Newbie 1960 A10 Golden Flash

[stav]

hi there i new on here.

This a pic of my bike that my father gave me.

It needs some work but after being stood under a taupaulin 19 years, it still starts and the lights also after new battery.

Will post some better pics soon.

stav

[england kev]

Welcome,
now that looks like a fun project.
Please show us some more pictures, and keep us posted with your progress.

[tombeau]

Superb!
Some nice bits on that. A real cafe racer. I love seeing these time capsules.

[a10 gf]

Hi there, looks like you've got some work coming up! Very nice with a bike that's got family history. Go ahead, and welcome for help and questions.
(btw, you're not a newbie here, but an a10 owner)

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[stav]

thanks for the warm welcome guys. will get some pics later. i think this the wrong thread to ask but where does the kill-switch wire go on a bakerlite mag cover, inside the third nut is just a post that doesnt seem to go any where???????????

stav

[fido]

The stud for the kill button connection should be hollow to take a carbon brush like the ones on the HT pickups.

[trevinoz]

On the bakelite cover there should be only one large nut on a raised section on the outside diameter. Beneath is a contact which connects to the brass holder inside, which should have a carbon brush which contacts the points centre securing screw.
  Trev.

[stav]

i read your last post stating this, set it up but didnt understand how it could work, so removed it again.

i will try this in the morning cos i think i understand you now!!

will hopefully post tomorrow (today) with my results

 

[fido]

Poor photos but they may help. You need a fibre washer to insulate the nut from the alloy end cap then a normal shakeproof washer. Now I have read your original post again I'm wondering if you have this kind of magneto though, or the other sort with a spring clip holding the end cover 

[stav]

Hi Guys, just a few recent pics, if anybody has any info on the pics I would greatly appreciate it 

[stratcat]

Great looking project!

It looks very similar to one I owned in the eighties

about half way down the page-
http://www.a7a10.net/forum/index.php?topic=729.0

[dpaddock]

This bike does not appear to be a 1960 GF, although the engine might be. It would be helpful if you provide us with frame and engine numbers.

[stav]

Hi stratcat, your Red Racer looked very nice, Im toying with Red or Silver, but i now think Red is very nice.

Hi dpaddock, I have the log book here in front of me, it doesnt say what model it is but the previous owners (my dad for approx 25years & my uncle 2/3 years previous) were led to believe it was a GF.

here goes, First Registered - 1960
               Make - BSA
               Model - ?
               VIN - GA7-5116
               Engine - DA1010193

Many, many thanks
 
Steve

[stav]

Hi dpaddock,
Does the info i posted help which model my bike actually is? I not clued up on old (real) bikes, just go by what previous owners saying.

If it not a GF, does that mean it could be a better model?????

Steve

[bsa-bill]

Hi Stav
Sorry but sportier models had a letter after the DA bit - DAR = Rockets DASR = spitfire scrambler
Nothing wrong with a Flash though - get it going then enjoy

All the best - Bill