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Post by spud on Oct 21, 2020 20:01:14 GMT 1
Attachment Deleted My uncle gave me this he had it in his loft since about 1979  seams to all be there ive no real interest in bikes but he knows i sell old junk but im tempted to put it back togeather !
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Post by chippie on Oct 21, 2020 20:33:45 GMT 1
You could always sell it to me...,love a project...😂
My dad had a Bantam 175, 'til I got my hands on it...,bust the selector plate in the gearbox....Had to go all the way to Leeds to Alan Jeffries to get a replacement..Great bike, would love another..
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Post by spud on Oct 21, 2020 20:37:30 GMT 1
You could always sell it to me...,love a project...😂 My dad had a Bantam 175, 'til I got my hands on it...,bust the selector plate in the gearbox....Had to go all the way to Leeds to Alan Jeffries to get a replacement..Great bike, would love another.. make me an offer if you like all seams to be there except the seat foams gone an most of the metals rusted away ! |
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Post by chippie on Oct 21, 2020 20:46:15 GMT 1
A couple of questions, then,
Do you have the log book/V5 ?
Which Bantam is it? Engine size would be nice....came in 3 flavours, 125, 150 and 175 cc....
Chances are its either 125 or 150 as the later ones after the D3 were 175cc...
Another clue is the gearbox, the 175's had a 4 sp box, while the others were only 3....
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Post by spud on Oct 21, 2020 20:54:36 GMT 1
A couple of questions, then, Do you have the log book/V5 ? Which Bantam is it? Engine size would be nice....came in 3 flavours, 125, 150 and 175 cc.... Chances are its either 125 or 150 as the later ones after the D3 were 175cc... Another clue is the gearbox, the 175's had a 4 sp box, while the others were only 3.... i have this so not the current v5 an its not on the system its a bantam super 175cc registered 1st june 1959 |
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Post by valhalla on Oct 21, 2020 23:22:24 GMT 1
Looks like a very exciting project, definitely worth keeping on the forum. I reckon Chippie should have it by default!!
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Post by Roverman on Oct 23, 2020 10:16:55 GMT 1
Good memories of the BSA Bantam back in the 1950's my late wife & I did our courting on one, for a small bike it went well and took us all over and never had a problem ( but I was a apprentice mechanic ) I remember all the telegram boys road them round Sheffield, and look at the price's they are fetching now. |
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Post by givusaclue on Oct 23, 2020 21:43:02 GMT 1
A lot of work to put it right, bu immensely satisfying to do, you can get most things for them fairly reasonably, keep the buff logbook with the bike, it makes a difference to the appeal of them.
villiers 175, nice little 2 stroke, they’ll nearly burn coal, they were made in the times of “pool” petrol
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Post by eddypeck on Oct 28, 2020 11:00:38 GMT 1
W O W . . . why is my family so boring? No one has anything exciting stashed away.
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Post by valhalla on Oct 29, 2020 0:17:49 GMT 1
I'm hoping that all of my nephews and nieces will be excited about all the dead cars and parts that I have stashed away, but I doubt it....
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Post by spud on Jan 15, 2021 21:12:42 GMT 1
still got it still dunno what to do with it next doors partner was interested then he saw it  |
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seams to all be there ive no real interest in bikes but he knows i sell old junk but im tempted to put it back togeather !
