The little BSA arrived yesterday afternoon after a somewhat tortuous route via central London for some reason. It's looking good - clearly plenty to do but I'm in no hurry. I look forward to exploring its foibles although it is a very straightforward machine and shouldn't present too  many difficulties. I think I'll leave the cosmetics alone for the time being but do a full strip on the engine and garbox as I have no history. It does turn over on the kickstart and seems to have compression which is a good sign.

Lovely, simple, relaxing thumper you've got there Ian. A friend of mine had a C12 and I loved borrowing it, such fun to potter along on. Enjoy your new project.

Ian

Well played Ian, hope you get the BSA sorted to your satisfaction. I'm sure you will as you seem to do a thorough and well finished job👌🏍?

This question is potentially related to my post in the “Wanted” section. Can anyone out there in TC land recommend anyone who is a specialist in building/refurbing the Honda rfvc engine range?
I used to use a chap fairly local to me but sadly he’s now retired 🙄
If anyone can recommend anyone please let me know.
Cheers, Michael

Thank you for your lovely comments. This one has been an exceptionally frustrating restoration, due to exorbitant increasing of prices of original parts and trying to get work done that is beyond my capabilities.