Really nice restoration..... After seeing many RX, KB and Shogun restorations its good to see a CD 100 restored

Love the beat of CD 100's

Welcome to xbhp !!
Hey!! come on get yourself introduced at "Who are you?" section & post your steeds
Have a nice stay!!
Cheers!!
KMK

This{ BSA Bantam -D1} was acquired nearly 38 months before from now.....still she is waiting for her turn...though I have plenty of TWO Strokes & a a rear Plunger suspension machine (BSA C11G)..I really had no intention to go for this BSA Bantam, except for reason none other than a Historical importance>>>
>>> " BSA always had their own power trains whether it was a TWO stroke OR Four stroke , since they were into this Bike industry ..at least till the pre war era!!
But after the WW11, (not going so deep into the political scenario after WW11), German DKW's RT125 was completely take down by the British (including the designer & the drawings) and conveniently badge engineered , with small modifications ( Right operated gears etc..)
Not to forget even equally seasoned players like Royal Enfield , had borrowed two stroke engines for their machines from various European firms like Villiers,puch, rotax etc...
But at mid of '30 s...a Dutch machine itself was taken for production for some obvious reasons by a ROYAL ENFEILD ....though claimed to be Dutch, but it had some thing to do with DKW ( a German)
One such machine was acquired recently..... pics...plz wait....the new system bamboozles me

Hm!! any way thing got posted after so much struggle....need to clarify some thing in the above post....It should .." like Royal Enfield , who took 2 stroke PT's from Villiers, other British big guns went along with other European countries for "2 stroke POWER TRAIN s :-)
Any way here are the few pics of my recent acquisition...>>




AND that is ROYAL ENFIELD -Flying Flea (1939)

NEED to get the ONE (PT) found lying in the ground :-) { Pic --. from internet}>>
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..& to be done up like this >>>>{ also from net :-) }

Will this happen????>>>>>>>>>>>>


ps: Couldn't proceed further ..couldn't express our thoughts, in this new type of format at xbhp forum....will any of the moderator , put up a tutorial for the members to get along with this new system ???
pps: There is no "preview" option.. hence couldn't

3.5 years...with likeminded guys....and now this thread has crossed ONE Lakh views..

In this :WHO ARE YOU?" section...'am still unable to understand >>"Who the heck I am?"

Let me see, when I come to understand !!
Thank you friends & moderators ( this doesn't mean MODERATORS are not friendly with us )
Cheers!!

KMK

Congrats Bro

To all my "Xbhpians":
May this New year Brings you Everlasting Happiness and peace..
Success in whatever you do..
Prosperity to you and your family..
Fills your home with joy and spirit…

Wishing you and your family a HAPPY NEW YEAR- 2013.
regards,
Muthu Kumar .K
Coimbatore

welcome Muthu Kumar

Dear Mr. Muthu,

I have last year got hold of an Enfield MOFA. It was lacking a belt inside the engine and was lying unused. I procured the belt (perhaps it is called the drive belt or timing belt). I am not very technically sound, so please excuse. Now, it starts and runs if given a headstart by pedaling but does not have any pickup whatsoever. The engine is running fine when on stands but the moment it is put on ground it cannot start. My mechanic tried setting the carburettor etc. he says it is because of electrical problem and he does not have tools to open the magnet and hence my MOFA is unusable as of now. Please suggest how to get it working.

VIDEO0010.3gp - YouTube

This is the one I am talking about.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Hi,
Now about the red thing --> Yaeh!! true there will be poor acceleration, as the bore & piston would have gone slack...hence poor compression....
..about the green thing --------> You mean to say .....the engine runs at NO LOAD Conditions & when load come into act.....it smudges
..& now about the Black thing------>As Ignition is there....there can't be any major issues at the Electrical portion & even though if your mechanic suspects & want to open the Magneto ...cool, there is no necessity for any special tools...just the regular tools will serve the purpose
Now clubbing all the three >>>> Just Concentrate on the Clutch, I suspect ask your mechanic to check the "port opening intervals' , b'coz Mofa's came with TWO different type of Pistons ( earlier models had a different skirting to the later models)...as by physical inspection of the Piston alone is bit tough to identify the right piston of your Mofa......if there is drastic change in exhaust duration , than at load conditions , there will be very poor power delivery.....dunno how far you grasped ....just call me at weekends , after checking my availability in town
my contact info : 09344825991
Cheers!!
KMK

Thanks a lot. I will try and translate this to my mechanic and let you know whatever the result is. Thanks a lot again.

Cheers

Hello Muthu sir.........this is Kiran GK from Kerala...i know im sooo late to join this thread..but after that telephonic conversation i had with u couple of days back, couldnt wait much to go through your thread in xbhp...i spent one full working day (God still im getting paid from my company) reading from the very first page of this thread...reached till 41 pages..rest tommorow..
You really deserve much admiration for these hard works and is a great inspiration for young vintage lovers...This thread was a visual treat with lot of restored vintage beauties and at the same time very much informative.. will visit your treasures soon........

Kudos to you. Your restoration skills are really good. All the classics looks like new now.

I reached in this thread while googling for Brooke Bond motor cycles.
My father had a Mascot bike, which was my college days' pride and joy.

It was from Brooke Bond. I think BSA Bond was their first bike. At the time when Ind-Suzuki and other 100CC's rolled out, Brooke Bond revamped their model line and came out with two models the MASCOT and SPITFIRE. They both shared the same 50CC engine as that of BSA Bond (with the unusually large fins, making an impression of a larger engine, besides better cooling capacity).

Spitfire was similar to BSA Bond with monoshock and dirt bike look (but with more styled bodywork) whereas Mascot was in the classic shape. It looked and had a ride better than many 50cc bikes of that era.

One fine afternoon, my father brought the brand new Mascot riding to home.
It was his second bike. The first was a Jawa, which was sold before I was 18, sadly....

Hi Zerogravity,
It is nice to see here !!
Welcome to "xbhp", be proud to be a Bhpian !!
<to join this thread.> -- Not only to this thread....entire site will be mind blowing stuff for Blue Bike enthusiasts
Have a NICE stay...LISTEN......SHARE.....EDUCATE...& enrich yourself to :-)
BTW..thanks for your compliments
Cheers!!
KMK

Hi Kumar,
Let me Welcome you to Xbhp, before going deep into Bonding issues of BSA & Brooke Bond !! :-)
Thanks for your compliments!!
At this Juncture I want to share with you guys about BSA & Brooke Bond...,as already you have told lot about BSA Bond, Mascot, Spit fire...& also Falcon, which you forgot to mention.....'am not going into production line up details of these bikes ( But not to forget , you have shuffled some production & aesthetics details..which we'll discuss later :-) )
Now ....Why BSA??....Why Bond??
Skipping Legendary BSA ( Birmingham Small Arms / U.K)' s history before 1960>>>>

By 60's the newly created industries of Japan and Germany were beginning to bite into the British dominance. This trend was to continue until BSA, one of the major groups of companies in the UK, was in 1972 absorbed into Manganese Bronze in a rescue plan initiated by the Department of Industry. Many of the excellent companies were separated - some merged with other companies and still trade vigorously today.

The plans to rescue the combined Norton, BSA and Triumph motorcycle factories soon ran into trouble. The plan was to concentrate all production at the BSA Small Heath factory. The Triumph employees found this unacceptable and occupied their factory to form a worker's co-operative. There were no winners in the politically charged two year battle that followed. 7,000 employees lost their jobs and Norton's Wolverhampton factory together with BSA's Small Heath were closed. The only survivors were the rebel co-op, itself to fail four years later and a hastily assembled NVT Motorcycles, created to carry forward some motorcycle engineering and spares functions.

A range of lightweight bikes was designed and limited production, using Yamaha and Moto Morini engines, commenced in 1976. A management buy out, organized by Bertie Goodman and William Colquhoun, persisted with the production of lightweight bikes, continuing and enjoying the rights to BSA's popular name. Two British Army contracts were won for 250cc Rotax powered motorcycles and in collaboration with Brooke Bond, a 50cc motorcycle was designed and supplied with engines for use in India. Among the few light weight frames designed by BSA, our Indian Brooke Bond's "automotive division", initially chose the Duplex frame, with REAR Canti-lever mono suspension , which Bike Industry haven't seen before than ( mid '70s), the power trains was arranged from m/s Motto Morrini spa., of Italy....the POWER TRAINS was CBU s from Italy....all other Cycle parts were developed as per BSA's drawings .
This was first 50cc bike with excellent POWER & torque characteristics...which none of its predecessors had , except Victoria 'aka' Vicky , which came close though !!
As usual " LOOKS conscious" Indian Bike market expected a lot from a sub 50 cc machine....Which should have been a massive hit....was sadly sent to junkyards ( thanks for Indian re-designing & tech know how exchange with other small time players )
Cheers!!
KMK

Long time...No posts..but FEW Acquisations was there..here is one such..

Hi Friends,
Here is my new acquisition ( OLD machine though)
This bike was only in production for a few years, however it provided the basis and was the forerunner of the Transalp and Africa twin. & was sold in Europe from 1983 -1986

This Brute can never be regarded as a dirt bike in European terminology
But a Not a complete dirt bike nor a Tourer ...but totally a tarmac terrorist!!
Some teaser specs >>

Transmission / Drive
5 Speed / shaft
Top Speed
165-170 km/h

Any guess??