BSA B31 Plunger Restoration Part 1 

Thank you, more to come soon

Cheers, comment always appreciated

Yes, I had the same problem on most of my bikes, I now make my own, you can get the bits on eBay but you must use silver solder for the nipples. Sorry I cant help with suppliers though. Cheers B

@@500dbd34 thankyou. As regards front brake cable do you measure from handle bars to brake lever? One more question, is there only one adjuster at lever end nothing on handlebars? . What should I be doing to the plunger if it needs recommitioned? I am amiture.

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Martyn, I like to fit adjusters on the lever as well as the brake end, gives you more adjustment if needed. I set up the lever end, route the cable with enough slack to get full lock both ways. You can then get the outer cable length down at the wheel, make sure the adjuster is backed off and you can then get the inner cable length. I'll be showing how I do it later in the series. Other guys do it differently, but the end result is what matters.

@@500dbd34 thankyou so much appreciated. Stay safe.

Thank you, nice to know someone is watching

Thanks again, cheers

Great to hear!

were would someone buy BSF spanner set outside of the UK. I have to make my own

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Devlin, the problem with real time is that the videos become too long and I like to keep the commentary to a minimum and let the pictures do the talking. The fastenings - nuts and bolts are mostly British Cycle Thread at 26 TPI as used by BSA but I do use a lot of metric stuff also. Thanks for the comment, always appreciated. Cheers Brian

To work on these bikes you will need a full set of Whitwoth spanners and sockets, not sur of the head bolt size but will let you know soon. cheers B

@@500dbd34 Thank you so much for replying so speedily. The size seems to sit between spanners on my Whitworth set and I'm wary of rounding them off. Thanks for checking but whilst you're there could I cheekily ask for a C spanner size for the pushrod tube gland

Thank you Brian, my 1/4 Whitworth worked on 3 of them, the last finally succumbing to a 13mm spanner which was a little snugger

It’s a universal hook spanner available on eBay. It does have other names such as a collet spanner. Cheers Brian

@@500dbd34 thank you :)

Sorry but giving out contact info is not recommended, there are lots of videos on RU-vid which will help you. Good luck with your restoration. Cheers B

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Hi Dave, thanks for the comment, these bikes have magneto ignition, I’ve never heard of any being fitted with electronic ignition. Enjoy your BSA

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for watching!