long term ownership dvla news • tales from a b40 national

LONG TERM OWNERSHIP
DVLA NEWS • TALES FROM A B40
NATIONAL AWARDS
and lots more inside!
Owners’ Club Founded 1958
OFFICERS & NATIONAL COMMITTEE
President
Norman Davis
Vice Presidents
Dave Jones, Peter Crowe, Barry ‘Polly’ Palmer and Sheila Martin
Chairman
Kelvin Meadows
chairman@bsaownersclub.co.uk
Treasurer
Dennis Boatwright
20 St Anne’s Road, Banbury, Oxon OX16 9EA
treasurer@bsaownersclub.co.uk
National Secretary
Phil Bull
494 Barrows Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham B26 3BH
natsec@bsaownersclub.co.uk
Membership Secretary
Rob Jones
PO Box 235, Havant, Hampshire PO9 9DJ
membership@bsaownersclub.co.uk
PRO
Bill Nelson
pro@bsaownersclub.co.uk
Editor
Chris Golby
66 Saltmarsh Lane, Hayling Island PO11 0JT
editor@bsaownersclub.co.uk
International Secretary
Andy Lorenz,
31 Rowley Bank, Stafford ST17 9BG UK
international@bsaownersclub.co.uk
Librarian
Steve Foden
113 Holmville Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 2PX
(For the retention of existing Reg. No’s. Members: £20, Non Members: £25.)
Regalia
Graham Jackson
111 Heronscroft, Covingham, Swindon, Wilts SN3 5AW
regalia@bsaownersclub.co.uk
Machine Dating Officer
Steve Foden
113 Holmville Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 2PX
(Please inc. SAE and cheque to ‘BSAOC Library Account’. Members: £5, Non Members: £10.)
DVLC require rubbings of frame/eng numbers. Applications without will be returned.
Transfers
Malcolm Hawkins
300 Cricklade Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 8AY
transfers@bsaownersclub.co.uk
Please can we remind members that all the Committee are volunteers; we all respond
as soon as possible and some positions, for example, the librarian in particular, involve
a lot of time consuming research to find out details for members.
We sometimes go on holiday, so please be patient, we will do our best to respond quickly.
When contacting us by email please put BSA in the subject line when emailing Committee
members as some of them have very spam-like addresses at Yahoo or Hotmail and can
inadvertently be bounced at times.
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EDITORIAL
Well Christmas celebrations may well be over
now. I say maybe, as our super Printers will
have posted this by 19th December so they
can have a well earned rest over the holiday
season so you should receive this edition
between Christmas and New Year. Anyway
with all the festivities behind us, we can now
look forward to getting stuck in the garage
or shed again and continue with the restoration,
fixing, modifying or whatever to get our
beloved machines ready for the good weather
to come. Time, tide and seasons wait for no
man, so don’t do what I normally do and get
lazy during the cold winter nights, resulting in
the bike finally being ready by July!
The Awards week-end was a resounding
success, judging by the photos I received and it
looks like the weather was kind, bearing in mind
the time of year and geographical location
allowing a few beach activities to be enjoyed
between the eating and more eating.
This month sees the first of a two part article
about Steve Brown and his Rocket 3, which
he has owned since virtually new in 1971.
We also have the changes at DVLA explained
by our very own Steve Foden and a very useful
technical feature from regular contributor
Steve Parkins based on recent experience.
Oh, and a very nice WDB40 in the Bazaar!
We also have a report of travels by a B40 to
help keep our peckers up during the low season
and remind us of what pleasurable riding is to
come. The Notice Board this month is a bit
like London buses – we haven’t seen many for
weeks, and lots have turned up at once!
The cover photo is Lionel Smith’s Cyclone
Clubman. Now this is a model that was listed
by BSA but never sold. Lionel tells us more
next month.
The Calendar of Events is now complete with
all of the dates set, so a good opportunity to
start planning this years riding. My New Years
resolution is to get out on the bike more!
Will I keep this one? Well we’ll see.
Anyway, just a final opportunity to wish everyone
a Happy and Prosperous New Year with hours
of happy and enjoyable riding, fettling, restoring,
socializing with other members and friends!
Chris Golby, Editor
THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF
THE BSA OWNERS’ CLUB
JANUARY 2014
www.bsaownersclub.co.uk
CONTENTS
Me and My Rocket 3! Part 1
4
NEC Classic Motorcycle Report
9
Noticeboard
10
Branch News
12
BSAOC 2013 Awards
20
All Change at the DVLA
24
A Tale of an Early B40
28
Other Side of the Counter
31
Stainless Rear Sprocket Fixings?
33
Calendar of Events 2014
35
National Club Branches & Groups
37
BSAOC Technical Consultants
38
Bazaar
39
All contributions to the Editor:
email: editor@bsaownersclub.co.uk
Whilst every effort is made to publish
submissions sent to The STAR, the editor
reserves the right to edit the articles
included and his decision is final.
The views expressed in the magazine are
not necessarily those of the BSAOC.
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Where it all started
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Some time ago, I asked
for stories from those members who are still riding
their bikes after many years of ownership and share your experiences and
joys of your machine. Well, Steve Brown, well known for his association with
the BSA racing team, is one such member who is still in the saddle of
his 1971 acquisition. Steve writes…
The year was 1970 and I was gainfully employed by BSA as Bob Heath’s mechanic when
he raced the Rocket 3 Production Racer. Sadly, that was the year the BSA competition shop
at Small Heath closed and I transferred to the Triumph Race Shop at Meriden.
I still kept in touch with some of the BSA workers (who were also members of BSAOC), one of
them was John Kay who I had worked alongside when I joined in 1965. He had purchased a
Rocket 3 test bike from the factory and he updated it to 1971 spec. Three months later
they were expecting their first child, so John decided to sell it. As he wanted it to go to a
good home he offered it to me. As a committed A65 fan, I didn’t want it at first but after
a test ride I decided to buy it (April 1971).
I used the R3 to travel to work at Triumph which caused more than a few comments (and
not all of them nice ones!).
After I had sold my A65’s the Rocket 3 was my only transport and it made for some
interesting trips to work in the winter months. I remember once going up Meriden Hill in
the snow and the bike kept sliding into the kerb. I was about to give up and walk the rest
of the way when Percy Tait wafted past at normal speed and waved, so I pulled myself
together and continued, but Rocket 3’s are not the ideal choice for riding in thick snow!
In between the building, testing and racing the R3’s we also did development work. One of
my projects was fitting a prototype starter motor to a Rocket 3 which worked really well.
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Part of the test was to leave the bike outside day and night, then to start it every so often
to see how it behaved. When the testing was over a production version was fitted and the
prototype removed. I cheekily asked Doug Hele if I could have it for my bike and he agreed,
but I would have to pay for it – the £1 cost even at that time seemed like a bargain!
When I first had the bike it was fitted with a conical front hub. Wanting to improve the
braking, I fitted the earlier type twin leading brake plate which, as most members know, was
better. However, as I was working on bikes with disc brakes I tried a single disc, which
was good, then I fitted a second disc. As only one type of fork leg was made at the time,
I had to use two left hand fork legs, one facing back as normal with the other facing forward
on the off side.
I was John Coopers race mechanic for the 1971/1972 season when he raced the Meriden
BSA Rocket 3 and I would use my Rocket 3 to travel to some of the race meetings. In 1972
he kept the race bike at his workshop in Derbyshire and I put some serious miles on my
Rocket 3 travelling to his place one, two or three days per week to prepare it for the next
meeting.John was a three times winner of the 1000 Guineas ‘Race of the Year’ at Mallory
Park on a 1965 Norton, 1969 Yamsel and the 1971 Rocket 3. At the time, all three bikes
were parked together in his workshop – a lovely site to behold!
During the time I was racing my A65’s and the ex works Meriden BSA Rocket 3 Production
Racer I would often ride to Cadwell (125miles each way) and Snetterton (140 miles each
way) do three races, sometimes a one hour Enduro race and then ride back home. After this
I became a travelling marshal with my Rocket 3, this involved riding around the circuit
between each race to check there were no bikes, bits or debris (mechanical or human) then
signal the starter for the next race.
Around this time, a film was made to help train new marshals and a rider was paid
£100 to crash his bike so they could film the correct response (it took three attempts and
a copious oiling of his tyres before he finally crashed!). So, somewhere there is a film
showing my Rocket 3 involved in the rescue work!
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Marshal Steve, IOM
So far so good! In the next edition of The STAR I will tell you what I have done with the bike
in the following 40 years!
Steve Brown
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BSAOC REGALIA SHOP
NEC CLASSIC MOTOR
Brilliant BSAs!
& MOTORCYCLE SHOW
MACHINE TRANSFERS
The Birmingham Branch put on a fabulous stand at the NEC Classic Motor and Motorcycle
Show in November 2013. I went along for the first time to this annual event and felt really
proud to be involved with a club that exhibited a very impressive display to such a high standard
with lots of different models to see and paw over. The exhibits attracted lots of interest from
people outside the club, including Classic Car
enthusiasts, as the hall was virtually in the
middle of what seemed like dozens of halls for
the car show and therefore they had to pass
through and past the bikes on display.
A massive thanks to Phil Bull and his team
for what must have taken many hours of hard
work to set up, many more hours to man the
stand and putting on such a splendid display
befitting ‘The’ premier national club that we
are of course!
Take a look at the pictures and see for yourself!
Chris Golby – Editor
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Nice pair of Bantams!
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Service Stars – Dave Hopwood
I want to highlig ht the services of Dave Hopwo od
. He lives and breathes old bikes and has done a
few tricky jobs for me over the years, always with
a smile and reasonable rates. A recent problem
I gave him was to restore a 1930s kickstart
quadrant where the cotter pin slot was so worn
that it extended halfway round the stem. When
new parts are no longer available you need to
be confident the original worn parts are going
to a truste d pair of hands for repair. Dave
appears to have the capability of doing most
things required to keep our old bikes on the
road, from my small jobs right up to full
restorations – see his advert in ‘The STAR’.
Many Thanks Dave,
Calvin Bobin
A Big Thanks from Marg
aret
A short note re the Awards
& Dinner Dance
weekend to say "THANKS"
to everyone who
helped Nor man and mysel
f, and those who
helped with all the arrang
ements. It only
went so well due to you
r help.
Hope you all had a Mer ry
Christmas and
have a Happy New Year.
Margaret
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NOTICE BOARD!
Notice of Members Meeting
NOTICE OF MEMBERS MEETING
2ND MARCH, 2014
LONG COMPTON VILLAGE HALL
Any member wishing to place an item on
the March 2014 Members Meeting Agenda
should contact the National Secretary,
contact details listed in The STAR.
Phil Bull, National Secretary
Request for Help
As a member of the BSAOC for over
20 years I
am intereste d in putting somethin
g back into
the club and society. I am currently
riding an
A10 Plunger circa 1952 and have
noticed that
I occasionally get vibration white
finger
particularly on a long run e.g. ridin
g to the
John Bull and international rallies
etc.
As a rider and also as a social rese
arch
experiment as part of my MSc in Occu
pational
Safety at Loug hborough University,
I am
looking for BSAOC members who
may
experience vibration white finger
either
when riding, or from a work activ
ity to
com ment via a simple ques tionnair
e.
If you would like to help, please
contact
me at bcer rino@rospa.co m
The results of the survey will be mad
e available
via The STAR and would not be used
for any
other purposes. As an incentive I
am prepared
to offer a years free subscription
to The STAR
Magazine to a lucky member whos
e name will
be drawn from a hat.
Regards, Bernie Cerrino
International Rally
USA - Pitches
Myself and Vic
Dennis are going to
the International
Rally in California
.
However, the pitch siz
es are large enough
for a max
of 6 people and it
seem a little daft bo
oking a
whole pitch for jus
t for the 2 of us –
I’m
sur
e there
will be other attende
es in the same situa
tion.
Bottom line is that
Vic and I are lookin
g to share
someone's pitch and
will happily share the
cost.
If anyone is up for
it, please email me.
Ray Trigwell – East
London Branch
(raytrigwell@yahoo.co
.uk)
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venue
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The present meeting
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BSAOC BRANCH NEWS
BEDS, BUCKS & NORTHANTS
HQ: The Barley Mow, 7 The Stocks, Cosgrove MK19 7JD (2nd Wednesdays monthly)
Our club night was well attended and I spent the evening taking bookings for our Branch
‘Christmas Do’ which is held on our December club night. The numbers are good so it is
looking to be an enjoyable night.
I managed to get up to the NEC for the Classic Bike show and saw Phil on the BSA stand
and later in the day met Rob Jones & Diane and had a chat with them. Trying to combine
both Cars and Bikes proved too much as there is far too much to see in a single day. Most
enjoyable though and the BSA stand was one of the best there.
The highlight of November is, as always, the Awards Dinner and this year was no exception at
The Cumberland Hotel in Scarborough. From the Branch Trevor & Helen, Kelvin & Rose and
myself and Sara were there and like everyone else had a great time. On Friday night, with
Trevor & Helen we finished runners up in the quiz which was very hard with lots of questions
that I have never ever known the answers to! On Saturday evening we had good food, good
music, some good Egyptian fancy dress costumes (although I think my eye make-up took some
beating!) plus a few drinks so we certainly enjoyed ourselves. It was good to meet up with some
familiar faces, and several fresh ones, many thanks to Margaret for another superb weekend.
BIRMINGHAM
HQ: The Blue Bell, Warings Green Lane, Hockley Heath (2nd and last Sundays, 12pm)
November 3rd was the Members Meeting attended by myself and Steve Brown. I’m assuming
everybody read the report in last month’s The STAR even though there weren’t any pictures.
Takes for ever to type up so I’ll expect a response from anybody who I quiz about it.
The second Sunday meeting in November was phenomenally well attended, well over a
dozen BSA’s plus modern machines belonging to other punters reminded us all of how
The Blue Bell used to be not too long ago. Much of my own time was spent distributing
the NEC show paperwork and I wasn’t able devote a huge percentage of time to individual
members. Usually only 1% anyway.
The third weekend in November was taken up by the Classic Motor Show at the NEC where
the Birmingham section of the BSA Owners Club always puts on a superb display readily
accessible to all. We were inundated by visitors all weekend, answering queries, selling
regalia and many individuals queued up at the signing in desk to become members.
They’d confused us with the drinks stand next door, but found it cheaper to sign up than buy
a coffee. Those involved in the BSA stand put in much effort whether riding or trailering
a bike in for display plus attending to visitors’ needs over the three show days, so my usual
huge appreciation to all who’ll have to remain nameless to avoid contravening my word limit.
Just leaves me to wish everyone a Happy New Year and a good riding season in 2014.
The Awards Weekend in Scarborough was the usual splendid enjoyable ‘all you can eat’ fest
with most letting their hair down or rather adding to it for the Egyptian fancy dress theme on
the Saturday evening. I picked up the Branch Attendance Shield for the Birmingham Branch
and I was able to receive the Freddie Frith Trophy for Steve Brown and the Passenger Trophy
for Ann Brown. The polishing’s relentless. How Margaret Davis arranges these do’s for what
we pay is a mystery for Arthur C. Clarke to resolve. Super weekend.
That’s all, cheers for now.
Compliments of the season to all members.
Dennis
Phil
The last Sunday ride clashed with the Award Weekend so none of us made it and I am not
sure who did or where they went!
CHESHIRE
HQ: The Whipping Stocks, on A50 between Knutsford and Holmes Chapel
(2nd Tuesday and last Thursday, 8pm)
You know winter has truly arrived when, after scraping ice off the windscreen, you head off
through freezing fog to the Whipping Stocks for the first Branch meeting of November, only
to find Vic’s A10 ‘Oskar’ in the car park putting the rest of us car-dwellers to shame.
The meeting was well attended, by members if not bikes, and following a brief ‘formal bit’
degenerated into the usual mix of good natured banter, innuendo and the occasional insult.
At this time of year we are fairly quiet on the activity front but there is plenty to look forward
to in the near future including our awards/social/Xmas bash on the 11th January. We still
need to finalise our choice of Christmas charity run so watch this space to find out who went
where in support of what.
At our next meeting Steve proposed a 'race night' for next February but has kept the details
close to his chest. Given that it will take place at a dairy, the jury is still out on what exactly
will be involved. Milk floats? Ferrets? Sterilisation? All will be revealed in a future The STAR.
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December began with with another trip to the three counties gathering at the Winking Man
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where we met up with some hardy souls from North Staffs branch and enjoyed some good
food and a natter. The weather was mild and the roads dry(ish), with the six Cheshire
members all riding variants of the pre-unit twin. Many thanks to Andrew for allowing me to
ride his 1958 Golden Flash for this trip whilst he opted for his RGS Replica. Always enjoyable
to have a go on one of these big twins, and a much needed nudge to extract my digit and
get some work done on my own A10 Flash...
The idea of a three branches camp next summer seems to be gathering momentum with
the Winking Man as the likely venue. Given the location of this place, between Leek and
Buxton in the Peak District, the ride-outs will be amazing. And hilly!
So here’s hoping you all had a great Christmas and new year, and are busy tinkering away
in a (hopefully heated) garage looking forward to another great summer’s riding!
Paul Stafford
EAST MIDLANDS
HQ: The Hollybush, Main St, Ashby Parva, Nr Lutterworth, Leics LE17 5HS (Every Monday 7.45pm)
Eight members from the East Midlands attended the Awards Dinner at the Cumberland Hotel
in Scarborough. Joey, Martin, Veronica, Malcolm, Jean, Graeme, Daphne and I made the
long trip north to a windy and cold Scarborough. A good time was had by all except me
because I had a very bad cold and was not able to join in because of spreading my cold
to everyone within coughing distance. A big thank you to Margaret and Norman from the
East Midlands Eight for putting on a great weekend.
Daphne and I have been away for a month or so visiting my brother and family in Australia.
We met up with Lynne and Joe Fallon for dinner at a local restaurant near to where we
were staying in Melbourne. Joe was a member of the Warrington Branch of the BSA Club
before he emigrated to the land of plenty down under. We also visited Gillian and Doug
Gorrie a couple of a dozen miles North West of Melbourne. Doug and his son Bradley race
a very much modified BSA B33 Combination. The engine modifications include a special
aluminium cylinder barrel increasing the capacity considerably, the original cylinder head
still remains but with bigger valves of course to give the extra power required, the original
crankcases are still used but I am sure the internals have been upgraded to cope with the
extra power from the Methanol fuel which is used. Bradley said that he will be visiting
Europe next year and competing in the sidecar championships as a sidecar passenger,
so good luck Bradley hope to see you in some of the meetings in the UK.
Not a great deal extra to report from the East midlands for the last couple of months as
it’s been just a case of natter nights at the Holly Bush. We are still getting good turnouts
on the natter nights with quite a few braving the weather and arriving on two wheels.
By the time this appears in the Star we would have had our big December event in the
East Midlands, our Christmas Dinner, which has been arranged by Veronica and Malcolm
at the Pig in Muck in the village of Claybrooke Magna, a new venue for us.
At the last Natter Evening at the Holly Bush I think we managed to put enough pressure
on Ron to delight us with a few on his monologues at the Dinner, that is something we
always look forward to.
We hope everyone has had a good Christmas and our best wishes for Happy, Safe and
Prosperous 2014
TTFN Cliff
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EAST SUSSEX
HQ: White Hart, Lower Horsebirdge. (1st and 3rd Wednesdays)
Bonfire Burn Up. Sunday November 3rd was a very windy day which made riding conditions
‘challenging’ to say the least. For that reason it was very creditable that 17 East Sussex
Branch members made the trip to the Pilot at Dungeness to meet up with Kent Branch.
This is an annual fixture and usually marks the end of the riding season for most
members. Considering the very windy conditions it was great that 8 members were on bikes.
It was a great shame that this event should have been a date clash with the members
meeting but all credit to those who made the trip.
Forthcoming events in BSAOC East Sussex are the Annual Christmas Dinner in December
and the AGM in January. A report on these events will be published next time. Belated
Christmas wishes to all in BSAOC and every good wish for the New Year.
Kind Regards and Safe Biking,
Geoff King
HAMPSHIRE
HQ: The Bold Forrester, Soberton Heath. (1st and 3rd Thursdays)
Trust a good Christmas was enjoyed by all? Got to love it when you receive new bits for a bike
(what’s that about counting chickens?). Just like my first Christmas with Alison when I got a
new set of siamese pipes for the A10 (still in the garage but admittedly in a sorry state).
Ten of us from Hampshire branch made the 300 mile trip to Scarborough for the Annual
Dinner and Awards weekend. Another good one thanks to Margaret and the other
organizers, and of course the wide family of members. Sunday spent in Whitby took some of
the strain away from the drive back, delayed until Monday with clearer heads.
At our Christmas Dinner Andy will have been presented with the Branch attendance cup.
He becomes the fifth named winner in the seven years of running the award. In the end
the numbers attending the evening were well up to par, despite renegades off on overseas
sojourns or whatever, and the firm booking deadline. Wall calendars should have been
distributed to the regulars. Please let us have copies of your best photos for next year’s.
The last month has seen the emergence of several members’ projects. Russ took the branch
C15 through its MOT. Shortly after my B50 earned its ticket. Both then promptly had tax
class changed to historic and tax discs issued. This was most efficiently done at the local
DVLA office which has now closed. These sorts of changes will be a
lot more painful process in future I hazard. On the next Club Night
I rode the Gold Star (been wanting to say that for so long!) and
Dave Hall’s A10 was also making its first appearance. I thought the
fire extinguisher red of mine was bright but that is eclipsed by
the green glitter finish of the twin. Then the next fortnightly meet
Gary rode in on his B40 Special. Not one but four for the road.
The Hampshire Branch AGM will be on February 3rd, 7:30 start.
Please be ready to show your membership cards for voting and
attend in numbers. Do come along and get involved. Our logo design
has been tweaked for clarity and has two missing spokes added.
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The aim is to get some new shirts embroidered with it for the New Year. A Happy New Year
to all, cheers,
Mike
KENT
HQ: Red Lion, Herne Hill. (1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8pm),
The Cock Inn, Luddesdown. (2nd and 4th Thursdays, 8pm)
Sunday 3rd Nov was our annual Fish & Chip run to the Pilot pub, Dungeness. Malc Folwell
pre books the restaurant as for many years we have been joined by friends from the BSA
East Sussex branch, which means hopefully that we can all sit together. This years meeting
point for the Kent branch was the café car park at the bottom of Charing Hill but there
was a bit of a mix up with some riders from the north end of Kent who were heading for
Great Chart which was last years meeting point, luckily one of them spotted Malc in the car
park and turned back, Perry & Lyn who were a bit behind the leading group whizzed past
on their A65 and had to be chased by Colin to bring them back. Setting off at 11am into
the countryside with smooth deeply rutted roads (which was a treat for the M20 riders)
crossing the Romney marshes 12 riders arrived safely at the Pilot, they were joined by 7 Kent
members in their cars and 17 members from East Sussex, a very good day with good
weather. Sunday 24th Colin & Brian organised a breakfast run meeting at the Blue & White
café near Meresham, due to miserable weather conditions only 5 riders turned out for
breakfast. Leaving the cafe at 10.30am we headed off towards East Sussex after dodging
mud, leaves and wet surfaces we ended up in Rye Harbour to brilliant sunshine. After a walk
round the town we sat outside a cafe in warm sunshine with mugs of hot coffee, we returned
on a different route through some very nice villages splitting up at Challock crossroads,
Alister & myself headed off towards Faversham, after a few miles Alister’s bike lost all its
get up and go & stopped, carry out all the usual checks the bike would not start so a quick
call to Andy, who incidentally was out in Alister’s transit about five mins down the road,
he was soon recovered, although a bit damp and cold a very good days riding.
Well, that’s all for now safe riding everyone.
Terrylin
NORFOLK BEEZAS
HQ: The Griffin PH, Yarmouth Rd, Norwich. (1st and 3rd Tuesdays)
The start of October is always a busy time for us preparing for the Copdock show. This year
the event was held on the first Sunday in October and luckily for everyone attending, the
weather was warm and dry. On Saturday afternoon, Stan and I arrived, closely followed by
Dick at the Trinity Park venue, to find Robert already there and the Club tent partly set up.
With help from Gary & Dee and Tony & Jo who arrived a little later, the Club party tent
was finally ready for business the following day. The show was again a success with good
weather playing a great part to make a really enjoyable day out for everyone. Thanks go to
all members who rode down on the Sunday to help out and also to Robert for expertly
cooking the BBQ. We would like to wish all our members a Happy New Year and to let
you know that once again we are looking for an alternative venue to hold our meetings.
We will keep you up to date with any changes or please see website for details.
All for now, Sue
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Copdock showtime!
showtime
NORTH STAFFS
HQ: The Railway Inn, Norton Bridge, Stone. (1st Tuesday and 3rd Thursday)
Happy new year to one and all from all at North Staffs. We hope you had a very Merry Christmas
and that you are all recovering well from the usual festive over indulging. Mince pie anyone?
We had some bad news in December as Mary our landlady announced that our pub ‘The
Railway’ was to close and that we had to find somewhere else to have our branch meets. After
some running around to find somewhere else that would put up with us all news broke that
new tenants were taking over and that we could stay until further notice. Disaster averted
and we all welcomed Nadine as our new Landlady. The sad part, we still had to say
goodbye to Mary and as a big thank you for looking after us all these years we bought her a
present and bouquet of flowers. She in turn thanked us all with bottom lip quivering and
there was hugs all round.
The start of a new year and a very busy calendar of events already according to the back pages
of the Star. After a busy couple of months and with the Stafford show now out of the way we
can start to concentrate on finding somewhere to hold our summer camp. Yes another disaster,
due to their organisational problems we will no longer be at Foxfield so need to find an alternative
venue. Also I will be organising our ‘1st Three Counties Camp’ at the Winking Man Pub but with
so many dates already gone trying to get two camps organised without clashing with someone
else will be nigh on impossible. However, I’ll try….
Another great ‘Three Counties’ meet at the Winking
Man pub and no cars what so ever this time. After
my alleged accusation that some of them were
soft for turning up on four wheels, Cheshire
Chairman Peter Morgan whipped up his posse and
turned up in force. A plethora of leather clad
Cheshire lads looking for trouble. I had to lay low
for a while until they’d all calmed down. I’ll never
call them soft again. See picture of Peter having
his calming coffee! My plan worked though,
Peter and his posh coffee!
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lots of bikes again with the Cheshire guys making up the lions share. Sadly zero from Derby
but I’ll try and work on them for the New Year. Well done to all who made an appearance,
it was great to see everyone again and I’m looking forward to our next meet on 5th Jan.
Brrrrring on the snow.
calling in at the club. Since one should never ask a lady her age we tactfully spared her the
intrusion, but noted nevertheless that she was certainly young enough to enjoy herself.
That’s all from us for now and I hope to see you all out on the roads soon.
I also noticed that a few riders are still attending on their trusty steeds (BSA of course). It will
be interesting to see how they fare when the weather gets really cold, but I think it will again
be a case of “when the going gets tough, the tough get going”.
Jason
Alan
NORTH WALSALL
THAMES VALLEY
HQ: The Anchor, Chester Rd, Brownhills. (3rd Wednesday from 7.30pm)
HQ: The Four Horseshoes, Long Sutton. (2nd and 4th Mondays)
Hi all, good meeting as ever and welcome to two new members, Alan and Dave respectively
who share our love of all things BSA Eventually the general chit-chat gave way to the history
of our beloved marque with our own opinions on it’s demise and shortcomings. It’s amazing
how we are so clever in hindsight to know where it all went wrong, maybe the lack of new
models, slow to take on new ideas, top heavy management, the launch of the Mini,
increased income or a combination of all of them, it won’t stop us enjoying our bikes any
less. Talking of which my A7 is taking shape with much input from my mates, next month
should see it done! John and I went to the car and bike show at the NEC on Sunday last
and had an enjoyable day out, met up with Lindsay and Vic on the BSAOC stand, well set
up stand and lots of interest. After we had walked our legs off we made a weary amble
back to the car park eyes bulging with bike images and old iron overdose.
This month has been quiet which is to be expected with the salt being dumped on the
roads. During last months ride out on my B33 I noticed that at low speeds there was a
slight shimmy on the front end which stopped above 10 mph. Putting the bike on the lift and
checking I found some play in the rear wheel bearings. I changed the bearings and the
shimmy went. Richard had to give up on his Shooting Star on the ride out last month due to
a misfire. When we started looking at the bike it only ran on
the nearside cylinder. After playing with plugs, points the usual
suspects it only ran on the offside cylinder. Strange we thought!
Removed the timing cover to take of the mag and found that
the timing side bearing was totally shot. The armature was
obviously oscillating and causing the points to open too far on
one side or the other. Burt, who is our oldest member, celebrated
his 79th Birthday on the 27th November, maybe before he
reaches 80 he will get one of his ‘many’ bikes from one of his
‘many’ garages running and rideable. If the Christmas Fairy has
looked kindly at him it may actually happen! The photo is of
Burt doing what he does best, buying things to fill up his garages.
I trust that when this is read you all had a great Christmas and
the New Year is full of exciting ride outs and other good things.
79 and still autojumbling
With the winter closing in and short days make the most of getting out if you can.
TTFN Dave
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE
HQ: The Malt, Aston on Trent. (Wednesdays from 8pm)
This month started with a committee meeting to sort out a couple of very important items,
such as our Christmas Dinner and next years Summer Camp. Both of these events will follow
the same format as previous years’ events, and since both were a roaring success there
seems no reason, being as we are eternal optimists, to expect other than repeat performances.
The following week we had the first of our ‘organized’ evenings which featured a talk about
Guide Dogs for the Blind, given by Mike Bestwick who brought along his guide dog Vance.
It was a very illuminating talk highlighting the invaluable work done by guide dogs. At the
same time it was a highly entertaining presentation, thanks to Mike’s sense of humour and
obvious enjoyment of life to the full even in the face of daunting adversity. A donation of
£69.50 was made to Mike (i.e. the Guide Dogs organization), comprised of £30 from our
club funds, £29.50 from a spontaneous collection made by the audience and a further
£10 donation from Karen the landlady at The Malt. I think this brings great credit to our
club, and also underlines our good relationship with our generous hosts at The Malt.
To round off a very enjoyable evening we had a copious supply of chips and sandwiches
generously sponsored by Mark Waller for his birthday celebration.
The next two weeks we returned to normal natter nights. Both evenings were rather quiet
affairs, which is what a lot of members find rewarding, giving us the opportunity to have a
good chat with friends about any subject under the sun. As it happened we came to find out
that Ray and his wife Mary had been ‘out on the town’ celebrating Mary’s birthday before
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Ian C.
WARRINGTON
HQ: The Antrobus Arms, Antrobus, Cheshire. (Thursdays at 8pm)
Three specific bits of news from the Warrington Branch this month. Firstly Colin Smith and
Phil Harper attended the Manchester Branch camp at Dent in September and Colin was
delighted to win the best BSA award for his A10. I suspect we may never hear the end of
this, although we all admit that Colins’ bike is very smart. Secondly, Steve Foden attended
the Federation of British Historic Vehicles Club exhibition at the NEC, and won a competition,
being awarded a first edition of classic car stamps, the sheet having been signed by Stirling
Moss. Steve is very knowledgeable on all things BSA and this just proves the point. Thirdly,
and by no means least, our winter social is booked for Saturday 25 January 2014 at the
Antrobus Arms near Warrington. A raffle and auction will be held, proceeds as usual in aid of
St Roccos’ Hospice. Members from all branches are most welcome to join us. Attendance at
club nights is dipping as is usual at this time of year, and various bits of major restoration
work are underway. We are planning to hold our usual Boxing Day run, weather permitting.
Paul
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ANNUAL AWARDS WEEKEND
CUMBERLAND HOTEL • SCARBOROUGH • 22nd–24th NOVEMBER 2013
On behalf of all those who were fortunate to be able to come along and enjoy a superb,
incredible value for money weekend at the Cumberland Hotel in Scarborough, we’d very
much like to convey our thanks once again to Margaret Davis who organised the event
from start to finish. At the same time attending to the needs of club President, Norman
Davis who has been ill for some time but was determined to be present so as to watch the
fun and games over the two days.
Cumberland Hotel
On Saturday evening, the Fancy Dress costumes transported us back two thousand years.
Cleopatra was back in town along with an assortment of handmaidens and slaves. Plus a
horrible looking wolf god. Probably the face behind it was even more horrible. Truly amazing
display of costumes.
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Dave proposed to An
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and
Ray and Norma bo
ogie!
Congratulations to the Awards winners who received their trophies on Saturday evening
and not to forget the hardy individuals who competed in the kite flying and sandcastle
competition on the beach earlier in the afternoon. My own kite string was such a
tangled mess, a seagull came and laid her eggs in it.
Thanks to all who came along to make it an extremely enjoyable and memorable weekend.
Phil Bull
Sand castle time
ANNUAL AWARDS 2013 WINNERS
Denis Parkinson Trophy
1st ALLAN HOLIDAY
2nd Myles Forrest
3rd Ian Clifton
South Derbyshire
North Staffordshire
West Yorkshire
Freddie Frith Trophy
1st STEVE BROWN
2nd Ray Cook
3rd Barbara Stevens
Birmingham
National
Beds, Bucks, Northants.
Jim Brown Memorial Trophy
1st RAY COOK
2nd Anita Spencer
3rd Jason Potts
National
West Yorkshire
North Staffordshire
Ken Jones Memorial Trophy
1st JOHN HEBRON
2nd John Butterworth
3rd Geoff Hewitt
Cleveland & North Yorkshire
Cleveland & North Yorkshire
South Derbyshire
Passenger Trophy
1st ANN BROWN
2nd Jenny Smithdale
3rd Sarah Hewitt
Birmingham
Norfolk
South Derbyshire
Branch Shield
1st BIRMINGHAM
2nd South Derbyshire
3rd West Yorkshire
Fancy that!
Phil accepts the award
all the
Well done to
s!
Trophy Winner
Let’s go…
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WEST SUSSEX
November / December are always quiet months as the events list dwindles in proportion to
the daylight hours. This is possibly the reason why our AGM is scheduled in the later half
of the year? Fourteen good folk attended this year’s AGM including new members Cliff and
Larry, and business was dealt with in our traditional swift manner.
Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary were all re-elected and a summary of accounts presented.
Interesting to review some of our recent purchases this year, the Gazebo, Club Banner and as
agreed at last year AGM, several of our ride-outs were subsidised.
Last years trialed ‘attendance’ award results were eagerly awaited and the idea seemed to be
greeted with a positive response, so will be run in earnest next year. Tony the Treasurer was
this year’s winner, attending all but one monthly meeting on a bike, and usually a BSA!
Well done, Tony! Piers and Malcolm C, coming a respectful 2nd and 3rd. There was also
interest in a couple of newish events for next year, so plenty to look forward to when the
better weather and daylight return.
Malcolm
WEST YORKSHIRE
HQ: Shoulder of Mutton, Methley Rd, Castleford. (Every Thursday, 8.30pm)
May I begin by thanking Margaret and Norman and all else who helped with the organization
of the National Awards weekend in Scarborough. Our branch proved to be well represented
with nine of us making the journey to the Cumberland Hotel. November proved to be
eventful with branch nights being well attended. Our new format of having ‘Technical Talks’ on
the last Thursday of the month has proven successful too, with Graeme having given tips
on front forks in October and our Pete outlining the intricacies of electrics in November.
December was agreed to be postponed due to the fact that we would be just drinking and
talking rubbish on the 19th, with no-one attending on Boxing Day! Any ideas for future
topics would be most welcome.
On the fettling front, Mark will soon begin the repair of his B50? (I may be corrected on this) due
to being driven into by a car and seriously injuring him. Graeme has hinted that he will get a
certain M20 engined project (as much as I’m allowed to state at the moment) on the road in
2014. Tim has been working on an A10 implant for his A7 to get the ton out of it I’m sure! Alan
has a project (B40 engine in a B25 frame) on the go, plus yours truly has a WD M20 to get on
the road, but whether it’ll be 2014 is another matter! Anyway enough ramblings for now…
Ian aka Frank
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ALL CHANGE
AT THE
DVLA
by Steve Foden
There have been several changes with regard to obtaining a registration document from
the DVLA.
The area where there has been most change is in obtaining an age related registration.
In order to do this you need to be aware of the document INF 26 ‘Guidelines for the
registration of rebuilt or radically altered vehicles and kit cars’. This lays down the criteria for
reconstructed classics where all (major) components have to be over 25 years old. These
include forks, wheels and brakes, frame, engine and gearbox. I have added the word major
as I do not feel cosmetic items such as side panels, mudguards, seat and petrol tank etc are
covered by this. Also where components such as wheel rims, spokes, brake linings and tyres
are replaced due to the original becoming un-roadworthy are they to be counted either.
Provided your machine meets the criteria there is no reason why an age related registration
mark will not be issued.
This is why the Club is continuing to ask for photographs of the machine as well as rubbings
or photographs of the engine and frame number when being requested to produce a dating
certificate. It may also require an inspection of the machine however you will be told the
reasons before it is undertaken. If you only want the certificate for information purposes
then just supplying rubbings will be sufficient, but the certificate will be marked not for
registration purposes until the full procedure is followed.
New procedure for obtaining an age related registration
The procedure is, broadly as before, where you have to get a dating certificate, Insurance
and MOT based on the frame number. You now have to send all the documentation to
DVLA Swansea and they will do the necessary and register it. The address is DVLA, Swansea
SA99 1BA.
The year of manufacture will be recorded on the V5C under Section 3 Special notes. It should
read ‘was registered and/or used. Declared manufactured’ with the year from the dating
certificate.
If, however, there is any doubt whether the machine has been exported and re-imported
then you will have to go through the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) procedure with
H M Revenue and Customs and for this you need to obtain a NOVA1 form. The HMRC
contact number is 0300 200 3701 to get the form. Do not attempt to use the online version
as it will be rejected part way through the process, use the form. You will then receive a letter
from the HMRC saying if there is any outstanding VAT payable. It would be extremely
unlikely that any VAT is outstanding on our machines. Please submit with the NOVA1 form
any documentation that came with your machine relating to import and customs payment.
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Even if you do not have anything, tell them where it came from including if it was purchased
incomplete. When purchasing imports ask the seller to provide any import paperwork and if
only recently ask for the NOVA form as it is now a legal requirement.
There is an exemption from the NOVA process provided it is clear that the vehicle was
manufactured in the UK and there is no indication that the vehicle has ever left the UK.
So it is worth notifying the DVLA of this exemption and providing proof, assuming that it is
correct. However the DVLA will always err on the side of caution.
Pre 1960 machines MOT exemption
If the V11 ‘reminder to get a tax disc’ says that an MOT is required then the most practical
way to get your pre-1960 vehicle taxed is to make the application at a Post Office that does
motor tax.
To avoid any potential difficulties it is suggested that prior to your visit to the Post Office you
should have completed either a V112 form (for most types of vehicle including cars and
motor cycles), using exemption O. The V112 forms can be downloaded from the gov.uk
website, or obtained by post using the DVLA helpline 0300 700 6802.
Unfortunately, Post Offices appear not to stock these forms. Due to cost the DVLA is not
going to amend the V11 form so the form V112 form will have to be used if you are going
to tax the vehicle at the Post Office however hopefully the vehicle can be taxed online without
an MOT.
Some Post Offices might not insist on seeing the exemption form, but some will want to see
this form and then it will be handed back to you.
You cannot use this V112 form on line and you have to provide a valid MOT if taxing online.
Once this years MOT has expired then the online system will up date and will not require
an MOT in future. The DVLA are working on this anomaly and should be sorted soon.
Wrong date of manufacture recorded on the V5C
This is not to be confused with date of first registration as that will be recorded when the
vehicle record was set up on the Swansea computer.
I am afraid that for the date of manufacture to be altered, in particular, to pre 1960, that
you will need to get a copy from the despatch books or from the relevant page of the Glass’s
Check Book to claim the MOT exemption.
I have a problem on both counts with this procedure as our dating certificates are already
transcripts from the factory despatch books and the Glass’s Guides are not accurate. They are
only a guide and for BSA in particular give the model year as this model year started in the
August of the previous year for some models.
I have spoken to DVLA about this and I think, as we have digital copies of the despatch books
it would be possible to supply a copy of the entry for the frame number. This, however, will
have to be sent direct to Swansea, so when you receive a letter requesting this information
from the DVLA forward a copy or the original to me and I will send the copy direct to them.
(This is to prevent fraudulent applications where an engine has been changed).
There are certain military machines particularly M20’s supplied to the War Office and
Ministry of Supply during the Second World War which were sold at dispersal sales during the
1960’s so they have a date of first registration at the date of there first receiving the civilian
registration. There are no despatch books for machines manufactured after October 1942.
These being produced under Contract numbers. This was, I feel, as the factory were only
M20 machines for the military and as they were also producing a large quantity of armaments,
then entering each machine into despatch books were seen as wasteful.
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I am trying to trace these contract cards as the DVLA will not accept evidence for these
machines from the definitive work ‘British Forces Motor Cycles 1925-45’ which lists all
the contract numbers, quantity of machines and dates from starting the contracts and
completion.
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Also, the Glass’s Guide is irrelevant, due to the restrictions on private transport, the lack of
new machines and the fact that a large proportion of the car and motorcycle buying
clientele were occupied elsewhere it probably would not have been produced during the war.
As these were military machines they would not have appeared in the guide anyway.
The FBHVC are taking these points up with the DVLA. So these machines will have to remain
on their 1960’s registration marks for the time being.
The V765 Retention of original registrations procedure
This remains the same, however, the option to register and tax at the local office has been
removed (as have the local offices). All documents have to be sent to Swansea. As we do
this on behalf of the applicants then you will receive a notification that the documents have
been sent along with a report on your machine.
The taxation class ‘not licensed’ has been removed so that it will either have to be ‘historic’
or ‘bicycle’ for those few machines manufactured after the 1st January 1973.
The requirement for continuous registration does not become valid until the first tax disc is
obtained. After which it will be a requirement for either a valid tax disc or a Statutory Off
Road Notification to be obtained. During this period it is illegal to use the machine on the
public highway.
The provision for providing authorised copies of documentation previously under taken by
the local DVLA offices can now be done by the Club’s V765 signatory. This means that
original documentation will be returned to you when the Club has processed the application.
New DVLA VIN format used when there is a lack of a visible frame number or the original
frame number has been altered.
This will consist of DVLASWA 397 13 (year) 000 (Julian date) and 00 issue number. An
explanation is needed the first 7 characters is the DVLA reference. The 397 is fixed using the
old Swansea Local Office number. The year is self evident and the Julian number is current date
in the year. The final 2 digits are the number of issued VINs on that date. So now you know.
Remember before you can use your machine on the road it must have a valid tax disc and
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A TALE OF AN EARLY
As carried
B40
For the next few months I am tested on club runs and outings to make sure I will be able to
cope with the Norwegian terrain. I understand there are mountains in Norway and I am a bit
unsure how I will cope with 2 up.
Eventually the day arrives and we are off to Harwich to get a ferry to Esbjerg in Denmark.
The next two days are spent with me on the trailer travelling up the west coast (a journey they
did 4 years ago to the Danish rally), a beautiful flat area with many push bikes on their own
paths smiling at me as I pass. I need to be untied, free to ride myself. At last we arrive at the
home of friends in the North of Denmark and I am admired, introduced to a dog named
Bantam and unleashed from my shackles.
I had three successful journeys in Denmark one of which was an Old Timers run where I met
some others BSA bikes. After 4 days we were on our way to catch the ferry to Kristiansund at
the bottom of Norway and I was under straps again. I noticed that the Norwegian terrain is
completely different. Mountains and hairpin bends replace the flat straight roads. 4 days and
about 1000 km later we arrive at Valdall. Yippee! – this is what I was bought for. The time has
arrived for me to gear up and get into action.
On tour
(or, How I got my present owner)
I am one of the smallest bikes here. They are mostly A10s, A65s, Rocket 3s etc., high CC bikes
and me a 350. Can I cope and keep up with these big beasts?
Off they set, trailer hitched and after a pleasant chat with my previous owner a sale was
negotiated, V5 changed hands and off we went to my new home in the Midlands.
Monday was testing time. A small ride. Petrolled up, map in hand, we’re off, all three of us.
We encountered 3 tunnels for which my 6 volt lighting was not really adequate. Here in
Norway everybody has to ride with dipped headlights on. But worse was to come as we
made our way along a fjord both up and down mountain roads with very tight hairpin
bends. My gear box is overworked by the constant changes. I think my clutch is getting very
hot and I feel myself being adjusted to cope with this situation. I am enjoying the wonderful
scenery and hope that my riders are as well. I hear them shout that we have reached the
top and there we find about 50 or more other BSAs awaiting our arrival at the Dam. I have
made it! Success until the next time.
Now I hear some talk of a new type of trailer which will allow me to be carried across the
back width of their campervan and also enable me to be hydraulically lifted into place.
We return to Valdall at our own leisurely pace through a dark tunnel spiralling down.
Of course we came up this way and what goes up must go down.
They wanted to go to Norway for the 50th International Camp in August 2013 and to explore
some of the countryside. He didn’t really want to take his Gold Star because it’s very valuable
and also heavy. So he started looking for something lighter. Perhaps a C11 or C12. Then he
saw in The STAR an advert for me, a 1960 B40, for sale in Wales.
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Retracing our route we made a blunder and took a wrong turn up a mountain road with
many tight hairpins many feet up. Thank goodness we ended up in a farmer’s yard. This
confirmed it was the wrong road so we could turn back and find the right route to camp.
Who knows where we would have ended up?
The next run was Geiranger which included a ferry trip and more mountainous hair pin
bends. The highlight of this trip was reaching La Dobassa 1500 meters above sea level.
The final couple of hundred metres of track changed from tarmac to gravel causing me to
slip and slide and causing my rider’s heart to flutter at bit. But we made it. Triumphant at
the top. We had a wonderful view down to Geiranger Fjord where we could see miniscule
cruise ships on the water. We returned after soup that was provided for the humans (but
nothing for me) to camp only to find that half way down the mountain my front brake
nipple disconnected from the cable. What timing. I have 50kms plus ferry to get back again
through hairpins and mountain roads with no front brake. As we all know you cannot
re-start your bike on a hill if you have no front brake and a pillion passenger. So we had to
make sure that we only stopped if we were on flat ground. We eventually got back (rider
with a chunk taken out of his shin). Phew, that was close. A very exciting day finished with
help from other BSA members with beg, steal or borrow to solder a new nipple and fit the
brake cable. Now I’m ready for the next days run to Trollstigen.
My rider thought it might be better if our pillion passenger thumbed a lift in a car and had
a more comfortable journey. He and I had a successful and uneventful run. Everything
went well and we made the line-up. Gosh, weren’t we proud. We had achieved what we set
out to do all those months before.
So now I am going to be part of their motor bike collection. I have proved that a 350 should
not be dismissed as too small to cope with 2 up. I did it and I did it in Norway. So, who knows,
you may meet me in my red and black livery at a BSA event some time in the future.
XER 926
Line up
OF THE COUNTER
It is funny the things people say. We used to have an A10, which we used as the company
hack. Everybody used it to go into town for parts, and generally, anywhere that we needed to
cut through the traffic. Although it was well used and worn, it was always well maintained
mechanically and still had its original paint. It was also used to test out new parts, so if
somebody was going to a rally over the weekend, they took it out. I had the occasion to go to
a local BSA Owners’ Club Branch, to deliver some leaflets, and generally chat to the guys
there about new models coming out. We, like the factory, always supported the local clubs,
after all they were our customers and potential customers. Did you know that the factory
printed the early national club magazines, and that the club’s AGM was held in the works
canteen for a few years? The club members normally didn’t hold back with any comments,
so their advice was often very useful. As it was a nice sunny evening, I took the A10 as it was
the only BSA available (couldn’t very well go on anything else, could I?) and one of the guys
in the club was restoring one, finished in Nutley Blue as this was, so needed some pictures
of it. We were sat on a wall outside the pub chatting. A chap pulled up in his car, strolled
over to the bike and gave it a good looking at. When he finished looking he said, “I used
to have one JUST like that, but it was an AJS and was in red” then walked off into the pub.
We just looked at each other and shook our heads.
On another occasion, the local club organised a rally, at which there was a raffle, I went
along to donate some prizes, as the proceeds went to a local charity. On this occasion I took
a late A7 that we had just restored, and had for sale. I parked up next to a nice A10 which
was leaking oil from every joint. I went to donate the prizes and then returned to the bike.
The owner of the oily bike asked if it was mine. “Yes” I replied. ”How do you keep it so oil
tight?” he enquired. “Well, first of all, we use a thicker gasket which is slightly spongy, then,
my workshop foreman Mick discovered a jointing compound which solved the problem of
cylinder heads blowing, on the Merlin engines fitted to Spitfires during WWII, it’s called
Blue Hylomar” I said. “I’ve heard of that, is it any good?” he said. I replied, “we use it on all
the bikes we build, we put it on both sides of the gasket.“ “Oooh, You don’t want to do
that” he said, “You can’t get the gasket off without ripping it, what you want to do, is what
I do, put gasket goo on one side and grease on the other side, that way you can take
the cases apart, they will stick to one side and can be reused”. I said “but gaskets are
cheap, “then I looked down at my bike, and then to the oil under his bike, and said,
“I thought the whole idea was to keep the oil inside the bike, not to save a few bob. I think
I prefer my method.” The same bike was there a few weeks later still with a load of oil
beneath it.
The moral of the story is, if you are not going to take notice of it then don’t ask for advice.
Lucas Tenebres
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Steve’s routes for the runs made up
for the odd downpour!
Rear Sprocker
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to dry the hub, I noticed a hole
where one of the five rear sprocket
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36 bhp between a chain and a rear wheel, which the standard bolt, Part No. 14-0207,
is designed to do!
These fixings would have failed, probably at the top of Snaefell at next years TT festival
knowing my luck! Anyway, I replaced them with the correct length medium carbon steel
BZP bolts, spring washers and locknuts for peace of mind.
So, check any fancy stainless fixings that you haven’t personally fitted to your bike – setscrews
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steel has a lower tensile strength than medium carbon steel.
The fixings holding a sprocket onto a hub are ‘in shear’, and mine would have sheared at
some point as you can see by the attached photograph. Notice the distortion under the
head, this should be a plain shank of bolt (not a screw thread) at this point.
Steve Parkins
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2014
EVENT
DATE
Warrington Branch Social Evening*
Jan 25th
Members’ Meeting – Long Compton*
March 2nd
AGM – Long Compton*
April 13th
Birmingham Camp (TBC)*
April 26th – 27th
International Rally, California*
May 2nd – 9th
John Bull Rally, Belgium*
May 3rd – 4th
Cheshire Camp*
May 9th – 11th
May 16th – 18th
North East Camp*
BSA Open Day & Rally, Market Harborough
South Derbyshire
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June 6th – 8th
June 13th – 15th
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Cleveland Camp, N. Yorks (TBC)*
June 20th – 22nd
Wiltshire Camp*
June 27th – 29th
Belgium Camp*
July 5th – 12th
West Yorkshire Camp*
July 25th – 27th
Hampshire Camp*
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North Staffordshire Camp*
Aug 15th – 17th
Manchester Camp*
Aug 29th – 31st
East Sussex Open Day
Aug 31st
Warrington
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Wight Lightning
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Sept 12th – 14th
Sept 26th – 28th
East London Camp*
Oct 3rd – 5th
Members’ Meeting – Long Compton*
Nov 2nd
Annual Awards Weekend*
Nov 7th – 9th
* Events marked with an asterisk are officially recognised BSAOC events at which attendance points are awarded.
The BSA Owners’ Club National Executive Committee accepts no liability for any loss, injury, or other occurrence at any event organised by,
or on behalf of, the National Committee of the BSA Owners’ Club.
Neither the BSA Owners Club Committee nor the Editor or contributors to The STAR magazine shall be held liable for any accident, injury or
death which may occur from a reader or member altering or modifying their, or someone else’s machine as a result of reading an article or tip
in the magazine from one of it’s contributors or technical advisors. Suggestions are given in good faith but it is essential for the person making
any modification that they satisfy themselves that component parts and modifications are suitable for purpose.
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Dennis Boatwright, 20 St Anne’s Road, Banbury, Oxon OX16 9EA E: dennisisamenace@btinternet.com
HQ: The Barley Mow, 7 The Stocks, Cosgrove, MK19 7JD (2nd Wednesday monthly)
Phil Bull, 494 Barrows Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham B26 3BH. T: 01217 439831
Bsaocbirmingham@aol.com HQ: The Blue Bell, Hockley Heath, B94 6BP (2nd and last Sundays, 12pm)
Nick Crook T: 01225 859206 HQ: The Butchers Arms, Bath Road, Longwell Green (2nd Tuesday 8.30pm)
BRISTOL
Paul Stafford, E: paul.stafford@hotmail.co.uk
CHESHIRE
HQ; The Whipping Stocks, on A50 between Knutsford and Holmes Chapel (2nd Tuesday last Thursday 7.30pm)
Brin Camps, Trelaggan, Penhale Rd, Penwithick, St. Austell, Cornwall PL26 8VP
CORNWALL
HQ: Sawles Arms, Carthew, St Austell (1st and 3rd Thursdays)
CLEVELAND &
Tony Outhwaite,19, Rounton Grove, Fairfield, Stockton-on-Tees TS19 7QL E: ag.outhwaite@ntlworld.com
NORTH YORKSHIRE HQ: Blacksmiths Arms, Preston Lane, Prestonle Skerne, Newton Aycliffe (Every Wednesday 8pm)
EAST LONDON
Sheila Martin, 105, Valence Ave, Dagenham, Essex RM8 1TR
HQ: Shackleton Scout Hall, Moreden Rd, Chadwell Heath RM6 6ED (Fridays from 8.30pm)
EAST MIDLANDS
Malcolm Burley, 14 Attfield Drive, Whetstone, Leicestershire LE8 6NE T: 01162 864976
HQ: The Hollybush. Main Street, Ashby Parva, Nr Lutterworth, Leics LE17 5HS (1st and 3rd Mondays at 7.45pm)
EAST SUSSEX
Geoff King, 40 Marine Drive, Seaford BN25 2RT T: 01323 897098 E: bsagoldie@tiscali.co.uk
HQ: The White Hart, Lower Horsebridge, Hailsham, East Sussex (1st and 3rd Wednesday at 7.30pm)
FENLAND
Trevor Bullen, 21 St Johns Close, Needingworth, St Ives, Cambs PE27 4TT E: trevor.bullen9@virginmedia.com
HQ: The White Swan, Conington.
HAMPSHIRE
Andy Turton, 17 Priory Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton S031 5EN E: mail@hampshirebsa.org.uk Tel: 02380 452596
HQ: The Bold Forrester, Soberton Heath. Hampshire (1st and 3rd Thursdays)
ISLE OF WIGHT*
James Dunford, 14 Greenways Close, Cowes, IoW PO31 8AW E: jdunford1@btinternet.com
Meetings HQ: See Branch News for details.
KENT
Terry Soan, 139 Queenborough Rd, Halfway, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent T: 01795 665680 HQ: Red Lion at Herne Hill
(1st and 3rd Thursday), The Cock Inn, Luddesdown (2nd and 4th Thursday at 8.00pm) E: tssoan@btinternet.com
MANCHESTER
Ray Greenhalgh, 47 Folly Lane, Swinton, Manchester M27 0DE HQ: For meeting place please telephone
HQ: For meeting place telephone Ray 0161 794 9906 or Graham 0161 748 2650 W: www.manchesterbeezers.piczo.com
NORFOLK
Sue Monk, 7 Horseshoe Close, Norwich NR5 OSF. T: 01603 743211 E: norfolkbeezas@yahoo.co.uk
HQ: The Griffin PH, Yarmouth Road, Norwich. (1st and 3rd Tuesdays)
NORTH EAST
lan McGregor, 27 Meadow Rd. Monkseaton, Tyne & Wear NE25 8NB E: iantpol@tiscali.co.uk
HQ: Melton Constable, Seaton Sluice (1st and 3rd Thursdays, 8.45pm)
NORTH STAFFS
Jason Potts, 10 Blythe Mount Park, Blythe Bridge, ST11 9PP. E: Jason-dawn@sky.com
HQ: The Railway Inn, Norton Bridge, Stone ST15 0NT (1st Tuesday and 3rd Thursday)
NORTH WALSALL*
David Sambrook, E: dave.j.sambrook@gmail.com HQ: The Anchor, Chester Rd, Brownhills (3rd Wednesday from 7.30pm).
SOUTH DERBYSHIRE Geoff Henchliffe, Rose Lea, 216 Dale Road, Spondon, Derby DE21 7DL. T: 01332 668445 E: geoffkspon@tiscali.co.uk
HQ: The Malt, Aston on Trent (Wednesdays from 8pm).
SOUTH WEST WALES Richie Williams, 22 Maes Deri, Winch Wen, Swansea SA1 7LW. E: tinamole@sky.com
HQ: The Prince of Wales, Porthrhyd (on the A48) (2nd and 4th Thursdays)
ST. ALBANS
Graham Kingstone, 17 Ullswater Drive, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QR
HQ: The Engineer, St, John’s Road, Harpenden. (2nd and 4th Mondays from 8pm).
SUFFOLK &
John Walker, Brooklands, 223 Bures Rd, Gt: Cornard, Sudbury CO10 OJQ
ESSEX BORDERS
HQ: The ‘Live and Let Live’, Millers Lane, Colchester (Atn Monday from 13th June 11)
THAMES VALLEY
Ian Clare, 123 Falkland Road, Basingstoke RG24 9PL E: ian.clare1@virgin.net
HQ: The Four Horseshoes, Long Sutton, RG29 1TA (2nd and 4th Mondays)
WARRINGTON
Paul Smith, E: pbsberllan@aol.com HQ: The Antrobus Arms, Antrobus, Cheshire (Thursdays at 8pm)
WEST SUSSEX
Piers Richardson, E: piersrichardson@btinternet.com
HQ: Broadbridge Heath Village Cdentre, Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham (2nd Thursday)
WEST YORKSHIRE
Ian Clifton, E: Ian@integsci.com
HQ: ‘Shoulder of Mutton’, Methley Road, Castleford (Every Thursday 8.30pm)
WILTSHIRE
Graham Jackson, 111 Heronscroft, Covingham, Swindon SN3 5AW
HQ: South Cerney Angling Club, off Spine Road South Cerney. (2nd Tuesday, monthly)
WYRE FOREST
Ross Webb, 125 Beeches Rd, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 5JB
HQ: The Blount Arms, Nr. Cleobury Mortimer (Tuesday weekly 8pm – ride outs in Summer expt. 1st Tuesday)
*Group
Members welcome at all meetings
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BSA BAZAAR
BSAOC TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS
These members will attempt to answer your questions on the topics listed. Please enclose a SAE when writing and allow two
weeks or more to receive a reply as all TCs are volunteers with other occupations. Please do not phone during antisocial hours.
If you would like to become a Technical Consultant, especially for topics not listed, please contact the Secretary.
•
•Amal Concentric Carburettor
Pre 1930 models
Jules Dassen T: 00-31434093892 E: jules.bsa.dassen@planet.nl
David Drew, 1 Yew Tree Close, Goodworth Clatford, Andover,
Hampshire SP11 7RR T: 01264-357024 E: David@TheClatfordDrews.co.uk
•A50/A65 pre OIF
Eric Maddison, 26 Norman Court, 395 Nether Street, London N3 1QQ
E: almosteric@hotmail.co.uk
•A65 Oil in Frame
Steve Heckford, Meiktila, Polegate Road, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 3PE
E: steve@rockaround.fsnet.co.uk
•A7/A10 rigid, plunger and sidecars
Dan Pincham Phipps, 9 Little Fretches, Eastwood Road North, Leigh on Sea,
Essex SS9 4LY E: sidstarbsa@yahoo.co.uk
•A7/A10 swinging arm
•A75 Rocket 3
•Ariel 3, Bantam D1 D3 D5
•B1 B2 XO C11 C11G C12
•B25 B44 B50
Roger Neve, Bury St Edmunds E: Rogerneve@btinternet.com
•
Brin Camps, Trelaggan, Penhale Road, Penwithick, St Austell PL26 8UP
Andy Lorenz, 31 Rowley Bank, Stafford ST17 9BG E: andy.lorenz@virgin.net
•Beagle C15 B25 B40 B44
•Beaver, Brigand, Boxer and Tracker
Dave Smith, 5 The Colony, Sibford Gower, Banbury, Oxford OX15 5RY
•C10/11/10L/11G/12, B31-44
•Dandy
Chris Jefferies, 12 Barton Cross, Horndean, Waterlooville, Hampshire P08 9PQ
Bantam D7 D10 D13 D14 B175
Steel ball ended clutch lever to suit ‘ 71 OIF Lightning.
Tel: Graeme 01509 889058.
K1F Auto Magneto Good Spark £165 p&p £8.50,
K2F Magneto Good Spark Auto £185 p&p £8.50,
A10 Regulator £55 p&p £4.50, New C15 Distributor
£85 p&p £4.50, BTH Type KC2 S4 Magneto Excellent
Spark £235 amazing for year p&p £8.50. Email Peter
at pnptrudgeon@gmail.com
B44 Engine Parts, Amal Velocity Stacks, various Fairing
stickers or source for these e.g. Renold, Lucas, Konietc.
Lucas, or source of Lucas 12hr clock 1.1/2” dia.12V.
Tel: Dave Wilson 0161 431 3687.
BSA B40 WD mk1 350cc (see photo below) 1967
manual/parts list, user handbook, MOT to August
2014. Photos available on request. £2,500. Tel: Bob
0780 1648612 – Hants/Surrey border.
BSA Fury/Triumph Bandit engine. and cycle parts
wanted by enthusiast for ambitious project. Head and
tail lamps, RH thread rear hub and conical front hub
needed. Absolutely anything considered and would
pay cash on collection. Tel: Richard on 01772
718478 (eves better, will return calls if number on
answerphone). Email: richardporter2@yahoo.co.uk.
Preston. Thanks
CRev Counter (Chronometric) for Super Rocket, works
off the front inner timing case, any condition or speedo
which I can convert. Tel: Gary 01992 812212.
Pete Churchill E: pete.churchill3@btinternet.com
350cc Gold Star engine, No: DB32 GS1707.
Not declared with the Goldie Club but hopefully still
out there. I would like to re-unite this engine with it’s
original Clubman bike. Please call me if you know of
it’s whereabouts. Tel: Jeff 07860 837693.
John Phelan, 18 Bowshaw, Dronfield, Sheffield S18 6GB
Ken Walters, 4 Mountpleasant Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire BB5 3EN
John Wallis, Primrose Hill, Green Lanes, Burnham on Crouch, Essex CMO 8PX
T: 07816363262 E: bsahippy@live.co.uk
Alistair Fitzgerald, 61 Furnace Road, Bedworth, CV12 9AP
E: bsa@fortfitz.com
Rex Webb, 47 Long Road, Comberton, Cambridgeshire CB3 7DG
E: rexwebb@sky.com
•ex GPO Bantams
John Lawrence, 9 Skiddaw Gardens, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria LA14 4LZ
T: 01229 831927 not after 10pm please
•Gold Star, Rocket Gold Star, Spitfire (pre unit)
•M Series
Steve Foden, 113 Holmville Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 2PX
•Paints and Finishes
Polly Palmer, Cwmsannan, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen, Dyfed SA32 7TQ
E: britie.motorcycles@btinternet.com
•Sidecar, A7/A10 swinging arm
Justin Riggs, 48 Bapton Close, Exmouth, Devon EX8 3LQ T: 01395 277713
(up to 10pm) M: 07773459253 E: justinriggs@btinternet.com
•Sunbeam Scooters
•Welding and other fabrication methods
VACANT Any volunteers?
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• SALE •
Gerry Start, 58 Vetch Walk, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 7YE
E: tcm23@mypostoffice.co.uk
Graham York, 24 Eastern Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3NN
E: york_graham@hotmail.com
Collectors item a BSA A65 1971 Workshop Manual,
Part no. 00-4189, still in it’s brown wrapping paper
UN-OPENED (if you can find a second-hand o/e one
they are £25 to £30 plus) @ £45.00 Tel: Bob 0780
1648612.
Centre Stand for D7 Bantam 1965. Free to collect.
Tel: Larry 01564 773297 – Solihull.
BSA Rocket 3 oil cooler £65. Morad Oil Thermostat
£25. Silencer Stay £8. A65 Inner timing cover £25.
A65 New Gearbox sprockets £17 each. A65 Complete
Gearbox £220. A65 Racing cutaway Primary Cover
£45. New early A65 Rocker Cover £12. Rear OIF A65
Sprocket £18. OIF sidestand £25. A65 Valve Collets
£24, A65 OIF Parts Books original £10. A65 new
original gearbox cam-plate £35. A65 tank badges
metal pear shape £20. New alloy Speedo Tacho
holder £28. T160 new kickstart (not Indian) £130.
B50T seat £90, B50MX New front hub £98.
Tel: Dave Wilson 0161-431-3687 – Manchester.
• WANTED •
B31 plunger petrol tank wanted for a 1954 bike.
Anything considered. Email: Jason at
jason-dawn@sky.com or call 0775 997457.
BSA book, The Giants of Small Heath – History of BSA
by Barry Ryerson. Should be in reasonable condition
and I will pay a good price. Please contact Fred Beier
– International Member – Germany. Fred Beier,
Marienstrasse 28, 63069 Offenbach, Germany.
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