Another BSA A7 comes back to life

[ppanichelli]

Hi everybody,

I proudly announce that after almost 4 years, another BSA comes back to life: my 1949 BSA A7.

The bike was bought in a painful state, as these models are almost always found. There was no nut left on the screw. It was completely disarmed and each millimeter was restored. Personally the process costed me (besides money) sleepless nights, bitter drinks, long months waiting for a spare from England, meeting very strange people, expensive spares that would never fit in, and endless anecdotes. Everyone that restored this kind of bike outside the UK knows what I mean.

Today, after riding the bike as if it were new, or as if it were back in the 40s, I think it all worth it.

I hope you like it. We are one more riding back around the world!

[a10 gf]

2 words: splendid & fantastic.

[muskrat]

G'day pp, well done mate.
Why the plate in the primary cover over the clutch?
Cheers

[Seabee]

Very, very nice!

[Swarfcut]

Hola Senor
                 You should be very proud of your bike, and the hard work you have done. Congratulations on a fine machine.
 It looks as if the back wheel is a little bit too far to the rear,  but the more I look at I am almost thinking that you do not have a standard frame. Is the vertical frame seat tube straight, or does it have a bend to give more room around the carburettor?

Musky... A sure sign of something  machining a nice big hole in the primary case, and a very neat, effective and convenient (clutch access plate) repair in a part of the world where another case would be hard to find. Well that's how I reckon it came about. In the absence of the correct parts, who knows what's in there.

  It is back in use, and that is what counts. Well done.

 Swarfy.

 

[RichardL]

Que bueno! Que bonita! Que dulce! Que fantastico. RUKDDNGME! I love this bike.

Richard L.

[Joolstacho]

Brilliant stuff mate, even more so that you've achieved it from Argentina.

[KiwiGF]

Yr 6th post in 5 years and what an excellent one, and great pics, a superb effort particularly as your in Argentina, which must have made it twice as hard (and expensive  ).

Did the barrel angle issue get resolved?

[Peter in Aus]

In one word "BRILLIANT" well done.
Are the exhaust pipes original and re-chromed or new? If new they are the best i'v seen.
Peter

[ironhead]

 

[terryg]

A great story and a beautiful bike. Uplifting to read about.

I can't imagine the extra difficulties associated with location so far from Birmingham. You must have grit and determination in bucket loads.

'Well done' is just not enough.

What an inspiration for the many others outside the usual geographical concentrations of BSAs.

[duTch]

 All the above ^^^^, but I'm surprised no-one has mentioned the rear brake could be more effective if the drum-arm moves around on the spline so it's at ~90˚ to the rod.... so I will... 

[Swarfcut]

G'day duTch.  I am with you on this. The brake performance will be improved by simply moving both front and rear operating arms round on the cam splines.
 Also the front mudguard stay could be considered to be on upside down, they were originally intended to drop down easily to support the forks when removing the front wheel.

 These are just observations, more fascinating is the rear hub, which looks as if it is well worth Swarfy Points, adapted from something else and with a bolt on sprocket (maybe?)....A fine innovation given the difficulty is sourcing correct parts. Bike would be a bit quicker with the right size sprocket, but surely will easily climb those big mountains.

 Well done Senor.

 Swarfy.

[Butch (cb)]

Wow.

[ppanichelli]

G'day pp, well done mate.
Why the plate in the primary cover over the clutch?
Cheers

Thanks Mate! Sorry..., I don't know what in 70 years of mistreat could have happened there...