BSA B25?

Was over at The Bikers Cove in South Queensferry today and spotted this nice little BSA with a few changes......

First off its fitted with Kawasaki 125 KDX front end. The engine is from 200cc Sky Team, with electric start, owner says its handy when he has a sore back, also rear wheel and brake from the same. He has the original engine which he has rebuilt, but not sure if he'll refit due to how well it goes now.....

Friday Bike

A really nice Rickman with a BSA Triple engine. Pic was taken at the 76 IoM TT

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One for you to think about....

Had a look on the BSA Regal site for info on the project...

BSA TEMPEST 2003
Twin 1,000cc 85 BHP
Top Speed: 120 MPH
An initial concept prototype, built in Southampton, using the British-designed and built 1000cc Rhind-Tutt Wasp engine. BSA tested the market with this traditionally styled, recognisably British motorcycle placing a strong emphasis on handling and usability. Although was well received by most reviewers, its true test came when the lack of firm orders resulted in the Tempest not going into production.

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Think Summer time, open roads and out on the bike.....

Friday Bike

A while back there was a post on an advert showing the last of the BSA line up for 72, which lead on to talking about the BSA Fury/ Triumph Bandit. As expected when the factory closed there would be loads of spares to dispose of, and among the parts was quite a few frames for the "new" Bandit/ Fury's. I remember seeing a few dealers advertising them for sale in the magazines, even into the 80s. Over the years I've seen a few specials built with the frames. Triumph/ BSA had a go at building other "projects" with them, with a couple of them on show at the NMM.
So what brought on this post? well I was at a CRMC race meeting and spotted the bike below, its built round a Bandit frame, using a late 650 (70s) Triumph motor with a 750 parallel inlet head, topped off with a Bandit fuel tank... it goes as well as it looks

Old Advert

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Posted for no other reason than I like the look of this bike :-)

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B50 racebike owned by Mike Bungay, of Sacramento CA. It has a Cycle Factory frame, which was built in Northern California. Notice the detail work, including swapping the shift and brake levers. The engine is by E&V Engineering a leading service and spares supplier in the USA.
Bodger theres a site that might interest you in the title ;-)

Old Adverts

Just can't help myself, more BSA unit twin "stuff".

BSA Overload

I've been busy looking for some British Bike spares and just remembered about Burton Bike Spares, who have an interesting site, parts, a gallery (the pic below copied from there) and some info on the effects of ethanol on fiberglass fuel tanks.
Bodger they also do new Victor alloy tanks!
Click on title for link to their site.




I copied this from their site just incase you cant log on to it

"Ethanol in modern fuel
The addition of ethanol to modern fuels is now widespread across the globe. This is having a disastrous effect for many Classic motorbike, car and marine enthusiasts in part due to the use of fibreglass fuel tanks and also non ethanol resistant carb parts and other rubbers/plastics. Referred to as E5 (5% ethanol) or E10 (10% ethanol) etc. It is generally said in the fuel industry that 15% is the maximum percentage for use in non-modified vehicles.

In USA many states ethanol is a minimum of 5.9% by law, but some states use 10-15%. This is usually labelled at the pumps.

For Europe, from 1st April 2009 EU directives to decrease the proportion of automotive fuel derived from non-renewable resources were introduced. Many fuel retailers in the UK are selling up to 5% ethanol currently. A new 10% ethanol fuel will be on sale in 2011 which will apparently be labelled. Retailers do not currently label their standard unleaded with it's ethanol content as it could be anything up to 5% depending on the source. It is no longer just supermarkets who add ethanol!

In Australia a legislation limits ethanol content to 10% but pumps must be labelled.

Effect on Fibreglass Tanks
The first signs to look for is the carburettors starting to gunge up with a sticky yellow substance. This is caused by the resin in the fibreglass starting to melt away into the petrol.

You may then start to see the fuel tank bubble and blister before eventually springing a leak.

Effect on Steel/Alloy Tanks
Steel tanks can corrode much faster due to the ethanol attracting moisture

Steel/Alloy tanks coated with old fashioned sealants will also be affected as the ethanol will eat away at the sealant and drag it through the carbs in the same way.

What should I do if my tank has been attacked by Ethanol?
The first thing to do is drain the fuel from the tank as soon as you can. We would then recommend thoroughly washing the tank out with hot soapy water (fairy liquid is best) and then dry with a hair dryer or similar"


For all you BSA fans theres a bit of BSA overload on Kevs site http://backstreetthunder.wordpress.com/

Plus there are more pics of Franks Chevy pickup a few posts back

Old Advert

Work of Art... I think anyway!

Old Adverts

It says "They're even better for 72" just a pitty 72 was the final year for them. By this time they had a good line up of bikes, even a new model due out, the BSA Fury 350. Having seen the Fury and the Triumph version, the Bandit, they were good looking bikes.. what might have been if they hadn't ran out of money and backing...



BSA Fury SS



Just an up date, heres a pic I took of the BSA and Triumph at the NMM



click title to see the advert for the above Fury, yes one for sale!

Hillclimb BSA

Sorry its yet another BSA related post, but its great seeing the old bikes getting used as they should, sounds great as well

More BSAs

Was having a look through Advrider and came across a post, "lets see your BSA motorcycles", thought it was worth while putting a link, click title as usual.

Some nice Beezas and a bit of inspiration for Bodger

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Just a photo taken at the Scottish Classic Motorcycle Club during last summer on a Club night. The very nice BSA A65 (yet another one) has a 750 conversion done by a company called Devimead, now called SRM Engineering.

Old Adverts

Seeing as we haven't had any old adverts for a few weeks here's some from the late 60s, there seems to be a bit of a bias towards BSA on the site???

Flattracker BSA

This great looking BSA flattracker is in the National Motorcycle Museum, it has an A65 engine fitted in a Trackmaster frame from 1969 and was raced by Dave Aldana

One for Bodger

Seeing you liked the last BSA Flattracker, heres one a bit closer to what you've got