1971 BSA THUNDERBOLT A65T MOTORCYCLE, All rebuilt with lots of updates not stock

For Sale 1971 BSA Thunderbolt
Rebuilt to suit the owner by Decent cycles Flin, MI, ngine work by E&V Engineering Howard City, I Using lots of new parts as can be seen .
The frame, heels, pokes, ubs, rees, eadlight, ide covers, hain guard, ear grab rail have all been powder coated with wet black.
New s.s. fenders a three wire at the front with a lowering kit from Decent Cycles The rear is also the T140 s.s. type longer at the back than stock.
S.S. water jetted horn bracket by another decent cycles piece, as the S.S. oil pressure relief valve by SRM and the alloy engine sump with drain on engine sump.
All the wheel bearings are renewed with sealed units. Brake linings re-done with new softer compound material. all sanded into each drum for maximum contact.
New modern square section Turkite front end dampening seals have been fitted for no stiction with floating seals for the same reason euro-type gators for max life and looks.
Note the brand new Burrito silencers with the correct BSA brackets to hold them. New s.s.brake rod for the rear. and a custom made front brake cable (no switch) the front brake switch is a plunger type fitted to the stock lever. Tank was painted professionally new pair of English made petcocks and the important stay strap is fitted underneath as it should be. The seat is the 1972 type pattern has the look we wanted.
The Amal 28MM carb is re-sleeved by Chessel engineering all new internals. Top of the line Grand Turismo grips are nice and new. New cloth wire harness, azon electronic IGN, ODtronics regulator, ired negative ground so LED's can be used, ll switches are re-rewed or new, ll work. New sprockets and drive chain the front is a 20 tooth rear is stock. Triple tree bearings are new, lug wires and their ends are new.
The shocks and the bolts that hold them are new. New P clamps and all the handle bar hardware also new. Oil filter fitted, ar type hard to see, asy to change. Avon tires, ew seat latch.
The head was done by E&V Engineering street ported using all new Kibblewhite brand black diamond valves,guides, prings, orged pistons. Ed tuned the trans and oil pump up during his re-build it all paid off the bike is a blast pulling right from down low. LED taillight and plate mount is rubber mounted.
The frame number AE00715 the engine is AE03799 the first owner must have blown up his motor very early to have found an engine with a number so close to his frame number.
Bike is built as a rider as opposed to a collectors bike so the use of powder coat and modern fenders newer seat and many upgrades are for touring on curvy roads. Tricked out to emulate what BSA might have done given more time to develop this model that only ran two years. The better brakes and tires alone change the handling to the good its ready for modern traffic.
Lots of time and money goes into a project like this the owner had it as a first real road bike and now owns too many HD's that need more time and money has to move on now that the BSA is fixed.
To see a video of the bike running go to you tube and do a search for user norbsa48503 it will be the one published on 5-26-16.

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