BSA B31 Caféracer 1956 500cc engine B50 piston BSA cams 2x 65-2446 PAL ignition special Valves Springs Cilinderhead is modified And a lot more !!!! Reaction are Welcome
A little tip for the youngster, Kickstart the bike with his RIGHT foot this gets your weight over the kickstart lever rather than being outboard to the right. Give it a try. Cheers Dave
notwocdivad Hi Dave , i do watch a lot of cafe racer type videos already 😊. my dad also told me that he always kicks with his right foot and he also has a lot of experience with bikes. Greetings from Hugo
Yes, starting is not like turning on a water tap. Your Left hip socket carries too much load, yet the kick backs were gentle. A push or run start suits the clip-on equipped m/c. Best of regards and time to ride.
Hi, Judging by the angle of the front brake actuating arm your front brake needs new liners or the arm needs moving around the splines. You should have a 90 degree angle between arm and cable when the brake is applied to give the best braking effort. No good making it go if it won't stop!!! Apaet from that you have a lovely little bike. Dave uk
+notwocdivad Hello Dave well noticed, you are right about front brakes. i do know what you mean and, we are going to install new brake liners. greetings from Hugo
I like that kickstarter lever. Looks like you didn't have to replace the kickstart quadrant inside the gearbox in order to arrive at that forward lean to the lever. If you can share, who makes that lever?
+Gregory Garland Hi Gregory, Thanks for the reaction, The kickstart lever is standard BSA. We've heated the kickstart lever till it is glowing red from the heat and then bend it in the vice till it had the correct angle. greeting from Hugo
Hi Hugo, A B50 piston, have you had any problems with the cylinder or bottom half of the engine, and did you use a decompression plate. The bike sounds wonderful. I have just started to build a B31 caffe racer.
+mike judd Hello Mike, thanks for the comment it's a B33 cilinder with a B33 cilinderhead. the cilinder has new cilinderliner that fits a B50 piston. in your case with the original B31 cilinder the cilinder wall is thick enough to drill out your cilinder so it can fit B44 piston. i have on my own engine a decompression of 3 mm. i hope it works for you greeting from hugo
When I was that age it was the only way to start a bike and I certainly never did it like that, nor did anyone else. Just saying that knowledge gets lost and I was surprised that no one showed you the right way to do it.
I did not mean it as a criticism, just looked odd to me, but as I say, I was brought up kicking bikes to start them so it comes natural to me. having said that, I'm very grateful for the electric start on both of my bikes. But you keep doing what ever you need to do, just keep riding bikes.
Te gekke fiets man! Om hem lekker aan te trappen moet je hem net voorbij het BDP zetten en dan één goede kick geven, als het goed is loopt hij dan meteen... Als je ervoor probeert te trappen dan wil je motor nog wel eens terugtrappen, haha. :)
beste Meaca bedankt voor de reactie. dat klopt helemaal dat probeer ik ook altijd te doen. maar deze BSA heeft geen vervroeger en dat maakt het starten wel moeilijker. groeten Hugo Meijer
hugo meijer Heeft mijn Enfield ook niet, maar die heeft geen 12:1 compressie zoals ik in je andere filmpje zag... Zo'n compressie krijg je stevige kuiten van lijkt me! Heb je de motor nog altijd? :)
Oh ja, wat voor een tank heb je gebruikt? En gebruik je een originele Goldstar uitlaat, ik heb die van mij bij de Groot gekocht, maar deze maakt wel erg veel herrie
+Kees Stam hoi Kees dit is de originele tank van de B 31/33 modellen omstreeks 1955 de GS badge is pas gemaakt ik heb de cilinderkop wat pas gemaakt lees groter en een bus in de uitlaatbocht gemaakt zodat ik de originele bocht en demper kan monteren hij maakt ook wel aardig geluid!! groetjes Hugo
+Kees Stam Hallo Kees ik begrijp het ! maar die had ik toen op de plank liggen! ,hij is hiermee wel snel op snelheid lees veel koppel onderin dus wel, nog wel eens de toer nokken proberen Als je nog iets wel weten dan lees ik het graag succes met de vorderingen groet Peter
If you kick on compression stroke, you are likely to get kicked! Do it on exhaust stroke to gather some momentum and it will start as it should. Allso, you don't need as much force.
Andreas Siegler Thanks for the comment , you are right but, the timing of the ignition is not adjustable because of replacement of Lucas magneto, and that why it kicks back if you want to start it.
Gently ease the engine over compression, and then one firm downward stroke , past the quadrant on the kickstart mechanism, and there'll be NO kickback!
Starting bikes on the center stand was never a good idea. Doing it on a 70 year old one is begging for a busted lug which no one will want to repair with the engine in the frame.
