BSA-Best Scrap Available

That's pretty much what it comes down after stripping the rolling chassis down to just a few parts remaining.

Everything else that was taken off seems to be OK though the wiring has seen better days and is now gonna see the inside of the bin.

Before:                                                                                            

This is what Vicky looked like when I first got her and brought her home.

This after getting her up on the bench and taking a couple of parts

off of her...not a pretty sight is it?  

Every so often I'd go out to the shed and take a few parts off, but would forget to take the digi camera or had dead batteries, so there's no shots during work in progress. Sorry about that, put it down to enthusiasm.

But everything you see from the front on has been stripped off. Even did some sanding of the battery tray, tool box, footrest hangers, head steady and a couple of small brackets before spraying with primer.

On Sunday, I'll get in and take some piccies of how it looks now as well as the primered parts.

I mentioned last about a classic bike magazine from here in the US. I saw it on the newstand at the local chain bookstore and had a quick look see.

The mag, Motorcycle Classics, surprisingly isn't too bad. I thought that it'd be full of Nipponese faire but was pleased to see an article concerning BSAs. Last month on the cover was a Triumph X75 Hurricane, one of the most beautiful creations known to man. This month there was a write-up about....drumroll....BSA B44 Victor Specials.

So this looks like it might be something to compliment the other mags that I pick up each month.

Also related to this magazine is a linky thing in the on-line version. I'm not to savvy on doing the cut-n-paste of links and what not so you'll have to follow along with this part.

Anyway,  in one of the heading, "Destinations" (I think), click  on that and then scroll down to "Real Men Ride Singles". Click on that and read a write-up by Phillip Tooth (from England) about the 2009 British Singles Run.

This is something that I mentioned earlier at the beginning of the blog that happens every October. Read the story and look at the photo gallery to get a small idea of what it's like to ride in west Texas. 

Even though it is October, it's still quite warm and some of the pictures can convey the openess and vastness of the area.

I was going to give this years Run a go, but then I got Vicky, so have put participation off until next year when Amelia the  Starfire should be up and running then. 

Eureka....I just had a BRILLANT idea! In an earlier posting I commented on the differences between riding in the UK and here. Maybe GBC or SFB can give nice clear and concise instructions on how to do this but if anyone wants to submit piccies and a brief write-up of riding classics in their own locale and then post them on GBC, SFB or my blogs, we can all maybe "see" where and how we all ride. A comparison of sorts between the Highlands and west Texas or California and England, that type of thing. That's if it's agreeable with them and anyone reading of course.