Pls leave everything alone. I had one in the late 50’s and it took me from Birkenhead to Sheffield when I was in Uni. Put a fairing on it to keep me somewhat dry and in my ignorance I can’t remember ever servicing it. The ignorance of youth! Treat it as the Gem it is. Cherish what you’ve got as a part of history as I do with my present 1953 GS 500. I have fitted an electric start. In heaven I fully expect God to have my bike waiting for me to take that gorgeous Snake Pass from Manchester to Sheffield twice daily.

That looks like a cracking fun bike to ride and it sounds real good too.

Few people will ever ride bikes like these. Thankyou for giving us an idea

Probably a lot nicer to ride day-to-day than the "real thing", no clutch slippping starts or whiskered plugs. Sounds great too!

It at least looks like some care has been taken putting it together, pity we didn't get to see an after ride. Thank you.

Cracking looking bike. I'm sure it can be spiced up quite easily if that's what you want.

Really nice looking /sounding bike And there's plenty of ways to tune it up if desired 👍👍👍👍

My mate has several B31 and B33 Beezas and at least one B31 is fitted with Goldie scrambles cams and a Triumph T140 piston. He says it goes Quote, Like stink!!! So if the lucky owner wanted more ooomph that is an option I suppose. A lot of the lads back in the 60's couldn't afford Goldies so these were regular fare around our way, Poor bikes certainly withstood a lot of misuse!!!

Hi Paul it looks really good a bit more go and it’s an ideal cafe racer

Like it. Sounds solid if a little slow, but probably a nice ‘tea room racer’. I think if it were mine, apart from waking it up I would fit a tacho, just for balance….

Bike sounds quieter than a Honda would look more the part with proper pukka clip on bars & matching Rev counter . All in all though a nice tidy period looking bike ,for summer country lane rides & stopping off at a nice country pub for the odd shandy or two . 👍

Very nice!

It's a pretty little thing and a looks like a lot of fun to ride, even though the performance part is missing.

Just prior to getting my A65, mes amis, I roadtested a used GS. Didn't much care for the tall-gearing in Parisian traffic. PLUS, it was a 'hard-starter'.

@davidrenn6897

2 жыл бұрын

Every GS owner has said the same! Get a '34 on an open road and it's a different bike, 😉

@amelierenoncule

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidrenn6897 Merci !

"That was fairly sedate, looks faster than it is" ha ha, and l thought you were 'babying' it in deference to the impending sale!

I bought a new DBD500 in 1961 they all came fitted with a23t engine sprocket which you would have used if you were to race it in the IOM tt this would have given you a top speed of around 115 mph and 70 mph in first gear .we had a set of sprockets from 18 to 23 which we could use depending on where we going if it was up to N wales we would use a 20 this would allow for the climbs and keep the speed up on the flat straights the smaller ones were probably used for trials and scramble bikes. PS for racing they could be tuned up to do 130 mph.'

@paulhenshaw4514

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that - here is some footage of a DBD34 Scrambler I worked on not long ago, which may be of interest ... kzread.info/dash/bejne/YnqX2sFphKXTmMY.html And kzread.info/dash/bejne/i3uGy61qZaTFncY.html

Nice looking old girl I had a 52 b31 rigid it never went as good as that.

Now building a 'Goldstar Clubman' Replica from a B31, unfortunately not got the alloy top end but its been interesting converting the frame/forks/bars etc

@paulhenshaw4514

2 жыл бұрын

The top end of this one is just the standard cast iron type, sprayed silver to look like alloy.

@InTheShedUK

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulhenshaw4514 looks convincing at a glance... wish I had thought of it, painted mine black now!

Hi , did it have the rrt2 gear box ? as you did not seem to have to slip the clutch much on take off . You just have to love them , for what ever reason , just for the sound . Nice bike and thank you for the video .

@paulhenshaw4514

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I think it was a totally standard B31 engine and gearbox, as was the rest of the bike in general, just 'dolled up' a bit.

Nice machine,but I think any of the 5 speed ASBO's would out run it. Thanks Paul.

@paulhenshaw4514

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Herman, a 4 speed Asbo 350 would leave it for dead!

@colvinator1611

7 ай бұрын

@@paulhenshaw4514 What's an ASBO please ?

@Coltnz1

6 ай бұрын

@@colvinator1611In UK an ASBO is an AntiSocial Behaviour Order.

Is the smelter wired the right way

@rodneygunn788

2 жыл бұрын

Ameter

@paulhenshaw4514

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't done anything with the wiring at all, so I don't know.

@highdownmartin

2 жыл бұрын

@@rodneygunn788 if it’s like my old triumph the vibration sent it haywire. Never bothered wiring one up when I reworked anything again

If not done already a bigger engine sprocket will give it a bit more legs.

@paulhenshaw4514

2 жыл бұрын

It is already struggling with the current gearing!

@barry5111

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulhenshaw4514 It's very easy to criticise a bike like the B31 because you'll always be comparing it to later machinery. When I had my B31 in the sixties it was a 1949 telerigid fitted with a dual seat. It was I thought at the time quite a quick bike. My brother owned it before me and it had balanced flywheels, high compression piston, two teeth bigger engine sprocket and I think different cams. I was sent down to the BSA spares to get valves by my brother and they wouldn't fit. When I took the originals back the bloke scratched his head a bit and had to rummage through the back to find matching size. I think it must have had some work on the head or something. Anyway with five star fuel it used to go like the clappers. I remember some of the cafe lads taking the piss because of the rigid rear, but I wiped the smile off a few faces especially a lad with a new Tiger 90. He went off and I started in second slipping the clutch and wound it on. His face when I passed him was priceless. That bike is beautiful as it is and the roads and traffic are so different now I'd enjoy it as it is.

@paulhenshaw4514

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Barry, it really should be quicker than in the video, although it sounded fine mechanically. Most British RE Bullet 350's I have ridden in standard form have been a fair bit more lively than this, Indian examples less so.

@barry5111

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulhenshaw4514 As you say you never got to open it up after you tinkered with it and there was no air filtration in the old days was there.

What good is it?

@paulhenshaw4514

Жыл бұрын

Not much, if you are in a hurry.

That "Thing" BSA markets as a "Gold Star" looks nothing like this!

Ment ameter

@SempreGumby

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't help noticing it's not waving its hand constantly. What kind? Mind the mouser!