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    You're thinking of stories about the M series singles flywheels...

    Finally got a look at it on the wife's laptop. Forget about any performance future for it. Or road restoration. Too altered.
    I'd turn it into a classic trials bike. Main frame diamond is same as the early Goldies as ridden by Nicholson etc.
    I'd do a rigid rear end copy of the early works bikes.
    Unless you got really lucky you wouldn't win anything on it - but it'd be fun anyway.

    I've never seen a bog std B31 or B33 engine. Very easy to tweak a little. I'd not be surprised at anything found in that one.

    Edit - yeah, two grand would be tops.

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    That BSA is mainly interesting due to it's presentation. Looks like most of the parts are there, looks like a motorcycle.

    Looks better than four fish bins full of parts.

    Yes?

    A week or two back there was a shit-fight on KB about a suggestion to cobble together your parts so it presents something like a motorcycle not a box of shitty bits.

    I'm pretty sure you will agree he may have had a valid point!

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    That BSA is mainly interesting due to it's presentation. Looks like most of the parts are there, looks like a motorcycle.

    Looks better than four fish bins full of parts.

    Yes?

    A week or two back there was a shit-fight on KB about a suggestion to cobble together your parts so it presents something like a motorcycle not a box of shitty bits.

    I'm pretty sure you will agree he may have had a valid point!
    Only from a sellers point of view...I love bikes in fishbins, They're always cheaper.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    You're thinking of stories about the M series singles flywheels...

    Finally got a look at it on the wife's laptop. Forget about any performance future for it. Or road restoration. Too altered.
    I'd turn it into a classic trials bike. Main frame diamond is same as the early Goldies as ridden by Nicholson etc.
    I'd do a rigid rear end copy of the early works bikes.
    Unless you got really lucky you wouldn't win anything on it - but it'd be fun anyway.

    I've never seen a bog std B31 or B33 engine. Very easy to tweak a little. I'd not be surprised at anything found in that one.

    Edit - yeah, two grand would be tops.
    Not sure what the SIdevalve M series were like but the B33 was a oddly heavily flywheeled, My dad had a ZB33 i(e plunger engine) in a A10 frame with the usual goldie look stuff mudguards headlight goldie tank etc but stock engine and no twitter at all from the goldie pipe on std comp and cams.
    it always amazed me how much flywheel it had. it was like a big rubber band was pulling it to accelerate and decelerate. it was actually presently smooth.
    I think the B33 engine used to be in a railway or Bush tram jigger at one time
    He might still have it but i think it gone he sold off a shitload of BSA stuff over the last 10 years. He sold the unrestored Cyclone the other day.
    In that pic the rear loop looks like a cross between a C12 and a Norton (Rear plates)with a little velo thrown in
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    Actually a good price for brand new.....

    https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...5d32b5597f-002

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    That's the Pure. The most basic version. I thought they were 19k new normal price?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    That's the Pure. The most basic version. I thought they were 19k new normal price?
    I like the one with the wire wheels and the alloy tank. Having said that I like most Moto Gooootzis and Hardly ablesons more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pound View Post
    Actually a good price for brand new.....

    https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...5d32b5597f-002
    buying one of those is like not getting lucky for five years,
    then bringing home susan boyle....

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    buying one of those is like not getting lucky for five years,
    then bringing home susan boyle....
    Not the first time you have mentioned Susan Boyle, is she the gold standard in the Hutt?
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    Nah, that would be Shazza the hairdresser, or maybe Tracie who sometimes does the late shift at the BP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Nah, that would be Shazza the hairdresser, or maybe Tracie who sometimes does the late shift at the BP.
    Those may be your picks, but bear in mind jelly is a different age demographic....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumph View Post
    Those may be your picks, but bear in mind jelly is a different age demographic....
    age doesn't matter when the lights are off...

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    Quote Originally Posted by husaberg View Post
    Not sure what the SIdevalve M series were like but the B33 was a oddly heavily flywheeled, My dad had a ZB33 i(e plunger engine) in a A10 frame with the usual goldie look stuff mudguards headlight goldie tank etc but stock engine and no twitter at all from the goldie pipe on std comp and cams.
    it always amazed me how much flywheel it had. it was like a big rubber band was pulling it to accelerate and decelerate. it was actually presently smooth.
    I think the B33 engine used to be in a railway or Bush tram jigger at one time
    He might still have it but i think it gone he sold off a shitload of BSA stuff over the last 10 years. He sold the unrestored Cyclone the other day.
    In that pic the rear loop looks like a cross between a C12 and a Norton (Rear plates)with a little velo thrown in
    Remember that in the 50's a 500 was a big bike and most of these things got connected to a sidecar... (not so much in NZ) The big rubber band thing was ideal for that

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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    age doesn't matter when the lights are off...
    Why the Hell would you want to have sex with the lights off?!
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    Don't want to upset Pat, but I think hes optimistic anyone would want this thing


    https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...17db1bcdc6-002


    Mind you they say No one ever went broke underestimating people's taste.
    Does that make sense no I've written it. . .
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