1951 BSA Bantam D1

1951 BSA Bantam D1

Much like my BMW 75-6 web site, I threw these pictures together quickly just to get something online. In the near future I'll create a better web site, and have a pile more pictures. I'll also accompany the pictures with written documentation of each step of the process.

November 30 2007 - after many hours of sanding the frame down to the metal I finally found the serial number by the front engine mount. After A quick internet search I discovered the bike is not a 1949 as originally thought... it's a 1951.

Home For The Last 30 Years

Rough Idea Of Things To Come

1951 125cc

November 11 2007, my son Griffin and I made the 9 hour drive to Sault Ste Marie to pick the bike up from this loft where it sat for the last 30 years.
November 13 2007, we placed some of the main pieces in a very general approximation of where they will end up one day. Nothing was bolted in place for this picture.
The original 125 cc motor for this frame. Top speed is rated at about 45 MPH

Front End

Sanded Down Front End

1954 150cc

Layers of paint and surface rust...
Not exactly the same shot, but the front end cleaned up a bit.

A second 150cc motor that will fit the same mounts. It's actually from a 1954 D3 with top speed of about 60 MPH.

Frame - Back End
Sanded Down Frame - Back End Frame With Primer

Waiting to be cleaned up...
Taken right down to the metal It will be months before things start getting shipped out to the painter so I have applied a primer.

Front Fender

Sanded Down Front Fender

Back Fender

Layers of paint and surface rust...
Sanded down. The dent on the side is actually supposed to be there. It's an indent for the forks.
Waiting to be cleaned up...

Seat

Silencer

Tanks

Waiting to be re-upholstered...
Waiting to be cleaned up, but this piece worries me. It is dented up pretty bad and I'm not sure if it can be re-chromed. I'll have to look into this...
Bantam's came with the gas cap on left or right. I'm trying to determine which is correct for the 1951 model.

Carburetor

Speedometer

A Bunch Of Wheels

I just love the look of it...
No explanation why it only reads 27 miles.
A bunch of wheels. The two in the fore front seem to be the originals.

Parts Catalogue

User Manual

1951 BSA Bantam D1
Much like my BMW 75-6 web site, I threw these pictures together quickly just to get something online. In the near future I'll create a better web site, and have a pile more pictures. I'll also accompany the pictures with written documentation of each step of the process. November 30 2007 - after many hours of sanding the frame down to the metal I finally found the serial number by the front engine mount. After A quick internet search I discovered the bike is not a 1949 as originally thought... it's a 1951.
Home For The Last 30 Years	Rough Idea Of Things To Come	1951 125cc
November 11 2007, my son Griffin and I made the 9 hour drive to Sault Ste Marie to pick the bike up from this loft where it sat for the last 30 years.	November 13 2007, we placed some of the main pieces in a very general approximation of where they will end up one day. Nothing was bolted in place for this picture.	The original 125 cc motor for this frame. Top speed is rated at about 45 MPH


Front End	Sanded Down Front End	1954 150cc
Layers of paint and surface rust...	Not exactly the same shot, but the front end cleaned up a bit.	A second 150cc motor that will fit the same mounts. It's actually from a 1954 D3 with top speed of about 60 MPH.


Frame - Back End	Sanded Down Frame - Back End	Frame With Primer
Waiting to be cleaned up...	Taken right down to the metal	It will be months before things start getting shipped out to the painter so I have applied a primer.


Front Fender	Sanded Down Front Fender	Back Fender
Layers of paint and surface rust...	Sanded down. The dent on the side is actually supposed to be there. It's an indent for the forks.	Waiting to be cleaned up...


Seat	Silencer	Tanks
Waiting to be re-upholstered...	Waiting to be cleaned up, but this piece worries me. It is dented up pretty bad and I'm not sure if it can be re-chromed. I'll have to look into this...	Bantam's came with the gas cap on left or right. I'm trying to determine which is correct for the 1951 model.


Carburetor	Speedometer	A Bunch Of Wheels
I just love the look of it...	No explanation why it only reads 27 miles.	A bunch of wheels. The two in the fore front seem to be the originals.


Parts Catalogue	User Manual