Bantam one off classic racer

BSA Bantam D1 engined race bike in swinging arm frame, well modified bike upgraded brakes suspension, expansion pipe, Todd head, tuned engine, real head turner !! I also have a alloy Ajax race barel and head which is for sale.

Paperwork

Last wheek before the bantam is street legal!

Gasoline gypsy

Peggy Thomas bought her B.S.A. Bantam, a rigid-framed D1, in 1950.
She immediately named it Oppy after its registration number, OPE 811.
Within a few weeks she set off on a 4,500 mile tour around Scandinavia accompanied by her friend, Prudence Beggs.

Peggy's most famous journey though was an 18 month, 14,000 mile epic in North America.
She took her 60lb Airedale dog, Matelot, along, ensconced in a makeshift box on the Bantam's parcel rack. Starting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the pair traversed Canada to Vancouver on the Pacific coast then headed south down the West Coast of the United States.
Crossing into Mexico, Peggy and Matelot travelled as far as Mexico City before heading for the Atlantic coast and taking a steamer to Florida. After an extended stay on the Florida Quays, Peggy's journey ended with a ride north to New York. She carried a typewriter with her for the entire journey and wrote this now extremely scarce travelogue about her adventure.

... 425£

DJH60 ink

This is a print of an illustration done in ink and collage.
It measures approx 11" x 8" with a border for mounting. It is printed on Epson archival matte 192g card. All prints are signed and sent in a bend proof envelope and are well protected.

The use of spare parts...

I do have some junk spare parts laying around... found on etsy

What was your first motorcycle

Five transmissions later, all under warranty, the dealer granted full refund price trading it back in against a 1961 BSA 175cc "Super" Bantam. Neither bike came equipped with a brake light!

Wipac Sabrina rear light unit

After some small tweaking with Sabrina ... we have light!

Driving!

MUSIC VIDEO RIDING SEPTEMBER from Hush on Vimeo.

A harley hummer story

"For those of us who do not know...The Hummer is a remnant of the NAZI era.. and the fact that it landed on North American shores is a WAR BOOTY...so here we go with the Hummer story." Thanks to Baron's life

Runs on pennies, instead of pounds

Bantam legshields

Some pic's

The weather is getting better, so is the bantam! 39 day's left to finish her!

Engine running.

The carb needs to be set right. But i got the chance to drive my first miles...

Crappy cell phone vid!

12/01/2011 the bantam relive's after 2 year of "Spare garage time"

Look at Life

Nice norton!

The Norton Project from Jamtron on Vimeo.

I now, it's not a bantam. But it's worth looking! Nice done!

BSA Bantam D1

One of the best i have seen in a while... FOR SALE!!

Testing the spark plug.

A nice blue spark from the bantam! Thank you HPI!

Sammy Miller museum

"The museum houses the finest collection of fully restored motorcycles in Europe, including factory racers and exotic prototypes, plus memorabilia spanning 7 decades of motorcycling for sport and for pleasure." One of the place's i want to visit once!

Thank you Santa!

Merry Christmas & a happy new year!
Thanks santa for the new Sprockets form RCR!

First Bike

"This pic taken in November 67, the day I got my learner's permit, registered the bike and left school. We did a lot of miles together." by Boadbear

A factory tour

FDS 519D - My old D7

I've been wondering if my old 1966 D7 is still out there,and according to the DVLA,it is.
Does anyone on here own FDS 519D?

Take your time...

let's see your BSA motorcyles

Some nice bsa's on the ADVRider forum!
And a nice Bantam Racing D1-D3

Peggy Iris Thomas

So I’m giving up ‘Adventure biking’ and ‘Overlanding’ … no longer dreaming of an ‘RTW’ trip with my ‘Expedition’ luggage. No. Time to drop off the grid, buy a BSA Bantam, load up the biggest dog I can find and hit the highway…maybe with a sidecar, what do you think? (Karl Bianchini and Moto-Abruzzo)

Check out this very nice link with 8 pages of text & pic's! thanks niglesmith

D14/4

... sweet!

Bsa Bantam B175

This is an ideal restoration project for the Bsa enthusiast or for the 1st timer as the bike is 99% complete & has very little damage. The damage being the speedo glass is cracked & the chrome surround dented, the battery is missing, the chrome needs some elbow greese & should clean up not too bad, the paint is original & remarkably good for the age, engine turns & has compression but I have never had it started so couldn't honestly say how good it is, the seat has no tears/rips.

Reed block, ...

Talking about serious bantam tuning? Some nice manuals!

Spark plugs

Bantam D1, D3, D5 & D7 - Original recommended plug:- Champion L7, L10, L82/C and L86/C. ) 0.500 inch (12.7 mm) reach.
- NGK recommended plug :- B6HS Stock No 4510 or Iridium BR6HIX Stock No 3419. )

Bantam D10, D13, D14, B175 and Bushman - Original recommended plug:- Champion N4. ) 0.750 inch (19.05 mm) reach.
- NGK recommended plug :- B7ES Stock No 1111 or Iridium BR7EIX Stock No 6664.)

Most Bantam Club members recommend the use of Iridium plugs to give good starting and excellent whisker free running. These plugs have a very fine centre electrode of only 0.024 inches (0.6 mm) diameter in rare and very hard Iridium material.

The stock no is useful when looking for a plug such as in Halfords as this number is printed on the end of the box. All plugs can be obtained cheaply on eBay as there are a number of sellers with postage as low as £0.50 whereas some have free postage but a higher plug price.

Recommended plug gap for all the above plugs:- 0.018 to 0.020 inches (0.45 to 0.55 mm).

When fitting a brand new plug, tighten by hand up to the sealing washer and then tighten a further 2/3 turn with the plug spanner. When re-fitting a used plug, tighten by hand up to the sealing washer and then tighten a further 1/12 turn with the plug spanner.

Thanks to Jubilee

The Scottish Six Days Trial

Scottish Six Days Trial 2011 Promo from John (Bigfoot) Hird on Vimeo.

Unarguably the greatest motorcycle trial in the world.

Since its origin in 1909, no other trial has captured the imagination of rider and spectator in the same way. Riders are lured to the SSDT from all over the world, and the event has the same status to trials riders as the Isle of Man TT has to road racers.

In a word, it's spectacular!

Ken Rumble Australia's Greatest allrounder and the Walsh Bantam

A famous photo of Ken Rumble on the the Walsh Bantam, winning the Victorian all powers title at St Helena, in 1952. It was Rumbles first ride on the Bantam.

Some very cool photo's and info. (found on ozvmx.com)

How not to rebuild your bsa D10? (Bsa Bushman tryout!)

Brighton Rock

Looks like a very good film! Reminds me of the guy of Control (Joy Division)....

Top dead center

It's i bit tricky to now what your piston is at it's top dead center.
A old spark plug will fix this!
Get the old ceramic stuff out. A bit of hard silicone in and drill a center hole. (lathe)
Result A very handy tool!

Belstaff Trailmaster Jacket!

This is it, folks - get 'em while you can. It's the end of the ride for the very famous Belstaff Trialmaster jacket (which is also sometimes erroneously referred to as the Belstaff Trailmaster).

It's famous around the net! If you are a all day driver, casual, old or new. On or offroad!
Good enough to save the last man on earth!

D10 fitted with ARIEL ARROW engine

A nice D10 with a two cilinder Ariel Arrow engine!
Nice overall finish and sporty brake's! Homebuild at its best!

Make a bantam fly

Bsa bantam club forum

The Bsa Bantam club has a great forum, come and have a chat!

Extra low petrol consumption!

Peggy Iris Thomas

A Ride in the Sun
"This must rank as one of the most famous motorcycle travel books of all time, but it is not that well known and deserves better recognition. This is an amazing adventure that captures your interest in people and places aswell as the bike." M. J. Tavener (England)

Also on the overland to egypt can you find a tribute about the journey of Peggy Iris Thomas. A must read for every Bantam fan.

Topwheels!

I got my wheels back from TopWheels Belgium, he did some very nice work.
At a very good price! Thanks mate!

So back to work!Ignition is next on the list.
(Also looking for some nice rear shocks!)

Little something

The bantam trail bronk

Images are property of The Early Years of Motocross Museum, ®2006

The Western USA BSA importer - Hap Alzina in Oakland, California had asked BSA to build this machine for the U. S. market. Though this seemed like a good idea, Yamaha introduced the YG1 80cc trailbike at the same time and Hodaka would soon introduce the Ace 90. Another factor resulting in poor sales was the BSA dealers focus on the much larger 500cc and 650cc 4-stroke machines primarily intended for street use. The result was many Trail Broncs sat in the dealer show rooms and some - like the pictured example, were never sold!

Nice Bantam Trail action!