DKW RT125

Loeka vs Bantam Engine

oil, grease & dirt

+- 30 years of oil, grease & dirt...

Neat Hummer

This one was taken at Singapore Changi Airport [thanks J.Li-the-future-Harley owner for the pics], displayed at a cosmetic counter. I wonder why. Non affiliated and non similarity at all.
Thnk I am gonna purchase a tube of facial-cleanser and will probably get the bike for free..
hell-yeah!!

D7 Trails Bike

BSA Bantam D7 Trials Bike

FORKS - Yamaha DT fitted new seals and bushes. Hot sprayed with acrylic and laquered.

FRONT WHEEL - 21" Yamaha DT with standard trials tyre.

FRAME - D7 Raised and with all surplus lugs removed. Hot sprayed with acrylic black and laquered. Bottom member strengthened and bash plate fitted. Rear sub frame raised and strenthened for wheel clearance. Trials footrests. Tomaselli bars and levers. All cables new or refurbished. All nuts and bolts correct BSF/BSC sizes and have either been replaced or replated and re-used where possible. Seat custom made as period. Long rear shocks.

SWINGING ARM - Wide Tiger Cub item fitted to accommodate standard 18" wheel and tyre. Long side stand fitted. Hot sprayed with acrylic black and laquered.

REAR WHEEL - 18" with 400 X 18 standard trials tyre.

ENGINE - DT 175 top end rebuilt with new rings, new ignition coil gaskets etc. No lighting coils. Bottom end rebuilt before my ownership but felt good. No play in shaft or big end and all gears select.

TRANSMISSION - 3 speed with good trials ratio sprockets and new chain.

EXHAUST - High level with period silencer.

TANK and PANELS - Sprayed in red petrol resistant epoxy two pack.

This machine was built by me as a project with the intention of entering classic trials but has never been trialled since completion due to recurrence of old injury. It is not suitable for road use and is certainly not a "Field Bike". I have no documents but will provide a bill of sale to the winning bidder.

Inspection is welcome before end of bidding, and a full history of the build and expenditure is availabe at www.formulaonesidecar.co.uk & Ebay

Porlock Hill 1952

Check out the photostream!

Bushman

Ain't she pretty? The B175 Bushman

Authentic design menswear

They sell a Bsa Bantam Jacket! *Ow Yeah!*

Bantam Shops

There are a number of great shops for bantam spare's on the internet.
Check out the links section & Ebay!

Racer in progress

Thank you bantam racing forum!

Thank you Bantam Racers!

I agree with Alan. In my 37 years of Bantaming I have had to repair several sets of crankcases due to the discs coming loose. A retired NZ dealer friend was almost bankrupted fixing D14B warranty claims due to the rivets failing.

After the later D7 and some earlier D10 models the discs were added with the intention of closing off the dead space in the crank flywheels so reducing crankcase volume, increasing primary compression ratio and efficiency. But they are not gas tight, volume remains nearly the same.
So leave out, or if rebuilding crank get some good thick plates made, machine the crank lip off, a step inside, clear of the seal diameter and hold on with countersunk cap screws loctited in. Beware the flywheel material is hard and can only be drilled/tapped slowly and carefully. Spark eroding out broken taps is expensive !
I have had this done this on my trials D7, road B175 and racing D14 cranks.

Johnsbantam - New zealand

& Thanks Alan

B175 engine.

I have the B175 engine in the D14/4. What make's the late crankshaft.
Still need to find how to fix it!

19 - "Plate" And how do you mount this?

Need help. How do you mount this?

Classic 1960's BSA Bantam Racer or Sprint Bike

Neat little racer. Found @ Ebay

1968 BSA Bantam 175cc D14 4 speed

It starts and runs but top end does rattle a little , this may be normal for Bantams ? I havnt had a stroker for 20 years
Bike seems fairly original having had only 2 previous owners from new
Milage shows 2300 but i cant confirm it
I think it would benefit from a rewire but all the lights do work and it does charge
The only thing missing is a horn and the nipple pulled of the front brake cable last time i rode it
V5C is presenet and in my name
Indicators have been retrofitted but could easlily be removed
An ammeter and switch have been fitted to the left hand side panel they are not currently wired up
there is included a Haynes Manual 2 spare side panels and a Brand New unfitted clutch

E-Bay!

Same Costume, Same reason... but the airplane changed.

Cartoons from 1955

Teardown Clutch - Gearbox

Happy New Year!

Engine Cleaning

Witch of the lady's drive's the bantam?

D14/4 Clutch

D14/4 Engine

More Macaroni!

TVB 719

Bantam comes to life

Little Richard - Tutti Frutti

If only Santa had a Bantam

Merry Christmas! & A Happy New Year!

D14

"This bike is a very good example of a rare model,the only new parts is a complete wiring loom which was done on the mot,the genuine mileage is 19868 from new,front wheel slighty pitted in the chrome as shown in the pictures provided," Found on e-bay

Bakaxe

The Great Leslie...

Great site. Great Art!

Owen Foxley 1934 - 1957 Some family photos

Calverton lido - Eric on Owen's motorbike

Owen on motor bike RJH 837 BSA Bantam Major 150cc

BSA BANTAM MAJOR - 175CC

VERY ORIANAL AND UNRESTORED
THE BIKE HAS BEEN KEPT IN THE DRY FOR MANY YEARS AND WILL MAKE A GREAT PRODJECT
THE BIKE LOOKS ALL COMPLETE AND THE ENGINE DOES TURN OVER IF I GET TIME I WILL SEE IF I CAN GET HER RUNNING

Too Freakn cold to work in the shed!

*bbrrrrr*

But Winters had a different idea. He began with a diminutive two-stroke machine that carried the Harley name even though it was designed by the German DKW firm. In the peace talks following World War II, the rights to the highly regarded DKW 125 were awarded to both Harley and BSA as part of Germany’s war reparations. The BSA version of the machine became the Bantam, while the Harley version began life as the 125, then was enlarged to become the 165.

Winters took a light, agile 165, modified it for the dirt, and rode it to victory in the 1956 Jack Pine, beating machines with four or even six times that displacement, and surviving a course that eliminated three-quarters of the entrants.

Racing!

The engine has been made with a b/w head and barrel,maico conrod and yamaha piston and has a steel clutch with pvl ignition and close ration gearbox. it has got a purpose built expansion pipe and the carb is a mk 2 amal c/w box of jets. Found at E-Bay!

6volts 4 music for life.

Winter meet and greet! For Music for Life by 6 Volts!

Mini Pick Up truck With A BSA Bantam

Mini Pick Up truck With A BSA Bantam

Flat Tire

Captain Bantam

The best pic of a bantam ever!

Crappy Pic's

Left: Rear fender
Right: Front fender

New Seat Cover

Working on the new seat cover. Needs some finisch work.
"BSA" decal / Chroom stripe's / Handgrip...

Here's another Catalina shot of a BSA and a bathing beauty, by the late Bill Bagnall. Bill's father in law was western USA BSA distributor Hap Alzina. Bill Bagnall Collection

Front Wheel

Looking for 90-5703 & bearings.