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Another New Member
« on: 09.06. 2021 16:19 »
Afternoon All,

Thought I'd join up as everything I Google on my new-to-me 1949 A7ST seems to lead me back here!

First time BSA & classic bike owner in Hampshire (UK), after wanting a BSA for many years I was finally in a position to buy one.

She's not the prettiest and not without her issues/questionable previous owner repairs and I've only done 30 miles on her so far, but I really enjoy the maintenance as well as the ride!
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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #1 on: 09.06. 2021 17:10 »
Thought I'd join up as everything I Google on my new-to-me 1949 A7ST seems to lead me back here!
Mwahaha!  *whistle*
You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave!

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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #2 on: 09.06. 2021 21:00 »
G'day Biker Chris  *welcome*
Thanks for the intro.
Good to acquire a bike that is rideable straight off. I know you will inspect/repair her with a fine tooth comb before doing any serious miles.
You will enjoy your long stroke. Lots of info in the "long stroke" section. Remember there's no such thing as a silly question. Some of the answers may be   *whistle*
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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #3 on: 18.06. 2021 14:26 »
Welcome Chris

That’s a fine looking BSA you have there !

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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #4 on: 18.06. 2021 14:46 »
It's a very good oil sieve, but she's brilliant!
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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #5 on: 18.06. 2021 16:49 »
A welcome, bike looks fantastic, post a few pics in this topic ?


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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #6 on: 18.06. 2021 22:13 »
Yeah, so my phone camera produces files far too large for here, so I've compressed this one for you guys

Bike complete with the ringer plate of the horn sat on the saddle, it fell off as she went up on the stand after the ride
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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #7 on: 18.06. 2021 22:48 »
Great, thanks.

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my phone camera produces files far too large for here
...not especially for 'here', but way oversized for any display viewing in general. The 2 MB cap stops 8x5 meters picture posting attempts, results in a good balance of fast upload\download vs excellent display quality on any pc, tv or phone. Example, a snip of the 1,8 MB pic viewed at 100% on my FHD laptop, the snip 's scroll bars left & bottom gives a good idea about the size of the photo when zoomed 100%.

On the other side of things, enormous files are excellent for extensive cropping\zooming in, and high resolution printing, in that context the more pixels \ MB's the better. End of offtopic :O)


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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #8 on: 19.06. 2021 08:43 »
She's Beautiful Chris. Welcome
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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #9 on: 19.06. 2021 09:19 »
 Hi Chris. Had a look at your blog, the post here about the stand mount seemed a bit odd but even more strange on the blog when you started to remove the engine unit to fix the stand mounts.

  Then it turns out the frame is an early and rare type with a bolt on spigot to carry the stand and some fool had fitted the mounting bolt the wrong way round so a lot of extra work.  Later frames have the stand pivots as part of the footrest/frame cross member forging making attention to the mounting on a built up bike more awkward.

 If anyone is restoring a rigid or plunger bike, certainly fixing the stand as a first job with a bare frame saves a load of hassle.

 Welcome to the Forum

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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #10 on: 19.06. 2021 14:39 »
Welcome Chris  *welcome*
All the best - Bill
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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #11 on: 19.06. 2021 15:45 »
Hi Chris. Had a look at your blog, the post here about the stand mount seemed a bit odd but even more strange on the blog when you started to remove the engine unit to fix the stand mounts.

  Then it turns out the frame is an early and rare type with a bolt on spigot to carry the stand and some fool had fitted the mounting bolt the wrong way round so a lot of extra work.  Later frames have the stand pivots as part of the footrest/frame cross member forging making attention to the mounting on a built up bike more awkward.

 If anyone is restoring a rigid or plunger bike, certainly fixing the stand as a first job with a bare frame saves a load of hassle.

 Welcome to the Forum

 Swarfy.

Typical me, got an odd one! There is a lot of side-to-side play in the mounting too, so if I ever drop the engine out I'll weld up the holes in the mounting carriage and re-drill the currently marginally widened holes to sort that out - but it works OK for now!

Thinking about it, the detachable mount is quite handy for modification/working on the stand, but it does introduce more joint which could be a weakness!
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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #12 on: 19.06. 2021 20:34 »
 Chris. You may be better off considering the design, and without the constraints of the penny pinching bean counters actually produce something that works well. The stand you have looks to be the standard type for the plunger frame, and these are currently made of gold so don't modify that.

 I'm sure a homespun spigot/pivot mount is an easy fix for you. Don't risk an aftermarket or pattern part sidestand. These are made from metal usually found in Chinese Barbecues......

 Swarfy.

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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #13 on: 20.06. 2021 00:21 »
Don't risk an aftermarket or pattern part sidestand. These are made from metal usually found in Chinese Barbecues......
lol, & good advice

...and please, tech stuff belongs in the tech boards, "Frame" for anything about center stand.


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Re: Another New Member
« Reply #14 on: 20.06. 2021 06:10 »
I'm not going to significantly modify what I have, just fix the mounting carriage spigot thing - but I'll pop something on my blog and possibly the tech board when I get to it

As for the side stand, the aftermarket thing that was on it is already in the bin!
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'68 Triumph Trophy TR6R

Various project bikes or friends bikes that come and go!