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mushroomman:
Buzzer, was that the guy who got nicked for having no back light on his scooter.I think his nickname was “peacock”
Dennis Javelin:
mushroomman:
Buzzer, was that the guy who got nicked for having no back light on his scooter.I think his nickname was “peacock”
Bet he knew who was behind him, not very aerodynamic though, Buzzer
Buzzer:
Dennis Javelin:
mushroomman:
Buzzer, was that the guy who got nicked for having no back light on his scooter.I think his nickname was “peacock”
Bet he knew who was behind him, not very aerodynamic though, Buzzer
It would have looked like a mob was chasing him 
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Didn’t the Bantam have a Villiers engine? Anyway, these “strokers” were not real BSAs for me.
Dennis Javelin:
Buzzer:
Dennis Javelin:
mushroomman:
Buzzer, was that the guy who got nicked for having no back light on his scooter.I think his nickname was “peacock”
Bet he knew who was behind him, not very aerodynamic though, Buzzer
It would have looked like a mob was chasing him
There often was. This was the era of Mods and Rockers so this lad may have had a few bikers after him! Remember the various fights they had at the seaside on bank holidays?
Buzzer:
Buzzer
I remember the Bantam from my school days. I was at a school attended by wealthy kids (I was the odd one out!) and a good few of the 16 yr old boys had Bantams. But working class me had 2 fingers up at them as my Dad had agreed to help me financially in building up a 125 Ducati out of spares! He even custom painted the frame (a glorious Italian red) and tank too. I loved it and wish I had it still. It pi§§ed all over the poor BSAs!
Froggy55:
Buzzer:
BuzzerDidn’t the Bantam have a Villiers engine? Anyway, these “strokers” were not real BSAs for me.
The Bantam did have a ‘stroker’ - it was a Commer TS3; and after 1952 Perkins lumps were available! Karrier made it.
You wait ages for a Bantam and then 2 come along at once.
My first lorry, at Nottingham Coop Pop factory. Started the job in the afternoon after passing my (car) test in the morning. 
Bet he knew who was behind him, not very aerodynamic though, Buzzer
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It would have looked like a mob was chasing him
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There often was. This was the era of Mods and Rockers so this lad may have had a few bikers after him! Remember the various fights they had at the seaside on bank holidays?
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With the amount of drag those mirrors would have produced the Bash Street kids on push bikes would have caught up with him
The BSA Bantam had BSA’s own two stroke engine, not a Villiers. A far better engine than the AMC unit fitted in my James Captain and the Villiers 8E in my Francis-Barnett.! 
Pete.
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Today’s memory is that Vanguard Mk.1 in beautiful nick. Much better then my 2, my first 2 cars. Each one cost me £5, neither of them as aerodynamic as that beauty, but no doubt a good deal lighter with the rusty holes in the tops of the wings. The last of the two ended up as banger that I raced at Long Eaton Stadium and ended its life in Doncaster. A new track had opened and they actually paid some of us from Long Eaton appearance money for the opening day. My mate Tony towed it up there on a trailer behind his Mk. 10 Jag and nearly lost it on the M1 when he got into a wild tail swing but good driver that he was, in his Atki or his Jag, he refused to panic and carried on unscathed. Not so the Vanguard, I got crammed into the steel cable barrier which sliced the engine in 2 like a cheese cutter.
A good fiver’s worth, that car, on its first outing in my 1st race it got turned over and caught fire, stopping the race as they all thought I was being roasted. Thankfully not, the arms were burnt off my denim jacket not by the flames but by the battery acid which sprayed over them. It became my trade mark, bare arms with the purple chiffon scarf a girl rushed up to give me. Show off, moi? Behave.
Buzzer:
Buzzer
I recall being informed that the 125cc BSA Bantam engine was originally from Germany,
perhaps it was discovered toward the end of WW2, or just after.
Cheers, Ray Smyth.
Ray Smyth:
Buzzer:
BuzzerI recall being informed that the 125cc BSA Bantam engine was originally from Germany,
perhaps it was discovered toward the end of WW2, or just after.Cheers, Ray Smyth.
A 1930`s DKW design it seems.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKW_RT_125
My first bike was `66 Bantam D10, 175cc but still a 3 speed box. It survived (16 year old) me “repairing and modifying” it extensively.
Something a bit different seen on the road this morning - Llamaman.
About 4 kms from the supermarket car park where they were taking a rest on Sunday.
Click twice for the best view of the noble beast.
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Thorneycroft of Charlie Hapgood from Churchstoke ,Montgomery . ,thank you Trevor