"Doom & Gloom!!!" Quirky Kick Up Sequence & "Touring Story" Classic Bike "mr factotum" 

I'm not at all into bikes, but that was really interesting. Thanks for sharing 👍

Brings back many many memories

Gorgeous bike, wouldn't change a thing about it, it looks just right as it is.

Brrrm brrrm Kev 🤣 interesting to see how these old bikes need to be coaxed into life 😀

I had an A10 for many years with a swallow jet 80 side car. My wife and I went thousands of miles all over Britain.Great times.

It's lovely Kev, I like to see them wearing their age. If the knee holds out like it did today, you'll get a few more rides in before hanging up your boots. Best wishes, Dean.

Hi Kev. Whilst I’ve never owned nor ridden a motorcycle I did have the pleasure of tinkering with my parents Qualcast Suffolk Punch as a young teenager. I learned so much about two stroke petrol engines which came in handy when I got my first car a few years later. It’s remarkable how similar the start up procedure of the BSA is to the simple Suffolk Punch. Memories of a different, yet similar kind came flooding back. Thank you my friend. 👏👏👍😀

Seriously cool bike. Love the pea soup green two tone paint!

Sounds like you got it all together good looking bike. Kimber

Hi Kev. Runs very smooth for a Shooting Star. Our state Police had them back in the day. They always amused me the way the front wheel and forks danced around at idle. Triumph are still going well in the UK. Nostalgia is making a big comeback ATM and the classic look is back in vogue. Me, I've always liked and owned early Taglioni designed air cooled Ducati twins. Some nice bikes been made over the years by the Italian manufacturers. British and Italian electrics are pretty much on a par ;) Cheers Rob

Nothing sounds like a British bike, especially British twins. That's when we made the best bikes in the world. Nice looking bike. BSA, triumph, and Norton's were still going strong in the 60s, before the Japanese imports gaining favour in the 70s.

Good to see one of those running again Kev. Brings back some memories, my dad had a Gold Star. When I came along he fitted a sidecar which mum & I used to ride in 🙂 Cheers, Alan.

Very nice, like .😄.

You BSA is a Treasure Kev 👍👍👍That kick-start technique reminds me of kick-starting my old Honda 500 Single, it could often bite you if not treated with respect . Thanks cheers Paul

Lovely bike, lovely sound!

That was an absolute treat Kev, thanks for showing us. My Dad's C12 has a plethora of electrical problems too - I've thought of replacing the whole loom, if I had the energy. Thanks again mate.

Blimey Kev you need good legs to start that up 😂 A lovely bike tho 👍🏻👍🏻

Great video. Thanks. Love the sound of the old bikes.

Gday Kev, the paint for the age is in great condition, it started a lot easier than I thought it would after sitting for the winter, I can imagine how you felt about the guys on the fairy that tied the bike done😂, great episode mate, cheers

we had an old BSA 350 we used to ride up and down the farm lanes, in the woods and fields when I was in my youth Kev. A really heavy old thing and completely unsuitable for what we used it for, but it was great fun with many a mishap, I.e. falling off, along the way. I remember one day it not starting and in an attempt to rectify that, it got pushed in a down hill direction in an attempt to bump start it.. it didn't work and, as we were ignorant of how to repair said none starting problem and the thought of pushing the thing a mile back up the lane, it got pushed in the hedge and left and that was the end of that. I may still be there. I too suffered from 'kick back' too often

Love BSA

Great video Kev, that's the way it should be, preservation not restoration. Hope you are well, all the best, Stephen

Lovely bike, hopefully you will be polishing it for many years to come but nice thought to leave it to your son in law. 😊👍

Had a mate with one of these, a bit later model A7 SS. It looked a treat, and sounded throaty when he put a pair of “Lightning” exhaust pipes on it! I just had a little C15, then a Triumph TRW.. British bikes were fun! Les

Your bike looks great like you say. Training shoes on, lucky. Have you had a belt/shock off the HT lead. Memories. Brit twins are awesome. Enjoyed this. Cheers Tony

Beautiful motorcycle Kev. A real classic. You should take it for a run sometime, before the weather changes. Take care. ATB Nobby

Great bike Kev. A friend of mine restores & rebuilds BSA bikes. His last one was a Goldstar. He runs a 650 A10 along with the Goldie & a stack of other bikes. I just have the F800 Bmw now. Not used it much though. Steve.

Hi KEV 👍👍👍👍👍 Better sounds on 2 cylinders. Have a good sunday. Bfn Olivier

Sold my shooting star to buy a washing machine all those years ago.

this video just cropped up in my suggestions (maybe because of algorithms whatever they are) I've got 650 Norton that`s a bugger for wet sumping , I start it every few days to save it getting too much , I`m a sucker for Brit bikes and proably have too many projects Anyhow interesting channel I`ll look in from time to time

i used to have problems olsuzuki two strokes rodin in our standard British wet the water was flung back onto the ht lead dip down an short the plug out

Do you have a ride put with the Notts and Derby Vmcc?

If the oils keep in a tank isn't it a dry sump ? The explanation on the advance and retard isn't the other way round . Kit from down under