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That was great to watch, I have just put an offer in on a B31 which wil need a complete restoration so this has been invaluable, I'm a bit of a restoration newbie so appreciate seeing it done well. Now for part 2

Thank you for sharing this, very useful information. I’m delighted you finally got it sorted, it was quite upsetting tom hear of your woes.

What happened with the crack in the head?

When you buy an old bike that have a "rebuilt" engine always take it apart and check it!

Thank you for your lovely video, I really enjoyed it. I am going to Gladstonebury for the first time very soon and really looking forward to it. It looks amazing.

Hi, that is a spring which is part of the slip clutch

I'll bet those instructions are on the internet

AT 18.00 YOU THOUT NOT IN GEAR BUT BSA GEARS NOT CLACCING LIKE MODERN BIKES !

I don't think I've ever seen such incompetence, you lot need to leave what you don't understand well alone, if you think your small end bush can stick a magnet you really need to stay out of engine internals, Chris's words say it all

How is the B33 now?

There's another video later in the year when things go wrong again with this poor guy (and the poorer!) receiving shoddy service , with expensive hard lessons learnt. My sympathies. Old vehicles are sometimes a money pit.

But what was the problem? Had you timed it incorrectly or was it fuel related ie the carb jets gummed up with modern fuel, or needle valve stuck??

Great work Peter, just about to rebuild my A10 plunger gearbox, finished the engine earlier in the year, that first start is a buzz innit!

Have a British Motorcycle and you don't must ask for scence of live....

Peter the look on yer face when she starts is priceless, enjoyed the videos THANKS

Love your videos mate! Just subscribed to your channel! Very best wishes from a fellow brit bike fan 👍🏽👍🏽😎👌🏽🇬🇧

Hello sir,I have a guestion about a dynamo from bsa m20

Thank you for sharing your weekend in Glastonbury!

Hi Peter, great video but you forgot to mention the most important thing! who was it who bodged your crank and ripped you off?

Really enjoying your relaxed and humble style. Is that an export style rear light unit? I have recently bought a similar bike with no history, a fibreglass tank and Starfire stickers. But it's looking like it was originally an off road export model as it has a sumpguard bracket and folding footrests but doesn't have centrestand lugs. Also has high level exhaust lugs on the frame under the seat. I managed to borrow Rupert Ratio's books and they have greatly helped to identify the bike. The frame number starts with LV which doesn't relate to the BSA code for month and year either. I won't be restoring mine either and as these bikes are fairly plentiful and not worth a fortune I wouldn't feel bad about making it into a tidy bitsa (sorry, custom classic) with all the parts I like on it. Good luck.

Way back in 1970 my dream bike was a Barracuda - Starfire , used to go to the bike dealer right by the Newcastle Haymarket bus depot to look at all the bikes. But a showroom sticker price of £250 it was way beyond my apprentice's pay packet.

Damn hippies! Cum down yer eating all our mangel wurzels... Grrr... Apologies for the rush hour traffic, btw. Normally only one car per hour...

Wing mirrors? Bikes British bikes did not come with wing mirrors! And you Geordies call the likes of me Soft Southerners. I was born and raised in Somerset, the motorcycling epicentre of England. More lads died on motorcycles in Somerset than any other county. Bad roads? Poor maintenance? Nope. We'me just thicker than pigshit. Take care of yourself, acker...

Enjoyed that, pal. There is a guarantee against shoddy workmanship, by the way. The 1966 Sale Of Goods Act. What you pay good money for has to be fit for purpose. I understand your frustration, and your concerns. A bad bike will kill. Keep safe, sir. p.s. Hope that I don't ever get on the phone with Chris Williams. Don't think I've that long left to live... That boy can talk...

it does not matter its history, its a bike a lump of metal nothing else btw the number plate is original, so your getting rid of part of its history already,

that was a good price for the cylinder coating what was it coated with sera coat i just had a price for £180!

Once you get done with the work refurbishing the bike you're going to love riding at they are such a fun bike to ride the Harley guy I ride with hated when I bring one of my little Pikes and I can keep up with them just fine and I rub it in about kick-starting the bike

I had to get a chain guard for my tooth by C15 Starfire it was so old it was covered in dust and still have the old British price on it the shop gave me a great deal on it they thought they would never sell it at all free shipping shoe on top of that isn't it funny how you can get parts for a fifty-year-old bike but you can't get parts for the newer one I just love kick-starting my British bikes in front of all the Harley guys to show them how to start a real motorcycle when I ride one of my old bikes to Harley event people walk past all the rich B Charlie's and ask about my little BSA or Triumph watch the guy shade at their dads had one in the old days

That the bulb is missing out of the speedometer is no great loss even with a bulb in it it Justin light up hardly anyting

BSA was a very frugal company in the old days that's why you have a pre unit front wheel on your bike because they had them left over and they just used what they had

The BSA to 50 singles are such enjoyable bikes They Ride well they handle well it may not be toil tight but real motorcycles week oil my C15 will go 60 miles an hour all day to up it is just such a solid little motorcycle when people say they are slow I tell him go get a bigger bike then and I'll wave at them as if they're paying their speeding ticket

It looks like your bike has a pre-unit wheel on the front my BS a 441 picture has the same type of wheel but a lot of my c25b 25 have the full width break

It's amazing how the old British motorcycles are so rebuildable imagine a bike 65 years old just imagine when your kids have it you'll probably be 100 nice to see it back on the road I'm sure you're going to enjoy riding it and all the money spent will be worth it when you ride the bike

what hapend to patr 2

did you try to get your money back from the first engineer ?

You do what ya gotta do, for example, I know that an exhaust valve from a Dodge 318 V8 can fix a '57 AJS😎👍

Had a Barracuda from 1973-75. Replaced the fibreglass tank with a Starfire steel one. I've still got the old tank in the shed, plus a few old bits.... including the mudguard stay that you needed. Shame you had to get one from the other side of the planet!

I have been a mechanic for 48 years in the bike trade and owned a Starfire, the later model for 30 years. Being honest while you have the engine out, fully strip it and check everything, the main one being the crankshaft sludge trap, if this blocks up it cuts off the oil feed to the big end, the conrod snaps and wrecks the motor. Remove the conrod from the crank, the outer web of I think the right hand flywheel has a big blanking plug with a slot head, remove this and find a drill bit the right size to go down the hole, with your fingers turn the drill and it will remove years of sludge, wash out the hole with paraffin and make sure it is clear. I have fallen foul of this myself just wanting a quick first ride and the motor blew up. Get a good manual and follow step by step build up.

hi can you sent your watsap contact.Need some advise on clutch replacement

Thanks for sharing

Brilliant video nice job 👏

Great video im going through the same with a 59 golden flash,funny enough it was bought from co Durham up your way they knew the engine was knackered thats ebay for you conning gits its having full rebuild il put it to experience, glad you sorted yours bloody lovely bike 👍

Hi Peter, glad you got it sorted in the end 🙂 where did you get your goldie cams from? I can’t seem to find any! All the best, Mel

Hi there Pete , where did u buy the new oilpump? Cheers frm India

When is the market? What days?? Thanks

Cb33??

They don`t make fine bikes like that anymore...

I would be jamming the crank up the crank cowboy's southern region and checking for play (both side ways and up and down)! - Then sent it to Pearson Engineering UK and have it done right and done right forever....

Peter, nice job. Do you know the history of the bike, as I noticed that it is Cornish registered. Mike from Cornwall.

Lovely video Peter. Just been to Elsdon today, but the Bird in Bush pub had a sign; Closed until further notice. But the Old School House tea room was lovely!