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[Chillipepper]

Hi all,
I have just joined you guys as I am seven days away from picking up a 1950's something A10 plunger, which is in a very poor state and I am hoping to bring back to life.
I have been into bikes since my early teens startin out on 50/125cc japanese bikes (cheap an easy to maintain) I have just spent the last 15 months rebuildin a Triumph T140 and found forums like this invaluable for tips/tricks/laughs an the occasional shoulder to cry on when things just dont go right ;-)
So, anywho, I am lookin forward to getting to know ya all, I am gona keep a picture/video diary of this resurrection and will be posting on here !!

Cheers

Nige

[muskrat]

 G'day and welcome
                           sounds red hot (sorry couldn't resist). Lots of info here, and a few laughs as well. Enjoy.
Cheers

[Beezageezauk]

Hi Nige,

Welcome to our friendly (not so little now) forum.  With over 400 members I'm sure that we as a group should be able to help out with any questions you might have.

At least you have some experience on renovation work so you might be able to answer some forum's questions yourself.

Good luck with the project and keep us updated with it.

Beezageezauk.

[a10gf]

Hello, thanks for the introduction post & welcome.

[Chillipepper]

Hey guys
Thanks for the welcome, cant tell ya all how much I am lookin forward to this project, although I have done a trumpy I consider renovating a pre unit BSA as renovating a REAL classic.
Is there any advice on which is the best worshop manual/rebuild guide I should be lookin for ??

Cheers

Nige

[a10gf]

Check out the top posts here http://www.audioworld.net/BSA/forum/index.php/board,17.0.html , you'll find the scanned service sheets & owners manuals, very useful.

[Beezageezauk]

Hi Nige,

I would suggest that you got hold of a copy of the BSA Service Sheets and the Parts Book relevant to your particular model.  Don't worry if they also include details of other models.  Some of them do.  It's always good to order replacement parts using the correct part numbers.  The suppliers prefer this, it saves them the job of finding the part numbers themselves and they will think that you know much more than you actually do.

It would also be an idea to locate your local branch of the BSA Owners' Club then pop along and introduce yourself.  You'll probably find that some of the guys their have so much knowlege and corner cutting tips you wouldn't find anywhere else.  If/when you join it could also be a source of obtaining (borrowing) special tools that you might only use once.

Beezageezauk.

[Chillipepper]

Hey guys
Thanks for the info, real quick question - where is the frame number located on a plunger frame (on a trumpy its on the right side down tube up near the headstock) reason bein I have asked the seller of hopefully my new bike for the engine an frame numbers to verify age, the reply i got back left me puzzled as the engine number is what it should be for a 1951 A10 but he said that the frame number starts with ZA10 which is not right !!
Any info would be great
Cheers
Nige

[Black Flash]

Hi;
This is from the BSAOC website:
"1950's
On the front down tube below or in front of the petrol tank. The exception is the early Bantams where the frame number is between the front engine mounting plate. These are usually faint and small."
Also:
The Frame Number for early plungers should be in the ZA7S series as shown in the following pic. It may be hard to read if it has been painted over. The PO may have mixed up his engine and frame #'s as ZA10 is an engine number prefix or he just meant it's an A10 model?
HTH Gary

[wilko]

  Bantam, "faint and small" very appropiate!