Lot details Registration No: 302 BLJ Frame No: D7.29199 Engine No: ED7B24182 cc: 175 MOT Expiry Date: None
As well as making the legendary Gold Star four-stroke single-cylinder model, which was successful both as a cafe racer for the road as well as a popular steed for the private owner wanting to take part in the Clubmans TT on the Isle of Man, their Bantam two-stroke singles of 125cc and then 175cc capacity proved to be a great hit with those wanting motorised transport on a tight budget.
With the motor owing much to the design of the German DKW of the late 1930s, the Bantam D1 first appeared as a stark 125cc model in June 1948, when it cost £60. During a production run, spanning about twenty years, the commuting bike, which also proved popular with weekend riders, was regularly updated and uprated. As a result of the sales achieved, commercially, the Bantam has most probably been the most successful BSA model ever made.
The Bantam D7 offered here first left the BSA Small Heath, Birmingham works in 1963 and, with 28,275 miles recorded, passed to the National Motor Museum Trust in May 1980, when it went straight on display in the exhibition halls at Beaulieu. Due to space restrictions in the Museum, however, 302 BLT has spent recent years in storage. Current condition of frame and cycle parts is described as fair and the 175cc single-cylinder bike should respond well to some tidying.
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