BSA Owners Club Forum

The BSAOC now has a pretty decent looking forum - you can either access it via the main BSAOC UK site, found here:
BSAOC UK
or I have added a link at the top right hand side of this page.

Check it out!

BSA Victor 92 HOH - update

I don't know if anyone remembers this post?  Does anyone read this blog? Is there anybody out there?

http://northstaffsexhaustnotes.blogspot.com/2010/02/bsa-victor-92-hoh.html

I've just read in Old Bike Mart that the BSA Victor outfit has been traced - hopefully, more of the story will follow in OBM.  Nice to have a happy ending!

MERRY CHRISTMAS.....

...AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

to all of you!

Telford Off-Road and Road Racing Show 12-13 Feb 2010

Alan Wright has emailed me some details of the show:
"The special guests are more than just interesting. The main two amongst many present  are Peter Williams and Jeff Smith.  Peter the AJS ,Tom Arter, Norton   legend  was technically so far ahead of his time. His machine collection  will be there alongside so many other Road  racing machines. Jeff the World moto cross champion in 1964 and 1965,now resident in Wisconsin USA  is Charismatic, informative and as witty and sharp as ever. A collection of his championship winning machines is proceeding well! There is a dinner in his honour at which he will regale the audience of  190 people in the Holiday Inn on the Saturday night. A booking form is attached .

Other guests include Stan Dibben, the world champion sidecar passenger to the great Eric Oliver.Pete Mathia –ex GP and now still a regular Twin Shock winner . Dave Grant the manager of Graham Noyce Stefan Everts and “Magoo” Chandler. Brian  Wheeler, another GP moto cross man, who lots of people have opinions on –and who  has plenty to respond with!Yrjo vesterinen brings his 3 w/c winning Bultacos. As ever Sammy Miller is coming, this time  with his famous Ariel GOV132 and bringing along both Gordon Jackson and the very machine on which Gordon  won the SSDT  in 1961 -50 yrs on! Sam and Gordon will both be on the microphones –Sam on Road racing in the fifties –Gordon on the SSDT .   A winters tale many times over!

 Please try and support the show that aims to provide an authentic and exciting recollection of the heydays of past competition. We aim to be a lot more than a collection of Tool stands and tins of Wd 40 !"

You can find more details on the show website:
http://www.classicoffroadshow.com/

Note that one of the main themes of the show is "BSA Factory Machines" !

Alan has sent me the forms for entering a motorcycle in the show and also the details for booking the "Jeff Smith dinner" so if anyone is interested, please email me on hazel@hazelclarke.orangehome.co.uk

Foxfield Railway Autumn Steam Gala 24 October 2010

Some piccies:

Slideshow

Foxfield Railway Steam Gala 23-24 October 2010

http://www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk/Latest/The%20Autumn%20Steam%20Gala.htm

Saving the "Old BSA" building

This should be of interest but you need to act quickly as the deadline is Monday 25 October 2010.

---- Original Message ----- From: Bsatrust.org Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:47 AM Subject: Saving the 'Old BSA' building We're trying to save the historic 'Old BSA' building in Armoury Road, Birmingham. To help achieve this, a few of us recently set up the 'BSA Trust' www.BsaTrust.org (clickable link at foot of post) English Heritage are currently processing an application to get the building Listed - and it would help if we can get some emails supporting the Listing quoting case reference 171477. The email address for support emails to English Heritage is Jill.Guthrie@english-heritage.org.uk Or write to:- Jill Guthrie Senior Heritage Protection Adviser (West) English Heritage, 29 Queen Square, Bristol BS1 4ND Tel. 01460 282955 / 07788 994419 It would be great if you could muster as much support as possible from amongst BSAOC members - anyone else who wants to protect the surviving history of BSA. It's pretty urgent as we've only got until Monday 25 October to get messages of support to English Heritage. All the best Ian Rock MRICS Chartered Surveyor / Author Kiln House Duck Lane Ludgershall Aylesbury Bucks HP18 9XZ 01844 238866 fax 01844 238788

Link: www.bsatrust.org/