Bsa Van

[Pete (Sloperman)]

MOT booked for 4pm Monday.

A tiny weep on the petrol tank resulted in me taking it off to investigate.

21 pin prick holes found under tiny bubbles in the paint (probably a godsend???)

21 holes soldered up

Tank temporarily re painted. Plan is to make a new one over the winter

The original 6 volt dynamo is DEAD Off to my pal near Boston to see what he can do

Anyway it runs and it drives and I have a video of that first drive

I'm fitting the fabric roof now and working through a snag list.

[The Mighty Gusset]

There was a cream and green BSA three-wheeler down at the BSAOC annual camp yesterday.

So of course I had to wander over and ask :
"I bet you know Sloperman Pete !"
"Ja ! I know him ! I haf nefer met, but I talk on phone !"
I assume he was German, as his car had a foreign plate and a "D" country sticker.

Hazel will probably have photos.

[Pete (Sloperman)]

Yep, I know a German chap with a 3 wheeler. He was at the BSAFWD club National Rally

I'm hoping to get down to Bedfordshire in the van next Friday.

There's a Royal Enfield camp going on and my pal is organising it.

I've located another dynamo nearby in Biggleswade so hopefully I'll kill 2 birds with one stone.

[The Mighty Gusset]

He did say he'd been at that rally - so does that mean he has met you ?

I forgot to ask him what the German TUV folk made of his BSA - I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he's not allowed to drive it on German roads.

Biggleswade _ Isn't that a famous flying tennis player ?

[ClassicMcNut]

Read all the Biggles books when I was a kid.Captain WE Johns (he wasn't a Capt, just called himself that) As I got older I wondered about Biggles's relationship with Ginger but then thought "Nahhhhhhh not with a Ginge"

[Pete (Sloperman)]

He did say he'd been at that rally - so does that mean he has met you ?

Yep I've met him at the National for the last 3 years. Nice chap to talk to. Had lunch by the canal with him and his frauline this year. My mum was German so I sprecken the old Deutsch a bit

[Pete (Sloperman)]

Well it's finished and ready for MOT on Monday. I fitted the fabric roof this morning and did various fettlin' jobs, greasing, adjusting brakes etc.

Pictures and a short video below. Click 'em bigger...................





Watch the video here....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6mpD_WtNZ0

[Old Codger]

Very nice!
Rather quaint commentary too.

[ClassicMcNut]

Excellant job Pete, what more can one add, a credit to all your hard work.
Well done

[spitfiregoggles]

That looks and sounds great Pete, loved the commentary too!