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Technical => Project Progress => Topic started by: johnr on April 28, 2009, 09:56:47 PM

Title: bsa budget build
Post by: johnr on April 28, 2009, 09:56:47 PM

i built this budget bsa c15 as a 40th birthday pressie for a mate of mine. entire budget so far, including the cost of buying the original bike, the build, paint, tyres wiring and everything used to build it, comes in at £283, yep, under 300 quid for a tidy little brit thumper. this is the bike as it stands tonight, but the full build and all the pics are listed over on the classic bike forum. here, http://www.classicbikeforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=269

(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e357/ukkatanapics/bsa%20c15%20build%2009/100_6010.jpg)

Title: Re: bsa budget build
Post by: themoudie on April 28, 2009, 11:06:37 PM

Very nice John, I hope your mate gets as much enjoyment out of it as you seem to have done building it. :)

My regards, Bill.

Title: Re: bsa budget build
Post by: guest27 on April 29, 2009, 09:36:52 AM

Mmmmmmm - why do my mates forget my birthday rather than get me a nice BSA????


Looks great

R

Title: Re: bsa budget build
Post by: andy230 on April 29, 2009, 06:20:27 PM

Nice story John, thats a good thread...

Your karma is well and truely top of the pops now!

well done!

a

Title: Re: bsa budget build
Post by: guest7 on April 30, 2009, 11:55:40 PM

Superb story John and a salutory reminder that if you rebuild a bike that way you can get it built. A lot of the types who agonise over not having the correct finish on their tool box mounting bolts end up with a half-finished project for years. Your pragmatic approach to making the mudguard stays fit is a fine example of practicality over slavish originality.

Marvellous stuff
GC

Title: Re: bsa budget build
Post by: Mark on May 01, 2009, 06:26:33 AM

Nice bike.

Shows how it should be done.