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Munchkin · L Plate Warrior Joined: 28 Jul 2012 Karma :

Got this 2 weeks ago & wasnt told the whole truth, didnt see prior to purchase she needs a little bit of work, but hey thats the fun of it all, My BSA D1 1957 Bantam Very Happy

Hope you like Very Happy

She will need a complete respray, new seat cover, new peddle rubbers the number plate was awful kept falling off but then thats the EU for you, I shall be painting the registration numbers onto the original plate. Few other bits to do nothing too major.

sidewinder · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Aug 2011 Karma :

Nice looking oldie Very Happy

is it a 125 2 stroke?
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Munchkin · L Plate Warrior Joined: 28 Jul 2012 Karma :

P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

You paid money for that Shocked

Aff · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2011 Karma :

A guy a work restored a BSA. Is this one of the ones with no dampening on the front suspension? He said his was like riding on a water bed. Laughing

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Munchkin · L Plate Warrior Joined: 28 Jul 2012 Karma :

baggylastard · Nova Slayer Joined: 17 Jul 2012 Karma :

a bantam is just a pre war german really.

get a twin!

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lihp · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Karma :

Nice project you have, reminds me very much of Heartbeat from TV!

The thing to remember before slating the jap bikes, is that the japs are probably the reason why biking is now as big as it is. They provided us with bikes AND cars similar to ours, cheaper, more reliable and better engineered.

I love and appreciate these old bikes, and would love to get hold of an early BSA at some point, but it it's a little hypocritical to accuse somebody of being disrespectful to different bikes for you to slate the jap bikes in the same post.

Munchkin · L Plate Warrior Joined: 28 Jul 2012 Karma :

What you posters fail to remember is, Paddy started this disagreement just because he has been on the forum longer than me gives him no right to slate my purchase.
I slated his choice in bikes because he slated mine.
No high horse here, just cant stand retards who start off slating ppls choice in motorbikes, no wonder the biker world has a problem what with Paddy going around causing grief.

Yawns. Middle Finger

Chalky. · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Jun 2010 Karma :

Yeh Paddy, you've single handedly ruined the biker world!!!

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_Iain_ · Banned Joined: 01 Feb 2012 Karma :

I'm gonna grab the popcorn...Handbags at dawn amusese me.
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nowhere.elysium · The Pork Lord Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Karma :

https://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/e/e8/Ruined_forever.jpg

Well, now we know - it was Paddy who pulled the lever Laughing

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P. · Red Rocket Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Karma :

Didn't slate..

Asked why you parted with money for something as old as my mum.

You then made me lol because you said Jap Crap, which rhymes. You poet, you!

Then you get in a hissy because I've ruined the biker world single handed..

Forum age has nothing to do with this Laughing

I merely expressed my opinion on a forum. Now love, untwist those knickers Wink

Suntan Sid · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 May 2009 Karma :

_Iain_ · Banned Joined: 01 Feb 2012 Karma :

Agree with what sid's said. The other halfs old man had one in his shed, running etc and another BSA. Sold em both for £600 with a box of spares.

Looking on ebay at the time the plunger frames were worth more as rusty broken barely restorable chunks of metal than as complete bikes. He actually debated leaving them out to rust up a bit and removing a few parts to sell on as projects as it would appear they were worth more as such!!

Definately not worth the hassle/storage space imo unless you are a die hard BSA collector.
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nant · Nova Slayer Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Karma :

Mechanical Chicken! Laughing

ruck bodgers · Trackday Trickster Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Karma :

cool bike

ruck bodgers · Trackday Trickster Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Karma :

hows it coming along

hmmmnz · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

me and my room mate rebuilt one of those in our room in the barracks whilst in the army 14 years ago,
good solid simple bike, i liked cruising around camp on it when it was done,
and was quite a good talking point as every man, his dog or his father had one,

id be tempted to chuck a early japanese engine in one just for shits and giggles,
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