As title , it was advertised before but i had no log book but i have it back from the dvla , so it been an ornament for 4 years, it was running then. I have spent an hour today pulling it from the resting place popped some fuel in and its not starting, there's a good spark but I aren't going to spend any more time on it, photos tell a 1000 words, it's £1400 please location near Stafford, can help with a delivery , what's not to like ? Thanks all,
For Sale Bsa Bantam
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Everyone of a certain age has a soft spot for a Bantam. First bike I rode aged about 13, over the fields.
Good luck with the sale, with the whole three extra HP, is it a 125 or 150?
Good luck with the sale, with the whole three extra HP, is it a 125 or 150?
I like that a lot!! GLWS
Thats cute
Agreed Nitram , 148cc Bantam Major engine came out in 1954 . Heres the engines and frame numbers for your year. Good luck with the sale. Ps the source of the info is “ The essential buyers guide for BSA bantams” how bloomin sad am I
I wouldn't throw that away either - stuff like that is priceless to some people (US -
)Bump for a lovely little bike....
Agreed , my dad had a D1 that I would siphon petrol out of to incinerate my plastic toy soldiers. I sometimes wonder how I managed to survive past six years old!I wouldn't throw that away either - stuff like that is priceless to some people (US -
Bump for a lovely little bike....
Its a great resource and is second only to strolling onto the Bantam owners club stands at classic shows for intricate knowledge for the marque
Agreed , my dad had a D1 that I would siphon petrol out of to incinerate my plastic toy soldiers. I sometimes wonder how I managed to survive past six years old!
Its a great resource and is second only to strolling onto the Bantam owners club stands at classic shows for intricate knowledge for the marque
we’d have got on as kids. Possibly not made adulthood though…
When I retired I used to help Rex Caunt with his Bantam business and spares shop. He was getting parts made abroad and was even getting barrels and heads cast especially for the racing Bantams. He had a warehouse full of new and used parts, and a lot of “ junk” Bantam bits.
What he didn’t know about Bantams was not worth knowing.
Unfortunately he died a few years ago, and his daughter Michelle has taken over the business, but the knowledge lost in his passing will be lost forever.
The company is called “ Rex Caunt Racing” and is based in Barwell, Leicestershire.
What he didn’t know about Bantams was not worth knowing.
Unfortunately he died a few years ago, and his daughter Michelle has taken over the business, but the knowledge lost in his passing will be lost forever.
The company is called “ Rex Caunt Racing” and is based in Barwell, Leicestershire.
undo the crankcase nut at the front underneath and drain any oily petrol out .... it might just start then.
I expect this is long gone by now
A Bantam was the first motorcycle I ever rode when I was 11 and 3/4 way back 51 years ago. It was so fast, I was scared to change gear but I soon got used to the outright speed!
At 14 I fell off my pals in my new wet look jacket my poor mum had saved for. We’d built a ramp and I was not Evel Knievel
so had to borrow my mates jacket for a month until my mum never realised and it never crossed my mind to get my broken ribs looked at
great bikes that changed the world
so had to borrow my mates jacket for a month until my mum never realised and it never crossed my mind to get my broken ribs looked at
great bikes that changed the world
I never owned nor rode a Bantam. I don't intend to change that now.
When I was 16 I had a Bantam Bushman with the sporty high level exhaust. It used to burn me regularly. Funny thing is it started my technical career as it was always breaking down. I moved on to a Honda cd 175, a class machine in comparison.
Bushman is a very desirable machine now!
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