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#1 PostAuthor: irhobotolo » Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:27 pm

I bought this bike on Ebay last year unseen as a " project ". The seller seemed pretty straight and I got it at a good price or so I thought.
Then the fun started when I decided to have a ride on it and it handled realy badly. I found the cause to be a very loose back wheel :??
To cut a long story short I ended up replacing most of the engine and fitting a clutch that worked and putting right so many bodges that I lost count.
Four helicoils needed in the head ? A new clutch pushrod instead of an old piece of bar filed round ? Wrong number and type of clutch plates ? Wrong pistons ? Teeth broken on kickstart pinion ? Valves and guides shot and piston rings cracked meaning a rebore needed....big ends shot...speedo shot.......
Any way £1500+ and 100s of hours later this is the result. I have done about 200 miles on it now and it rides fantasic :D
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#2 PostAuthor: andyb1962 » Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:34 pm

That looks great and should be worth a bit more now
good work!
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#3 PostAuthor: irhobotolo » Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:37 pm

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#4 PostAuthor: ADRIAN H » Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:05 pm

Sweet looking bike. :D :D :D
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#5 PostAuthor: kas750 » Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:07 pm

Looks nice that Steve..is it an A7 shooting star?

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#6 PostAuthor: jimmock » Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:13 pm

Yes it does look nice.

The botched up repairs are unbelievable!!!

Wrong bolts on the handlebars!!!
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#7 PostAuthor: Gyesdad » Mon Dec 02, 2013 10:30 pm

You'll be familiar with the staff at Lightning Spares then! :lol:
I have a 1965 A65, you've made a cracking job of that, well done..

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#8 PostAuthor: irhobotolo » Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:23 pm

kas750 wrote:Looks nice that Steve..is it an A7 shooting star?

Yes it is but the engine is now a 650 after fitting A10 barrels, crank and pistons. The alloy head and crankcases are still the original A7SS ones.
I have also fitted new primary drive and "upped" the gearing to suit the bigger capacity as it has quite a bit more torque now than when it was a 500. :D

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#9 PostAuthor: Pigford » Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:58 pm

My mate at work has a few Beeza's...... a sweet B31 and an A7 (and 2 x A65's).... this A7 has been in his family for +30yrs

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#10 PostAuthor: irhobotolo » Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:16 pm

I went for a ride out with the " old man ". Guess which one couldnt keep up :shock:
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( and which one used the most petrol :oops: )


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