Friday, June 26, 2009

Bikes in Cars

It is possible to fit a motorbike in a car without putting the back seat down!





16 Comments:

Blogger Halfie said...

... as long as you don't mind other seats getting dirty, judging from the photos!

3:48 PM  
Blogger Andy Tidy said...

where does the pillion passenger sit?

6:14 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

was quite an acheivement, jsut thought maybe remove the oil and petrol first would have been an adea!
Free2live

9:37 PM  
Blogger John Witts said...

Never mind all that, what bike is it?

My best guess is a BSA.....

Regards,

John and Jackie

10:59 PM  
Anonymous cuttywren said...

Yup! BSA Bantam D1
My first motorbike!

6:28 AM  
Blogger John Witts said...

Fantastic! I thought it was a Bantam...

Please ask Bones to blog some pictures of the restoration!

Regards,

John and Jackie (wb Pippin)

9:51 AM  
Blogger MortimerBones said...

good innit!

BSA Bantam with conflicting documents... could be D1 could be early D3.... I should know the difference, and in due course I will. I think it is a D1 though!

10:05 AM  
Blogger WeepingCross said...

Congratulations, it looks as though you even managed it without removing all the disused plastic bottles and other detritus which usually takes up at least a quarter of the car ...

1:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

D1 = 125cc D3 = 150cc

Might have a owners manual in the loft if you would like it.

7:19 AM  
Blogger MortimerBones said...

yeah. The documents say it is a d3 but the engine is a 125!! Or something like that!

I would LOVE an owners manual if you have one. My dear Ma did buy me one but I can't find it after so much moving. The haynes manual I have rather typically swaps bike for the front forks!

7:40 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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10:43 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Found it! It's a 1951 instruction manual for a D1 - Piccy here http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/photo/juRTupsPeY64zAjXLfEwtw?authkey=Gv1sRgCPPQm_zoyNvPZg&feat=directlink
If you could PM Wiltshire Moonraker on Canal World Forums can arrange to get it to you. :D

10:49 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You've started something now, got me all nostalgic about them little Beezers Check out this great Norwegian! site http://www.freewebs.com/bsa_bantam/
Useful document with frame & engine numbers too about 1/3 way down the Restoration Tips http://www.freewebs.com/bsa_bantam/Engine%20&%20Framenumbers.doc

11:27 AM  
Blogger MortimerBones said...

Hey, LOVE the link!!! Fantastic!

11:32 AM  
Blogger John Witts said...

Is it a runner? or are big strip-downs in the offing?

10:29 AM  
Blogger MortimerBones said...

It is a runner, I have had it running a couple of times, but I started the project a LONG TIME ago, and for various reasons it ended up back in the shed.. until now.

It needs to be taken apart again, cleaned up, and put back together. I think I will have a start this weekend.

10:33 AM  

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