the Jones rims and all of the other chrome parts rechromed.

Send me your email address via pm and i will forward on some pics.
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Offline classic48

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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2010, 08:59:40 AM »
An update,



                           Front guard should be on next week.
      Cheers Leith

      
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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2010, 09:29:15 AM »
Buy another one for yourself. There's no fun in your wife riding her Bantam and you riding your Yamahaki 1200 or whatever. She can't keep up and you can't ride at her pace.
You need to have two bikes with an equivalent natural rythm so riding together is easy. One bike is lonely, two are fun.
What part of Oz are you from?
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Offline classic48

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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2010, 11:03:21 AM »
South Aussie !!!!,got it covered I'm also restoring a stock 48-215 FX holden sedan for myself,although wouldn't mind getting a rigid and doing a royal mail tribute.Also looking at a FX/FJ ute to resto.
                            cheers classic

ps I may have forgotten to mention the daughter & son,10 & 8 respectavely.
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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2011, 10:08:14 AM »

This is the bantam so far.
Any ideas?This next one is on our resent visit to the UK.While there we visited the IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM in London.Can't for the life of me remember the model of this bike which my son,in picture,wanted to bring back to Australia :) :) :)

                 Cheers Leith
PS Take no notice of dates on pix as we were in London mid/late September last year.
  
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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2011, 12:47:03 PM »
why this is T.E.Lawrence's Brough Superior, of course. ;)
And who wouldn't want to own it!
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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2011, 04:51:21 AM »
Thanx esometisse,
         Since this post the wife got smart and googled the museum and asked the same question.She got 1932,Brough Superior,ss100,1000cc.Thanx again for taking the time.
                          Cheers Leith
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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2011, 02:08:41 PM »
The Brough old Lorrie was killed on, none other.

The Bantam's looking top shelf mate but the pillion seat looks a bit raw - you'd need a nice cushioned backside to go any distance on that, hahaha.
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Re: HI FROM DOWN UNDER
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2011, 09:22:44 AM »
Thanx Blue,that be rear parcel rack not pillion,anyways nice to see another Ozzie here,I'm in SA.
                        Cheers Leith
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