Hi All I rebuild my Bantams but I don't ride them due to a problem that stops me kick starting them. In some of the UK magazines I read I have seen a starter...
They are used all the time in the racing world for small and large bikes and outfits as well , they had some at the Banbury Run where 4 or 5 hundred vintage...
Hi Roy Just a few thoughts on your problem. If you used a "Starter Pad", system you would be stuck if the bike stalled, or when you had to restart the bike for...
Hi All thanks for all the imfo, I don't know if I would take the bantams out riding very far, I cannot ride my Quad very long, but one problem I do have is...
Hi Roy,
This is a subject that interests me, as my legs soon run out of kicking
ability!
I have purchased a 3.5 hp Briggs & Stratton engine from Ebay (ten...
Cheers that would be great. Roy ... From: Keith <keefypee@...> To: BSABantam@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, 2 December, 2006 9:33:05 PM Subject: RE:...
... stops me kick starting them. You could try transplanting the electric start motor from the 250cc Sunbeam/Tigress scooter. I have seen that done a few times...
Hi All I know it's not a Bantam but it is British and it shows what can happen. Ebay UK Item no 260060366734 I hope the rider was ok and with xmas so close...
Looks like a car pulled out in front of the biker. If I had the power to make it law, everyone who wanted to drive a car (change that) four wheeled vehicle...
Hi All When I strip or repair my Bantams I think I know why the British Motorcycle Industry failed until today I had to rebuild the starter motor on my run...
Just a few thoughts. After coming back to biking after many years, I am dismayed by the attitude of car drivers toward motorcyclists. The number of times I...
HI Paul (and everyone else, too!) I remember, years ago (OOPS! My age is showing!), I was riding a bike (a 1977 sportster) illegally - back in Southern...
Hi all, in the D7 front hub there is a shim between the shoulder on the spindle and the drum side bearing. On the two hubs that I have,one has a .010" shim and...
Hello. In my D10 Bantam manual it states... Ft Hub dismantling... Unscrew the large nut from the wheel spindle. The spindle can be prevented from turning by...
Hi David thanks for the reply,ref the washers in the fork oilseal holders,what are they made of and how thick are they? Thanks for the hub shim info,I have...
... The shim is just to take up the machining tolerance in the spindle/hub Its quite common to make things slightly undersize and then take-up any unnecessary...
... stops me kick starting them. ... looks like a frame with two power driven rollers, You place the back wheel on the pad and it bump starts it for you. ... ...
If you started it with the motor at home, what would you do it you stalled it while out riding? The starting pads are available many places as they are also...
Hi Bob. I think they are made of steel but can t remember how thick they are, probably about 60 thou, but I`m only going on memory. I don`t know the exact...
Thanks Mike Maybe I can swap 4 Bantams for a LE. But they do tend to remind me of a rather sordid youth when I was so glad the Grey Ghost (Police on LE's) had...
Thanks Alan, You are right I think I would be silly to go far, but on days when all is good and one of the lads in the road I live starts them for me I get to...
LEs can be found for sale very cheaply. A bike that was really ahead of its lime in design. Watercooled shaft driven flat twin. Good luck Stuart Seale ... ...
... glad the Grey Ghost (Police on LE's) had the homing signal on there radio so you could hear they coming. ... as others have said the LE was a quite an...
there are several BSA Bantam parts listed on ebay http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZmattstamps0Q5f1 there are also many other interesting...
Its amazing the crap you can find on ebay.If you need Bantam parts,support your local autojumble where you can have a good look at the items on offer. Bob....
