1954 BSA D1 Bantam ride through Ponden, Oldfield and Stanbury to Haworth

1954 BSA D1 Bantam ride through Ponden, Oldfield and Stanbury to Haworth. License plate was loose hence the rattling, now fixed back properly.

[@shaw99livecouk]

People say these aren't reliable but mine starts first kick hot or cold no issues..Great little bike

[@BSAD1BantamHarry]

@@shaw99livecouk I have an electrex ignition kit in mine. It usually starts first kick too. I do carry some small tools with me for flying repairs. The thing is you can easily fix any problems roadside fairly easily as they are a simple machine really. Never had a serious problems though. I think the worst thing I had was the throttle stuck on once, I just opened the carb and aligned the slide with the positioning screw and it was good to go again, I probably put it in wrong after cleaning the carb and caused the problem. If you do regular maintenance they are reliable bikes I agree. It was in a sorry state when I got it and needed a full engine rebuild but that was because it wasn’t properly looked after. Nice to hear there is another much loved and looked after D1 out there 🙂👍