The bastard lives

[TM BILL]

Then the bastard died  :'( :'( but i got a taste and now i want more  bugger the cost 

[tony27]

Got some gears yet Bill?
That track would have really suited the metisse

[GD66]

That should be fun, mate. Gonna keep the KX on the other side of the trailer too ?

[TM BILL]

That should be fun, mate. Gonna keep the KX on the other side of the trailer too ?

Yeah Glen gotta have a back up 



Its been a exercise in paitentce  ::)but thats part of the fun i guess 

[Marc.com]

Tick tick tick boom, could be time to drop that 3 speed Vauxhall gear cluster in

[firko]

So...what happened Bill, did you break the gearbox? I always thought BSA gearboxes were bulletproof What a bummer mate.

[TM BILL]

Yeah Mark dropped 2nd gear  but in all fairness it could be im a bit heavy footed and need to find a bit of finesse 

But other than that bloody loved it 

[Davey Crocket]

Who started it for you Billy?

[bazza]

Good to see you enjoying the Dark side Bill, good photos

[suzuki59]

It truly was a thing of beauty to see Bill out there on the BSA

[bazza]

Bill did you put it back on petrol?

[grouty]

Mark, BSA gearboxes on the unit singles are a pile of sh*te. The bigger the motor the faster they detonate.
I used to have never ending woes with my old B50MX. The dogs would wear at an alarming rate. Layshaft bearings would do a season if you were lucky. If you used the clutch to change gear hey would last a wee bit longer before jumping out of gear or worse.
The CCM faired little better. I bit the bullet in the end and fitted a 3 speeder made by PES here in the UK. Since then clutchless changes and even the odd power shift have not had any detrimental effect.
I think the good BSA boxes were the pre-unit ones, although I couldn't swear to it.

[flower pot racing]

I have a standard 4 speed gearbox and standard clutch.  Goes like the clappers and apart from the usual wear and tear has been fine (touch wood)

I would love to up grade to a 3spd, multiplate clutch, interspan ignition, new frame etc (new light weight fit rider , 15 years younger would be good as well!) but for the mean time when time permits I will get out and have a wobble round....

You can go bananas on specs if you want.

You can also break anything if you try hard enough....

[TM BILL]

Mike yes its on petrol /av gas now  and Joan i started it  its now easier to start than a fight in the Matata pub 

Its a lovley thing to ride , but that monza fuel cap leaked and caused me more than a little discomfort around the wedding tackle 

I know less about these motors / gearboxes than i do about faeces book  but im happy to learn as i go  I was gonna get somone else to look at it then someone reminded me that i am a motor mechanic by trade  so i should really be doing it myself 

I know its been fitted with an NEB clutch and splined mainshaft but thats all . I will try to dig into it this week and assess whats wrong , felt and sounded like dogs were slipping or stripping  but we will see .

I will look at the option of a three speed box but i dont imagine they come cheap .

I pulled my 4 speed Bantam apart about 9 yrs ago to do crank seals and then got side tracked  , so thats out of the cupboard and i will reassemble that this week to get the feel of working with AF spanners and BSF , BSC and PSP fasteners again 

Cant wait to get out on the Metisse again though , but ill seal that bloody fuel cap first 

[sa63]

im right into the bowels of a b50 motor atm, was jumping out of 3rd.
the gears are quite cheap 40 - 50 pounds ea, but they certainly don't look good in the dog dept. no wonder they wear out so quick. I showed them to an older mechanic who revives heads etc and was a drag racer from way back- he laughed and said what *&&^! has offered to reprofile the dogs.
3 speed box is around the 800 pound mark (hence im replacing gears )
quite simple though an d a bonus you can get the box out with out splitting the motor.