Before and after shots

These parts have been soaked in degreaser and glass-bead blasted. What a difference! I can't wait start putting it back together. Nice work Kevin!

Purchased Parts

Here are photos of the parts I purchased. The second engine is in the plastic bags as they were just cleaned up!

Street Scrambler

After ordering the BSA CD of manuals we are have determined that I have the parts for a 1971 BSA B25SS (Street Scrambler). I am happy to know now what we are dealing with and with the manuals be able to tell what we are missing for it. The picture shows what the original SS looked like. I already know a few modifications I would like to make - different handle bars, muffler, tank paint scheme and more I'm sure.

My BSA

I saw my first BSA on the way to a zine fair a few months back. It is a 250 and lives on Agricola street in Halifax. I often drive along there just to get a glimps of it, I'd love to get a photo of it for a keep sake. It started my interest in British Motorcycles.

My boyfriend Kevin is a motorcycle junkie, loves the British bikes and some of the older Japanese bikes. He grew up around motorcycles, riding dirt bikes and is currently restoring a 1970 Triumph Trophy and a 1984 Interceptor. He was with me when I stumbled across the BSA and helped feed my interest for the lovely vintage bikes.

Since then I have been stalking British Cycle Supply Company in hopes that a BSA would come up for sale in Nova Scotia. I haven't found one yet but I did come across a BSA project for sale on kijiji for a thousand dollars and took Kevin out to Grand Pre to check it out. 3 frames (2 OIF), 2 engines, 2 tanks and lots of other goodies, enough to put togeather one bike. I shook on the lot of it and showed up a week later with a cargo van, cash in hand and drove a way the owner of a BSA - or technically speaking BSA parts.

This blog is going to be a restoration/rebuild journal for my project. Lots of pictures and links that go along with my experience. The purpose is mainly just a record of the experience for myself but I welcome any visitors to read and comment if you please!