New member from Germany

[Heiko]

Hello,

my name is Heiko and i live in Hattingen/Ruhr in Germany.

My BSA story started this way in 2024:

Saturday, October 26th, 2024, 12:50 p.m. the phone rings while the new apartment is being renovated, the call lasts 6 minutes:

Hi, Ute here, (a good friend of mine, lives in Newcastle) I'm standing with Calvin in the old motorcycle workshop of his recently deceased friend... everything has to go here now.

What is everything?

Among other things, BSA A10...

Oh no, moving, be a little careful with the money at the moment, also BSA A10...

It's a bargain...!!!

Yes, yes... How much is the bargain?

Wait a minute.... Tütütü... 500 GBP

Args... pain when thinking...

What the hell... Come on, push the BSA into the transporter.

Half an hour later another call:

Heiko, there is a problem with the BSA...

And...? (I was kind of happy that the deal fell through after all)

He now only wants 350GBP...

... and now I own an A 10.

My other bikes are:

BMW R 26, Ariel VH and Norton Model 50. Also an MG Midget and a MGB GT.


Heiko

[muskrat]

G'day Heiko 
That sounds like a steal Thomas Wolf would be proud of 
What year and model is the A10? Pictures would be great.
Cheers

[Heiko]

Hi,

it is a 1954 Plunger.

[muskrat]

Wow, let the fun begin. You could sell that ugly fairing to finance other bits.
Cheers

[a10 gf]

Thanks for great intro, welcome aboard.

[ringding]

Welcome! You have awesome negotiating skills!

[sean]

welcome from Canada and a happy New Year

[Heiko]

Morning,

Many thanks for this warm welcome.

[Black Sheep]

Don't throw away the screen! It may be hideous but it is surprisingly effective. I put mine on in the autumn and remove it in the spring.

[Bsareg]

I took mine off the A10 and fitted it to the C11. Got me back and forth to work throughout that bad winter of 62/63.

[Swarfcut]

 Welcome along.  There are a few bits missing, ask if there is a battery carrier and oil tank among the workshop hoard. The exhaust pipes and gear lever are also absent, but these are far easier to find than the air filter/battery carrier assembly. Has a later PRV fitted, so my guess is that this bike has had a far amount of care, tax disc shows it was on the road more recently than many others, and is built to ride.

 Need to find out if it was being dismantled or built up...look at those rocker cover bolts.

 Swarfy.

 PS. Makes a change to start the Year with some Good News...

[Heiko]

The Former owner started a refurbishing of the engine before he died.

A few parts are missing as you pointed out but those things has been still organized by my friend in Newcastle… and yes, the battery carrier is still missing as I know. 

Let’s wait and see when the bike arrives at my garage. 

[RogerSB]

Hi and welcome Heikol. A once in a lifetime bargain - lucky you

Fairings like most are an individual choice, but in the cold and wet they're really great. Up until recently I was a summer and winter rider on my A10 and if I could have found a good handlebar fairing I would have definitely fitted it for our nasty UK winter months.

In the 1980s I fitted a Pantera full fairing to my Honda CX500, big but I loved it!

Rog.

[Worty]

£350 - wow, and I thought I did well for £900 (was complete though and without the Pinocchio fairing).  Well done mate and welcome to the Forum!  With the advice on these pages, it won't be long before it's back on the road (provided you've got plenty of DMs - sorry Euros).

[Heiko]

I think the fairing is damn ugly, but it is very practical in bad weather... but don't worry, I'll dismantle the fairing and store it. On the other hand, I already have someone interested in it.

Plenty of Euros…  i have saved a lot money while buying this bike so that i can invest a few Euros.