New Member West Mids UK

[cotterpinkid]

Just a note to say hello. I must have been a bit bored today as I dug out the Flash from the corner of the shed and put it on the bench with a view to running it again. It's a '57 Plunger which I finished rebuilding about 10 years ago having owned it for 30 years. I don't know what happend, but as soon as I'd finished the project and put just over 500 miles on the clock down the shed it went. It almost got sold a few years back, but kept stopping and was duly returned (mag condeser?). Anyway, it went back on the bench today for mag removal and a general look over the engine. No doubt I'll be posting some daft questions.

[bsa-bill]

Welcome cotterpinkid
Now that is one smart bike to have been hiding in a shed

[alanp]

Welcome. Love the bike and love the name 'Cotterpinkid' - great!
Alan

[cotterpinkid]

Well, probably should mention that in the intervening years I changed my allegiance to Velocette and that's what I've been riding for the last 10 years. The full nickmane I was given is 'The Kickstart Cotterpin Kid', which came from my ability to shear them (4 of them I think) by not paying attention to the strict Velo' starting routine  - won't mention the Velo' again.

[anita]

Beautiful bikes, don't worry about the Velo my other ones an Enfield
Anita

[a10 gf]

Cotterpin Kid, welcome to the forum, those are nice machines, the Velo looks fantastic.

[MG]

Welcome cotterpinkid! Great bike you have there, both of them.
For all I care, you can mention the Velo anytime, as long as such a nice picture is to follow 

Cheers, Markus

[muskrat]

G'day Cotterpinkid, welcome.
                                             From the looks of those two bikes we'll be asking you questions.
 Glad to see the old girl will live again.
Cheers

[LJ.]

Good of you to join us Cotterpin! I can see you also like to bash big dents in the exhaust pipe by the kickstart lever too (on Velo), not just cotterpin shearing then.   Very nice bikes... congratulations!

[iansoady]

Good of you to join us Cotterpin! I can see you also like to bash big dents in the exhaust pipe by the kickstart lever too (on Velo), not just cotterpin shearing then.  

Yes, the Viper / Venom I've just sold was exactly the same - could never get the kickstart to clear otherwise. It would have been nice to keep both the Velo and the A10 but just not enough room.....

[A10Boy]

Hi Cotterpinkid and welcome

Where abouts in the west mids are you?

Andy

[cotterpinkid]

Good of you to join us Cotterpin! I can see you also like to bash big dents in the exhaust pipe by the kickstart lever too (on Velo), not just cotterpin shearing then.   Very nice bikes... congratulations!

The exhaust is a little non-standard, but does the job nicely - hence the 'modification'

[cotterpinkid]

Good of you to join us Cotterpin! I can see you also like to bash big dents in the exhaust pipe by the kickstart lever too (on Velo), not just cotterpin shearing then.  

Yes, the Viper / Venom I've just sold was exactly the same - could never get the kickstart to clear otherwise. It would have been nice to keep both the Velo and the A10 but just not enough room.....

Ian, I had to chuckle when I saw your post on the Velo' forum as you abandoned us for the A10, then to see your introductory posts on BSA forums - it's a small world.

[cotterpinkid]

Hi Cotterpinkid and welcome

Where abouts in the west mids are you?

Andy

Hi Andy,

I'm just a few miles from Walsall. I'm not sure how far the GF travelled before I purchased it, but it was originally sold in Aston.

[mikethebrush]

welcome cotterpin

lovely bikes
im pleased your gf played up and came back to you, it was a blessing in disguise as they are a job to find now, the guy who returned it must have kicked himself a few times since bringing it back