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Title: Spur ?
Post by: WozzA on 19.12. 2011 03:05

Can anyone please identify this SPUR on my frame?  ????
what is it for? should it even be there?
(https://www.a7a10.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi245.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg63%2FWozzA_photo%2Fth_spurMedium.jpg&hash=a6fd5ea8fd6e9326cc542d593353d0ba280fb230) (http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg63/WozzA_photo/?action=view&current=spurMedium.jpg)
any pictures would be appreciated...

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: Brian on 19.12. 2011 03:28

Thats where the pump originaly went, there will be another one just above the swingarm pivot.

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: WozzA on 19.12. 2011 04:50

 *smile* yep your on the ball mate... there is another one just where you said..
Who'd of thought about supplying a #*%&@ PUMP..    *eek*   NOT ME..
Thanks Brian..

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: bsa-bill on 19.12. 2011 08:58

My Flash was second hand but from a very meticulous gentleman and came without a pump, was it supplied with the bike or an extra I wonder

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: Beezageezauk on 19.12. 2011 11:10

Heyup WozzA,

I found this picture of my Flash and it has the pump in position.

Hope it downloads ok.

Beezageezauk.

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: WozzA on 19.12. 2011 11:27

 *idea* Its a little one isnt it....  NOPE... even with my glasses on I'm finding that 2 small to see..   *dunno*
BUT I get the idea...    wink2  it's like a pushy hand pump..?

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: duTch on 19.12. 2011 11:38

Yup, pretty much I guess like a bicycle one- remember how treadlies had tabs on the downtube under the seat for same?? Or maybe it was the one down from the steering head??
 Anyway, some BSA models(and maybe others-don't care) have the tabs under the tank

Oh yeah just remembered, some have them on the chainguard, almost like the factory was playing 'hide the pump' ...?

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: Beezageezauk on 19.12. 2011 12:04

Yeah, these pumps were just the same as those used on bicycles only slightly longer.

Regarding the different positions of these pumps....I have a M33 outfit and the pump should be fitted along the fuel tank outboard of the fuel tap so with the pump in position it is almost impossible to switch the fuel on.  As there is only one fuel tap on this model why couldn't BSA have positioned the pump on the opposite side?  Great designs eh??

Sorry about the pic WozzA but it went fuzzy when I tried to increase the size or zoom in on the pump area.

Beezageezauk.

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: RichardL on 19.12. 2011 15:21

We had this picture previously posted:

http://www.a7a10.net/forum/index.php/topic,1101.msg7524.html#msg7524

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: LJ. on 19.12. 2011 16:57

I do carry one of these hand pumps, never had to use it and often wondered if it'll manage to pump up to around 30 - 35 pounds per inch?

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: fido on 19.12. 2011 18:11

You don't need the tyre that hard to get home or to a garage airline as long as you avoid hard acceleration etc.

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: trevinoz on 19.12. 2011 20:23

Just a bit more on the subject, the lower pump mount on the CA7, EA7 & FA7 frames is formed in the swing arm frame gusset.
The GA7 is the same but has an extension welded on.
This is to clear the brake light switch used on this frame.
The late pump is shorter than the first ones.
The RGS frame has no pump mounts! Well, the bottom one is there with no extension but the top one was never fitted.

  Trev.

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: WozzA on 19.12. 2011 23:31

I found a old high volume pushy pump from my Le Tour De Local Shops days & had a BRAIN WAVE..  *idea*
I pulled it apart... cut 2" off the end & inner rod...

(https://www.a7a10.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi245.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg63%2FWozzA_photo%2Fth_DSCN2276Medium.jpg&hash=6a106d3c86cfe402592148de4f30a89ff1ff84f3) (http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg63/WozzA_photo/?action=view&current=DSCN2276Medium.jpg)

(https://www.a7a10.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi245.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg63%2FWozzA_photo%2Fth_DSCN2278Medium.jpg&hash=e112adf764b301d02c321e0d4ff3169ce566aa19) (http://s245.photobucket.com/albums/gg63/WozzA_photo/?action=view&current=DSCN2278Medium.jpg)

a nice gold piled arms transfer & PRESTO.. one BSA bike pump.  *yeah*

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: muskrat on 20.12. 2011 08:50

 True Ozzmanship.
Cheers

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: LJ. on 20.12. 2011 09:46

Well done! that looks neat, now you need to devise something to stop some devil nicking it.

Title: Re: Spur ?
Post by: Ted_Flash on 20.12. 2011 16:39

The approved anti-theft device for the pump is a jubilee clip so that it can't be compressed to take it off the spurs. 

Obviously it wouldn't stop anyone determined with a tool-kit, but it defeats little boys.

Cheers,

Ted