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Engine holder.. assembled!
Not bad for $10 in scrap steel with some left over. This is what it looks like so far. My neighbor did the welding and it’s tricky to do the tack welds and then how to keep everything square and … Continue reading
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Engine Holder – Prep
Today I took the 6 pieces of 1″ square tubing purchased at a local metal shop for $9 and cut out the pieces required for the welded assembly. Tool of the day was at my neighbors. I had a metal … Continue reading
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Engine mount.. Fab begins…
The diagram is a rough sketch of the pending build. I obtained it in one of the initial books purchased for this journey. I’ll put later the more detailed version. Many dimensions missing, but since it’s a 1 to 5 … Continue reading
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Bubbling gas…
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….
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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This coil is suspect….
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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Discovery beginning
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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Bike travels to Ilderton
Once the bike was picked up then E received the shipment details. Things were underway Vessel: MSC BHAVYA / V:07W17ETS: 05-MAY-25 / LiverpoolETA: 16-MAY-25 / Toronto Found this site https://www.marinetraffic.com/ and was able to track the ship from LiverPool. It … Continue reading
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Set the scene for the restore..
Ok, so I’ve been somewhat planning this since the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025. I started researching BSA clubs in my area and joined several on FaceBook. I was trying to get more details about shipping as well … Continue reading
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Day of Shipper Pickup
Felt it would be good to see the bike as it was ready to be sent on it’s way from Scotland (Kirkintilloch) to it’s new home in Canada (Ilderton). Harry had prepped the bike by giving it a wash and … Continue reading
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