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  • 1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part 7

    1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part 7

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    Getting into the engine: the time has come for Phillip Rashleigh to take apart the crankcases and discover what horrors lurk within…

  • 1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part VI

    1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part VI

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    Working hard on his project Beesa, Phillip Rashleigh makes a wiring harness from scratch and discovers an excellent engineering firm who can fabricate the right kind of brackets…

  • 1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part IV

    1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part IV

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    Phillip Rashleigh’s off-road project bike suddenly needs suspension. Forks, shocks, tyres, swinging arm – oh, and something to stop the plot might be an idea, too…

  • 1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part III

    1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part III

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    Phillip Rashleigh has been sourcing parts for his scrambler special. Now he knows what he’s got, he just has to figure out how to fit it to the B31 chassis…

  • 1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part II

    1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part II

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    When you’re trying to rebuild something which is a little different to the norm, finding exactly the right part can stop you dead in your tracks. As Phillip Rashleigh has discovered…

  • 1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part I

    1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part I

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    What was that about ‘once bitten’? it didn’t apply to Phillip Rashleigh. After a bad Britbike experience in the 1980s he’s come back for a re-match…

  • Europe by BSA Bantam – Part 2

    Europe by BSA Bantam – Part 2

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    In the first episode, Stephen Dunne left the UK on his D14/4 to tackle a three-month tour of Europe. In Yugoslavia, the Bantam turns out to be good for business…

  • Europe by BSA Bantam – Part 1

    Europe by BSA Bantam – Part 1

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    20 years ago, Stephen Dunne threw caution to the wind and set off around mainland Europe on an 8500 mile journey which would turn out to be the best time of his life…

  • 1959 BSA A10 Rebuild – Part 3

    1959 BSA A10 Rebuild – Part 3

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    We’ve heard Shaun’s story about his Beesa’s rebuild, but now Mike The (Geordie) Mechanic tells the tale of the engine’s internals……

  • 1950 BSA B33

    1950 BSA B33

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    Fancy a challenge? RealClassic Clubman Graham (Man Of Many Doughnuts) certainly did. He bought a single cylinder Beesa as a bit of a restoration project. Actually, it turned out to be quite a lot of a restoration project…


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