1986 BSA racer

[Cleggymyster]

Hi All, Ihm new to the site, I’ve just retired and have acquired my first project. Can anyone help identify my bike. What I know so far is it’s a BSA from 1986 it has gold Mallard hubs dated 1984. It’s clearly a Raleigh frame from what I’ve seen but the head tube badge is puzzling me, I’ve seen 1 other of the same colours on what looks like the same bike. Can anyone help?

 

[juvela]

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wrt dating -

the machine's three Sachs-Huret components are marked with a date notation of four numerals

the first two numerals indicate the week of the year and the second two indicate the year as in this example -



the backside of the crankarms of the cycle's Sakae Ringyo chainset are marked with date as detailed here -

http://www.vintage-trek.com/component_dates.htm#SR

the portion of the handlebar stem down inside the steerer is likely to be marked with a date

the backside of the brake caliper arms should be marked with a clockface type date symbol as shown here -



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[Cleggymyster]

Yeah thanks, they are 1986