Category: Current Liabilities (Page 1 of 18)

I think another consequence of my “benign neglect” of the BSA has surfaced: The clutch started slipping, just as I was headed out on the first real ride in years on it. You can see by the photo above that I dismantled the primary case to investigate.

As you can see from the photo, the BSA A10 is alive again. My friend Ted got his A65 out and joined me on a short rumble around the neighborhood to celebrate. In all, it ran pretty well, though I need to do some fiddling with the idle.

Time to knock the rust out of the BSA tank…again. Third time in 20 years, at irregular intervals. The lining has failed again, and I don’t think I’m going to bother re-lining it this time. Just get the rust out and try to ride it and keep the tank full. Apologies about being able to see your non-influencer-looking author in the reflection!

As seen above, the carb has been dissembled, cleaned and thrown back onto the BSA Golden Flash. It was generally in OK condition, as you’d expect for what amounts to a new carb.

I haven’t ridden the A10 BSA in a few years…I got fed up with the difficult “warm start” situation so just let it sulk in the corner instead. Now I’m paying the price, as the tank is filled with stale gas and the carb was completely gummed up. As a consequence, I have the tank off to drain the crud and have the carb off to give it a clean. I will probably do a few other maintenance items, like an oil change and brake adjustment, while I’m at it.