RealClassic – August 2019

16 I AUGUST 2019 More old bikes online: Real-Classic.co.uk

BEST BEESA

TheB31 which appeared inRC in 2015,being

road-testedby FrankW,now resides with me

in Cumbria.It still runswell and alwaysputs

asmile onmy faceeventhough itcould not

pull skin offaricepud (yum).It lives in the

shed with itsfellowBSA, an A10GoldenFlash.

Ipurchased the B31 from Chrisat Venture

Classics,along day’sride fromCumbria.All

I’ve done is cleanita nd replacethe light

lenses andthe frontrim. It ridesfantastic.

Idonot in tend to restor eittowithin

an inch (or should it becentimet re)ofi ts

lifebecauseIlike thewayitl ooks,battle

scars and all.Ijust maintain andreplace

things when needed.Ifa nyone is in the

area of Silloth in Cumbria near year,atthe

beginning of June thereisareally good

vintagerally with free entryand camping.

TomHalls,RCmember

That wasagreat bike. Iremember itwell.

B31s arereally good,likealot of 350 singles

of their time: gently tuned,relaxed andvery

comfortable.You’vegot acracker!FrankW

TEENAGE

DREAMS

In the mid-1970s the Honda CB750/4wasthe

ultimatein credibilityinmyeyes.Sparks from

the exha ust groundin gasthey went round

the corner in to St Mary’s Street,thatglorious

wail of four cylinders.Commandos,Tridents

and Rocket 3swerestill glamorous,but the

Hondawassomething else.

Threeyears ago,Igot to ride onearound

Corsica, along with an A10 and A65, and

aHinckleyBonnie .Stepping offtheA10,

Ithoughtthe Hondawould beahandful,

but whatasweet-natured pussycatitwas.

Smooth, civilised,never -endin grevs... It

wasobvious whyitc hanged thecourse of

motorcycling.

MarkBailey, member

FORKHANDLES

This concerns theBSA B25and Triumph T25,
as describedacouple ofyears ago in the
magazine.The BSAhas nakedforksbut the
Triumph isfitted withfork gaiters.Ihave a
Triumph TR5T andIwanttofitgaiters,but as
youare awaretheynever had them as standard.
Ibelievethe forksare identical to the T25’s.
Ihavesearched parts books,etc,but
cannotfind apartnumber.Can youtell me
please,whatgaiters arefitted to your T25? Is
thereasource or apartnumber?
Many thanksforany help or guidance,
PhilBooth, member

Thereare severalgaiters which willfitthose
forks.Lookfor partnumber 97-1510.Anda
small gentleword of advice: buyreputable
parts fromareputable dealer,that waythey
should lastalong time.Those on our T25SS are
LF Harriscomponents and aremaybe15years
old now. Cheap versions haveatendencytof all
apartafter averyshorttime.FrankW