BSA Metro

[fotorat1]

This barn find just needed a clean and lube and pump up and its working sweet now, frame number is 77805

Q1 does anyone know what year this means?
Q2 am i in the right forum for this
the frame is grey with purple mudguard, and its a sturmy archer 3 speed which still works, it has matching kenda tires (are this original?

 

[Jonny69]

Yes, right forum!

Quickest way to date it might be via the Sturmey Archer hub. They have a number stamped into the shell which is the production date. Some just have two digits which is the year, some have four digits which is the month and year.

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/dating.html

 

[fotorat1]

cheers mate
it has an 80 space 2 so would that be feb 1980?