Wall of Death - Leave it to your BSA...

Another specimen

Another favorite from the vintage bike show. A nice example of a BSA lightning, Similar to my thunderbolt.

The black night. Lucas

So its come down to getting the electrics goin on the thunderbolt. I spent most of Sunday cleaning up the wiring harness and testing but I can't get it to spark yet. Honestly I'm not that great when it comes to troubleshooting electronics. I'll need a hand from someone who understands it better. But once I see a spark I'm 90% sure ill get it to start the same day.(fingers crossed)

Treasures!!

My step-dad came across a box the other day labeled "A65T" Interesting.... A few of the missing pieces to my Thunderbolt. In the box was the original Smiths speedometer, the ammeter, (with a broken but easily fixable lense) the Lucas headlight, one of the tank badges, (cracked and abused (just the way I like em)) and a box full of nuts and bolts.

Amal monoblock..

Cleaned, rebuilt, re-installed, photographed. Amal. England.


...in Idaho of course.

Beezer Babe

  

Found this inspiring picture Thought I should share..

Made it through the holidays.

Sorry its been a while since I've updated. The new garage is coming along nicely. Still needs some organization but I'm ready to start working on some bikes.

BSA glory days..

Inspirational Picture

Time to introduce the machinery

First off,  The workhorse of the group. The bike that gets the most use and abuse my 2008 Yamaha WR250X. This bike is the epitome of freedom to me! When I'm riding this thing the world is my playground. Weather its just commuting to work or carving through the twisties, or exploring the logging roads of the woods, to riding single track in the foothills, or combining all of them into 2000+ miles of the biggest road trip of my life, this thing has taken me there and back and will continue to.

 Then there is my 2002 Honda Cr250R Dirt Bike. Super fun Really quick But not ridden enough. I love this bike purely for those times when I need to catch some air or roost out of a deep corner!

 Next is my 1983 Yamaha Maxim XJ400. I bought this thing for $100 just for something to use as a practice project. I want to kinda go the bobber/rat-rod direction with it.

 Next on the list is my 1969 Yamaha AT1 125 Enduro. My step-dad bought this for me back when I was about 12 years old. I rode it for a while and then it sat for almost 20 years and I just recently got it running again.

 Then last but very far from least is my early birthday present, a 1967 B.S.A. 650 Thunderbolt. Its been in the back of my step-dad's barn for almost 20 years and we don't know the history beyond that but I have been working on piecing it back together. I'm hoping to get it running here in the next couple of months. I cannot wait to hear this thing run and feel what a true classic is like to ride!

Of course there will be many updates to the progress of each of these projects so stay tuned!
Thanks