So this is the story of my 1953 BSA B33, a 500cc single cylinder, hard tail product of the Birmingham Small Arms company. I bought it from BIR brother Neil "Morto Maniac" Olsen, making a trip out to Missoula to pick it up. Overall, everything looks pretty good for being 57 years old and sitting in a barn for God know how long. Engine kicks over, but theres not enough bits there yet to see if she'll start. I've done a general cleaning, started inspecting the engines guts, flushed the oil tank and lines, and pulled the clutch apart. The clutch was pretty shot, so I am in the process of collecting the parts to rebuild it. Unfortunately, I have about 1,000 other projects fighting for my time, so its slow going with the BSA, but I'll keep plugging away. I would really like to have her on the road this summer, w'll see. Check back for updates and pictures as I move it along....
How she looked when I first saw her
Mocked up in my carport. Probably gonna look a lot like this when she's done.
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