... like ... They only leak when there is oil in them, as the legs are plain steel and not chrome after a while they are just not going to ever work very well....
Funny coincidence, you've just described the exact same problem I've got on my 56 D3. I've just tried cleaning the carb out, changing the fuel, changing the...
Hi All! Sorry, but can't resist sharing with you all my new found freedom that is commuting to work on my bantam!! No real probs except that the old bird is...
Man, I've got to know what the origin of "Blobbles" is! I'm not sure when I'll get to the seals. Now that I'm pretty sure thats what it is I'll most likely...
Hi Everyone, Tom can probably best answer this query but I'd appreciate anyone's input. I'm just completing my 1960 D7 restoration and thought I'd ensure the...
I have a lot of experience of Victa Lawnmower coils on Bantams as they used to be readily available in New Zealand too. As you pointed out they usually fit...
My D1 is running and roadable again. I've owned it for 37 years and and not ridden it for around 35 years. As a skinny 12 year old I bought it from a farmer...
Dear John, Many thanks for your very detailed reply - much appreciated. I will try BYNORM tomorrow and see if I have any luck. The coil I have been playing...
Sounds normal to me. I live in an extremely hilly part of England, The Weald of Kent and I own 2 D1's one plunger and one rigid and they're both gutless heaps ...
I have just aquired a D14/4 1967 in a box. This is going to be my first restoration project. Can anyone tell me how to get the swinging arm bush out so I can...
There is a small section in Phill Irvings Tuning for speed about the bantam
engine it suggests a few modifications to improve the performance
unfortunately my...
Hi Dave, I'm not sure about the d14/4 but the it's descended from the D7 and that can be notoriously difficult to remove. I gave mine a few days regular...
If anybody wants it I could put the Phil Irving stuff in the files section! Tom (UK) ... the bantam ... give it a go ... park of ... registered. ... I ... ...
That would be great as I'm in need of every 1/4 hp available. No, not for racing, just getting up Snow hill!! (one for the Bath owners! But is more than 15 mph...
Hi Karl, I have a '49 D1 and a '56 D1. One is completely overhauled and the other is very worn. Both have a top speed of a touch over 40 mph - which is...
I recently ordered a new D1 clutch cable from C&D autos. The cable came and seemed the wrong length. I soon discovered that the outer sleve was about 2.5...
... the "d" shaped speedo , borrowed from a larger bsa , that read 70 mph was fitted to some "telegram" GPO bantams , I am glad u mentioned the 5mph incriments...
I also had to shorten the outer housing of a new cable. I only took about an inch off though. Thanks all for the replies on speed and speedometers. On my 0-70 ...
Hi All can someone please help, after rebuilding my 1949 D1 I found the steering to be tight on strip down i found I had put 25 3/16 bearings in each cup, when...
"The speedo is meant to operate in a "click" fashion jumping about 5mph each time. That's how they were when they were new!" - And all this time i thought the...
Dear Bantophiles, I have questions for the technically minded among you.I am putting a fairly tuned B175 Engine in a D1/D3 frame and doing many things some of...
ok , several mods are needed, as per pici http://www.pcz8834.fsnet.co.uk/ontheroad.jpg firstly the orig 15t sproket is a noo noo ,,,as is the 16t ,,, the ...
I seem to have a lot of conflicting info ,,,,most i suspect down to haynes????? first the ign timing ,,,,is it 16.5 deg or 19 deg? secondly the carb,this is...
I have purchased two sets of tyres for my D10 Sports from "Specialist" Tyre suppliers who claimed that their tyres would definately fit the Bantam. I have a...
T+G May have something , if not he will try to help you. T+G Motorcycles , 1 Slated Row , Old Wolverton , Milton Keynes MK12 5NJ is a Bantam specialist who...
Hey Alan, I just checked out the photo - I have no ideological problems with your "hotted up" Bantam - but what's the plastic chair doing attached to the back?...
