What's Become of You?

[manosound]

Hey, just to be sociable, if you've been a member for a long time but haven't felt the urge to chime-in in a year (or like that), maybe just say "hello" so we know you are well or, at least, hanging in there. Nothing  official here, just feeling like we're losing touch with some good people.


Richard L.

[terryk]

I'm still here. I check (unread posts since last visit) on this forum most days just to keep up with whats happening. I dont have much time or money lately to restore any of my bikes but there will come a time when that will happen. I ride my 1947 A7 on a daily basis and love it.
cheers Terry K in Australia

[manosound]

Terry,

Good to hear from you.  Daily rides on the rigid out in beautiful Australia? Life could be worse.

Richard L.

[flashblack]

Well, i`m still here too,although i`ve been a bit busy these last few months moving house and re-locating to west devon. I am currently converting an old sheep cott into a home for my A10, so i can finally ride the great roads around here which seem to have been made for an A10  can`t wait!

Richard

[Stephen Arsenal]

I´m here too.My bike is in Austria,the engine is being repaired by forum member MG.Should be back riding in a couple of months.I read the forum,but alas have little of interest to add.cheers-steve

[manosound]

Richard,

What will you do with the sheep? I believe riding those roads must be great and I am continually in the "grass is greener" mode when it comes to comparing riding here with about anywhere else,  though, there are some nice spots. I think it must be totally accurate to say the bikes were made for your roads.

Stephen,

I think your engine is in good hands.  Happy riding,  when the time comes.

Good to here from you guys.

Richard L.

[kiwipom]

Hi guys, I am still here too, my A10 restoration is still on hold and in storage until we get moved into another house after the earthquakes destroyed ours. I read all posts every day and take great interest in any new mods that I will be able to include when the time comes. We will be on holiday in Aussie first two weeks in Oct (sunshine coast Queensland) if any member is close I would love to drop in to say hi, cheers,Bob

[Rich]

As you can see from my previous post on the old pinking thread I am still about, Richard from Minety, my Super rocket is still going well and hopefully will be taking me to the I.O.W british bike rally iin September.
The electric start is still working A1 over a year now!
I have not ridden much this summer due to lack of time,the haymaking season is over than goodness, also our French bulldog had 5 puppies 8 weeks ago talk about time wasters, it goes in one end and comes out the other, at my age trying to round them up after giving them the run of the garden is difficult, the drawback is that only one is sold, just hope it does not stop me from riding to much before the bad weather sets in.
The BSA 350 unit single special bitza I am building has come to a halt at present as well due to lack of time and I still have a trailer of auto jumble to unload and put somewhere after not getting rid of it after Bill Littles open day jumble.
rest assured I pop in from time to time to read the posts

[pato08]

Hi Guys

I have arrived back in OZ from UK (4 years), and are now back in our home in Canberra, The BSA arrives Sept 11th. I will be doing a "dummy" rebuild first to see what if anything is missing (this bike was purchased in pieces, and boxed). Then will strip it down and do a concourse rebuild, i will keep everyone up to date by the number of question i will be asking.

Pato

[flashblack]

   What will you do with the sheep?   

Let`s just say i have bought a lot of mint sauce recently.   

[muskrat]

Welcome home Pato.
Cheers

[alanp]

Well, I had something to post up, sort of 'There's an idiot in the garage' Part 2 but was too embarassed. However, I've had a glass of wine so feel I can handle it now....
I was resetting my tappet clearances after tightening down my rocker box fixings, you know the way it goes...oil weeping from the box joint and the first reaction is to squash the gaskets down tighter which then needed the tappets reset since the fixings tightened down quite a bit and calamity, I dropped the tappets' allen key down the push rod tunnel.
I couldn't see it so went fishing with my little magnet on the end of the telescopic thingy but no luck, it kept 'sticking' to the SRM push rods. So I bent the end of the telescopic thingy to get further away from the push rods to where the key must be and snap, I broke it while bending it.
So, eventually I had to lift the rocker box off to retrieve the key. Now you all know that replacing the rocker box is a pain, and it was.
Glad I got that off my chest!
Apart from that she's going well.
Alan

[admin]

Have sent an email with invitation to post here to all who have not logged in for approx 250 days+, got many 550 errors (undeliverable \ non-existing email address) in return, let's hope most receive the mail and maybe posts a few words.

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[BSAs4ever]

adm - BSA forum -

I'm still here - have just been busy - I enjoy your website & am sorry that I haven't contributed much.  However, I still do have my 63 RGS (Best in Show at 2009 Mid-Ohio Vintage Days - also have a 2nd A10 RGS that was a Dick Mann bike - both bikes in pretty nice condition.  I still haven't taken the time to sort out my dual carb problem on the RGS.  Too many projects, work and just never enough time.  But retirement is coming up next year, so that should help.  I have a garage full of old bikes that need my attention - - and I look forward to spending some time there.  Thanks for your reminder to say something.  I'll try to do better in staying in touch.  JB Louisville KY

[manosound]

This thread is going well. Welcome back to all of you.

Kiwipom, Yes, I recall when you posted about the quakes, glad things are looking up for you.

Rich, After Googling them, those look like great dogs. You must be up to your ears in dog ears.  There have been a couple of times this season when I wished for an electric starter, but don't know if it would have just meant a dead battery.

Pato, Wondering if a "dummy" build is common or if most folks don't just do like me and fit-as-you-go. Maybe that's the real dummy build. Anyway, are you missing the UK or glad to be back in Oz. If I recall from reading about it, Canberra may not be the tourist and cultural center of the world. No offense, I hope.

Alan,  Sounds frustrating. In hind sight, maybe a flexi/grabbi claw tool and a bendy mirror to see your way might have worked. Though, with the luck you were having, the mirror would have broken off in the hole.

JB, ah, another member in thinkin'-'bout-it distance from where I am in the Chicago area. Been meaning to get to the Mid-Ohio, but it's always a challenge ('tain't around the corner). So, does it help to have Domiracer in your backyard? Their lack of photos is frustrating.

Regards all,

Richard L

[maxwelton]

I'm still around and get the A10 out on a semi-regular basis. I finally had it flat-out on the highway, saw a bit more than 90 on the speedo (around here that's dangerous territory) and hardly anything fell off, so there was that. Here's a guy riding what looks like my A10 and who looks a lot like me, except I cannot reconcile that anyone who lives around here would leave for a ride in May without his rain gear, which might explain his expression given how soggy he is. 

[RGS man]

Hello there, RGS man here.
Now back on the road, just about sorted, running really well, sore wrists from the clip ons. Few oil leaks here and there! really teed off, the new carb I bought from Amal in the uk is not functioning as it should. When tickled, petrol spews out of the top of the tickler, goes all over the motor, it only stops when I thump the float bowl with a hammer!! (very lightly I must confess) taken it apart, but still cant cure it.
Other than that, really enjoying it, brings back memories of my your when I had a Rocket, funny though, I dont remember having as much vibration in those days!

Regards  Mark

[octane]

Hi, I'm still alive.
The BSA is on the back-burner as my attention has been focused for
quite some time on my Supercharged Indian that I have air-freighted
from Copenhagen Denmark to the great white dyno: The Bonneville Salt Falts, Utah, USA







I'll be back !

[Neil Ives]

Hello folks.
 
I have a low mileage 1955 plunger Golden Flash A10 'mouldering' at the back of my garage patiently waiting for me to restore her.

I got the BSA in the early 70's as part payment for an Ariel Square Four that I had bought for £60 without a Registration document. The Square Four was a 1938 4G model with rigid rear end and girder forks, like this one, only not so shiny http://tinyurl.com/3mb8dzo.
Someone had made a start on doing the bike up but it was not running. After stripping paint from the front number plate I was able to make out the rusted outline of the original registration number. I asked the DVLC for a replacement logbook hoping that the bike had not been stolen. They sent out an inspector who told me that the bike had not been taxed since it was two years old! My theory was that the owner had been killed in the war and the bike had not been used since then! I never managed to get the beast to run; probably a weak magneto. Anyway, I put an advert in Exchange & Mart and got £60 cash plus the A10 in exchange for the Squariel.
I soon had the Beeza looking really nice. I replaced the sidecar ratio rear sprocket for a solo one and really enjoyed riding the bike. It looked gorgeous. I was very proud of it!

One day in about 1975, while the bike was on its centre stand outside my house an idiot in a car reversed into it and knocked it over, smashing the headlamp and denting the headlamp cowl. I was heartbroken and have not ridden the bike since then.

However, now I'm retired I intend to get the BSA going again. I just need to get a few things cleared out of my garage and then I'll make a start.

It's going to be expensive; I'll need wheel rebuilds, new exhaust system, new tyres and tank replating. I am able to do the mechanicals and paint myself; I used to be a car and motorbike mechanic.

I'll try to remember to keep in touch with this forum.

Neil Ives

[bsa- bill]

This is an interesting subject, nice to see some not so well known names. (I shouldn't be here, I bother the forum too much)

Maxwell - no one should be allowed to ride an A with a scowl like that - have his licence taken from him and give the bike a good home.

Octane - I vote you are to be renamed Salty