Well i finally made it, a long time in the saving and purchased my first BSA, but it's been a lifelong (so far) motorcycling journey.
Living now on the Dartmoor national park, just outside Yelverton in Devon, luckily enough to have my first bike at the age of 12 a Yamaha DT100.
Fast forward to my 40th year, the year i purchased a car and hung up my full-time motorcycling gloves (gladly i'll admit) after covering well over 250K commuting miles purely on the Honda CB series. Now at the age of 50, it's been 10 years of various machines as a hobbyist/fair weather pleasure rider, all sorts of bikes from 125's up to an 850 - no matter the size or type i still love riding.
Like i'm sure so many of us, when my father passed and looking through the old photographs at his much loved BSA A7, add to that i am married to a Birmingham girl where family members once worked at the Small Heath factory - i thought it was a fitting Nod to both my father and wife to put my energy and passion into BSA.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago, it was almost an eerie surreal moment watching my BSA A10 roll down the ramp from the Bristol Superbike delivery van.
It's a mixed bag, A10 frame, A7 engine - i've lots to learn, so many questions to ask and looking forward to becoming part of the forum - not forgetting i am a complete BSA novice of course.
Speak soon - Dave
