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Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:23 am
by Stickman
Donkey has a new friend to play with :mrgreen:

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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Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:22 am
by Pombellett
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.

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:24 am
by BULLITT
wonder if theyd clamp down on sticky riding this the govt is real anti bikies here at the moment nice little gem there mate cheers davo

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:13 am
by Glenn
the first and only Motorbike i ever rode, when I was a kid ! Long gone like many others I guess.

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:33 am
by oz_toffa
real nice ride there, Sticky!

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.



thanks for the pics

:)

OZ

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 12:17 pm
by dave
It's the right colour to park next to Donkey!

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 9:09 pm
by PR95
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. :roll: :roll:

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:02 am
by Stickman
PR95 wrote:
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. :roll: :roll:


How much encouragement do you think I really need :lol:

It will get a few mods 8-) 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

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:46 am
by yellowperil
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

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:59 am
by Stickman
Hey Yella how's it going? Been a while mate.

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

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:59 pm
by gt orphanage
Not a goodtime to be a bikie sticky lol With our govy here at the moment you might end up I the lock up in a pink onesy. :lol:

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:44 pm
by PR95
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. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:10 pm
by BULLITT
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

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:20 pm
by Early GT
:lol: Yeah Davo....pul the other one :lol:

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:39 am
by Stickman
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: You boys crack me up
Ya know what they say though..... Real men wear pink :lol:

Crackin' photo Davo, where did you dig that up from?

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:10 am
by Stickman
Donkey loves his new playmate so much that he has started to dress up like him :lol:
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Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:30 am
by BULLITT
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

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:41 am
by BULLITT
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

Re: Another playmate for Donkey

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:46 am
by Stickman
:lol: :lol: :lol: