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integer
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Posted: Sat Oct 4th, 2008 10:57 pm |
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Just a quick hello from the Isle of Man. I've just got my grubby little hands on a '70 D175 Bantam - it cost me £30 and came in several boxes. I've been poking around getting some valuable info and am currently deciding how to treat the frame. It's my first classic and I'm looking forward to getting stuck in.
So, thanks for the info so far, I'm sure I'll be asking lots of questions in the coming months....
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ClassicMCnut
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Posted: Sat Oct 4th, 2008 11:34 pm |
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welcome to the BSA Bantam club (well there are probably more Bantams in this forum than any other single model of bike  ) Any help just ask. Regards your frame, best thing is to use either nitromors or the side of an old chisel and scrape off the old paint, then a wire brush on your drill, 2 coats of grey or red oxide paint, couple of filler primers then a top coat of a good metallic black paint. Powder coating to me is a waste of money on a Bantam but it's your choice.
Good luck, any help needed, just ask.
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integer
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Posted: Sun Oct 5th, 2008 05:54 pm |
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Thanks for the welcome
I've stripped it down to just frame and swing arm and I've got a couple of questions already. I'm trying to decide whether its worth removing the swing arm, its pretty smooth as it is and I've read the bushes and spindle can be a pain to remove/replace. Is it just a case of knocking the spindle out? If so does it come out in either direction or just go one way? The same goes for the headset bearing cups, they look in pretty good nick and I'm guessing it's pretty easy to damage them when knocking them out.
Trouble is, as soon as I decide to leave them my conscience kicks in and says if you're going to do it, do it right. Any opinions?
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ClassicMCnut
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Posted: Sun Oct 5th, 2008 07:06 pm |
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integer wrote: Thanks for the welcome
I've stripped it down to just frame and swing arm and I've got a couple of questions already. I'm trying to decide whether its worth removing the swing arm, its pretty smooth as it is and I've read the bushes and spindle can be a pain to remove/replace. Is it just a case of knocking the spindle out? If so does it come out in either direction or just go one way? The same goes for the headset bearing cups, they look in pretty good nick and I'm guessing it's pretty easy to damage them when knocking them out.
Trouble is, as soon as I decide to leave them my conscience kicks in and says if you're going to do it, do it right. Any opinions?
Being perfectly honest with you out of the 4 bantams I've restored, one was a D1 the other 3, like you, when I stripped them down the swing arm moved freely and had no sideways movement so I work on the principle, if it ain't broke don't fix it. After all in the event that once the bike is up and running IF, and it's a big IF you do find a problem they aren't hard to get at to change.Yes the bushes can be a sod to get out at times but there are others in here that have changed the bushes on their Bantams and they can possibly help you more than I on this subject.
Regards the headsets, IF the cups are smooth and round then I would leave them, even though they aren't that hard to get out, just tap them out from behind with a long drift. Plenty of grease when you rebuild and new ballbearings, job done.
Don't feel guilty about not changing parts that are obviously in reasonable or good nick, as neither part you have mentioned can't be changed at a later date IF it becomes neccessary.
Good luck
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Posted: Sun Oct 5th, 2008 08:02 pm |
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Ok, cheers for that. It makes sense I suppose, and it's nice to have my thoughts confirmed by someone who actually knows what they re talking about 
Thanks again.
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hondapartsman
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Posted: Sun Oct 5th, 2008 08:13 pm |
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Hi and welcome, pleased to meet you.
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