Goldy
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56 A10 Golden Flash - Restore, ride, relive.
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Stu55Flash
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« Reply #1 on: 01.08. 2011 00:15 » |
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Looks like its been at the bottom of the sea for 20+ years.
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"Keep a distance from lady "L" drivers in cars. Some are not mechanically minded, are slow to acquire road sense, an are apt to panic..." The Pitman Book of the BSA Twins.
Golden Flash Plunger 1955, Francis Barnett Falcon 67 1954, Ferguson TEA Tractor 1951. Looking for another project!
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muskrat
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« Reply #2 on: 01.08. 2011 11:41 » |
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Only young once, immature forever. Now how can I make this go faster. '51 A7 plunger, '57 A7SS now A10, '71 A65 Lightning (gone to god) '76 XT500, '83 CB1100F, next project a '64 A65.  |
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manosound
Outside Chicago, IL
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« Reply #3 on: 01.08. 2011 14:10 » |
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I think it's time to reset the value of my bike with my insurance company.
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a10gf
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« Reply #4 on: 01.08. 2011 15:18 » |
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lol, our bikes must be worth millions !
edit: took the liberty of borrowing the pic from the auction (documentation purpose)
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A10 GF '53, Triumph 900 Legend, Yamaha XT500  Norway - Bergen |
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A10Boy
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« Reply #5 on: 01.08. 2011 16:16 » |
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Aww come on, a squirt of WD40 down each plug hole and clean the points and it will be fine....... no, they look like a pile of scrap, both siezed solid.
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Regards Andy 1960 A10 - Black Golden Flash 1973 Z1a - Fast 1960 AJS Model 31 CSR - Beauty  |
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bsa- bill
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« Reply #6 on: 01.08. 2011 16:22 » |
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manosound
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« Reply #7 on: 01.08. 2011 18:40 » |
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You have to admit that any one of us would find a way to unsieze these engines if they were dropped on us as a gift, but paying about 1000 GBP for the priviledge is a bit extreme.
Richard L.
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Goldy
Warwickshire, England
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« Reply #8 on: 01.08. 2011 19:22 » |
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There is no dispute that original British Bike parts are becoming more difficult to find. I notice that one of the uk regular autojumblers has suddenly started selling japanese parts. It,s obvious that one day they well run out and there has certainly been a reduction in parts available over recent years. The idea seems to be to ask a silly price because they are now scarce knowing that someone will pay the asking price.
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56 A10 Golden Flash - Restore, ride, relive.
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« Reply #9 on: 01.08. 2011 20:43 » |
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The stuff is still out there. its cyclical. Every 20 years or so people realise that the spare engine/basketcase in the shed will never get done and it gets punted out. Either by them or their recently bereaved relatives.
Cheers,
iain
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bsa- bill
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« Reply #10 on: 01.08. 2011 20:48 » |
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Can't argue about the silly prices, they are there to be seen and disbelieved.
But parts are a different matter, seems to be more available now than five or six years ago, for A10 at least, with new stuff being produced albeit of varying quality, some excellent some requiring remodelling?
Owners of less popular models will be fairing worse
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A10Boy
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« Reply #11 on: 04.08. 2011 17:57 » |
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Richard you are spot on. 1000 quid is a bit steep. There is deliberately no info other than its siezed. It could have dropped a valve or thrown a rod, have scored +60 barrels, have a crank on the last grind etc. there seems to be a chunk broken off the innner timing case where its been dropped off a pick up truck. £150 tops and take the risk.
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Regards Andy 1960 A10 - Black Golden Flash 1973 Z1a - Fast 1960 AJS Model 31 CSR - Beauty |
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« Reply #12 on: 04.08. 2011 18:53 » |
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Evening everyone, i've got a set of thick flange barrels with seized followers and a chunk out of the left one and big jurnal crank which is half decent plus a set of crankcases ,I didn't think I was sitting on bit's that are getting more valuable than gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If only I'd bought that .......(everyone of a certain age fill in the gaps )...............................................when I had the chance Bob H.
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