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What was that about ‘once bitten’? it didn’t apply to Phillip Rashleigh. After a bad Britbike experience in the 1980s he’s come back for a re-match… I guess I had better start at the beginning and then move onto where I have got to, and then head to where I am going to finish. Like…

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In the first episode, Stephen Dunne left the UK on his D14/4 to tackle a three-month tour of Europe. In Yugoslavia, the Bantam turns out to be good for business… Back in England I had been corresponding with well-known Italian BSA man, Giorgio Lanza of Genoa. He invited me to stay with him on my…

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20 years ago, Stephen Dunne threw caution to the wind and set off around mainland Europe on an 8500 mile journey which would turn out to be the best time of his life… Whilst consuming beer at a very excellent weekend in Belgium, the discussion moved on to a chap who had ridden over from…

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We’ve heard Shaun’s story about his Beesa’s rebuild, but now Mike The (Geordie) Mechanic tells the tale of the engine’s internals…… I thought I’d fill in some of the gaps in Shaun’s A10 engine rebuild story… of course, this is only my side of the story and so all of the events are true and…

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Fancy a challenge? RealClassic Clubman Graham (Man Of Many Doughnuts) certainly did. He bought a single cylinder Beesa as a bit of a restoration project. Actually, it turned out to be quite a lot of a restoration project… To look at the gleaming machine in this picture you’d never think that it spent an awful…

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We left Shaun Gibbons with his A10 stripped-down, and awaiting a complete engine rebuild at the hands of a kindly Geordie named Mike. Enter the engineer… Christmas had been and gone, and my wait for engine parts and services was nearly over. Newman Cams said ‘come and get it’, so I did. Next on the…

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Shaun Gibbons (AKA the Kent Correspondent) covered over 40,000 miles on his Beesa, and knew its engine needed some serious attention. With the help of other BSAOC members, that was just what it got… It all started about six years ago. I owned a B40 which would always get you there but NEVER home again.…

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Not all restorations are accomplished in one fell swoop. Dean Southall’s Beezer has been steadily reconditioned over the years – until it got to be so good that it won its class at the 2003 Stinkwheel Show… When I bought the 650 for £1500 it had been restored about 10 years previously, used a little…

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If the pace of modern life is getting too much for you, then a 50 year old Gold Flash might just come to your rescue. Alex Woodard has indeed been rescued, and in so many interesting ways… Where will I be rescued from this weekend? This is my beautiful big Beesa, a 1953 A10 Golden…

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Richard Green’s money was meant to be spent on a Gold Star. But he ended up with twice as much motor as he originally expected, and now rides a show-winning Beezer twin… ‘I was looking for a 500 single’ says Richard, ‘but when I came across this A65, looking great, in excellent condition, and mechanically…

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