Hi all
1962 BSA A10 Super Rocket belonging to my Father, either was made into a cafe racer or it was already like that.
Guess something happened to the cylinder head as I never found it and my Father stripped the bike down in the late 70’s to rebuild it. My Parents moved houses a few times before my Brother and I was born and losing parts in the process.
When I was growing up the frame, forks and swingarm was in the back garden rotting away. In 2002, I started doing my research, got parts manual and workshop manual. Looked for all the parts, many missing and pretty much started as an incomplete basket case.
I moved to USA in 2006 and started buying the parts in 2007. What’s been stopping me is the frame, engine bottom end and gearbox was still in UK. As well as normal things in life such as getting married, house and family etc.
Well finally, I went back to UK, shipped the gearbox back and brought back the engine bottom end, inner and outer timing covers, cylinders, inner and outer primary covers.
The frame I did not bring back, even though I was heart broken as it was the original, found it was too far gone, both bottom tubes were rotten, no side stand lug, centre stand lugs were rotten and no petrol tank mount.
I found a 1962 BSA A10 frame in Illinois, made the purchase and it arrived yesterday.
Now I’m inspecting it, does not need close to the amount of work needed on the other frame, found a dent in left down tube (does not look to be a problem and can use lab metal before powder coating) and the tyre pump mount on top is broken off (could always shave it off and make it smooth).
Checking for frame straightness and to see if all the mounting holes line up. Most of the engine/gearbox mounting studs needed persuading using a rubber mallet (don’t want to do that when it’s freshly painted) and the riders footrest stud holes don’t even line up.
What’s needed? Apply some heat and twist it till it lines up or to get the drill out?
Going to be a long process and happy now I can get to work on it after all these years!
