Rob126
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Registered: 18th Feb 05
Location: Mellieha, Malta Drives: Corsa D 1.4
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Got myself a BSA bike today! 
in the car:
Started assembling to see what parts are missing:
our other baby:
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: South Wales Drives: The Bandwagon
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Bsa bikes are just pure bling 
Id love one best bikes ever produced
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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bsa nice
cortina 
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Rob126
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seems like BSA bikes are common in the UK right? anyone knows any good sites for a couple of parts (apart from ebay and the owners club)
jr: thought you'd like the cortina!!  it's a one owner aswell
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Rob126
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managed to obtain some info on the bike. apparently it's a 1948 BSA Bandam D1 earliest model! the engine has a whopping 4bhp and can reach the astonishing speed of 45mph! (i guess i found something slower than my 1.2 8v).. it won't be used much anyway. probably as much as the cortina.... and thats talking less than 30miles a year!!
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loo_goblin
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i have a 30's james
bsa good old british 
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corsa-pad
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got experience of bsa's meself, my dad left me a BSA Goldstar
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nova_gteuk
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"Bsa Bantam"
my uncle had a few in his younger years lol
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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Cool, my dad's got a BSA Goldstar 500 (he used to also have a 350).
It originally came home in a box of bits like that haha... bought it so cheap, built it up and now worth a lot!
This was like the 'bike to have' in the days of mods and rockers hah.
Always get people going 'wow I always wanted one of these'.
He's also got a harley and a honda. But the Goldstar is the one that draws the crowds. Plus noisey as hell.
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JohnNI
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Registered: 16th Mar 06
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any more pics of the cortina?
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Rob126
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thanks for the comments guys. I'm really looking forward to finishing it off!
nornironman: this is the only other pic i have here (at work) of the cortina. this was about a year and a half ago. it now has wheel trims as well.
[Edited on 31-01-2008 by Rob126]
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Tom
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My stepd dad had a bsa c15 from a kid (not his in pic):
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JohnNI
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob126
thanks for the comments guys. I'm really looking forward to finishing it off!
nornironman: this is the only other pic i have here (at work) of the cortina. this was about a year and a half ago. it now has wheel trims as well.
[Edited on 31-01-2008 by Rob126]
looks immaculate!
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Rob126
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yeah it is!
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Rob126
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After a couple of months i thought i would give you an update on what has been going on with the bike. we now have almost all parts. the paint was stripped and undercoat has been given. still got a couple of months work till it's finished.
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