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Title: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: flashblack on 19.06. 2010 14:14
As i can`t afford to buy a rigid single at the moment, i`ve just spent a fiver on a little project to keep me amused. I can`t decide what to run off it yet, and i haven`t a clue, as yet, what it`s off, so i`ll need to do some research and hopefully find some service notes or any other info on it. My initial thoughts are to mount it on a base as a stationary engine. Should be fun!







ps i love the little amal carb!
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: mikethebrush on 19.06. 2010 14:29
ive come across these before but not for years, great engines, I would mount it on a board for now and run it as a stationary engine

ive seen these fitted to cement mixers, water pumps ,pedestrian rollers etc, yours is in great nick
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: LJ. on 19.06. 2010 17:58
Nice! I'm actually quite envious, would love to have something like that kicking around in the shed, dunno what I'd do with it though... I used to dream of owning one of these when I was a lad, to put one in a home made go cart, big ideas never materialised though. Have fun with it!
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: flashblack on 19.06. 2010 19:17
I`m well happy with it, i`ve just spent all afternoon cleaning the carb (which had a sticking slide), it`s turns over nicely with good (as far as i can tell) compression, and it has a spark! I need a bit of fuel pipe, some fuel, and hopefully it should run  *smiley4*

ps    it even uses straight 40 oil, like my other bsa!
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: muskrat on 19.06. 2010 21:11
How about a nice set of starting rollers. A BSA starting a BSA. Great pick up.
Cheers
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: flashblack on 19.06. 2010 21:40
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Quote from: muskrat on 19.06. 2010 21:11
How about a nice set of starting rollers. A BSA starting a BSA. Great pick up.
Cheers

Now you`ve got me thinking  *smiley4*
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: RichardL on 20.06. 2010 14:13
Looks perfect for a doodle-bug sccoter.
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: flashblack on 21.06. 2010 17:19
Just in case anyone`s still interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-En8oPUeps  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-En8oPUeps)
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: bonny on 21.06. 2010 17:29
it was well worth the fiver flashback , i was after one on ebay a while ago but it cost to much to post to me , i wonder if you connected an alternator from a jeep or a small lorry would it drive it . handy little generator if it did.
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: mikethebrush on 21.06. 2010 17:50
nice bit of kit, runs well
Title: Re: I`ve bought a bsa for £5
Post by: A10Boy on 23.06. 2010 10:27
That would run an alternator no problem, those little BSA's turned out about 3HP