yakboy
Manitou Fan
A Very British Klunker
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moonlite
Kona Fan
Well silly me . . . Really should read these threads from the beginning!
Joe*Pro
Senior Retro Guru
Rifles, that’s what they are, of course... Was wondering what sort of hippy pagan symbol that was
yakboy
Manitou Fan
B.S.A = Birmingham. Small. ArmsRifles, that’s what they are, of course... Was wondering what sort of hippy pagan symbol that was
Joe*Pro
Senior Retro Guru
My geography school lessons coming back to me now; something about if you can build rifles you can build bikes and then you can build cars.
yakboy
Manitou Fan
OK after a 7 hour zoom CT revalidation course on a sunny Saturday
I needed to do something constructive, so..had a fettle with the derailleur, I should be able to tap the frame without too much of a problem. The chainstay clearance is now sorted but not so much the seat stays...so Auntie Google to the rescue...looked at other people's efforts at increasing clearance, and in the Klunker and Heath Robinson spirit I needed to do it with stuff I have lying about, so grooved a bit of Oak and using a G clamp flattened the insides of the stays.
I know it will need a bit of touching up with an Airbrush but there are a few other chips to attend too so not too worried....anyway created just enough clearance..
And she's looking good with the wheel in place
I needed to do something constructive, so..had a fettle with the derailleur, I should be able to tap the frame without too much of a problem. The chainstay clearance is now sorted but not so much the seat stays...so Auntie Google to the rescue...looked at other people's efforts at increasing clearance, and in the Klunker and Heath Robinson spirit I needed to do it with stuff I have lying about, so grooved a bit of Oak and using a G clamp flattened the insides of the stays.
I know it will need a bit of touching up with an Airbrush but there are a few other chips to attend too so not too worried....anyway created just enough clearance..
And she's looking good with the wheel in place
yakboy
Manitou Fan
Starting to look a bit more like a bike now. Front wheel on, the tyre is a bit of a squeeze but should just about work. A few problems to solve with the drum brake cable mounts but all part of the adventure.
Using old inner tube as a chainstay protector and decided to use wire instead of cable ties, I have been assured cable ties existed in the late 70's but I fancied using my jaw wiring skills and have lots of bits of wire hanging about from Armoured cable offcuts and I think it looks more in keeping.
BSA Santa Fe
Retro Newbie
Hi Yakboy, lovely to see my old bike in all it's glory. Painstaking renovation as it was scrap when I got it from my brother. Rebuilt the wheels with stainless spokes, had to get another frame as the original was bent like yours. I don't know what happened to the chainguard or mudguards they went missing years ago so anything like that you can give to the museum I'm sure they would be very grateful. If you want any help with yours and I can assist please let me know.
Sheldon Harris
Retro Newbie
I have a similar project: a Raleigh-built frame and parts with a 1961 Sturmey date. I thought at first that it could be a Raleigh Lancer or a BSA Santa Fe, and I've also seen basically the same machine badged as a Rudge online, but the headbadge holes wouldn't match any of those brands... The holes appear to be original, although not very pretty, and there's no sign of any others once being present. The bike was originally light metallic blue it appears, and so far I've not found any decals underneath the nasty hand repaint. It may be one of the other makes within the Raleigh stable of the time (post-TI merger), but which one?
