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Owners’ Club Founded 1958Officers and National Committee

President: Norman DavisVice Presidents: Dave Jones, Peter Crowe, Barry ‘Polly’ Palmer, Sheila Martin and

Ray BakerChairman Trevor Collier

chairman@bsaownersclub.co.ukTreasurer Cliff Harrison

1 Watling Street, Wall, Lichfield, Staffordshire. WS14 0AWTel: 01543 481061 Email: bsaoctreas@fsmail.net

National Secretary Phil Bull494 Barrows Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham B26 3BHnatsec@bsaownersclub.co.uk

Membership Secretary Brian ConnollyBSAOC, PO Box 27, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 6GE.Email: bsaocmembsec@waitrose.com

P.R.O. Bill Nelsonpro@bsaownersclub.co.uk

Editor Kay Dolan27 Burton Manor Road, Stafford ST17 9QJEmail: editor@bsaocstar.co.uk

International Secretary Peter Twyman26 Silver Hill Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 0NYEmail: PTBSA@aol.com

Librarian Steve Foden113 Holmville Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 2PX

(For the retention of existing Reg. No’s. Members £20. Non Members £25.)Regalia Graham Jackson

111 Heronscroft, Covingham, Swindon, Wilts SN3 5AWEmail: regalia@bsaownersclub.co.uk Fax: 01793 431955

Machine Dating Officer Steve Foden 113 Holmville Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 2PX

(Please inc. SAE and cheque to ‘BSAOC Library Account’. Memb. £5. Non £10.)DVLC require rubbings of frame/eng numbers. Apps without will be returned.

Transfers Malcolm Hawkins300 Cricklade Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 8AYtransfers@bsaownersclub.co.uk

Please can I remind members that all the committee are volunteers; we all respond as soonas possible and some positions, for example, the librarian in particular, involve a lot of time-

consuming research to find out details for members.We sometimes go on holiday, so please be patient, we will do our best to respond quickly.

When contacting us by email please put BSA in the subject line when emailing committee members as someof them have very spam like addresses at yahoo or hotmail and can inadvertently be bounced at times.

The Official Journalof theOwners’ Club

www.bsaownersclub.co.uk

Copy date 1st May for June2011 issue

All contributions to the Editor:Kay Dolan

27 Burton Manor RoadStafford

ST17 9QJe-mail: editor@bsaocstar.co.uk

May 2011

Contents

Wicksteed page 4DVLA Meeting page 5The Continuing Story page 6Branch News page 11Annual Dinner Order Form page 20Dynamo Belts page 22Notices page 28Technical Consultants page 30Bazaar page 31Branch Address page 38Calendar page 39

Editorial

David Pattison has an old BSA which left theworks on the 12th April 1911. On the

12th April 2011, its 100 birthday, he started itup, the first time it had been fired for 86years, as the old owner slid off it in 1925 andit had lain in a shed in Carlow, Eire until he wasable to buy it in 2005. He has now finished itsrestoration. His son-in-law made a video ofthe start-up and there are three video clipson “You Tube”. This is believed to be theoldest surviving BSA as its frame number is247 and engine number 358. We will try toget this confirmed. You can view the videosby keying “Starting up a 100 year old BSA onits 100th birthday.” in “YouTube”.

In the April Star, the mystery man pointingwest is David Lloyd. He was the press officer

at BSA in the 1960s. In the picture on page24, the man in the middle is Fred Green, whowas the marketing supremo for the Ariel 3.On page 25, the 250 Gold Star picture onceagain features David Lloyd. Thanks to KeithBlair for this information.

By the time you receive this issue the AGMwill have taken place and there is a

likeyhood that there are new members onyour committee. We said ‘Goodbye’ to ShaunGibbons as Branch Liaison Officer, and BrianConnolly as Membership Secretary. Bothvalued and long serving members but Shaunwill be continuing administering the PilgrimsCertificates so if you make a trip to theArmoury Road site send your picture, nameand address and £5 to the address on page27. Brian and Pam will be supporting RobJones who will be in the post of MembershipSecretary for the next 12 months.

Whilst every effort is made to publish submissions sent to the STAR, the editor reserves the rightto edit the articles included and her decision is final. The views expressed in the magazine are not

necessarily those of the BSAOC.

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WicksteedAs I think you are now aware, I am in the process of trying to organise the BSA open day rally weekend.

I do have different views and ideas about this event although, there is not a lot I can do about this year’s eventas the venue and some aspects were already in place.

I realise that there are quite a few members out there that are unhappy with the price of camping and so I haveworked very hard, negotiating with Wicksteed park trying to get the cost of everything down to the bareminimum but unfortunately the price per pitch this year is going to be £14 per tent, it was going to be £15 untilI had spoken to the person in charge, who agreed to leave the price at last years rate, there is no specific size oftent mentioned so in theory someone could pitch a big tent with several people sharing and I think this couldbe the way forward for anyone that doesn’t mind sharing.

The food menu is working out to be a bit of a problem with the cost being rather extortionate from Wicksteed,I have therefore decided to alter the start time of the run out on Saturday, this will now be assemble at 10-30for 11-00 start. The ride will be over some very nice Northamptonshire and Leicestershire countryside, stoppingfor lunch at a very nice Ghurkha restaurant around about 13-00 to 14-00hrs the cost of the lunch will be £10per head, visiting a couple of interesting places on route.

I understand that not everyone will be able to attend the ride out for lunch so I will try to either organise analterative local to Wicksteed or, lay on a finger buffet in the evening at the St Georges suite where we will behaving the entertainment.

There will be a raffle and I am desperately trying to get some big companies to donate prizes of a reasonablevalue so that the club will benefit and have had some success but I’m still hoping for more.

I would really like to get a rough estimate on how many people will be attending the open day and if they wouldlike a commemorative polo shirt also what size they require.

Many thanks. John Michael

Meeting with the DVLA in ReadingI have had the meeting with the DVLA as discussed at the last members meeting. As I suspectedI was one of only two motorcycle clubs represented, therefore it was very car orientated. Firstthing was the question of physical inspection. All the other people in the room were in favour ofa physical inspection. I then mentioned that we currently issued 360 dating certificates and 75retentions per year. This was probably far more than the combined total for the rest of thedelegates, some of whom were only doing 2 or 3 a year. I also mentioned that it would not bepossible for the Club to continue with the scheme as the administration of the inspection regimewould mean we would have to employ a member of staff which we would then have to alter theClub legal status which the members have already stated they would not be happy with especiallyas approx 80% of enquiries are from non Club members. In addition, it would change the Clubfrom an enthusiasts Club to a registration administration with a motorcycle club attached. Inaddition, a large proportion of our members do not have the knowledge sufficient to look at amachine and to decide whether it is correct or not. We have comprehensive records to identifyan individual machine and the day it left the factory and the area in the country it went to. Themajority of Clubs can only look at the model and year. Our procedure is only to do a physicalinspection if there is a query regarding the machine. The DVLA said that they would recommenda physical inspection but they are not going to make it compulsory. My feeling is our proceduresare sufficiently rigourous to meet their requirements.

Reconstructed classic and the local DVLA Offices. They accepted that there would be differentapproaches to how this is interpreted within the local DVLA’s and some of inspectors knowledgewas greater than others. The Clubs have obtained a contact point within the Policy team and e-mail address if they wish to discuss anything. So this was a step forward. Also if we wish to haveanything to take up with them then the Federation DVLA rep will take it up on our behalf as aform of appeal. One thing that they did mention in the INF22 was that while there was arequirement for a replacement chassis to have so form of documentary evidence in the form ofa receipt from the manufacturer or company this did not carry through to motorcycle frames (Ithink that was an oversight).

I raised the scoring system within the rebuilt vehicle categories in particular what constituted awheel and what constituted forks. I mentioned i had had trouble where one office had said awheel that had had a rim replacement and respoke was in fact a new wheel however often thesecomponents are replaced as a safety issue, similarly where a fork stanchion and bushes arereplaced. They said they would have to look into this but would be consulting if there were tobe major changes. If i had anything like this happening again then to take it up with Swanseadirectly.

All in all our position was vindicated and i was glad I went as it could have been a different storyif I didn’t put the Clubs viewpoint forward, so I recommend that we carry on with the scheme asit is.

Steve

Regalia UpdateAs you are all no doubt aware there has been an upsurge in costs associated with the productionand sale of our BSAOC regalia. The cost of postage has increased by who knows how muchpercent since I took over this job several years ago and not content with that VAT is now at 20%without much sign of it going down again!

So unfortunately I have had to increase the price of some of our lines with clothing especially hardhit with price increases from suppliers. Other heavier items like binders have had to increase dueto much higher cost of postage.

Having said that overall our regalia is very competitive with other clubs and should remain so forthe foreseeable future. Please see the updated advert on page 25 in this months Star.

Graham Jackson. BSAOC Regalia Officer

not make the sales, The 100cc Triumph Tina scooter, or the 75cc Beagle and its 50cc Ariel Pixiestable mate that quite literally bombed in the showroom with less than 1000 Pixies being sold.The total inadequate design of the Fury/Bandit meant many months were spent redesigning tomake it reliable only for it to fall during the 1971 debacle. Then there was the granddaddy of allmisjudgments the Ariel3 this together with the catastrophic disruption to the productionschedules in big twin output caused by the ill considered range revamp for the 1971 season, hadscrewed down the lid on BSA’s coffin.

However at this point Dennis Poore, on advice from accountants, made the decision that was tosink NVT and from that the British motorcycle industry. That decision was to close the Meridensite. This option was always recognized by the BSA board, but apparently not by NVT, aspotential industrial dynamite. The board knew the temperament of the workforce there, whereasNVT misjudged it entirely. Poore believed that the plant should close because in his opinion ithad become uneconomic through high wages and over staffing. He announced its closure andimmediately the workforce started a sit in at the factory, this meant that further redundancies wereannounced at Small Heath, leaving the company with further losses.

Over two and a half thousand motorcycles which were made at Meriden during the period whenwages were paid were locked in at Meriden, the lack of machines having a catastrophic effect onthe distribution network, and the lack of spare parts a similarly bad effect on the goodwillamongst Triumph customers and enthusiasts everywhere. The Meriden blockade continued, andbecause of it prevention of the Triumph production at Small Heath, by the end of March 1975,the company had a deficit of £4¾ million.

The blockaders at Meriden evoked much sympathy in the media, particularly in television, for the250 or so who maintained the pickets for so long. The Directors had never objected to a co-operative or to the sale of Meriden at fair prices of those assets which they no longer wanted,what they did object to was the duress used in negotiations for a long period at such a cost. Onthe brighter side, thanks to some hard work by the Small Heath staff, and despite hindrance,deliberate, from Meriden, including taunts that it could not be done at Birmingham, thosecomponents of the Triumph Trident which were made in Meriden were redrawn and re-tooledand manufactured at Small Heath. Output of the Triumph there was expected to grow steadilyuntil the factory was working normally again, and able to make its proper contribution to Groupresults. Demand had never been stronger. The motorcycle season in the USA had opened withgreater strength than ever, partly due to reduced Japanese production and sharply increaseddollar prices.

Wolverhampton could only produce three quarters of the Norton’s required, and less than halfthe industrial motors. If the potential unused capacity of Small Heath could be brought back intoproduction, it would augment this output and close the gap, thus realising one of the benefits forwhich the merger was designed.

Much talk of a Co-operative at Meriden took place, to be run by the workers themselves. Thenew Labour government was approached for a loan to keep the Small Heath factory going, butthis was denied. The government was also approached by the workers at Meriden for a massiveloan to get the co-operative started, this was granted. Things began to look bad again for the

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The Continuing Story of BSAFew, beyond the most devout worshipers of Armoury Road and its empire, were much surprisedin March 1973 when ‘The Motor Cycle’ carried the headline “BSA –end of the line” As mentionedlast month Lord Shawcross and his directors had done their utmost to pull the business out of theslide towards bankruptcy that the ill judged decisions of the previous years within its motorcycledivision had brought about. Now even after selling off of several profitable subsidiaries to recoupcapital and the raising of £10 million of emergency cash funding, their endevour’s had failed.However out of this huge disaster came some hope. However due to circumstances BSA were tobe no part of it.

Dennis Poore, chairman of Norton Villiers and its parent company Manganese Bronze holdingswas quick to distance Norton Villiers from the BSA Group. In the Commons, the Conservativeminister, Christopher Chataway had indicated that £4.8 million of public money to be matchedby Managenese Bronze would be provided to back a new undertaking, which he referred tounder the title, Norton, Villiers, Triumph. Wishing to distance himself and his current successfuloperation from the old BSA-Triumph Group, its mismanagement and, any accusations of throwinggood money after bad, Dennis Poore put the boot in from the outset. “I want to make it clear, too,that the Governments £4.8 million will not be going to a lame duck, as BSA are being labeled” hesaid. Small wonder then that the Government was looking favourably on this liaison. They werenot insensitive to BSA’s plight, or to the realization that such a hallowed Midlands based institutionto fold overnight, the effects on employment in the manufacturing sector would be dramatic.They also had their eye on the other far larger operations which were also struggling, namely theMidlands car manufacturers. They could help and would help but not by propping up adiscredited operation.

Still as Dennis Poore would shortly reveal “in the super bike field, exiting, new generation enginesare well advanced in the drawing board stage.” So the future looked bright however withJapanese factories embarking on a one litre class war, Kawasaki’s immensely successful 903cc Z1four prompting Honda into an imminently expected response – the stakes were being uppedalmost by the month.

Exciting new generation engines were certainly needed; a view reinforced by none other thanTriumph’s former genius, Edward Turner. Retired from his BSA group responsibilities since 1967his views on his old firms terminal crisis he blamed poor management as the root of the troubleshe slammed the marketing of their current products with the telling line BSA-Triumph are stilltrying to sell stuff that I designed 30years or more ago”. Comparing that to his own forwardthinking approach by adding, “Bikes have not reached the end of their development. I canvisualize machines which would make even the Japanese super bikes look old fashioned. Much ofwhat he said was right, of course but it wasn’t the 30 year old designs that had brought BSA-Triumph down. It was their various forays into new designs and new market segments which hadqueered the pitch and he had had a hand in some of those blunders. Blunders like the BSA Beezerscooter that came to naught in the mid fifties to be replaced by the BSA Sunbeam/TriumphTigress scooters which built up a reputation for unreliability, the 70cc Dandy Scooterette that did

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Company. After the loan was approved to Meriden, the workers elected one of their membersto be Chairman of the new Co-operative. Eventually the bikes started coming out of Meriden,Small Heath buying them for sale to dealers.

At this time, Small Heath continued producing parts for sub contract engineering. The newmodel, the Trident T160, was produced, and work went ahead with this model, sales of this bikebegan to look as though business was indeed looking up for the Company. The NVT factory atWolverhampton produced the Norton Commando motorcycle, but the factory was hit by strikesand eventually in 1975 the factory was closed and the liquidator brought in.

In the Group, only Small Heath was left to carry on with the business of producing motorcycles. Itwas not long before it was announced that the Small Heath factory had to call in the Receiver dueto an error in the Group paperwork, this was August 1975, and it was about this time that the salesof the T160 motorcycle to a foreign country for their Police force boosted the ailing order books,but these sales were not enough to keep the factory afloat, and it too had to finally declaremassive redundancies on the 20th October 1975. Eventually the factory closed down for goodat the end of March 1976, the Liquidator of Norton and the Receiver of Small Heath being inpossession. The remaining workforce having been moved to other premises in MontgomeryStreet, Sparkbrook, carried on under a new company, NVT Engineering Limited, stillmanufacturing spare parts for motorcycles and producing sub-contract engineering work.

Motorcycle manufacture was at an end in Birmingham, the BSA was no more, guns are still beingmanufactured at their premises in Armoury Road, Small Heath, but the motorcycle manufacturingmachinery at Small Heath was silenced for good. It was the end of an era.

The big question is whether BSA could have survived if things had been done differently. I thinknot as it was a victim of its time. The 1970’s was the decade of labour unrest and a lack of qualitycontrol is the reason why a large number of well-known British companies went to the wall. Alsocompetition from abroad meant British made products were often too expensive to produce.

A single theme runs through these articles, unifying all the facts and details and yarns andadventures condensed within it. It is based on two assertions. The first is that the economic climatemust be right if a company is to prosper; that nobody, no matter how skilful, can survive in abusiness making motorcycles if the public decide it no longer wants such things; that anybody nomatter how unskillful, can make some sort of showing if everyone wants one and almost anymachine is better than none; and finally, that if the economic climate changes from beingfavourable to one of fiercest competition, then a Company will be stressed to its limits, andperhaps beyond them.

The second assertion is that if a company is to survive, it must have amongst all its other qualitiesthat of leadership, starting at the top and spreading throughout the whole concern: a leadershipbased on mutual respect. If the Company is involved in making motorcycles, this respect shouldfirst be shown to the motor cyclist, to what he is and what he wants. It must be shown by thechairman of the board, the board to its departmental chiefs, and so on right down to the factoryfloor, and from their back upwards all along the line to where it started.

For most of its history, BSA had everything necessary for it to become one of the truly great

companies of the world, in the field of motorcycles and many others. It had the economic climateranging from favourable to at least tolerable, it had the skills and it had the leadership.

The decline started in the mid 1930’s where here was a decline in sales of motorcycles general infavour of the small cheaper cars. However this was masked by the war and in the 1940’s and 1950’sby the unprecedented demand for personal transport and part of this was for motorcycles. Inaround 1960, however, the economic climate changed from benign summer zephyrs to thebeginning of a hurricane which sought out every weakness in the structure. How soundly theedifice has been built is shown by how long it lasted, indeed its achievements after the stormbroke is possibly among its greatest ever. But when it began to crack and crumble, and finally tocollapse, it gave way at its weakest point, which was a break which had occurred high in thedirecting superstructure, in respect necessary both of those working lower down the line, andeventually for the foundation of the entire organization; the motor cyclist.

BSA could have survived the economic storm longer had the leadership retained its earlierpower, or with weakened leadership had the climate remained good. It could not and did not,survive both storm and weakness at the same time, despite all the efforts of all concerned to giveeverything they had, for good or ill, in the battle.

I believe that the management at board level of BSA in its latter years was highly skilled; howeverit was also very bad. Let me quote a couple of criticisms which relate to the field of skill and whichwill help clarify the latter statement. It has been said that BSA suffered from lack of investment. ButBSA did invest heavily in all kinds of new plant and equipment; up to date stuff with the then latestcomputer control and so on. When this failed to solve the problems and save the company, theboard was then criticised for spending all of its money, which might have been used to ease thecash crisis this was the companies undoing. So they were wrong not to invest and wrong for doingso. It could possibly argue that they invested in the wrong areas for instance why did theymodernize the assembly system before modernizing the production system and possibly theyshould have obtained a different computer, but that is all in the comfort of hindsight. Nothinggives an adequate explanation of the collapse of such a great company.

Anther example is concerns the BSA policy regarding the range of machines which were offeredfor sale on the US market. This was extensive, with alternative models offered in capacity sizesfrom 250 cc to 750cc. critics point out that such a range of models bedevils production flows andso puts up the price or reduces the profits. That BSA had a place all of its own in the biggestcapacities; and the greatest profits lay precisely in this section of the market and therefore theyshould have concentrated on this sector and left the smaller capacities to others. This of courseignores the fact that in America as well as in this country a person taking up motorcycling tendsto start on a small machine and then stick loyally to that manufacturer when purchasing largermodels.

Where they did lose out was with the Japanese entrance into the motor cycle industry. Howeverit was recognized by Edward Turner and here he cannot be faulted when he visited Japan in 1960and was flabbergasted at what he found there. He was very angry that the press as a whole failedto notify British industry of the rise of Japanese products relying instead on the old adage thatthey would make cheap trashy copies or might be able to turn out a moped they would never

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BBrraanncchh NNeewwssOur Wednesday meeting in March had a small hiccup, as the Globe was in

darkness, the place was closed. This was the result of the death of the partner of thelandlady, just after Christmas. Fortunately there is another pub in the village, so we spenta pleasant evening there. There should be a new tenant for the Globe. I am going visitthe pub to confirm that all is okay for our next meeting.

The last Sunday run in March report is by Dennis, as I was in London for mywedding anniversary.

Sunday Ride Out – March 27thWe met at the Super Sausage for breakfast but what wasn’t normal was the fact

that it was cloudy while we ate and socialised and as we started the bikes up the sunbroke through (instead of the reverse weather conditions). On the ride were Trevor,Kelvin and myself on A65s, Ray on a B50 and Nick and Chris on other makes. Meetingat the café, but not on the ride, were Dave and John, who had spent 45 minutes startinghis B31 so he erred on the side of caution and headed for home. It was good to meetJohn as this was the first club meeting he has attended.

Trevor led; Nick suggested we ended up at the Shoulder of Mutton, which turnedout to be almost within spitting distance of the Super Sausage. However, in true Trevorstyle he led us down lots of country lanes, some superb roads, nice countryside in a largecircle. We passed through Tingewick, East Claydon (and probably some other Claydonsas well), Winslow, Nash (I am dropping place names trying to prove that I was payingattention) and on to the Shoulder of Mutton.

After refreshments at the pub Trevor set off onto a tiny road over some narrowbridges, then we hit the A422 and I knew where we were, here we split up and headedfor home. Another good Sunday morning ride, with good company, helped even moreby the lack of torrential rain we were beginning to expect!

Dennis Keith

The second Sunday meeting in March wasn’t too well attended because of fewmembers turning up. Shrewd logic. There’s always plenty of lively discussion howevermany turn up and this meeting was no exception. A potential new member approachedour group just as the meeting was breaking up having previously been informed of ourmeeting times online. I just love that, especially with my dinner waiting on the table whenI arrive home bang on time. Still, I managed to get him clued in regarding times and datesso maybe we can expect a return visit. If he owns a BSA, he’ll probably have to seek usout once more.

There was a huge turnout for the Mike Hailwood Memorial Run on the 20thMarch, starting out from the former Norton motorcycle factory in Aston. Our sectionwas well represented. The fine weather plus over 500 bikes and riders created a goodatmosphere. Once things got under way and onto the city streets, it became a commute,battling with other road users. With around 500 riders in the convoy, the chances ofbecoming lost and separated would seem unlikely but I and my colleague Alan,managed it seemingly without effort.

With plenty of fine weather about, Harry and I rode out to Hoare Park for amidweek gathering of more mature riders whose working days have come to an end.Thrown on the scrapheap, in other words. The place was heaving because of the suncoming out and we didn’t even mind waiting a couple of hours for a cup of lukewarmfroth. Such is the compactness regarding our sphere of existence, I became reacquaintedwith a young motorcyclist who I’d shared a hospital ward with some years back both ofus having been on the receiving end of BMW’s, himself particularly badly. Pleased tomeet up in happier circumstances if only to learn the whereabouts of numerous stainlesspins holding him together. The donor card he carries around with him is marked ‘Taroni’.

There were over a dozen riding in for the last Sunday in March meeting plus acouple of potential new members who appear to possess the literary ability required

BIRMINGHAM

HQ.The BlueBell, Earlswood.

(2nd Sunday12p.m.)

BEDS, BUCKS &NORTHANTS

HQ: The Globe,Long Street,

Hanslope,Bucks. (2ndWednesday

monthly)

be able to make a true motorcycle. He reported back and pulled no punches with regard to theimpact and potential threat that they presented.

However there is nothing magical about being Japanese. They are no more competent or skilfulthan the British. What they did have, which we lacked, was a massive untapped home market. Theimportance of this guaranteed market was in stark contrast to the British market which was totallyexport dependant and therefore more of a risk when it came to motorcycle sales.

This of course was not the whole tale that being a Japanese manufacturer was a guarantee ofsuccess. How many of these Japanese motorcycle manufacturers of over 125cc around whenEdward Turner visited Japan in 1960 are around today? Honda, Tokyo, Suzuki, Showa, Yamaguchi,Meguro, Yamaha, Marusho, Auro, Shin Meiwa, Mikasa, Kawasaki, Itagaki, Ito, Toyo, Rocket, Fuji,Miyata, Katakura, Tas Tanaka, point made.

But having a vast untapped home market is immense. It meant money would flow in, whichresulted in the finest machine tool equipment, techniques and scientific ability being available. Itmeant technical staff and development engineers out of all proportion to that available to Britishindustry. It meant self contained complete factories making their own iron and aluminium castings,forgings, and pressings. Many Japanese factories were producing more motorcycles in a day thananybody in Britain had managed to sustain consistently in a week. Equipment such as singlepurpose, specially designed machine tools could be used, reducing labour to a minimum, hencecosts and prices. The outcome then was a flow of motor cycles that were superbly made andcheap in comparison with their competitors. But BSA intended to survive despite this and setabout finding ways to do this. They would need an inflow of cash and to do this BSA group tookthe only decision they could to increase exports especially in the United States but as they saythe rest is history.

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to fill a form in. Extra tuition may be required to put a stamp on. Much discussion tookplace with regard to our forthcoming branch camp with confirmation of a Saturdaybarbeque and the rally field providing plenty of room for the huge influx of visitorsexpected. Thanks to Wayne and Kim for firming all of this up and by the time, this smallliterary epic is pushed through the letterbox or delivered to your cell door, the campingweekend will probably be under way.

Meetings throughout the summer months are 2nd Sunday monthly, middayonwards and last Monday in the month 7pm.

Take carePhil

Another good result for EastSussex Branch

As you can see from thephoto, Phil picked up the awardfor best pre 1950 at Ardingly, fullreport courtesy of Geoff:

SOUTH of ENGLAND REALCLASSICS SHOW – SOUTH ofENGLAND SHOWGROUND -ARDINGLY 20th MARCH 2011

It was a bright dry dayalthough it was a little cold for theride to Ardingly for the openingshow of the 2011 season. Theroads were dry although therewas a frost on the ground.

Six BSA OC East Sussex bikesmade it to Ardingly and werejoined by one intrepid soul fromBSA OC Kent, so there wereseven BSA OC bikes in all. Therewere about one hundred andsixty bikes in the show plus theusual bike jumble stalls.

The highlight of the day waswhen we spotted Julie Diplock,the show organiser, walking in our

direction carrying a Rosette. Phil joked that the Rosette was for me for being the ‘bestdressed biker’. Phil’s joke ‘backfired’ a little bit however and he was a ‘tad’ embarrassedwhen Julie placed the Rosette on his bike as the winner of the ‘Pre 1950’ class. So verymany congratulations Phil.

The sun shone for the afternoon ride home, all in all, it was a very good day.Kind regards and safe bikingGeoff KingThe BSA Owners Club East Sussex Branch was represented at Ardingly by, Phil,

Lana, Martin, Geoff, Steve, Tony and Russell. Tony was without his bike as he transportedand erected the club banners. Thank you Tony.

Well I can’t believe that it is 2 months already since last newsletter, but as clockshave gone forward, the sun is shining and it is time to get the beasts out of the shed herewe go again.

On club night 16th March a raffle was held with 12 members present. First prizewent to our host Tim with all other prizes going to club members. The grand total of£23 was raised toward club funds. A big thank you to those donating prizes and toeveryone who supported the event.

The club stand for this year is progressing well thanks to Tony’s efforts, howeverthere are certain issues regarding funding for materials etc. These issues together withopen day date will be discussed with members at the second club night in April

(20/04/11) so if you would like to take part please be sure to attend. Still needed for theclub stand are a pre decimal till, glass fronted cake display stand for counter and anyother 50s/60s cafe items, posters, menus etc.

Martin is organising a ride out and BBQ for either 15th or 29th May. The run willbe “The 1066 Mad Jack Fuller Run” with members posing for photos at the various MadJack Follies. Start will be from the square in front of Battle Abbey and end at Martin’s forthe BBQ. The run will be organised with a rider marking each direction change so thatno one should get lost. Date and cost to be advised, proceeds to be split between clubfunds and Demelza House. Martin has 3 collecting boxes for Demelzas which will beavailable for donations at club events.

Martin has kindly provided a pin board which Tim has agreed may be displayedon club nights below the Ardingly plaque, so if you have any notices to display feel free!

We would like to pass on a big thank you to all members who have paid their 2011subs so promptly and a gentle reminder to anyone who has “forgotten”.

We have an interesting restoration project ongoing! New members, JohnChapman and John Marsh are both in the process of restoring very similar bikes, C11s,1949 and 1952 models, (not sure which belongs to who), it will be interesting tocompare results.

Martin has asked that if anyone hears of other club members who may fall ill or havesimilar misfortune to let him or myself know so that a card can be sent on behalf ofmembers.

Value for money!!!Just read an article in CSMA magazine about a chap who bought a new Vincent

Black Prince in 1955 for £385, he has been the sole owner for 56 years, got 721,703miles on the clock and the bike is going to auction with estimated sale price between£35,000 and £40,000. Value for money or what!!!

FoundHitchcock’s Royal Enfield Bullet catalogue left in pub after AGM. If its yours give me

a shout. Forthcoming EventsHastings May Day Run Monday 2nd MayRomney Marsh Bike Jumble Sunday 22nd May

Following the recent spell of very pleasant, warm spring sunshine and lighter nightscourtesy of BST I have noticed the increased incidence of that unmistakable growl ofclassic motorcycles passing our house.

Some of the branch members will be heading down to Essex for the WhitewebbsMuseum of Transport Classic Bike Show & Jumble. I’m also hoping to be going along butas its Mothering Sunday I may need to visit the florist and the local master chocolatierbefore approaching the negotiating table.

As you read this, the trip to Armoury Road and the National Motorcycle Museumwill only be a week or so away (8th May). We are about 10 strong at present but it’s notto late join us for what should be, a fun day out. Briefly, the plan is to leave BramptonHut services at 0900, call for a cuppa at a truck stop cafe at Northampton around 10.30,on to Armoury Road for about midday, and arrive at the museum at 1300. Admission is£8.95 or £6.95 for senior citizens. The museum closes at 17.30 so I guess we will behome before dark having covered almost 200 miles or maybe a few more if we get lost!Interested? contact Trevor or me (01223 232385) or just turn up on the day.

All the Best Chris

Some sad news to report this month. After his long struggle with illness Steve Hickspassed away recently. Our thoughts are with Tina and family.

The 27th March saw the run down to Sammy Miller’s Motorcycle Museum asmentioned in the Star last month. So across the New Forest it was for us. First meetingplace was Botley. It was good to meet Paul Daly, new to our runs, on his A7/10 special.And Chris Caswell arrived on his tidy bobbed Super Rocket (which he intends to returnto more standard trim as time goes on). Anyway with all accounted for we moved onpromptly to Romsey to meet the next tranche of riders, including some five from

EAST SUSSEXBRANCH

HQ:White Hartin Lower

HorsebridgeEast Sussex

(1st and 3rdWednesday

each Month)

FENLAND

HQ: The WhiteSwan, Elsworth

Road,Conington,

Cambs. (EveryTuesday 8pm)

HAMPSHIRE

HQ: The BoldForrester,Soberton

Heath.Hampshire. (1st

& 3rdThursdays)

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Hi All, good night at the Railway Inn with around 14 members in attendance,though I arrived late the air was buzzing with conversation and the free chips werealready going like hot cakes (but not so hot by the time I arrived!!). With the hope ofspring in the air we were passed round new lists of various forthcoming events and ralliesby Don, Lindsay was full of admiration for the joys of running the Dandy and it’simmanent MOT test, and the rest of us were relating the near completion of winterresto’s we were working on and looking forward to getting them on the road. Imentioned this coming Sunday (20th March) I was doing the 30th annual Mike Hailwoodmemorial run starting at the now defunct Norton works in Bracebridge St, Birminghamand ending at Tanworth-in-Arden where a short service was held at the church whereMike and his Daughter are buried. Lindsay said he hoped to be there but I had alreadybeen invited to join my mates in the Vellocette club even though I was on my B.M.W. (it’sfirst real outing since the re-build). While wandering up and down the very fullBracebridge St and the awesome across the decades range of bikes from vintage tobrand new. I was talking to a guy named Paul who had ridden up from Ipswich thatmorning on a vary well used Ducati he pointed out a Honda V500 with Austrian plates,it’s great to see Mike is still remembered by so many. There were maybe excess of 500bikes all crammed in one small street. The Gold Star owners club was well attended aswere many other single marque clubs, as the mass start up and take off started I noticedLindsay and John from our branch were also in the mix. This being my first time at thisevent I stuck with my mates Jeff, Brian, Steve and Pete who were old hands at it and onseeing this years new route elected to use last years route and give us a chance to getout of second gear!! A couple of the en route marshals through Birmingham’s towncentre were slightly confused when we went opposite to there directions to follow thecavalcade but, as it turned out we made the best choice and a few other riders had thesame idea. We all arrived at Tanworth around the same time and assembled in the localschool playground that had been opened for our parking benefit. After the servicequite a number of us made our way to the Motorcycle Museum at Bickenhill for a peebreak, coffee and a sticky bun and in that order! Next year I would like to be on my A7SSbut whatever I ride it’s going to be on my calendar, might see you there.

T.T.F.N. Dave

STOP PRESS... SOUTH CHESHIRE HOLD PRICES. After brilliant work by aceorganiser Dom I can reveal that the prices for the do at our branch camp (at WrenburyMay 6th -8th) are to be the same as last year. We’ve just had our main pre-camporganising meeting. This turned out to be nearly as rowdy as the AGM but went on forlonger as there were “no chips“ pending to speed things up (there’s nothing like thesmell of impending chips to cut the waffle & get things sorted). We even had new visitorAlan P down for his first attendance, I hope we haven’t scared him off.

It looks like we’ve got the major tasks sorted & I’ll be emailing people to remindthem what they agreed to do (I have it all written down - you can’t deny it now - Peter).We’ll be having the usual friday afternoon wrestle with the branch gazebo (are you sure

this is the same one as lastyear ??? etc, where does thisgo??? No I didn’t meanthat!!!). Hours of amusementfor all the family, come one,come all. I’ve included anuntypical pic from last year, asa reminder of good times.More details on the branchwebsite“www.cheshirebsa.co.uk“.

Finally - experience issomething you don’t get untiljust after you need it.

Regards Bill

Thames Valley Branch. At Broadlands Gate we waited until 10 o’clock before movingslowly off to our destination. With Andy’s early hand-change M21 and Gary’s B31 withnewly lowered gearing it was never going to be a fast run. That was not the point.Peaking at about 45 mph it was an ideal morning ride through the forest scenery,reawakening after the long winter. The Austin Sevens were not quick either but thenhappily we had arranged to meet them at journey’s end. It turned out that there werenot too many of them but an interesting selection for sure. There may have been morebut for the sudden death of one of the organisers. Half a dozen cars and 17 bikes Alisoncounted, including a dozen BSAs.

The Austin 7 engined M21 (front cover picture) was later rolled out of theMuseum and started for our gathering. Built by a certain Bob Collier (no connection withthe eponymous Matchless brothers). Apparently one of six similar it was a surprisinglyneatly engineered hybrid. The transverse four side-valve BSA purred quiet andsmoothly in the sunlight. Yours truly was invited by owner Pete Barlow to drive his Austin7 Ruby into the museum forecourt closely supervised of course. This was an interestingexperience, tiny clutch travel and little in the braking department. Also little elbow room.After a good day people drifted of homeward after a decent first run of the year.

Lots more to come. In May there is the Amberley Show on the 8th, and theWaterlooville Club Run and Show on the 21st. Jerry has made good progress with thebranch project C15, with wheels & engine now in place. A bit more to spend and moreto do but before long another BSA will be back on the road.

Good riding Mike

Not much happening this month, March 20th chairman Malc organised a specialrun which included the Epson to Brighton pioneer run and the Real Classic Ardinglymotorcycle and jumble show in west Sussex. These events are not normally on the sameday, but as it turned out a brilliant days riding. Some of our members did ride direct toBrighton and watched the bikes arriving on the sea front, the rest of us met up at 8am atCobtree country park Nr Aylesford and set of for Handcross which is a small village onthe B2110, west Sussex. The vintage bikes pass through and stop for maintenance andrefreshments, it was great to see and hear the bikes pass by. After about two hours wewere back on the bikes and on to Ardingly 20 minutes later we were parked up andenjoying the club stands and bike jumble. I managed to find a nearly new set of selectorforks and shaft for my M33 early type gearbox which was the icing on the cake for me.A great ride home with a short stop for refreshments saw an extra 130miles on the clock,well done Malc. Good attendance at both Hernehill and Luddesdown. Looking forwardto the better weather, safe riding,

Terrylin.

Hello from North Staffs,Our branch darts competition is now in full swing, already we have four players

thro to the next round they are Arthur, Jeff, Norman and Roy, the rest of us are shakingin our wet suits and hoping for a touch of the Eric Bristows, really it’s all good fun butmight run longer than D.o.I.

On the 10th three of us went along to the VMCC quiz night at Morton Hallteaming up with a couple of Vello lads we came a creditable second against some strongopposition.

The 27th saw our ride out to the Wistanstow Bike Show at Cravern ArmsShropshire, five of us setting off from the Railway Norton Bridge to meet up with moreat Telford, just Arthur there so the six of us had to decide who would lead the way downto the show, the confusion being the amount of roundabouts to negotiate, they oughtto rename the place roundabout city, still we got there and had a super time meetingup with more branch members, and old mates. Plenty of Tea and Cakes all made by thelocal school children and PTA who all benefit from the takings.I had better mention thatthe only bike gremlin was the clutch on the B50 disappearing up it’s gear box, a bit oftwiddling and a drop of oil and it redeemed it’s self ok.

The May Branch nights are Tuesday 3rd this is also our branch AGM we will keepit as brief as possible. And Thursday 19th May

That’s all for now folks Colin.

KENT

HQ Red Lion atHerne Hill 1st &3rd Thurs, The

Cock Inn,Luddesdown.

2nd & 4th Thursat 8.00pm

NORTHWALSALL

HQ; TheRailway, Pelsall

(3rdWednesday

from 7.30pm)

SOUTHCHESHIRE

HQ; TheWhipping

Stocks, On A50between

Knutsford andHolmes Chapel.

(2nd Tues lastThurs 8pm)

NORTH STAFFS

HQ: TheRailway Inn,

Norton Bridge,Stone ST15

0NT. (1st Tues& 3rd Thurs)

be seen in the attached phototo enable the quality of theengineering to beappreciated. I must admit it’sgreat going to a museumwhere you can get as close asyou want to the bikes,especially given the highrarity/value of many.

As previouslyreported, as an interimmeasure all Branch meetingswill continue to be held at theFour Horseshoes, Long Sutton.It seems increasingly unlikelythat our Bagshot venue will beable to cater for 20+ bikers sowe are now looking foran alternative option.

Finally, it seems that our Runs Captain, Bob M, is so keen to organise events in 2011that he is retiring at the end of March so that he can dedicate more time to this importanttask. Seriously, all at BSAOC Thames Valley branch wish Bob a long, happy and healthyretirement.

Ian Shilling

Lots of activity in the branch finalising the John Bull, Phil has taken up the mantle oforganising Ferry Crossings and map reading to infinite detail. We have an invitation fromThe Woodstock at Chorlton for a bike gathering BBQ and jumble on 26/3 this could bea joint venture with the Manchester Branch!! The sun is shining once again and hopefullyonce the clocks go back it will once again bring the bikes and the start of the club runscan’t wait

Siggy Gerke

Piers and I managed to get to the Members Meeting at Long Compton and as wellas putting faces to names we were able to move the web site matter along a few moresteps. Sorry but I was on four wheels whereas Piers ‘rocketed’ up.

At last the weather has relented and some sunshine and no rain means we can startthe season off – thank goodness. After the first run out in February we had a trip toKempton Park, searching again for that elusive part, and it was followed by a weekendwith too much happening. The Ardingly Classic Motorcycle Show & Autojumblecoincided with the annual Pioneer Run, so it was a case of take your pick or get to both!

I took the A10 to show at Ardingly and deposited my contribution of oil on theshowroom floor, and Steve took guest of honour Dave Degens bikes to the show forhim. Peter and his good lady wife were spectating and Roger appeared shortly after.Although our East Sussex colleagues were there in strength the overall number of bikesseemed to be down on last year’s October event.

Allan and Tony went off to Hand Cross to see the vintage machines come throughand then joined us at Ardingly. whilst Peter was down at Brighton seafront parking upthe bikes as they arrived.

Our new headquarters appears to have met with everyone’s approval and we hadtwenty attendees enjoying comfortable premises and cheaper beer. We now have toturn our efforts to creating some events to keep those attendees happy.

Malcolm

Well spring is well and truly upon us, with some sunny days at last!!! We had ourfirst run out of the year in March to reconnoitre our venue for our Branch Camp this20th to 22nd May. The address is :- Royd Hall Farm, Sand Lane, off Castlegate (B6135),LS26 8HD. Junction 30 of the M62 is nearby with a link to the A642 too. The facilities

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March has seen some really great weather, the sun has shone and whilst there hasbeen an odd early morning frost, it does bode well for a successful season of rides thisyear. – see Branch Website for Calendar!!

Whilst not a full Calendar of events this month, the high spot was to have been atalk by Mick Boddice – Sidecar racing ‘Ace’; however, this has had to be postponed dueto Mick having an Hip replacement operation this month but we are hopeful ofrearranging the talk for later in the year. By the time you read this Mick should be wellon the road to recovery, but we still wish him well.

Thankfully, Bryan Jones ‘stepped up to the plate’ to give us a talk on his manyexploits (complete with pictures & video on DVD) whilst riding in the USA togetherwith the fair Marie riding ‘shotgun’. Since the 2006 USA International Rally, Bryan andMarie have made many friends and have since been to a fair few places & events. Theyhad long wished to ride one of their own bikes and to take part in a Three StateMountain Ride, after much plotting their bike was shipped to Philadelphia where their3500 mile adventure began (and ended)

The Tri-State ride covers Virginia, Tennessee & North Carolina – long daily rideson country roads and spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains scenery. He also showed ‘stills’& video of his association with the Ohio Valley BSA Owners Club. As usual, Bryan’slaconic, laidback style was evident and the comments extremely amusing. Thanks Bryanfor stepping in at short notice!

The Branch had an invite, for the 16th, from the Rudge Owners Club to attend atalk given by Tony Southgate at their Draycott in the Clay HQ.

Tony was seriously involved with the design of Formula 1 Racing cars as well asseveral successful Sports cars from the 50’s right through until 2000, working for such‘Internationals’ as Jaguar, Arrows and Ferrari to name but 3. Nearly a dozen BSA membersmanaged the trip, joining the Rudge Club faithfuls and were impressed by the breadthof knowledge and information that Tony imparted. So enthralling was the talk that timeflew by and 11.00 o’clock was chiming before anyone realised. Once again, we areindebted to the Rudge Owners Club for their hospitality.

With these 2 events being the highlight to March, Natter Nights continue to be theother main attraction. Seven BSA’s being the average attendance over the early part ofMarch and that was in bad weather!

The finale to March was ‘Branch Stalwart’ Graham’s 65th Birthday party. Not lookinga day over 21, Graham and his lovely wife Rita had organised a super party at our ‘HQ’with an abundance of finger snacks and butties. Joined by some of their family, we wishhim many more such parties.

Here’s looking forward to a successful Riding Season.Safe Riding all - “Chrome up, Rubber down” Roosterman

Regarding our branch meeting places, as it is now very unlikely that followingrefurbishment we will be able to use the function room at the Forester’s Arms, Bagshot,as an interim measure, our branch meeting details are both monthly meetings at the FourHorseshoes. We are actively looking for a replacement venue for Bagshot.

The unseasonally warm weather in March coincided perfectly with our first tworide-outs of 2011. Our BSAs also liked the clement weather and all made it there andback again without missing a beat. The 20th of March saw a group of us ride down toa bikers cafe at Cowfold to watch the Pioneer Run pass by. I never cease to be amazedjust how many different marques participate in the Pioneer Run and at the relatively highspeed of bikes that are circa 100 years old. The only downside was that the fineweather, coupled with the fact that for once the Run did not clash with MotheringSunday, resulted in huge numbers at the cafe that scuppered our plan to have breakfastthere. After watching the pre-1914 bikes pass, the ride-out continued to a bikeshow/autojumble at Ardingly, an event which continues to improve/expand andour thanks go to Elk Promotions. The last Sunday in March saw us combine with theHampshire branch to ride down the Sammy Miller’s museum where he was hosting aAustin 7/BSA ride in. This gave Sammy the excuse to fire up his Bob Collier Special whichcomprises an Austin 7 engine squeezed into a BSA M20. About 6 of these were madeand this one is believed to date from just after WWll. I hope that sufficient detail can

SOUTH DERBYS

HQ: The WhiteHart, Aston on

Trent.(Wednesdays

from 8pm).

THAMESVALLEY

HQ; (2nd & 4thMon) The Four

HouseshoesLong Sutton,

RG27 1TA

WARRINGTON

HQ: TheAntrobus Arms.

Antrobus.Cheshire

WEST SUSSEX

HQ 'The ShelleyArms' Old

Guildford Road,BroadbridgeHeath, WestSussex RH12

3JU. 2nd Thurs7.30pm

WESTYORKSHIRE

HQ: ‘Shoulderof Mutton’,

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WESTYORKSHIRE

HQ: ‘Shoulderof Mutton’,

Methley Road,Castleford.

(Every Thursday8.30pm)

are basic but for all you honourary Yorkshire folk, there is no fee for camping, so morefor drink then!?? We will erect a Marquee with electricity for lights etc. plus we areplanning to have a barbeque on the Saturday evening, so if you wish to take part, pleasegive some notice to enable us to cater accordingly. A run out is planned too, but at thetime of writing has not been finalized, but I’m sure it’ll be of great interest. If anyone hasany questions, please post them on the forum and I will try to answer in good time. Weall look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the camp.

TTFN Ian aka Frank

This year’s Ton-UpDay will be held atJack’s Hill Cafe,Watling Street,Towcester on 17 July 2011(10am-5pm)and will be acelebration of Ton-Up, Coffee BarCowboys andRockers of the50s/60s andthe motorcycleculture theycreated. There willbe a DJ andband (The Rapiers)playing rock ‘n’ rolland beat, plus special guest star Wee Willie Harris.There will be stalls, club stands and trophies tocomplete the day. For trade/autojumble bookingsplease call 01604 761005.

Sid Kay sets up the engine for testing prior to assembly into the frame

Engine assembly assembling a 5 speed gearbox.

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DYNAMO BELT DRIVES'V' or Toothed ?

By Sean Hawker

The A10 dynamo belt drive saga seems to continue......

Back in 2004 we were requested to devise a dynamo belt drive for a customers plunger A10 that hadsnapped the chain.

Having already had experience of existing systems we set about our own version in an attempt to try andiron out o few associated problems.

At the time the 'toothed' timing belts were appearing on the market, this was considered as they are anoff the shelf part that can simply be modified to fit the A10 drive shafts.

This was soon discounted for two reasons,

1. Customers were ringing regularly and complaining of stripped teeth on the belt rendering it useless.

2.The dynamo pulley was too large to pass through the inner timing cover and making proper tighteningvery difficult.

The discussion was taken to devise a cogged 'V'belt.The possible drawbacks of this were consideredto be ingress of oil,however this should not happenunder normal circumstances as the chamber wasdesigned to be free of oil.

Due to outside influences it was found possible forthis to happen.To solve this we decided to introducea timing cover oil seal conversion to be sure it was nota problem.(still available today)

The seal conversion was not found to be essential andthe original type cork washer was used and proved towork very well.

As time passes customers requirements change andthis generally meant the use of Halogen bulbs and electronic ignitions.

Our answer to this was to recently introduce a extraheavy duty Double 'V' belt system..this allows anincreased load and was developed from scratch tobe the ultimate Dynamo drive system.

This is a brief account of the extensive developmentthat we have undertaken to try and improve theusability of the BSA A7/A10 range.

All our products where possible have been used andtested on my own BSA on which i have covered over150,000 miles and is still in daily use.Failing this,customers bikes that are used.

As you can see we are doing our best for you andappreciate your continued support.

All the way etc....

Sean Hawker (BSAOC member since 1985)

Checking the valve timing on the engine

Alistair Cave Managing director of Small heath and Dennis Howells MP in the despatch baywith the machines being packed for delivery

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West Yorkshire Branch Camp

20th to 22nd May

Royd Hall Farm Sand Lane, off Castlegate (B6135),

LS26 8HD

Junction 30 of the M62 is nearby with alink to the A642 toono fee for camping

MACHINE TRANSFERSA list of transfers available and colour illustrations are included in the Members

Handbook. New transfers are always wanted, if you have an original, which can be copied,please contact Malcolm. Current prices for each code as below.

A £1.50 each B £2.00 each C £2.50 eachD £3.00 each E £3.50 each F £4.50 eachG £5.50 each H £2.50 pair J £4.00 pairK £4.50 pair L £6.00 pair M £6.50 pairN £7.00 pair P £10.00 each R £8.00 pair

S £12.00 pairPostage to be added - UK orders = 50p. Overseas = £1.00

(Cheques payable to BSAOC)Malcolm Hawkins, 300 Cricklade Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 8AY

Email: transfers@bsaownersclub.co.uk

BSAOC Regaliaavailable from

Graham Jackson, 111 Heronscroft, Covingham,Swindon. SN3 5AW

Email: regalia@bsaownersclub.co.ukBSAOC Logo Items BSAOC Logo Clothing

Lapel badge £2.50Sew-on patch £3.50Leather key fob £3.50

Stainless Machine Badge £8.00

Tie slide £4.50Photo Album £4.00Tax Disc Holder £1.50

Mouse MatJeff Smith B40 or 1958 A10 £4.00

Binders A4 £9.00A5 (Star) £8.00

China Mug £5.00Box Top / Window Sticker £0.60

Fleece, M-L-XL.Black, Navy or Maroon. £20.00 (Other sizes to order)Sweatshirts, M-L-XL £15.00Black, Navy, Grey, Maroon or Bottle GreenPolo Shirts, M-L-XL £10.00Black, Maroon or NavyTiesMaroon, Navy or Green £11.00Wheel and Star, Navy £8.00

T-ShirtsʻBSA Motorcyclesʼ L – XL – XXLWhite /Royal Sleeve & Collar £10.001968 A65 Racer, M – L – XLGrey only £10.00

PRICES INCLUDE U.K. ONLY P&P BY 2ND CLASS MAIL.Overseas orders please ask for a quote.

Cheques to ʻBSAOC REGALIAʼ. Visa – MasterCard – Access accepted.

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Making a Pilgrimage ...to the BSA factory? Want to mark the occasion with a nice certificate and pin badge?

Well send a photo of you standing by the factory, with the name as it is to appear on the certificate,and the date, together with a cheque made out to BSAOC for £5 and you’ll get your nice certificate in the

post, it’s that easy!

Pilgrim Certificate, 3 Cook Close, Lords Wood. Kent ME5 8LU

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One Year Membership (Valid for 12 months from joining/renewal).NEW MEMBERS - £23.00 RENEWALS - £18.00

FAMILY MEMBERS £2.00.Two Year Membership (Valid for 24 months from joining/renewal).

NEW MEMBERS - £40.00 RENEWALS - £35.00FAMILY MEMBERS - £4.00.Postage is included for UK residents.

Members outside UK please add mail costs, per year.

Europe Airmail £13.00 -12 mths £26 - 24mths.

Rest of World Airmail £19.00 - 12mths £38 - 24mth.

Surface Mail world-wide £10.00 - 12mths £20 -24mths (Please note that surface mail takeslonger to arrive)

All cheques should be payable only to “BSA OWNERS CLUB”

email bsaocmembsec@waitrose.com

Send to: BSAOC, PO Box 27, Crewe, Cheshire CW1 6GE

Anti -Wet Sumping Valves availablefrom

Bri-Tie BSA Spares SpecialistCwmsannan House, Llanfynydd, Carms

SA32 7TQ01558 668579

emailbritie.motorcycles@btinternet.com

or mobile 07702 726230 top £36.50 bottom £38.50 inc P&P

This valve (left top)fits Gold Star & Pre-unit singles, A7/A10Twins & “M” BSAs &screws into thecrankcase.

Universal valve.

Practically all thecomponents of theValves are now up-graded to stainlessincluding the circlip,spring & ball which sitson a phosphor bronzevalve seat.

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Please note a change of venue for thisyear’s camp which will be held at the

Kevindale Campsite, Broome, Nr CravenArms SY7 0NT.

Leaving Craven Arms on the B4368,Broome is signposted as a left handturnoff in the village of Aston on Clun,roughly 3 miles from Craven Arms.

This site is quite literally next door toThe Engine & Tender Pub site which

unfortunately has now closed.

The Kangeroo Inn where food & drinkcan be had, is within easy staggeringdistance from the site and is located in

Aston on Clun.

There will be the usual Saturday rideout. Also note that camping fees are

£5.50 per night PER PERSON.

Founders Day July 24th 2011Founders Day is fast becoming one of the biggest events in the old bike calendar and thisyear promises something really special with more clubs attending, bigger and betterautojumble, more ringside events and this year’s ‘theme’ - surely an interest to all - RoadRacing Machines. Taking place on Sunday 24th July this extravaganza is set in the beautifulgrounds of Stanford Hall, close to Lutterworth in Leicestershire, just a few minutes offJunction 20 of the M1 motorway.

Any autojumblers not yet booked contact Chris Grundy on 0116 2888 265, with BrianBrooks (0116 2393 503) your contact for all display machines including clubs, Concours androad racers, also contact Brian for any other queries. For those needing accommodation,concessionary rates have been negotiated at the nearby Holiday Inn in Rugby, contact Julie-Ann Wood 0871 942 9059 to reserve your room.

So, if you love old bikes and want a brilliant day out, make a note in your diary to for the24th, admission is only £6 with £1 for children from 9.00am onward. Check the Tavernerswebsite for more details – www.thetaverners.co.uk, whatever you ride – don’t miss this one!Mick Dawes On behalf of The VMCC TavernersMarch 1st 2011

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CLEVELAND & N YORKS BRANCHCAMPING WEEKEND1st – 3rd JULY 2011

Ugthorpe Lodge Caravan and CampingPark, Ugthorpe, Nr Whitby, YO21 2BE

Large rally field, toilets, showers, smallshop.

£5 pppn.

Pub on site where you can get breakfast(TBC), lunch, dinner, beer etc.For B&B enquiries phone Ugthorpe Lodge Hotel

(01947 840111) Run out on Saturday to North York

Moors or Whitby if wet. Plenty of steephills to test your BSA.

Usual raffle.

Follow A171 Guisborough to Whitbyroad (eastwards) past Scaling Dam andsite is on left just after the left turning to

Ugthorpe village.

BSAOC TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS1920s OHV 350cc singles Vacant, Any volunteers?

Amal Concentric CarbureSor David Drew 1,Yew Tree Close, Goodworth Cla_ord, Andover, Hampshire SP11 7RR David@\eCla_ordDrews.co.uk 01264-357024

A50/A65 pre OIF+ A65 0IF Vacant, Any volunteers?

A65 Oil in Frame Steve Heckford, Meiktila, Polegate Road, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 3PEsteve@rockaround.fsnet.co.uk

A7/10 rigid, plunger & sidecars Dan Pincham Phipps, 9 Little Fretches, Eastwood Road North, Leigh on Sea, Essex SS9 4LYsidstarbsa@yahoo.co.uk

A7/10 swinging arm Colin Toll, 16 Sterndale Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 3HQ0115 972 2043 not after 10pm please

A75 Rocket 3 Brian Greenhaigh, 100 Iona Way, Davyhulme, Manchester M41 7FY

Ariel 3, Bantam D1 D3 D5 John Phelan, 18 Bowshaw, Dronfield, Sheffield S18 6GB

B1 B2 XO C11 C11G C12 Ken Walters, 4 Mountpleasant Street, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire BB5 3EN

B25 B44 B50 John Wallis, Primrose Hill, Green Lanes, Burnham on Crouch, Essex CMO 8PX 07816363262 bsahippy@live.co.uk

Bantam D7 D10 D13 D14 B175 Brin Camps, Trelaggan, Penhale Road, Penwithick, St Austell PL26 8UP

Bantam D7 D10 D13 D14 B175 Andy Lorenz, 31 Rowley Bank, Stafford ST17 9BGandy.lorenz@virgin.net

Beagle C15 B25 B40 B44 Dave Smith, 5 The Colony, Sibford Gower, Banbury, Oxford OX15 5RY

C10/11/10L/11G/12, B31-44 Chris Jefferies, 12 Barton Cross, Horndean, Waterlooville, Hampshire P08 9PQ

Carole Nash Liaison Dave Brady, 15 Silvergate, Blickling, Norwich, Norfolk NRI 1 6NNBSAOCchairman@aol.com

Dandy Rex Webb, 47 Long Road, Comberton, Cambridgeshire CB3 7DG rexwebb@sky.com

ex GPO Bantams John Lawrence, 9 Skiddaw Gardens, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria LA14 4LZ01229 831927 not after 10pm please

Gold Star, Rocket Gold Star, Steve Foden, 113 Holmville Road, Bebington, Wirral. CH63 2PXSpitfire (pre unit)M Series Gerry Start, 58 Vetch Walk, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 7YE

tcm23@mypostoffice.co.uk

Paints and Finishes Polly Palmer, Cwmsannan, Llanfynydd, Carmarthen, Dyfed SA32 7TQbritie.motorcycles@btinternet.com

Show Display Equipment Tom Shuker, 213 Dimsdale Parade West, Wolstanton, Staffordshire ST5 8ED

Sidecar Justin Riggs 48 Bapton Close, Exmouth, Devon EX8 3LQ Tel:01395 277713 (up to 10pm) Mobile:07773459253 email:justinriggs@btinternet.com

Sunbeam Scooters Don Cameron, 25 Caxmere Drive, Wollaton, Nottingham NG8 1GG

Welding & other fabrication methods Graham York, 24 Eastern Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3NNyork.graham@hotmail.com

These members will attempt to answer your questions on the topics listed. Please enclose a SAE when writing and allow twoweeks or more to receive a reply as all TCs are volunteers with other occupations. Please do not phone during antisocial

hours. If you would like to become a Technical Consultant especially for topics not listed please contact the Secretary.

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BSA BAZAAR

1. Small Ads are free for current members of BSAOC and are for the sale/wanted of BSAs and related parts. Theycan be sent by post or email.

2. Adverts for non-members cost £5.00 per insert and must be sent by post with a cheque payable to BSAOC tothe editor.

3. Adverts will NOT appear if you fail to include your membership number.4. Adverts must be no longer than 50 words. Adverts maybe edited, and the Editor cannot guarantee insertion

into a specific issue.5. The Editor does not accept liability for printers' or clerical errors, although every care is taken to avoid mistakes.

Please write legibly.6. Adverts received too late for a particular issue will automatically be inserted in the following issue unless

otherwise instructed.7. Adverts sent by email must be in plain, unformatted text. Attachments can be accepted, but not guaranteed

insertion.8. Sales Ads are the disposal of bikes and parts which are member's personal property.

For SaleBANTAM D10. 1967. taxed tested. great runner.

superb condition. (Photos available contactsibinch@talktalk.net) over £300 spent on mechanicalspares including rebore, piston & rings, primary &secondary chains, gearbox parts, seals & bearings etc. notconcours but pretty close. first £930. Stuart 01623516082 (Notts)

A65 Star 1962 Very early machine and very originalHas SRM rebushed and reground crank plus new forkstanchions and bushes. hand problems force sale. Mot toFeb 012. £3100 Phone Peter on 07903166239 (Worcs )

Bantams, 3off. One D7/D10 rebuilt engine and rollingchassis, needs finishing. One D14 to rebuild. One D14basket case with logbook. Some spares and tools. £750the lot! buyer to collect. Tel Ken 01132687864 [LEEDS]

A65 lightning , red with re-chromed tank , rebuiltengine , re- bored , new pistons , boyer electronicignition & powerbox ,alloy wheels & stainless spokes ,stainless exhaust , c/shaft ground & balanced. Many newparts. £3000. Tel Martin 01536 420859 (Northants)

1971 BSA B50T frame with s/arm and original engineonly. Matching numbers. No V5. Needs a rebuild..£1350.00 firm price, No offers or haggling. Swindon,Wilts area 07792 434650

A65 pre OIF spares all in good consition: 18’ Akrontfront rim: 19” Akront rear with good tyres £50 pair. Dual

Wanted

B31 Plunger 1950 fuel tank in goodcondition also B31 Plunger gearbox. and also120 mph chronometric speedo. Tel BarrieSteel tel: 01926 770123

Metal petrol tank for a 67-69 B44. Slightdamage or dents OK but NO leaks Tel:Gerald 01823 443277 emailgerald.pope555@btinternet.com

For restoration, basket or complete anyC10, C11, C12, C11G, C15; M31 B33, B55 orA7 or A10. Amal carbs for D3 Bantam No223/7 urgently needed, will restor if nec.Basket case british gear boxes Tel Philip 0161740 6106 (Manc’r)

seat with hump and S.S. side stripes £35. Single trials typeseat £20. Twin carb side panels STEEL £65. ReynoldsTriplex P Chain £5. A50 single carb head bare and rockercover £25. AMC reprod dual seat new £20 Tel. Lionel01527 893261 or 07792 678476

C15 1967 & B40 1961 both of which are complete,but garaged for 6 years but ridden until that date. £1250the pair. Tel J W Dare 01905 820508 (Worcester)

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LYFORD CLASSICSERVICES

A & B pre-unit/Gold Star & RGS parts

A VERY COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OFPARTS AVAILABLE

AT VERY COMPETITIVE PRICES

FOR A FRIENDLY RELIABLE SERVICE AND/ORA CATALOGUE/PRICE LIST (FREE IN UK)

Phone : 01773 768900 orFax : 01773 787329 or

E-mail : LCSBSA2003@aol.comwww.lyford-bsa.co.uk

(Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm)

MAIL ORDER ONLY

We accept all major credit and debit cards

OVER 1700 ITEMS STOCKED INCLUDING A SELECTION OF STAINLESS STEEL & QUALITY CNC MACHINEDPARTS, CHAIN, PARTS BOOKS (COPIES OF ORIGINAL

BSA), NUTS & BOLTS, CABLES, GASKETS, TRANSFERS, TOOLS, ACCESSORIES etc.

Red Marley Hill Climb 22nd to 25th AprilGreat Witley in Worcestershire WR6 6JJA pre-65 trial on Easter Sunday and a classic Hill Climb on Easter Monday. Carl Pope currentlyholds the record with a time of 19.53 seconds achieved in 2009 aboard his Cheney BSA.

The Classic Bike Clubs ShowStanford Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6DH on Sunday 29th May 2011

Founders Day Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6DH on 24th July 2011. The theme this year isRoad Racing Machines

Bluebell Railway Vintage Transport Weekend 2011Horsted Keynes Station, Station Approach, Horsted Keynes, West Sussex RH17 7BB 13th/14thAugust

Other Events

South Derbyshire Branch Camp24/25/26th June 2011

South Derbyshire BSAOC are pleased to announce thattheir annual Branch Camp will, once again, be held at ThePlough Public House, Two Dales, Matlock Derbyshire fromFriday 24th June until Sunday 26th.

As with previous years, the full facilities that the Puboffers will be at our disposal; decent beer, great food andwe are very hopeful that last year’s ‘sing song’ will againbe on the menu.

A regular feature of our Camps is the ’Saturday Run’ andwhilst precise details are yet to be finalised, we areextremely hopeful of another expedition through thewilds of Derbyshire. Alan & Giles were successful last yearin guiding the run along what can only be described as‘C’ class roads - complete with fossilised sheep droppings.This year it is rumoured that the spirits of Magellan andMarco Polo (or his brother VW) may put in anappearance!!

You have been warned!!!

WE STOCK OVER 20,000 BSA PARTS FROM BANTAM to ROCKET3SOME STOCK OF TRIUMPH PARTS. LUCAS + WIPAC, AMAL AGENTS

STAINLESS STEEL SPECIAL PARTS, FOR ALL BSAs - over 1200 items.PLUS NUTS, BOLTS, WASHERS. ALL TYPES OF THREAD.

WORKSHOP MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, SPARES LISTS, SERVICE SHEETS, for POSTWAR BSA, many previously unobtainable.

WORKSHOP TOOLS — WIDEST RANGE OF PULLERS andEXTRACTORS for most BSA Applications. MANY EXCLUSIVE TO US

Mail Order Specialists 24hr Despatch —WorldwideService

170 CROSS STREET, SALE CHESHIRE M33 7AQCALL BRIAN OR CHRIS on

0161 969 3850 OPEN 9.30am - 5pm MON-SAT

email lightning-spares@lightning-spares.co.ukwww.lightning-spares.co.uk

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The UK’s Leading Electrical Specialst

New A7 A10 Heavy Duty Dynamo Belt Drives

12 Volt Conversions - Dynamo and Alternator

Dyno Tec Regulators - developed and tested on 150,000 mile BSA. One unit does 6 or 12 volt.

WWW.HAWKERELECTRICAL.CO.UK

Unit A7, Backfield Farm Business Park, Wotton Road, Iron Acton, Bristol BS37 9XD Tel: +44 (0)1454 222934 / email: enquiries@hawkerelectrical.co.uk

GEORGE PREWSPECIALISING IN B31-33, A7-10,

GS-RGS SparesParts made to a quality not down to a price

Magnetic alloy sump plate kits £32, Orig Manu oil pipes p/u, s/arm £32 pr. RGS S/R Orig. H/L shrouds chrome

45-53 17-21, Orig. chrome p/tank caps £11. Clutch Belt Drive Kit and 4 Spring Clutches complete

Badges/Taps etc. Lifting HandlesD/seats and Brackets.

Rep. Girling shocks £60 pr. Fork D/Damper kits £44. Taper roller S/head bearings S/A + A50-65

p/o in frame £44.Hard Chromed Fork Tubes with matched bushes £98.

Auto R/C Mag. Nut, Lucas W/Looms, H/L rims £14. S/L switches 19-1114, Ammeters £19, 564 R/Lights £23,

Patt. Lucas horns & H/L switches19-1666 £24 19-1621 £14 + p&p,

WIPAC Tricon switches. R/C Drive Boxes, Champion S/Plugs, Reynolds Chains.

Orig. manu. G-S-RGS Mudguards. PLG. R/suspension Shroud sets A-B-C-D-M Mods

S/S F-Nuts & Washers, H-Bar bolts, S/D Bottom Plate Oil filters Allen Screw sets etc + much more, please enquire.

The BMS Gold Star Book inc. RGS supplement UK £26, Eu £29, ROW £33 inc p&p. Credit/Debit Cards

accepted, SAE or phone/fax, catalogue free with first order.Callers by appointment. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Sat

Tel: 01763 848763. Fax 01763 849076

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INTERNATIONAL CLUBDIRECTORY

BSAOC of SOUTH AUSTRALIA Ross Edwards, 32 Seacombe Road, Darlington, S Australia 5047BSA M ' CYCLE OWNERS ASSOC . INC. Secretary, P0 Box 2400, 0akleigh Victoria 3166

www.bsa.asn.au/html/club/contacts.htmlBSA CLUB of NEW SOUTH WALES P.O Box 4023 Homebush South NSW 2140 AustraliaBSA OWNERS CLUB BELGIUM Dirk Verelst, Smisstraat 20 bus 1, 9100 St. Niklaas, Belgium

email dirvere@skynet.beBSA CLUB CANADA Mark Smith, British M'cycle Supply, PO Box 119, Wolfville, Nova Scotia,

BOP 1XO, CanadaBSAOC of ONTARIO CANADA Al Mears, 10133 Merrywood Dr., Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada, N0M

1T0 e-mail mears43@hotmail.com DANSK BSA KLUB Steen Christensen, Kronborgvej 91, DK-7700 Thisted

Email: smaasteen@mail.dkBSA CLUB FRANCE Berthelot Thierry, Varaize 17400, Saint Jean D'Angely, FranceCLUB AMICAL DE ISLE DE FRANCE Jean Luc Menard, 15 Rue Jules Cesar, Battilly en Gatinais, 45340 France

email AGMENARD@wanado.frBSA CLUB LUXEMBOURG C/o Gilbert Bredimus, 23 Dreikantonstrooss, L 8352 Dahlem, LuxembourgGERMAN BSA OWNERS CLUB Hans-Dieter Büttner, Westerwaldstraße 22, 56579 Rengsdorf, Mail:

DieterBuettner@gmx.net.BSA OWNERS CLUB ITALY Mauro Di Giovanni, Via Cologno Mon Zese 174, 00135 Roma, ItaliaBSA of THE NETHERLANDS Jan Papendrecht Fazantenlaan 19 212 EA Bennebroek

E-mail: alg-secretaris@bsa-oc.comBSA CLUB NZ Robert Cochrane, Unit 3, 4 Guyton Street, Wanganui, NZ

email: robertc@amcom.co.nzBSA OWNERS CLUB CANTERBURY The Secretary PO Box 2907 Christchurch New Zealand 8140

www.canterburybsaoc.org.nz / secretary@canterburybsaoc.org.nz. BSA OWNERS of NORWAY Per Braaten, Ullevaalsveien 19, 0165 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 90584685

p-braat@online.noBSA0C PORTUGAL Paulo Mendes, Apartado 6060, P-9001-501 Funchal, Portugal.

bsaportugal@hotmail.comSVENSKA BSA KLUBBEN Aspgatan 4, SE - 232 35 Arlov Sweden, email: info.swe@bsaoc.org Web:

www.bsaoc.org/sweBSA OWNERS of SWITZERLAND Hansruedi von Reding, email hrvr@kfnmail.chCLUB BSA of URUGUAY Javier Marino: Luis Alberto de Herrera 27941202, Montevideo, UruguayBSA CLUB of NEW ENGLAND BiIl Litant, 276 Reed Farm Road, Boxborough Mass 01719, USABSA OWNERS CLUB OHIO VALLEY C.A. Francy, PO Box 23,Toronto, Ohio 43964, USANORTH CALIFORNIA Don Danmeier PO Box 594, Novato CA 94948, USASOUTH CALIFORNIA Mavis Mushaney 14140 Estero Rd. Victorville. CA. 92392 9768

email thepiledarms@hotmail.comBSA CLUB BOHEMIA Jindrich Drbohlav. M.Cibulkove 24/335 140 00 Praha 4. Czech Republic.BSA CLUB AUSTRIA Martin Prinoth, Roseggerstr14, A-6850Dornbirn,AUSTRIA.

email:Martin.Prinoth@soplar.chBSAOC INDONESIA c/o Enda Kurniawan, Puri Hijau Regency , Jl. Puri Asri VI No. 6, Toyomerto,

Kramat Watu, Serang, Banten, INDONESIA , 42161email info@bsaoi.org

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2011

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MMaayy 66tthh –– 88tthh **SSoouutthh CChheesshhiirree CCaammpp2200tthh –– 2222nndd **WWeesstt YYoorrkksshhiirree2200tthh -- 2222nndd **SSoouutthh WWeesstt WWaalleess CCaammpp

JJuunnee 33tthh –– 55tthh **OOppeenn DDaayy && RRaallllyy1100tthh –– 1122tthh **NNoorrffoollkk CCaammpp2244tthh –– 2266tthh **SSoouutthh DDeerrbbyysshhiirree CCaammpp

JJuullyy 11sstt –– 33rrdd **CClleevveellaanndd && NN..YYoorrkkss CCaammpp11sstt –– 33rrdd **NN..SSttaaffffss wweeeekkeenndd hheelldd wwiitthh UUttttooxxeetteerr SShhooww88tthh –– 1100tthh 11000000 BBiikkeess FFeessttiivvaall1166tthh –– 2233rrdd **IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall RRaallllyy

AAuugguusstt 55tthh ---- 77tthh **HHaammppsshhiirree BBrraanncchh CCaammpp1122tthh –– 1144tthh **EEaasstt MMiiddllaannddss CCaammpp1199tthh –– 2211sstt **MMaanncchheesstteerr CCaammpp

SSeepptteemmbbeerr 99tthh –– 1111tthh **WWaarrrriinnggttoonn SSuummmmeerr CCaammpp1166tthh -- 1188tthh **WWiillttsshhiirree CCaammpp2233rrdd –– 2255tthh **IIssllee ooff WWiigghhtt

OOccttoobbeerr 77tthh –– 99tthh **EEaasstt LLoonnddoonn

NNoovveemmbbeerr 66tthh **MMeemmbbeerrss’’MMeeeettiinngg1111tthh –– 1133tthh CCllaassssiicc MMoottoorr SShhooww,,NNEECC1188tthh -- 2200tthh AAnnnnuuaall AAwwaarrddss WWeeeekkeenndd

Events marked with an asterisk are officially recognised BSAOC events at which attendancepoints are awarded.

The BSA Owners' Club National Executive Committee accepts no liability for any loss, injury, or other occurrence at any eventorganised by, or on behalf of, the National Committee of the BSA Owners' Club.

Events marked with an asterisk are officially recognised BSAOC events at which attendance points are awarded.Neither the BSA Owners Club Committee nor the Editor or contributors to the STAR magazine shall be held liable for any accident,

injury or death which may occur from a reader or member altering or modifying their, or someone else’s machine as a result of readingan article or tip in the magazine from one of it’s contributors or technical advisors. Suggestions are given in good faith but it is essentialfor the person making any modification that they satisfy themselves that component parts and modifications are suitable for purpose.

National Club Branch & Group AddressesBEDS, BUCKS Dennis Boatwright 20 St Anne’s Road, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 9EAE-Mail:dennis@isamenace.fsnet.co.uk& NORTHANTS HQ: The Globe, Long Street, Hanslope, Bucks. (2nd Wednesday monthly)BIRMINGHAM Phil Bull, 494 Barrows Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham. B26 3BH. 01217 439831

Bsaocbirmingham@aol.com HQ.The Blue Bell, Earlswood. (2nd Sunday 12p.m.)BRISTOL Contact: Nick Crook, 01225 859206

HQ: The Butchers Arms, Bath Road, Longwell Green. (2nd Tuesdays 8.30pm)CORNWALL Brin Camps, Trelaggan, Penhale Rd, Penwithick, St.Austell, Cornwall PL26 8VP

HQ: Blue Anchor, Fraddon,(1st Thurs), Sawles Arms, Carthew, (3rd Thurs)CLEVELAND & Tony Outhwaite,19, Rounton Grove, Fairfield, Stockton-on-Tees TS19 7QL tony.g.outhwaite@sabic-

europe.comN.YORKS HQ: Blacksmiths Arms, Preston Lane, Prestonle Skerne, NewtonAycliffe (Every Weds 8pm)EAST LONDON Sheila Martin, 105, Valence Ave, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1TR

HQ: Shackleton Scout Hall, Moredon Rd, Chadwell Heath. (Fridays from 8.30pm)EAST MIDS Malcolm Burley, 14 Attfield Drive, Whetstone, Leicestershire. LE8 6NE

HQ:The Red Admiral163 Station Rd Broughton Astley, leicestershire LE9 6PU (Every Mon 7.45pm) EAST SUSSEX Martin Guiver, Highfield, Oakhurst Rd, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0JL, - Tel 01424 774095

HQ: The White Hart, Lower Horsebridge, Hailsham, East Sussex (1st &3rd Wednesday at 19.30)FENLAND Trevor Bullen, 21 St Johns Close, Needingworth, St Ives, Cambs. PE27 4TT trevor.bullen9@virginmedia.com

HQ: The White Swan, Elsworth Road, Conington, Cambs. (Every Tuesday 8pm)HAMPSHIRE Mike Hutchings, 7 Oldenburg, Whitely, Fareham, Hants, P015 7EJ. hantsbsa@yahoo.co.uk Tel: 01489 880552

HQ: The Bold Forrester, Soberton Heath. Hampshire. (1st & 3rd Thursdays)KENT Terry Soan, 139 Queenborough Road, Halfway, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. 01795 665680

HQ Red Lion at Herne Hill 1st & 3rd Thurs, The Cock Inn, Luddesdown. 2nd & 4th Thurs at 8.00pm Email - tssoan@btinternet.com

MANCHESTER Ray Greenhalgh, 47 Folly Lane, Swinton, Manchesrer M27 0DE HQ: Urmston Social Club,13 Old CroftsBank, Urmston, M’chester (Weds @ 8:30pm) www.manchesterbeezers.piczo.com

NORFOLK Sue Monk, 7 Horseshoe Close, Norwich. NR5 OSF. 01603 743211 – norfolkbeezas@yahoo.co.ukHQ: Kings Head, Blofield, Norfolk (1st & 3rd Tuesdays)

NENE & WELLANDHQ: The Exeter Arms, Helpston, Cambridgeshire, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays – 8.00pm

NORTH EAST lan McGregor, 27 Meadow Rd. Monkseaton. Tyne & Wear. NE25 8NB. iantpol@tiscali.co.ukHQ: Melton Constable, Seaton Sluice (1st & 3rd Thursdays, 8.45pm)

NORTH STAFFS Colin Podmore, The Bungalow, Idlerocks, Moddershall, Stone. ST15 8RR. colin.podmore@mypostoffice.co.uk HQ: The Railway Inn, Norton Bridge, Stone ST15 0NT. (1st Tues & 3rd Thurs).

SOUTH Bill Hignett, Moss Farm, Norley, Frodsham, Cheshire. WA6 8PL Tel: 01928-787214CHESHIRE HQ; The Whipping Stocks, On A50 between Knutsford and Holmes Chapel. (2nd Tues last Thurs 7.30pm)

Email cheshirebsa@rocketmail.comSOUTH Ray Burgess-Lowe, 19 Dovedale Ave, Long Eaton, Nottingham. NG10 3HP.DERBYS HQ: The White Hart, Aston on Trent. (Wednesdays from 8pm). ray@southderbyshirebsa.org SOUTH WEST Richie Williams, 22 Maes Deri, Winch Wen, Swansea SA1 7LW. crosseyedmole@ntlworld.com WALES HQ: The Abadam Arms, Porthrhyd (on the A48) (2nd & 4th Thurs)ST. ALBANS Graharn Kingstone, 17 Ullswater Drive, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 7QR.

HQ: The Engineer, St, John’s Road, Harpenden. (2nd & 4th Monday).SUFFOLK & John Walker, Brooklands, 223 Bures Rd, Gt: Cornard, Sudbury.CO10 OJQ.ESSEX BORDERS HQ: The ‘Live and Let Live’, Millers Lane, Colchester (2nd Monday)THAMES VALLEY Ian Shilling, 19 Willow Green, West End, Woking GU24 9HR bsaocthamesvalley@live.co.uk

HQ: (2nd and 4th Mon) The FourHorseshoes, Long Sutton, RG27 1TAWARRINGTON Paul Smith, pberllan@aol.com

HQ: The Antrobus Arms. Antrobus. Cheshire (Thursdays at 8pm)WEST SUSSEX Piers Richardson, piersrichardson@btinternet.com

HQ'The Shelley Arms' Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex RH12 3JU.. 2nd Thurs 7.30pmWEST Dave Lloyd c/o Shoulder of Mutton. Methley Road, Castleford.YORKSHIRE HQ: ‘Shoulder of Mutton’, Methley Road, Castleford. (Every Thursday 8.30pm)WILTSHIRE Graham Jackson, 111 Heronscroft, Covingham, Swindon. SN3 5AW

HQ : South Cerney Angling Club, off Spine Road South Cerney (2nd Tues, monthly)The White Hart, Wroughton, Nr Swindon (4th Tues, monthly)

WYRE FOREST Ross Webb, 125 Beeches Rd, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 5JBHQ. The Blount Arms, Nr. Cleobury Mortimer. (Tues weekly 8pm - ride outs in Summer expt. 1st Tue)

ISLE OF WIGHT* Charlie Rackett, 48, New Street, Newport, Isle of Wight. PO30 1PX. 01983 529607charlierackett@btinternet.com HQ, The White Lion Arreton. (2nd monday from 8pm).

NORTH WALSALL*HQ, The Railway, Pelsall. (3rd Wednesday from 7.30)

PLYMOUTH John Deacon, 75 Efford Road, Higher Compton, Plymouth. PL3 6NG.& DIST* HQ: Parkway, Ernesettle Lane, Plymouth on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays.

*Group Members welcome at all meetings