Greetings

[PaulC]

Hi there. I joined last week and am just signing in to say hello. I'm new to the classic bike world having bought an A10 at the beginning of the month. Why an A10? Well to be honest I wanted something British, made about the time I was born with lots of chrome that I can polish! I could have equally ended up with any other British bike. I'm still doing some research to find out what I've bought. I think it's a Road Rocket but it was first registered in September 1959, so could be a Super Rocket.

I've spent the last two weeks working out how to start and stop the engine, replacing the battery, changing the oil and making sure she's roadworthy. I went for my first ride on her today and couldn't stop grinning! Everything seems to work except the rev counter.

I've been motorcycling for 12 years and commute into London very day on either a Triumph or Ducati depending on the weather.

Paul

[bsa-bill]

Welcome Paul, sure you'll enjoy it here, send in a pic of the bike once you get all that chrome polished

[Greybeard]

Welcome. Pull up an avatar and make yourself at home.

[a10 gf]

Welcome, thanks for the introduction post, and am hoping you will find the forum helpful.

[muskrat]

 G'day Paul, welcome to the forum.
Lucky to get a runner, you won't be disappointed, the later models were well sorted.
Do you ride the Duck in the rain and Trihard in the wet?
Cheers

[PaulC]

Thanks for the welcome. I'll post again when the bike is shiny and I've found out what an Avatar is!

Paul

[muskrat]

 The avatar is the picture you/we see under our names. Go to your profile to add one.
Cheers

[PaulC]

Well, I've tried loading a picture, but only get a ? where the picture should be. Can't undo it. Do I need to have posted a number of times before I earn the right to show a picture? Confused, but I'll figure it out one day, I guess.

[muskrat]

Have the pic you want and resize it to about 150kb on your desktop.
Click on your name then profile then modify profile then forum profile info.
tick upload own pic, click browse and click on the pic you wamt OK
click change profile. Done. I think!!
Cheers

see http://www.a7a10.net/forum/index.php?board=15.0
see http://www.a7a10.net/forum/index.php?topic=427.0
;O)

[A10Boy]

I bought an A10 at the beginning of the month

 

Top man. Welcome.

[PaulC]

Just got back from holiday to find a BSAOC Certificate confirming that my bike is indeed a Super Rocket. It has the same frame and engine numbers it had when it left the factory in July 1959. It's the same colour too, but I wonder how much of the rest of it is original? When I've worked out how to post pictures, I'd be interested in your collective views. Thanks.

Paul

[muskrat]

Paul's bike pics. Sent to me off his iPhone. I can't text on a normal mobile phone.
Cheers