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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.

Decompressor - Bantam 175 trails bike

D7 ENGINE AND D14 FRAME. EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR ITS AGE.

COMES COMPLETE WITH SPARE TANK AND ENGINE COVER INCLUDED.
GOOD TYRES, CHROME CHOKE AND GOOD CHROME ON RIMS.
ALUMINIUM MUDGUARDS. FISH TAIL EXHAUST. AMAL CARB.
DECOMPRESSOR.NO RIPS OR TEARS ON SEAT. RUNS AND RIDES WELL,
GREAT FUN.NO V5 BUT CAN BE ROAD REGISTERED.

BSA Bantam D7

Excellent cond. good runner, immaculate paintwork....

Davy Mc Bride

The late Davy Mc Bride on the ex works BSA Bantam.

More WIP -> Frame

Weld, clean, primer!

Rear Fender

Some minor dents left. Getting there!

I'm still riding the same Bantam!!

Back in the 1970's, I rode a 175cc BSA Bantam on L plates. I painted my (Fibreglass) helmet in Barry Sheen colours (Complete with the duck motif that missing from your excellent model). Sadly, that helmet is long gone. However, I'm still riding the same Bantam!!

Postcard

I like it ... I really do!

Newark jumble

Foreign buyer seems pleased with BSA Bantam!

rexcauntracing.com D14/4 Engine kit!

Grass-rack bike racetuned / fast

Classic bantam grasstracker. 175 race tuned,
ready to race/show built to race in formula bantam grasstrack,
expansion chamber, lightened crank, ported, extended frame,
good rims/spokes/tyres, chains/sprockets, ideal as a junior or novice ride
a good bike

It seemed like a good idea at the time

Memory Lane

My first 'old' bike was a D1 BSA Bantam. That photo was taken in about '85? Note the spare oil and big chain and lock: it often broke down, which meant having to leave it all over London. By 1993 I'd ruined my gorgeous looks with facial hair, and had progressed to this '76 shovel, which I loved and was later stolen. This photo must have been around '94 because this photo appeared in the Iron Horse readers' pages that year! Wow, it made my day when I saw my letter had been published.

1970 Bsa Bushman 175cc

This is one of only 300 bushman bantams allocated for the UK market

all matching numbers with original reg number frame / engine numbers GBO5513 - BB175 and anyone that doesnt know only bushmans where prefixed BB175

these bikes where built for the australia market with high level pipe / trials tyres etc.

This bike was fully restored about 2 years ago by the previus owner it has been on show in a car showroom for the last 2 years.

We have just recommisioned the bike which started 2nd kick with fresh fuel but we have found a problem with the gear selection it is only selacting 2 gears so it will need to be looked at possibly something has come loose inside ?.

To view the bike or ask any questions.

Trail Bantams

Speedy Bantam

Very nice speedybantam D14/4. Little signs of age.
But hey! It's lovely!

Sabrina

Sand, weld, bend, ... Ready for primer!

Monday Monday

2 stroke Cowboys!

Trials Bike

I like it. Found at Flickr

Spokes

D14/4 Spoke's

(front, left-hand) 12 s.w.g. × 8-1/16" (2·641 × 204·78 mm.)
(front, right-hand, inner) 12 s.w.g. × 6½" (2·641 × 165·1 mm.)
(front, right-hand, outer) 12 s.w.g. × 6-9/16" (2·641 × 166·69 mm.)
(rear, right-hand) 10 s.w.g. × 7-5/16" (3·251 × 201·612 mm.)
(rear, left-hand, inner) 10 s.w.g. × 6½" (3·251 × 165·1 mm.)
(rear, left-hand, outer) 10 s.w.g. × 6½" (3·251 × 165·1 mm.)

Assembly of the rear wheel

Dirt Bike History 101

Very cool thread at advrider.com about the dirt bike history... Lot's of pictures and cool stuff going on!

Misterfreedom.com

Mister Freedom® ROAD CHAMP boots

They are riding their sweet way to the store. Another MISTER FREEDOM® all original design.
After 2 1/2 years of development, from tanning and dyeing selected American hides to sourcing hardware, from carving an original last to finding the right cobblers, we are finally happy with the result…
They are hand MADE in the ol’ USA… baby.
Don’t get more old school than that. And like the rest of the stuff we make, they’ll get better with age.Greaser... Should keep you covered for the next thirty years…

BSA Bantam 150cc Rigid trials in green.Very good condition, light and easy to ride in classic trials events.£1185

Beginners Guide to Motorcycle Trials

You can read all about it thanks to Billy Bishop

Popular Science

Browse all the free Popular Science magazines! 1870 - 2000.

Thank you google!

D10 Sports Bantam

Rare Sport model.

Still very complete and original. 1968 on E plate. Starts and rides. Have a good look at the photos – been stored dry for years. Ideal restoration project. Comes exactly as in photos – will need to apply for registration document. Engine and frame numbers match. Thank you!

MZ RT125

DKW RT 125

Das Kleine Wunder

The motorcycle branch of the company produced very famous models such as the RT 125 pre- and post World War II. As reparations after the war, the design drawings of the RT125 were given to Harley-Davidson in the US and BSA in the UK. The HD version was known as the Hummer, while BSA used them for the Bantam. IFA and later MZ models continued in production until the 1990s, when economics finally brought production of the two stroke to an end. Other manufacturers also copied the DKW design, officially or otherwise. This can be seen in the similarity of many small two stroke motorcycles from the 1950s, including a product of Yamaha, Voskhod and Polish WSK.

A D7 Review

Good Points

Simple, reliable, honest, easy and low cost to maintain, parts easily available, interesting, cheap to run, it's British and BSA !!!

Bad Points

If I'm forced to comment, then, can be a little slow in some conditions, brakes need careful attention to be effective in modern traffic, and er, that's it!

General Comments

The Bantam came into my life by accident, a local Garage (Black Country, West Mids area UK) we used to service our company vehicles had it, a 1965 D7 in blue, lurking under a sheet in the corner. Being a motorcyclist I had noticed the bike shaped drape on previous visits, but on this occasion there was a delay with a vehicle I was collecting so, with some time to kill, I investigated. That mileage couldn't be genuine, 1600 miles !! Looking further though, it probably was, the tyres were almost unworn, original Dunlop lightweight. The chrome on the tank was as new, etc etc. The garage owner wondered over, confirmed the 1 previous owner and history, and then asked me if I wanted to buy it. Long story short , I did. Some recommisioning work was needed, new battery etc, but then it ran like would be expected from such an original low mileage machine. When I had accustomed myself to the engine and gearbox characteristics , I discovered a very surprising bike. Handling was excellent, I could take it to the footrest rubbers in corners, just like my Velo Viper. The torque was a real surprise, allowing a 55 mph cruise even with my 6ft, 80 KG frame aboard! Steep hills took the edge out of it, but nothing to drastic. The ratios's in the 3 speed box could catch you out occassionaly, but it is something that can be lived with. I have ridden as much as a continuous 100 miles in reasonable comfort, the ride quality being satsifactory. Initially the brakes were inadequate, but I discovered a manufacturing defect and also replaced the shoes and trued the front drum and now they are ok. The most enjoyable thing so far is the revenge I get when after being overtaken by indignant modern car drivers in a straight line, they arrive at a sharp corner or roundabout and I just go straight past them using the handling. It runs forever on a gallon of unleaded , 40:1 premix, is great fun to ride and always draws interest when parked or in traffic queues. It takes up very little space in the garage, and if I have a local errand to run it's always the first bike I think of because it's so light to move around and convenient to just hop on. The BSA D7 then, really good little machine, I recommend it highly !

A new BSA 175cc Bantam Super!

into the army