It's "Gaza" the 1950 BSA Bantam 125 single cyl 2 stroke
Gaza was only fairly recently purchased (about 12 months or so ago) by a very close family friend (Gary) who acquired him from another mate of mine (John) who had owned it for 25 years. The bike is in very good condition with original owners manual, log book, service history and a few little parts that are usually long gone missing like the 2 stroke oil measuring gauge under the tank cap. It has had a respray in the original colour and has a NOS factory decal kit with it plus an original factory leather key fob unused in it's original box....
A very sweet little bike
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Way to go Sticky....that's quite a weapon. I can picture it here in Pomland.....peanut lid on, leather jacket (with a few studs).... scourge of the highway.
we had one down the back shed. first bike i got to fix and get running. i must have been 12 or 13 at the time. never got to ride it. too much tyre chain and chassis problems.
dave wrote:It's the right colour to park next to Donkey!
Some white Flappers and white stripe, and probably a rats skull to hang on the front and we would have a donkey foal.
How much encouragement do you think I really need
It will get a few mods but nothing that can't be changed back by bolting things back in original place Old school Bantam bobber is on the cards for sure
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Hey Sticky what a find!! A guy raced one of those in Tassie many years ago - He fitted a water jacket on it for cooling and it was a real weapon - as far as a BSA Bantam can be - it's now in a bike museum here. YP
Bellett SEDANS are proof that the gods love us and want us to be happy.
Yeh the bike is a cracker and runs at typical Bantam pace, hasn't been ridden on the road for about 20yrs though so I don't want to give it to much of a shock before I give the motor a once over. I have plenty of bits just incase though ie full gasket kit, 20 40 and 60 thou over pistons and rings, 2 spare motor/gearbox units and a few other odds and ends. Everything is still available cheap from the UK anyway
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I agree GT Orp. can imagine Sticky with a big Ginger beard and riding down the road with the Hells Angels on his Bantam, white side flappers and a white stripe, and his suit case on the back rack with his PINK overalls. Maybe have to have a human skull on the front......That would bluff them.
MATE I MUST BE GETTIN OLD (YES I AM ) I WENT DOWN TO THE BACKSHED ..HAVNT BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE AND BLOW ME DOWN IF I DIDNT HAVE AN OLD BIKE OR 2 MUST GET ON TO FIXIN IT UP ONE DAY ...GOT A BELLETT HERE SOMEWHERE TOO ..AH WELL I WILL HAVE A LOOK TOMORROW GOTTA GO AND HAVE BREKY CHEERS DAVO
a classic ......obviously donkeys not happy at all ....I reckon you better smooth it out take that stuff off him he looks ex austed (get it )) cheers davo
mate you have done the wrong thing I just got these emails first of all donkeys turned into a merc and shes dressed up now going out on the town so be careful mate
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but nothing that can't be changed back by bolting things back in original place
