When I was at school I wanted a 650SS, even then they were rare. In the end I got a standard 1964 750 Atlas. It had the same beutiful seat you have, same good looking but useless clocks. This bike was already 10 years ild and I was competing against the first Superbikes. OK it got café racered. Combat Comando engine, aluminum everywhere, it would go but not stop. On the front I was using the twin leading shoe off of an early comanndo. This still braked like a wet rag. I had two choices, there is a stiffening kit for the TLS , alternatively a Manx front brake that was said to be good. I went radical. I found a double sided Norton 83 break on a racing sidecar outfit. Adapted my forks, skimmed the hubs (very important) fitted racing green linings. This baby STOPS! However, I now am 67 yerars old so for my sins I have bought a 1963 650SS, concurs standard right down to a 64 tax disk. It is smoother, more comfortable ride than my Atlas Café Racer, well balanced. You say it doesn't handle like a modern bike, well I own and have owned RD350LCs Ducati 900s, VFR Hondas. I can tell you a 650SS can danse like a ballerina in bed (don't ask the que'stion I have) However What I learnt when I first got on a VF 1000 honda was that THIS thing goes round corners at 130MPH+. For your front brake. Keep it standard, , take it to Mick Hemmings Norvil , andover or another Norton specialist and get it skimmed and reshoed..
@frankmarkovcijr54598 күн бұрын
These motorcycles are going to live forever. With good parts availablelity and people to work on them no reason that these motorcycles shouldn't see the century mark and beyond.
@frankmarkovcijr54598 күн бұрын
A baby Gold Star at a bargin price. Imagine a time when it had no ignition key was needed. A different world it was.
@frankmarkovcijr54598 күн бұрын
Sounds good.
@frankmarkovcijr54598 күн бұрын
I have one of those in orange with a high pipe. 6,000 original miles for$250. My best bargain in my collection of vintage British motorcycles. Not so shiny paint but still good.
@grahambird157010 күн бұрын
Very nice Bike > I rode one in the Police in Rhodesia in the 70's Sweet, quick and Fast !
@LeifDjurfeldt11 күн бұрын
That's a proper bike that is!
@gustawowo12 күн бұрын
Great video! Love this bike! 😄👍
@co2gorecarbonconman15 күн бұрын
Sports Special......Lovely job.... Enjoy it while you can.
@tedelliott457720 күн бұрын
I have the 1948 rigid frame and love it. Now the 3rd gear has disappeared but it will be sorted very soon.
@martinburke36220 күн бұрын
No such thing as a bad A10 solid Bikes
@jackmadasa20 күн бұрын
Brilliant. Thank you
@EnglishVeteran21 күн бұрын
My Dad owned an A10 Flash. I have a picture somewhere of me as a baby being held by my mum who was sitting on the bike. My plan is to buy one and spend a summer touring around England on it.
@simonscott100026 күн бұрын
I learned to ride on a CG punting around Maidstone in the early 90s.
@frederickbowdler8169Ай бұрын
Too much compression can lead to premature wear and piston melting.
@harbourwoodlandvisitor2445Ай бұрын
one speed. i not sure but just how well would this bike take to the steep hills of the peak district and Cumbria hills. that is the question.
@MK-cd4vxАй бұрын
Masa Allha I have 97 model like new low mileage 4/5 thousand only I buy new one
This is quickly becoming my favorite Motorcycle channel to watch
@OmarDenarzi2 ай бұрын
This is the kind of reviews KZread is starving for, Quick, Thorough, Full of information, A perfect sound track and a lots of fun and entertaining to watch ❤❤.
@OmarDenarzi2 ай бұрын
Oh man, Gotta love the sound track
@billykershaw27812 ай бұрын
Always wanted one....
@turborocketmedia2 ай бұрын
Fantastic review on a pretty rare machine! 👌😎
@Philip-hv2kc3 ай бұрын
Hmmmm , . Don't need to remove the chain to remove rear wheel he said . I changed a tyre a few days ago on my nbc110 and I removed it all . I'm even wondering now if I even needed to remove the the brake shoe plate , or if there was sufficient wiggle room to leave it attached and dangling . But then the axle rod mustn't be pulled out completely I'd say , enough axle has to remain to support the sprocket spindle.
@Lanes-Explorer57333 ай бұрын
Oh what a glorious sound. Wonderful. Thank you Simon
@Lanes-Explorer57333 ай бұрын
Thank you for a beautiful presentation of your B31. Really enjoyed it.. Lovely tourer
@johnkay47013 ай бұрын
I had a CG125 that I'd purchased in 1977 new with £319 cash. Later fitted crash bars, rear carrier & top-box. It was a great little bike & way better than my previous Yamaha YB100. It got me from Dovercourt, through, Holland, Belgium, to Marseille in the south of France & return, without any hiccups at all. Two-up with a tent lashed upon the front mudguard, tank bag, BIG panniers & top-box obviously full; averaged 103 mpg as well. Used it most days for work & finally sold it around 1985-87-ish. Very sad to let it go. Somehow you get very attached to an old faithful. One thing I would disagree with though; the headlight really needed to brighter. I vaguely seem to remember it being 30 or 35 watts, using the old type incandescent bulbs. It really needed 45 - 50 watts imho. I suppose now it's simple to buy a modern replacement LED only drawing 20-watts of power, but maybe twice as bright.
@derbyshireguru56804 ай бұрын
I absolutely love the sound of the BSA B31.... Looking forward to getting my 1959 swinging arm model out round the Derbyshire Peak District this year.
@cloudboy77504 ай бұрын
My Dad used to have the 250cc twin version of this, and I used to ride it quite a bit back in the 80s. Superb little bike!
@baijnathsahukrishiudyog27774 ай бұрын
India me new seal ho BSA moter ciekil
@o00scorpion00o5 ай бұрын
We need to get back to basic transport like this , simple to make, to fix and cheap to buy and run, cars have gone ridiculously expensive and the more expensive they get the more tax the government gets , the problem is people are being utterly conned by cheap pcp payments not understanding the balloon payment at the end.
@T3M45LL5 ай бұрын
I have a 2005 cg125 but has many problems now. Just picked up a 1980 one to make it my daily. Honestly love these bikes so much❤
This video is perfect, planning on buying one of these old gals
@geoff96146 ай бұрын
It’s really made by Carlsberg lol
@NickRatnieks6 ай бұрын
I always stick my hand over the carb to stop my M20. I never use the valve lifter- it may not even work but it probably does!
@paulallen35576 ай бұрын
Thanks, Sir. What a beautiful bike. Had a BSA 250 single in 1966-67 and would dearly love a 31 or 33.
@user-kz2vn9qh1s6 ай бұрын
thankyou soo much honda for making this great machine
@user-mg3pc9tn4n7 ай бұрын
China manufacturers still make this, I ride it everyday, it's reliable.
@andyhutch82627 ай бұрын
Sweet.
@tombartram73847 ай бұрын
Great Grandpapa told me about the first time one of these contraptions entered his village. It was driven by an enigmatic gentleman in a top hat.
@4418CARLOU7 ай бұрын
Lovely bike. I has an A7ss and my older brother had an A10 Super Rocket.
@mavericktriple94888 ай бұрын
My late father had a B31 years ago. He told me once that himself and my late mum was knocked off it by a car. At the time the helmet laws wasn't so Strick as they are now but both of them were wearing them and was told after the accident that was what had saved them. I think dad liked the BSA It just plodded along and got you where you wanted to go. He gave up riding in the 60s but when I was old enough I took him on the back of my bikes. He was blown away how the modern bikes had changed from when he used to ride. I'm sad my parents aren't here anymore and see what I've got as a modern bike now.
@robwilde8552 ай бұрын
There weren't ANY helmet laws then. Not until 1973.
@stephenbrown138 ай бұрын
Hi Simon, I hope all is well. We haven't heard from you in a while. Your videos are the best. I hope you will post more soon. Cheers, Stephen
@sgch10113 күн бұрын
Hi Stephen, Yes all is well, but restoring a Norton ES2 and a Pacer train are taking up a lot of time! Hoping to get a film on the Norton completed in the Autumn. All the best, Simon.
@stephenbrown1311 күн бұрын
@@sgch101 Great, looking forward to a new video in the fall. Good luck with your restoration. Cheers, Stephen
@3piece7988 ай бұрын
What a bike, I love it!
@esper19658 ай бұрын
first classic bike whatever , they are fantastic timewharp truly great bikes
@deanlee70348 ай бұрын
The lights on my starfire are perfect id go anywhere in the dark on mine
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When I was at school I wanted a 650SS, even then they were rare. In the end I got a standard 1964 750 Atlas. It had the same beutiful seat you have, same good looking but useless clocks. This bike was already 10 years ild and I was competing against the first Superbikes. OK it got café racered. Combat Comando engine, aluminum everywhere, it would go but not stop. On the front I was using the twin leading shoe off of an early comanndo. This still braked like a wet rag. I had two choices, there is a stiffening kit for the TLS , alternatively a Manx front brake that was said to be good. I went radical. I found a double sided Norton 83 break on a racing sidecar outfit. Adapted my forks, skimmed the hubs (very important) fitted racing green linings. This baby STOPS! However, I now am 67 yerars old so for my sins I have bought a 1963 650SS, concurs standard right down to a 64 tax disk. It is smoother, more comfortable ride than my Atlas Café Racer, well balanced. You say it doesn't handle like a modern bike, well I own and have owned RD350LCs Ducati 900s, VFR Hondas. I can tell you a 650SS can danse like a ballerina in bed (don't ask the que'stion I have) However What I learnt when I first got on a VF 1000 honda was that THIS thing goes round corners at 130MPH+. For your front brake. Keep it standard, , take it to Mick Hemmings Norvil , andover or another Norton specialist and get it skimmed and reshoed..
These motorcycles are going to live forever. With good parts availablelity and people to work on them no reason that these motorcycles shouldn't see the century mark and beyond.
A baby Gold Star at a bargin price. Imagine a time when it had no ignition key was needed. A different world it was.
Sounds good.
I have one of those in orange with a high pipe. 6,000 original miles for$250. My best bargain in my collection of vintage British motorcycles. Not so shiny paint but still good.
Very nice Bike > I rode one in the Police in Rhodesia in the 70's Sweet, quick and Fast !
That's a proper bike that is!
Great video! Love this bike! 😄👍
Sports Special......Lovely job.... Enjoy it while you can.
I have the 1948 rigid frame and love it. Now the 3rd gear has disappeared but it will be sorted very soon.
No such thing as a bad A10 solid Bikes
Brilliant. Thank you
My Dad owned an A10 Flash. I have a picture somewhere of me as a baby being held by my mum who was sitting on the bike. My plan is to buy one and spend a summer touring around England on it.
I learned to ride on a CG punting around Maidstone in the early 90s.
Too much compression can lead to premature wear and piston melting.
one speed. i not sure but just how well would this bike take to the steep hills of the peak district and Cumbria hills. that is the question.
Masa Allha I have 97 model like new low mileage 4/5 thousand only I buy new one
kzread.info/dash/bejne/eYZlj5VxiNrfcbQ.htmlsi=_4e2nEcaFZ4mqT3a
This is quickly becoming my favorite Motorcycle channel to watch
This is the kind of reviews KZread is starving for, Quick, Thorough, Full of information, A perfect sound track and a lots of fun and entertaining to watch ❤❤.
Oh man, Gotta love the sound track
Always wanted one....
Fantastic review on a pretty rare machine! 👌😎
Hmmmm , . Don't need to remove the chain to remove rear wheel he said . I changed a tyre a few days ago on my nbc110 and I removed it all . I'm even wondering now if I even needed to remove the the brake shoe plate , or if there was sufficient wiggle room to leave it attached and dangling . But then the axle rod mustn't be pulled out completely I'd say , enough axle has to remain to support the sprocket spindle.
Oh what a glorious sound. Wonderful. Thank you Simon
Thank you for a beautiful presentation of your B31. Really enjoyed it.. Lovely tourer
I had a CG125 that I'd purchased in 1977 new with £319 cash. Later fitted crash bars, rear carrier & top-box. It was a great little bike & way better than my previous Yamaha YB100. It got me from Dovercourt, through, Holland, Belgium, to Marseille in the south of France & return, without any hiccups at all. Two-up with a tent lashed upon the front mudguard, tank bag, BIG panniers & top-box obviously full; averaged 103 mpg as well. Used it most days for work & finally sold it around 1985-87-ish. Very sad to let it go. Somehow you get very attached to an old faithful. One thing I would disagree with though; the headlight really needed to brighter. I vaguely seem to remember it being 30 or 35 watts, using the old type incandescent bulbs. It really needed 45 - 50 watts imho. I suppose now it's simple to buy a modern replacement LED only drawing 20-watts of power, but maybe twice as bright.
I absolutely love the sound of the BSA B31.... Looking forward to getting my 1959 swinging arm model out round the Derbyshire Peak District this year.
My Dad used to have the 250cc twin version of this, and I used to ride it quite a bit back in the 80s. Superb little bike!
India me new seal ho BSA moter ciekil
We need to get back to basic transport like this , simple to make, to fix and cheap to buy and run, cars have gone ridiculously expensive and the more expensive they get the more tax the government gets , the problem is people are being utterly conned by cheap pcp payments not understanding the balloon payment at the end.
I have a 2005 cg125 but has many problems now. Just picked up a 1980 one to make it my daily. Honestly love these bikes so much❤
私は日本人で現在中華製インジェクションのCG125Fi WH125-19Bを所有しています。とても良いバイクです。もしてすべての日本製CG125の所有者に感謝します。
This video is so cute lol
This video is perfect, planning on buying one of these old gals
It’s really made by Carlsberg lol
I always stick my hand over the carb to stop my M20. I never use the valve lifter- it may not even work but it probably does!
Thanks, Sir. What a beautiful bike. Had a BSA 250 single in 1966-67 and would dearly love a 31 or 33.
thankyou soo much honda for making this great machine
China manufacturers still make this, I ride it everyday, it's reliable.
Sweet.
Great Grandpapa told me about the first time one of these contraptions entered his village. It was driven by an enigmatic gentleman in a top hat.
Lovely bike. I has an A7ss and my older brother had an A10 Super Rocket.
My late father had a B31 years ago. He told me once that himself and my late mum was knocked off it by a car. At the time the helmet laws wasn't so Strick as they are now but both of them were wearing them and was told after the accident that was what had saved them. I think dad liked the BSA It just plodded along and got you where you wanted to go. He gave up riding in the 60s but when I was old enough I took him on the back of my bikes. He was blown away how the modern bikes had changed from when he used to ride. I'm sad my parents aren't here anymore and see what I've got as a modern bike now.
There weren't ANY helmet laws then. Not until 1973.
Hi Simon, I hope all is well. We haven't heard from you in a while. Your videos are the best. I hope you will post more soon. Cheers, Stephen
Hi Stephen, Yes all is well, but restoring a Norton ES2 and a Pacer train are taking up a lot of time! Hoping to get a film on the Norton completed in the Autumn. All the best, Simon.
@@sgch101 Great, looking forward to a new video in the fall. Good luck with your restoration. Cheers, Stephen
What a bike, I love it!
first classic bike whatever , they are fantastic timewharp truly great bikes
The lights on my starfire are perfect id go anywhere in the dark on mine
What a lovely Flash!
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