BSA Bantam Sports

[My First Suzuki]

Cute little thing. I know it's only a Bantam, but it looks cool......


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[YAMER]

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[allsorts&oddjobs]

luvverrly little thing, wouldnt keep up to a honda 50 tho.

[motivlack]

Very tasty. Lot of work gone in to that. I'd love an ould bantam.

[eyore]

Never knew there was such a thing as a Sport version, tis a bit like being told about a Dullville Sport
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Bantams were an awful hape in the day,even by BSA standards, thank goodness for the auld rose tinted specs
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[jimgoose]

Mmm. Nicely finished.
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[ow31]

nice
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[cbr1000fred]

i know a guy in maynooth bought one of those new in 1969, often wondered where it went, any info ? would like to get one myself, is that one for sale ??

[bonzoid]

Nice lookin, yoke, not a patch on a Yammy 100 twin though....
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[My First Suzuki]

Originally Posted by bonzoid

Nice lookin, yoke, not a patch on a Yammy 100 twin though....
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Every sixteen-year-old's best dream & worst nightmare rolled into one. They were a '70s icon, though. Young fellas today don't know what they are missing
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[Sykes]

MotoSlug has a shed full of these. He must have 30 of them, he polishes them up, talks to them and has names for them all. He swapped an Excelsior Manxman for them all. He is quite mad, but happy. I have tried to get him to sell one but he wont sell or even swap. I even offered him a BSA M20 for one!!

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by My First Suzuki

Every sixteen-year-old's best dream & worst nightmare rolled into one. They were a '70s icon, though. Young fellas today don't know what they are missing
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i had one of the first ones in the sixtys ( from andy`s little mary st , dan fay was up a lane in cabra ) , would piss all over the bsa 175 and a lot of british 350s

[My First Suzuki]

Originally Posted by phoenix

i had one of the first ones in the sixtys ( from andy`s little mary st , dan fay was up a lane in cabra ) , would piss all over the bsa 175 and a lot of british 350s

I remember the twins of the late '60s with the painted front mudguard & tank side panels. The later ones with the chrome bits looked nicer. They were nippy little things, but the problem was that everybody rode the living shit out of them. They were just too small & fragile to stand up to the abuse they got.

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by My First Suzuki

I remember the twins of the late '60s with the painted front mudguard & tank side panels. The later ones with the chrome bits looked nicer. They were nippy little things, but the problem was that everybody rode the living shit out of them. They were just too small & fragile to stand up to the abuse they got.

the one i had was the fastest with the three main bearing crank and most fragile , it had smaller indicators than the one in the picture , good for about 8,000 miles , if not crashed first ,

[joe mc gonagle]

i dont remember the springs on the front fred were they the earlier ones

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by joe mc gonagle

i dont remember the springs on the front fred were they the earlier ones

note the rear shocks also , the later ones had the covered springs

[My First Suzuki]

Originally Posted by phoenix

note the rear shocks also , the later ones had the covered springs

TBH I never saw a twin with the springs exposed on the rear shocks. All the ones that I remember had covers.

[MOTOslug]

Originally Posted by Sykes

MotoSlug has a shed full of these. He must have 30 of them, he polishes them up, talks to them and has names for them all. He swapped an Excelsior Manxman for them all. He is quite mad, but happy. I have tried to get him to sell one but he wont sell or even swap. I even offered him a BSA M20 for one!!

The rate of exchange is:

5 off M20 for a 125 Bantam.
7 off M20 for a 150 Bantam.

and so on, I think 11 M20`s would be about right for a 175 Sports.

[ow31]

Originally Posted by MOTOslug

The rate of exchange is:

5 off M20 for a 125 Bantam.
7 off M20 for a 150 Bantam.

and so on, I think 11 M20`s would be about right for a 175 Sports.

i love bantam's,

how about a few pic's of your collection ?
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[phoenix]

Originally Posted by My First Suzuki

TBH I never saw a twin with the springs exposed on the rear shocks. All the ones that I remember had covers.

your too young