Don't forget fellow chickens that whatever oil you choose to use, do not use standard multigrade oil. The detergents in modern oils have a tendency to make wet...
Hello everyone. Thought I better introduce myself, I am 38 year old and have just started to renovate a BSA B175 with my 16 year old son. A bit of history on...
Hi Tony What area are you from ,im also doing up a B175 i have the bike stripped, blasted and the chromining has been done,hopefully the frame will be painted...
I have stripped a 1951 D1 Plunger which was partially in bits aleady to assess what needs done. It has been off the road for 44 years! I have come across a few...
Hi all,great forum you have here and extremely useful.First post to say hi so please be gentle with me.My mate finally did it after years of trying,he managed...
After getting engaged and the initial flurry of wedding planning activities life is now returning to normal and the Bantam is starting to make progress again. ...
With the Wipac alternator I would not bother.... I'd just get a Halogen replacement headlight bulb from Paul Goff, and fit a good regulator rectifier from a...
Hi all thanks for the warm welcome to your group much appreciated,need to pick all your brains again though after running into a major problem I cant sort out...
Guys, I'm a bit puzzled, my D14/4S needs to be well flooded when I start it from cold (I have to keep tickling it even after it has fired in order to keep it...
Pete, I will take some pics of some parts and you can compare the dimensions, the crank looks a bit sus though. I bought a Honda 200 MTX once and some clown...
Mine does that as well. Especially if I haven't been using it for a while. I have a bell mouth instead of the air filter though. Andy Lorenz ... From: STUART...
... I assume you do have a choke slide fitted, which is working correctly Other possibility is too low float height They may need a good flood to start but...
Pete, Can send the pics , but the 68 mm nose of crank to bearing shoulder, is 62.5mm give or take a half mil on a couple of mine. So it looks like you have a...
... Hi Mike, thanks for taking the time to look at my problem.The bush in question is definitely in there and in the right place,I'm sat here looking at it...
If you have been reading my latest saga on here re Major engine rebuild woes it would appear I am in dire need of a replacement crank for a 1966 D7 175 after...
... George I think you have indeed sussed the problem.Whoever welded that up was a hell of a bodger to get the crank welded and running true shame he couldnt...
Is it not possible to press another stub into your existing crank, I thought T and G did them. Sorry if I am wrong as my catalogue is being oily thumbed at my...
... Thanks Steve for your suggestion,all new to me so I hadn't thought of that option.Where or how do I find or contact this T&G you mention? Thanks Pete....
... I think you have sussed the problem George, looks like someone must have welded it hence the grinding marks and the extra length causing the misaligned...
T&G Motorcycles Based in Milton Keynes, mainly mail order as run from home but you can pre-arrange to drop in if you are in area. Tel/Fax: +44-(0)1908 579799. ...
Hi, So our Bantam Project isn't up & running, to put this advice into perspective - however I converted a Bonneville from Amal Mk2's to Mk 1's a long time ago,...
hi there, i recently fitted a new wiring harness to my D14/4, while it was running i switched on the lights and the headlight gave off a bright purple glow ...
Hi, Whats the AC voltage from your alternator? Ideally you do not want much more than 10v AC on a 6V system. What's the DC voltage from the rectifier? Ideally...
Pete, I've just pulled out the D7 crank I was going to use "sometime" As the realization has dawned that "sometime" is actually never, and your need is greater...
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