Annual Mileage on your BSA - 2019

[Mosin]

OK, so I was just wondering how many miles people are doing on their As each year? It would be nice to get an idea of how our bikes are being used and also to find out who is covering the furthest distance so we can buy them a pint out of utter respect!

I will get things going, but my bike has only been on the road since April and suffered the usual running in hiccups which needed to be ironed out. However so far this year I have covered 1131 miles on it.

Let me know what you have done so far. I personally will send the price of a pint to the person with the highest mileage by December 31st!

[Greybeard]

The odometer on my bike is no longer accurate but I estimate I probably do a few thousand miles per riding season, which means March to November, (salt-free riding only). I'm sure there are forum members who ride all year round.

[muskrat]

G'day Mosin.
As GB said there are some of us who can ride 365 days a year. Then there are some who have multiple bikes. Some members still work 5 to 6 days a week and can only ride 1 or 2 days a week. I'm in all of those groups. A good idea would be to take a photo of your odo with a date stamp now and again at new year.
My A10 Cafe doesn't get used much anymore as due to injuries (2 buggered hips and 3 fused vertebra)  I can't get my feet up onto the footpegs. Covered only a few hundred miles this year.
The A7 plunger gets out nearly every week but the odo isn't reliable. At an educated guesstamate I'd say about 4,000 miles. i'll keep a better record from now on.
Not in the tally is my rHonda doing about 10,000 and Yummaha only a hundred or so.
Cheers

[Butch (cb)]

I've had mine back on the road a little over 10 years now since its rebuild. I've done just shy of 4000 miles on the bike in this time, so the maths is simple - I'm the lightweight here.

Whenever I take the bike out I'm always reminded of just what a sweet ride it is but it just ain't that often.

I had a great trip up into the wilds of Norfick to meet GB at a BSAOC camp earlier this year, but have no plans to use it again before the nights draw in and salt descends to the highways around here.

[RoyC]

Had my 1958 A7ss for 2½ years now, most that I have done is about 6 miles.
I don't know if I can trust it, although it is running a lot smoother since I fitted the electronic ignition.

[muskrat]

G'day Roy.
You'll never know unless you try. Pack a few tools and head off till your bum hurts. Stop and have a beer or two. Check to see nothing has fallen off and where the oil is coming from then ride home. What's the worst that can happen? If breakdown occurs call the AA/wife/friend to get it back home.
I know in the back of my mind that one day the A7 will go pop but I ride her anyway.
Cheers

[morris]

I don't know if I can trust it

 

[Greybeard]

Riding home today from Hampshire I once again fell in love with my A10. She just hums along at 50 to 60mph as if she will go on forever. 😍

[BigJim]

Am also currently in love with my A10 at mo. New carb and ignition near to where it should be really helps with reliable forward progress. Have been getting lots of miles in, approx 2500 since April, and am awaiting the next weekend for a rally in Cornwall. Get out and have a go when you feel able RoyC. I know of the empty house that you live with. My brother is experiencing this in it's early stages.

[RichardL]

Let me know what you have done so far. I personally will send the price of a pint to the person with the highest mileage by December 31st!

One MILLION miles! (Pinky nail planted between front teeth.) Or, about 900 since this time last year.

Richard L.

[Black Sheep]

Don't really know. Not many on the A7, Several hundred on the A10, about 200 on the B31 (just in the one trip) but my overall mileage is split between a number of bikes not to mention elderly Land Rovers.

[Swarfcut]

Roy.. Time to get some enjoyment from your old machine. You have now got the makings of a reliable bike.  You just need a little bit of confidence in the bike, so start off small.

 Get it to start, tick over and run consistently. Then onto the road you go.. down your driveway and back, down the street and back, in other words ride within push home distance. All OK? Then move on to riding round the block, still within push home distance. Now comes the biggie. There and back a little further. By now you will have a feel for what's right, what's not, so sort anything amiss. Ride with a buddy, or get a mate to follow in a car. Now there will be no stopping you.
 
 Remember help is all around you in the Staffordshire Badlands, it ain't like the bad old days, no cellphone or breakdown service, so fill 'er up and give it a go.

 Just think how you started with your guitars....from E Minor to F Sharp Major 6th makes bike riding look pretty simple.

All the best.

 Swarfy.

[coater87]

 I just rolled 500 miles so far this year.

 I really stick to the C and D grade roads, until I find another tooth for the engine sprocket I will stick to that.

  My other options are 75 miles an hour, which I think is a little wound out for the bike and rider.

 Lee

 

 

[Butch (cb)]

Riding home today from Hampshire I once again fell in love with my A10. She just hums along at 50 to 60mph as if she will go on forever. 😍

Mine feels exactly the same - a really great, soft, motor that feels like she will just keep on rolling. And TBH at 50/60 feels like I'm holding her back a bit.

This year I've only taken the bike out the once - to the BSAOC meet up in Norfolk when I caught up with GB. So maybe a couple of hundred miles in all. I have other commitments now for what is left of the UK summer so that will be it for this year. 

[Greybeard]

50 to 60 mph is comfortable for the rider with standard handlebars