A VERY COMPLETE BSA FROM EARLY 1944 , IT IS AS I GOT IT AND WE WERE GOING TO RESTORE IT AS WE HAD ALREADY RESTORED ANOTHER THAT HAD COME WITH IT IN SAME CONDITION . IN FACT I HAVE KEPT IT FOR MYSELF AS A PARA REGIMENT 42 BIKE .
NICE TO SEE BOTH GENUINE SADDLES AND FIELD STAND SET .
ITS A RIDE OR RESTORE BIKE THAT WILL NEED WORK ! WE HAVE HAD HER RUNNING BRIEFLY SO CARB AND MAG AND ENGINE INTERNALS ARE AT LEAST PRESENT !
THE BIKE HAS SEVERAL COLOURS AND YOU CAN SE THE ORIGINAL WW2 PAINT THAT HAS BECOME POWDER LIKE ( DUE TO CHALK IN THE PAINT I HAVE BEEN TOLD ) THEN THE LATER EARLY POST WAR GREEN WHEN IN GERMANY .
THE ENGINE MAY BE LIKE MY ONE IN THAT FINS OF HEAD SHOW LITTLE WEAR . THE AMAL CARB HAS A STORES REPLACEMENT NUMBER AND MAY BE GERMAN MADE AMAL !
MOST OF THESE POST WAR USED BIKES HAD HASPS FITTED TO TOOLBOX AS I ASSUME A LOT OF THEFT . THE SILENCER ALTHOUGH ORIGINAL HAS A BIG HOLE ON UNDERSIDE .
THERE ARE NUMEROUS ORIGINAL MARKINGS LIKE THIS TYRE PRESSURE 22 MARKING .
THE REAR RACK, PANNIER FRAME PARTS AND PANNIERS ARE ALL GENUINE WW2 .
THE POST WAR MILITARY NUMBER PLATE HAS A LUCAS CONVOY LIGHT THATS BEEN ADAPTED TO FIT ON NUMBER PLATE .
THE LEVERS I PARTICULARLY LIKE AS BOTH CANVAS GRIPS ARE GENUINE AS ARE MAG , AIR AND DECOMPRESSOR LERVERS . THE BRAKE & CLUTCH LEVER BODIES ARE WW2 BUT THE BLADES ARE 1940-50’S REPLACEMENTS .
THE CORRECT CUT OFF TANK HAS A LARGE DENT AS YOU CAN SEE . IT HAS A LOT OF ORIGINAL BOAR MARKINGS .
DRIVE ON THE RIGHT IN RED IS A DEAD GIVEAWAY AS TO ITS SERVICE LIFE .
CORRECT PRIMARY CASES WITH INSPECTION PLUG , LUCAS HORN , BATTERY BOX & MAGDYNO ARE ALL MILITARY PARTS .
SOME UNIT MARKING ON GRONT MUDGUARD . ALL TINWARE ON THE BIKE IS GENUINE SO A VERY NICE BIKE TO RESTORE . THE HEADLIGHT IS A LUCAS DU42.