Single again.....

[iansoady]

The torn meniscus in my right knee has stopped me from riding or even starting the little BSA I've rebuilt over the last few months. And I think I'll always be wary of using a kickstart. So it had to go. And going it is to a nice chap from Worcester. As his name is Ian he must be nice! He's picking it up tomorrow. A shae as my wife says it's the most beautiful bike I've ever had. No taste some people.

Not wanting to be bereft of a suitable tiddler, I've just been over to Wrexham to look at a 250 Herald Classic. Would you believe it's only done just over 3,000 (that's three thousand) km in its slightly under 10 years of life. It's in lovely condition apart from some tiny areas of surface rust, started well and sounds good. What's not to like at £1,000?

The little Beesa:




And its replacement:

[Itsme]

Hi Ian

I agree with your theory that Ians are always nice blokes! I also agree with your wife about the BSA I'm afraid.

The Herald is a great buy and as it is based on a GN250 engine I think you should inherit the honorary title of Mighty Midget for it. It will be interesting to see how it rides and runs so keep us informed.

Another Ian

[Moto63]

Yes, definitely a shame about your BSA having to Ian. However, as one door closes another opens, I think the saying goes
The little 250 herald looks a cracking buy at £1000
Hopefully you get plenty of smiles per miles on it 👍
Having just got back from a 250 mile round trip up to Brampton & back on the little RS250 using only B&C roads, I can definitely vouch for the fun factor 😁👍
Cheers, Michael

[iansoady]

It is a shame letting the BSA go but it is the sensible thing to do. My only reservation about the Herald is why on earth it has done so few miles - some years only a hundred or so. No doubt I will find out in due course.

Ian - do you have any workshop manuals etc for the GN250? I'm assuming the Herald engine will be more or less identical.

[xbally]

Yes sorry to see the Beezer go but the Herald seems to be an interesting choice.

I personally wouldn't worry about the low mileage, especially if there's a service / MOT history. Lots of reasons why it might genuinely be low.

[iansoady]

There's an interesting facebook page for the heralds, with some fairly knowledgeable people on it. To be honest I'm flying blind to some extent. All will become plain when it arrives in a few weeks' time, hopefully by then I'll be able to ride it!

No service history (not surprising) but full MoT history. Apparently a lot  of 2016 Euro 3 models were pre-registered and all have the same AJ66 series as mine. This was as they wouldn't have been saleable from 2017 onwards. so that may explain some of the low mileage.

[xbally]

As Michael might say "let's hope this HERALDS a new and positive venture for you!

I shall be interested to hear what you make of it.

[iansoady]

It was actually registered on Christmas day 2016 so just before the cut off.