Bsa Bantam Bible: All Models 1948-1974 by Peter Henshaw (English) Paperback Book

Bsa Bantam Bible

by Peter Henshaw

THE definitive book of the BSA Bantam, a simple commuter bike that thousands learnt to ride on. The book includes year-by-year specifications, colour schemes and engine/frame numbers. Also contains a guide to buying a secondhand Bantam and details of Bantam clubs and specialists. The essential Bantam companion!

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Publisher Description

The BSA Bantam is one of the definitive postwar British bikes, perhaps THE definitive British lightweight built after World War II. It was certainly the most popular, with over 400,000 built over a 23-year production run - in the first four years, production broke all records. Yet it would die a lingering death, production fizzling out in the early 1970s as a neglected model of a manufacturer more concerned with building big, fast road-burning bikes. The Bantam might never have happened without World War II. The prewar DKW RT125 was offered to the Allies as reparations, taken up and produced in the USA, USSR, even Japan! In East Germany it was revived as the MZ, and in Britain it surfaced publicly in 1948 as the BSA Bantam, a very simple little 123cc two-stroke, with rudimentary electrics, no rear suspension and a lot of charm.The little bike became part of Britain's social history. Thousands of people learnt to ride on a Bantam, or had their first pillion experience on one, or rode one delivering telegrams for what was the GPO.Although many of those learners progressed to bigger, faster bikes, then gave up two wheels for family life, they won't have forgotten the Bantam, which explains why there's such a thriving Bantam community to this day - the club, the racing club, the spares specialists, and restorers, owners and riders all over the country.
This might not be Britain's most glamorous motorcycle, its fastest or most flamboyant, but the Bantam is probably the most loved.

Author Biography

Peter Henshaw has had an enthusiasm for anything with wheels from an early age - from bicycles to 500hp tractors. He was Editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure for five years before going freelance, and now contributes to a wide range of transport magazines including MSL, TAG, A to B and Tractor, as well as The Telegraph. Peter has also written over 30 books, including 10 about bikes, and is an all-year-round motorcyclist who does not own a car.

Table of Contents

Introduction & acknowledgements1 Origins2 D1: starting out3 D3: good morning, Major4 D5: Super Bantam5 D7: was bigger better?6 D10: high-compression, short-lived7 D14/4: brave face, troubled family8 B175: the final Bantam9 Make it fly!10 Adventure by Bantam11 Living with a BantamAppendices1 Model profiles2 Road test data3 Year-by-year changes4 Bantam contacts5 Engine/frame numbersIndex

Review

A must for all Bantamites. Banter It really is a Bible to believe in! Old Bike Mart This bible will be of significant interest to anyone who owns a Bantam or is considering acquiring one in the future, or indeed any BSA enthusiast who is keen to expand their knowledge of BSA motorcycles. Another contender for the Christmas wish list no less! The Star (BSA Owners Club UK). No other motorcycle was copied so frequently, the DKW RT 125 showed. The British edition called Bantam existed from 1948 of BSA. Like the Harley-Davidson Scat presented in this CURVE based its production on reparations claims of the victorious powers of the Second World War. Some Bantam subsequently found their way to Germany. Peter Henshaw informs in English language about the model history that lasted until 1971, so the predicate "Bible" is not out of thin air.- www.sidecar-news.de.

Long Description

The BSA Bantam is one of the definitive postwar British bikes, perhaps THE definitive British lightweight built after World War II. It was certainly the most popular, with over 400,000 built over a 23-year production run 'e" in the first four years, production broke all records. Yet it would die a lingering death, production fizzling out in the early 1970s as a neglected model of a manufacturer more concerned with building big, fast road-burning bikes. The Bantam might never have happened without World War II. The prewar DKW RT125 was offered to the Allies as reparations, taken up and produced in the USA, USSR, even Japan! In East Germany it was revived as the MZ, and in Britain it surfaced publicly in 1948 as the BSA Bantam, a very simple little 123cc two-stroke, with rudimentary electrics, no rear suspension and a lot of charm.The little bike became part of Britain's social history. Thousands of people learnt to ride on a Bantam, or had their first pillion experience on one, or rode one delivering telegrams for what was the GPO. Although many of those learners progressed to bigger, faster bikes, then gave up two wheels for family life, they won't have forgotten the Bantam, which explains why there's such a thriving Bantam community to this day 'e" the club, the racing club, the spares specialists, and restorers, owners and riders all over the country. This might not be Britain's most glamorous motorcycle, its fastest or most flamboyant, but the Bantam is probably the most loved.

Review Quote

"Poetry in motion, useful appendices including frame numbers and details of model changes." - Classic Bike

Details ISBN1845849965 Author Peter Henshaw Pages 160 Publisher Veloce Publishing Ltd Year 2016 ISBN-10 1845849965 ISBN-13 9781845849962 Format Paperback Media Book Edition 2nd Revised edition Imprint Veloce Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Dorset Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 629.2275 Illustrations 136 Colour 23 Mono Birth 1962 Publication Date 2016-07-15 Short Title The BSA Bantam Bible Series Bible Language English Subtitle All Models 1948-1974 Audience General/Trade

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• Condition: New
• ISBN-13: 9781845849962
• Type: NA
• Publication Name: NA
• ISBN: 9781845849962
• Publication Year: 2016
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Book Title: The Bsa Bantam Bible
• Item Height: 250mm
• Author: Peter Henshaw
• Publisher: Veloce Publishing LTD
• Topic: Motorcycles
• Item Width: 207mm
• Item Weight: 653g
• Number of Pages: 160 Pages

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