BSA BANTAM MECHANICAL BOOBS...THE HORROR CONTINUES PART 2 

and a liberal application of black and white checker tape along the tank and round the fork shrouds 🏍

Building the tooth up with weld is an option that i have considered if i can't get a reasonable replacement Chris ( currently watching a couple on ebay) i will repair the original as it should be of interest to some. Regards from the Garage.

Excellent.......my work here is done 😉

Glad to hear it Peter 😁

A friend with a lathe is a friend indeed Andreas 🙂and thank you for your kind words. Its a bit chilly over here too , i was outside wearing shorts and teeshirt 2 days ago, I'm now inside in a woolly jumper and the heating has come on 😲.

Always a pleasure to have you grumbling in the corner Randy, there was a complimentary open tin of anchovies on the shelf, I'll point them out next time you drop in .

😁@@TweedsGarage

Sounds like a good idea, I'll do a little investigating 🔎

My pleasure Robbie, glad you found it useful. 🙂

Are you trying to suggest BSA weren't machining Batam parts to the highest engineering standards Steve?!!!!...... 😉( fear not checks will be made )

You’re a talented man 👏

@@TweedsGarage I wouldn't dare to suggest that... but I do know that my 70's Suzuki was a bit out! haha.

nice to have you following it Allen 😊

Skirt knurling.......there's another rabbit hole I've just been down Clive....yes i can imagine the that would set the internet alight 😁

I bet she said things like " will this take long as I've got the spuds on " 😆. Nice bit of thinking outside the box though 👍

Maybe crochet, i think knitting might have been too advanced 😁

Thanks Mr Sills 👍

That is good mileage on a tiddler, well done Dave 👍

Thank You! Think about it. High performance 2 cycle engines in pro chain saws last many years via lubrication to the inside cylinder walls with 2 cycle synthetic oil in the fuel. Same benefit can be had for 4 cycle engines. ALSO, I changed the synthetic oil in my 4 cycle scooter engine every 200-300 miles PLUS I stabilized the fuel. Dave in USA@@TweedsGarage

I don't think there was anything artful about it Jason 😆

Glad you enjoyed it, there's a playlist for the bantam Videos on my channel for your viewing pleasure.

@@TweedsGarage That's my entertainment lined up for this evening.

Blimey you must have been cornering like Sheene to knock the corks out!!!!....had the pleasure of poking new corks in the Excelsior clutch ( i bought the pre shaped corks as it was cheaper than drinking 9 bottles of wine 🍷 😉 )

@@TweedsGarage I was moving a bit and going down a steep hill. Where I lived, it was hard to get motorcycle parts, you had to be good at make do and mend in those days. The corks from the chemist were only a few pennies and they worked great. We had very little money in those days. Second hand bikes and cars were very cheap, my first Bantam was only £5. My first car a 1947 Ford Prefect was £15. Great days with very little money.

@SloopyDog great days indeed and a lot simpler times and it taught you so much to be self sufficient keeping your mechanical transport running. Something today's youth is missing out on.

With oil on one side and fuel/oil/air mix on the other its understandable that mistakes are made on getting the seal the right way round.

@@TweedsGarage all the wasted years of fruitlessly swinging the kickstart! Really enjoyed the video! Phil

All is revealed....tastefully of course 🙂

It’s all done in the best possible taste!

Cheers Bill and will do 🙂

Yes i was pondering the lack of shims, shim set to be ordered when i order new circlips ......and tea and cake its the taste of victory 😁

@@TweedsGarage darn right! Looking forward to it. Best wishes, Dean.

Reed valves and spanny chamber too perhaps 😁

I did the crankcase padding but it never seemed to have much effect.@@TweedsGarage

unfortunately or fortunately depending on which way you look at it, my one has jammed a long time ago in the lefty loosey position so I never have to worry about it. Best way is to find a nut and bolt of reasonable size, fit a corresponding socket on your impact driver, clamp the bolt tightly in the vice, wind the nut down and just nip it down with a spanner, then put the impact driver over the nut and give it a hefty whack whilst retaining a firm grip of the body of the impact driver, if it loosens it is set the correct way, if tightens you need to push and twist the socket end of the driver into the body of the driver the opposite way you done it last time ( probably towards the L position ) then give the nut another whack and hopefully the nut will have loosened ...........then never touch the setting again :-)

It is a way to do it between centres on a lathe, it'll get you close ( better than it is now ) but you are reliant on the centre holes in the end of the crank being in good condition and the ends being straight ( which is rare as most cranks have been knocked at one end or the other in their lives ) so the more accurate way is resting the crank on its bearing surfaces and clocking it.....it will be shown soon. 😉

I think if that's what you fancy then go for it, some say the B175 is peak Bantam but i say buy with your heart.

Somebodies got to 😁

@@TweedsGarage So very true. LOL

I did watch that Simon, that LE engine has some really nice engineering and seems to take some punishment judging by the wear you've encountered on the strip down.

Sorry about that, I'm sure you'd agree it was worth it 😆. You are quite correct, they can be resleeved but it does involve recutting all the ports so its a bit of a job but not impossible. Good luck on not getting caught.

Sounds like you're all set for a Bantam adventure Nick 😉

@@TweedsGarage had most d1 d3 d5 d7 d14 d14/4 then worked through all the Enfield crusader range last being super five , had the d7 Todd tuned racer it was mental

The racer sounds like fun :-)

I had the luck of the devil Andrew and found a NOS .30" on eBay .......found on the same sight I´ve also got a 1960 Hepolite piston catalogue coming which will be a gold mine of piston/ring compatibility/alternatives for older vehicles.

Hi Nick, Luckily I managed to find a .30" ring set on eBay just after making this video, the width of the new rings is about double that of the old ones so should be a vast improvement but a .40" set would be the next step. I shall keep an eye on the timing/ fuel. It could of been pinking ( normally happens under load ) but the ethanol tends to run hotter so it might have been. Some super unleaded doesn't always have ethanol in it depending on brand and area the petrol station is ( Esso is one ) but if you're in Wales there's no escaping it .

Oh good well done Sir.....what do you think....at a push could a plus 40 ring set be made to work in a plus 30 bore....adjust the end gap to suit? Looking forward to watching more of your videos.....love your presenting style.@@TweedsGarage

Yes did puzzle me the roughness on the over run....but its way better now. Re having to retard my timing on using E5 ethanol petrol some years ago....I noticed a roughness on the motor soon as I started to use E5.....retarded it was back to normal. It doesn't get used much now as I bought another bigger bike.....still love it when I get around to having a ride on it. @@TweedsGarage

@@nickaxe771 it can be done but you have to adjust the pin rebate the same amount, otherwise it'll jam on the pin