Monthly Archives: July 2025

And with a kick….

Posted on 23 July 2025 by brian

After my first run with Bohdan pushing I worked on the carburetor a bit more. I had to rebuild it again as you might recall at the end of the road trial a major gas leak was noted. Luckily the … Continue reading →

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Bubbling gas…

Posted on 19 July 2025 by brian

The gas was bubbling out of the “tickler” as it’s called. I had to fully disassemble the carburetor and clean some of the areas. Mario gave me a tip to use some toothpaste on the tip of the old needle … Continue reading →

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Push me Bohdan….

Posted on 18 July 2025 by brian

Kicking the bike was not working… I certainly had tried… Even some other BSA owners had said that sometimes these bikes just tended to bump start better. I have bad memories though of bump-starts. Although over my years I’ve pushed … Continue reading →

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Get the engine running …

Posted on 17 July 2025 by brian

It’s a relatively simple engine (Single cylinder) and they key of course is the 3 main things: FUEL:I started with reviewing the fuel and the tank was in reasonable shape (more to come later). Although I had bought a seal … Continue reading →

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This coil is suspect….

Posted on 9 July 2025 by brian

You can still see the black electrical tape on my finger. It was wrapped around the coil and I wondered what it was for. Thought it might have been protecting the coil under the clamp or to make it tighter … Continue reading →

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Back Wheel must turn….

Posted on 4 July 2025 by brian

Even though it’s rusty and is still holding Scottish air inside the wheel is just sliding along the ground now. Likely occurred after using the brake pedal (which by the way is on the left foot and not the right … Continue reading →

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Discovery beginning

Posted on 1 July 2025 by brian

August 10th, 2025 Here I am catching up on the bike and the events over July. I started by stripping down you can see that I removed the Gas tank, seat and the cover over the Battery compartment.  The Gas … Continue reading →

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