Pierre. Originally I had a 1969 Firebird and it had all the symptoms that you are talking about. Used to ping like crazy going up hills, I tried 100 octane...
Thanks Victor...will definitely open the timing cover before I start ripping into the cylinders. If the idler gear is not running true due to bronze bushing...
As I stated before... IF the noise occurs when you roll OFF the throttle, then it is most likely mechanical indeed. But there are many possible sources for...
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Just a thought , I was plagued with a tappety like noise for two years on my A10 - sounds similar to this. It turned out to be fore and aft wear in the timing...
Gordon Brown
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Jul 1, 2008 8:11 pm
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moving on here I have done 2 changes since my last post. 1) purchased a new carb slide on the chance that wear was causing extra air past the cutaway causing...
Hi again everyone I have yet another problem with my A10 café racer. I purchased a new tacho drive to convert my oil pump which was easy enough to do but when...
The noise that the seized gear made only appeared at approximately 3000 rpm when started at idle no noise at all. I always thought it was pinging under load...
Fitting a new factory exhaust to my 71 T-bolt, and oddly the little steel triangular shaped mounts don't line up right. I got them off of a 72 Triumph.......
I am just back from a ride with newly installed black box Boyer......The only change is that it seems to take longer to get to 60 mph and at that point the...
I have read through the internet files which claim that the cruising speed and top speed of the A50R were (are) 90 and 100 mph respectively.....does anyone...
On the A10SR the timing chest inner cover has a mount for the tacho drive. The oil pump spindle is part no. 12342-0156, this has a slot in the end for the...
Costa, Thanks for steering me in the right direction as I believe I have found the source of my "ping" noise. On my last ride I noted that the noise was always...
Pete, you might be well advised to get out the hacksaw and make some. Dealing with parts of unknown provenance, and trying to get them to fit generally...
The frames were similar but not interchangeable and neither are the mufflers. So it is not surprising that they did not fit. I see a lot of A50 /A65's wearing...
Or, cut the steel into the triangular pieces,jig- drill the holes with them clamped together, then bolt them together and file to identical shapes. Stainless...
Well a piston circlip decided to disintegrate recently and, apart from knackering the piston and barrel, distribute itself generously in little bits around the...
Seems good to me. That way you can get a proper nut head to tighten it up with. Never understood why BSA didn't use a proper nut head. While you are at it get...
Bill, What average speed would you ride with your A50R on a normal day if you are going on a 100 mile trip and want to get there in good time and have acess to...
Dave... yes.... I could use the mounts I have now as templets, and just drill the 2 lower holes in the proper places. The Triumph mounts have the 2 lower holes...
Talk to Roger Sharman at Cake Street Classics he does the whole kit. ... From: christopher331648 To: bsa@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:40 PM ...
Gordon Brown
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Jul 2, 2008 5:10 pm
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... Ah - I have an A10 Pierre, and when I first got it, it was geared with an 18th sprocket on the Gearbox and would climb mountains without need to change...
Everything worked out fine with just one muffler mount bolt, lining up with one of the lower triangle holes. Still believe the BSA mounts must be a little...
Just thought I'd share some good BSA news for a change. After a few months of working on my 71 BSA T-bolt.... I got it going today and gave it a short test...
Good stuff ! Those machines can have a sense of humour that defies description. Cheers, Dave. Peter Maggiacomo <gtsrider@...> wrote: Just thought I'd...
Glad to hear that; it's mostly a question of flying the thing by the seat of your pants. Cheers, Dave. Peter Maggiacomo <gtsrider@...> wrote: Everything...
I find it ludicrous that no one on this list that has a OIF Triumph or BSA does not also have a parts book for them. I have neither a Triumph or BSA OIF bike...
Aint that the truth ! These things are almost like they have a mind of their own sometimes. I was going crazy seeing drips on the floor with the NEW gaskets...
