BSA 1951 B33 RIGID - very nice but not totally original.

THIS IS A VERY NICE BRITISH RIGID/TELES 500. WHICH IS EASY TO START AND SUPERB TO RIDE. IT IS ON AN AGE RELATED PLATE AND IS DECLARED MANUFACTURED 1951 AND RE-REGISTERED 2ND JANUARY 2014. IT IS THEREFORE EXEMPT FROM ROAD TAX AND MOT REQUIREMENTS. SINCE PUTTING ON THE ROAD. IT HAS COVERED OVER 1100 MILES. BUT SADLY HAS TO GO TO GIVE ME SOME ROOM.

THIS MACHINE IS TOTALLY REBUILT. THE ENGINE ( ZM 33 . 59** ). HAS IN RECENT RUNNING HISTORY PRIO TO MY OWNERSHIP. BEEN BORED AND SLEEVED BACK TO STANDARD AND FITTED WITH A NEW HEPOLITE PISTON. I REPLACED THE DRIVE SIDE BEARING. OIL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT. VALVES AND GUIDES. THE CARBURETTOR IS A NEWLY RE-SLEEVED PRE- MONOBLOC AND CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE GOOD RUNNING OF THE ENGINE. WHICH USUALLY STARTS FIRST KICK AND IDLES BEAUTIFULLY. LIKE AN OLD STEAM ENGINE. MAGNETO AND DYNAMO ARE BOTH REBUILT AND WORK WELL. THE GEARBOX WAS REBUILT WITH NEW BEARINGS. SEALS ETC. SILENCER IS NEW. ALL ELECTRICALS ARE REWIRED AND CHARGE THE DRY CELL BATTERY (inside dummy case).

THE FRAME ( ZB31 . 165** ) WAS BARE METAL STRIPPED BEFORE BEING ETCH PRIMED AND PAINTED. FORKS WERE REBUILT WITH NEW STANSIONS. HEAD BEARINGS ETC. AND SPORTS A CUSTOM DAMPER KNOB AND STAINLESS DAMPER PLATE. WHEELS WERE REBUILT USING THE OLD DUNLOP RIMS BLASTED AND POWDER COATED BLACK AND RESPOKED USING STAINLESS SPOKES. BOTH FITTED WITH NEW TYRES. THE BRAKES AND HUBS ARE EX PLUNGER A10 AND WORK VERY WELL INDEED ON THIS COMPARITAVELY LIGHT BIKE. BOTH FRONT AND REAR HAVE NEW BEARINGS AND STAINLESS SPINDLES.

MUDGUARDS ARE NEW WITH NEWLY MADE STAYS AND CARRIER. THE FUEL TANK IS EX M20? WITH THE FRONT MOUNTING PLATES MODIFIED TO ALLOW FITMENT. THEN TWO TONE PAINTED TO GIVE THAT PERIOD LOOK. THE WHOLE BIKE IS WELL PUT TOGETHER USING MOSTLY STAINLESS FASTENERS.

THE BIKE HAS BEEN USED ON VMCC RUNS AND COMES WITH CUSTOM MADE ?ˆ?MAPNAV?ˆ? TO HOLD YOUR ROUTE SHEET. SPEEDOMETER IS A NEW SMITHS REPLICA. I AM PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME AND VIEW.

IF ORIGININALITY IS YOUR THING. THEN THIS MOTOR CYCLE IS NOT FOR YOU. BUT I BET IF YOU CAME TO LOOK AT IT. YOU WOULD AS LIKELY AS NOT. BUY IT.

CASH OR CLEARED CHEQUE ONLY BEFORE COLLECTION. NO PAYPAL.    THANK YOU FOR LOOKING.

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