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Bsa Bantam

Postby chris willis » June 8th, 2012, 2:46 pm

Saw a local add today for radio control planes, so went along to have a look, what a load of toot, old 27mhz radio, merco engines, and fuel soaked buckle rabbits, anyway was chatting to the old Geeza for a while and got onto the subject of old motorcycles, come here he said and have a look at this, :o i looked in some old shed and there it was an early Bsa Bantam D1 with a box of bits, a complete bike, looks a bit scruffy but when i asked how much he said 30 quid :shock: i tried to look calm and go in for the haggle but instead threw 30 quid at him. Well well chuffed with that and i thought i was coming home with models, instead i came home with this.
Well here goes, a renovation coming up. :D

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby david clarke » June 8th, 2012, 6:51 pm

I'll double your money on it Chris. :lol:

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby mark houghton » June 8th, 2012, 7:57 pm

You jammy so and so Willis!!! Will you be strapping the FW on the back and riding down Sunday? :lol:

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby Paul Holt » June 8th, 2012, 8:31 pm

alot of work but a bargain for 30 quid. You could sell the parts at an autojumble and more than triple your money!

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby Denis Brown » June 9th, 2012, 6:30 am

Will you be bringing a Bantam kit out :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby Denis Brown » June 11th, 2012, 10:25 pm

Denis Brown wrote:Will you be bringing a Bantam kit out :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Looks like I put a stop to this thread :oops: :oops:

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby ian redshaw » June 11th, 2012, 10:56 pm

Post some pics Chris, I would love to see it 'as found'

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby chris willis » June 12th, 2012, 2:07 pm

Well hope to have it renovated in a week or two. :D seems to be more interest than the 190. That is the found pic ian. now stripped down ready for a sand blast

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby Simon Willey » June 12th, 2012, 4:03 pm

chris willis wrote:Well hope to have it renovated in a week or two. :D seems to be more interest than the 190.


Motorcycles are always going to be more interesting than "TOY" planes :D :D :D
Great little project Chris ,and great fun to ride around on.

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby ian redshaw » June 12th, 2012, 4:23 pm

Chris, I canny see no picture! Why so be that then?

All I can see in your original post is

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Which I presume should be the pic in question.

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby mark houghton » June 12th, 2012, 4:52 pm

Cool look forward to seeing it will you be sticking with the original engine ?
Or maybe an after Market 9 cylinder radial or maybe you prefer a WANKEL :lol:

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby chris willis » June 12th, 2012, 5:46 pm

Oh the picture has gone. will re do when at home. :D

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby Denis Brown » June 13th, 2012, 12:19 am

chris willis wrote:Oh the picture has gone. will re do when at home. :D

ik das somvody es taken das pisctures :o

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby stewart clifford » June 13th, 2012, 4:49 pm

Looking like you might come un-stuck with this one Willy. I would have liked to join in with the story of my Brough Superior barn find, but it turned out to be a 250 Superdream. :roll:

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby chris willis » June 13th, 2012, 8:20 pm

there picture re sorted :D looks like i might have to do a build thread but not kit Dennis :D

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby ian redshaw » June 13th, 2012, 9:58 pm

Wow, that looks pretty darned snazzy for 30 quid!!! What year is it, got the paperwork?

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby Mike Booth » June 13th, 2012, 10:59 pm

I've got a Rudge Special.

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Re: Bsa Bantam

Postby chris willis » June 15th, 2012, 6:05 pm

ian redshaw wrote:Wow, that looks pretty darned snazzy for 30 quid!!! What year is it, got the paperwork?

Ian.

think its a bitsa, 150cc engine, no papers, and dont know year, will post more when done :D


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