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Online Brian

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Hello from Australia
« on: 14.05. 2007 11:09 »
I have just signed up and still trying to work out how to navigate the site so not completely sure what I am doing. I live in South Australia and have not long finished my 53' A10. I've done a little over 2000miles on it in two months and its great, terrific bike. I also have a restored 51' A7 and are currently restoring a 50' A7 Star Twin [twin carby]. I will attatch a photo and click on post, here goes............. I think I have worked out how to put a photo of the 51' A7 on as well.
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #1 on: 14.05. 2007 16:57 »

Oh Boy! That is one heck of a beatiful bike there Brian! Welcome along and thank you for sharing this photo with us. Hope you enjoy your participation in the group.
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #2 on: 14.05. 2007 17:12 »
Yes, looks great  *smile*+++ & welcome to our friendly, little corner of the internet.

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #3 on: 15.05. 2007 07:05 »
Welcome Brian. I look forward to hearing how you get on with the twin carb setup on the Star Twin. *smile*
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #4 on: 15.05. 2007 08:13 »
Thanks for the welcome guys. Fido, I may well be in for some fun with the twin carby's on the Star Twin. Getting one sidebowl Amal to work properly is usually a exercise let alone getting two to work and in unison with each other !
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #5 on: 15.05. 2007 22:43 »
I know. I have a twin carb manifold which I might try on the A7 one day but not with original pre monobloc carbs. I might look for a pair from a modern twin with linkage spindles. If these have the wrong spacing it is possible to make new spindles. I know it deviates from originality but I would keep the original bits to but back when required.
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #6 on: 15.05. 2007 23:16 »
You can buy new 7/8" concentrics, might be worth thinking about. I have been able to build up two nearly new sidebowl types [275] from nos spares off e-bay. The original carbs were knackered. I intend to drill and tap two plugs underneath the manifold out of site so I can use vaccum gauges to help set them up. I have a lot of work to do before I get to the carby's as i have not long started on the resto.
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #7 on: 16.05. 2007 03:59 »
Nice stable man. Very clean looking bikes. Started collecting plunger stuff myself.
Welcome to the board.
Pollock
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #8 on: 16.05. 2007 04:44 »
Thanks Pollock, I've been a plunger fan for quite some time. I like the style of the earlier bikes but the back isnt as good as it once was so I find the plungers in combination with a sprung saddle give me a ride I can enjoy. I also have a very nice original 49' B33 and a 53' M21.
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #9 on: 17.05. 2007 13:43 »
Welcome Brian,nice bikes and thanks for sharing  your photo.I also like a plunger but difficult  to find the a7/a10 in Thailand.
Jaran.
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #10 on: 18.05. 2007 01:32 »
Hi Brian
  Welcome to the board.  I am also a plunger guy.  I have a 49 A7 Star Twin I have been riding.  Right now it has a single monoblock.  I have a pic of the twin manafold with 626 carbs on it.  They are a little big for the inlet tract so I never mounted them.  I also have a couple of 275s that I am collecting bits for.  I would be interested in hearing of your progress.

 http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/jfligg/BSA/DSC00152_edited.jpg

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #11 on: 18.05. 2007 13:18 »
Gday Mate, Im a A7/10 plunger man too up in QLD. Im doin a 51 A10 at present and an A7 one day down the track. regardsTerry K
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #12 on: 21.05. 2007 12:07 »
G'Day mate, Ian from Brisbane here, currently in the throws of doing up a 51 A10 Plunger. Great pics...... perhaps Myself, Terry and yourself can organise a get together at a swap meet or alike. anyway, stay in touch..... where is SA are you? I used to Live in Mt Barker for a while. anyway cheers Ian
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #13 on: 22.05. 2007 04:27 »
Hi, I live in Mt Gambier down in the South East of South Aust. Shifted a lot over the years but always took the bikes with me. I have a M20 that I have been riding for 27 years. Got a couple of sons who live in Brisbane so may well be up that way oneday.
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #14 on: 13.09. 2007 04:57 »
Brian, I almost started a new thread to congratulate you on such a beautiful bike as is currently the Feature of our lovely forum.  both of them in fact, are very nicely finished.

it seems your cases are highly polished, I've been wondering if that is stock kept extremely well, or typically done by an industrious owner?

I've only begun to realize the fun I've in store with restoring my 57 A10 Spitfire I purchased about a month ago.
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