Peter's BSA Bantam B175 Primary Side Rebuild, Waffle and New Parts!

It's time to rebuild the Primary Side on Peter's B175 engine.
There are some exciting new parts to show you too.
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Best wishes,
Dean.
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[@bandk2000]

This was my first ever outing into the world of motorcycling. Enjoyed every minute of the little thing, until my mates bought RD200 Yamaha's, one even had the RD125 and they all left the Bantam for dead performance wise. My love affair with it lasted around 5 months before I too joined the throngs of spotty youths riding Japanese machineary.

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@bandk2000 the writing was definitely on the wall once those bikes came on the scene.

[@LarryBees]

It's a pleasure to watch you work . Not waffle Dean . Great sense of humour..😄

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@LarryBees thanks Larry, I do go on sometimes...

[@gunghoadventures871]

I left one of these in Howick , South Africa in a barn on a farm. Used it daily . in USA now.

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@gunghoadventures871 it might still be there .....

[@chrisstephens6673]

Memories, back in the day we had a chap who would build a bantam engine in his lunch hour, if he was bored. No waiting for spares to arrive, he only had to climb the ladder to the stores from the workshops, we even did an over the counter exchange scheme for cranks and barrels. What's that about the good old days being better than now? 😂

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@chrisstephens6673 it would be a joy to have a loft full of spares.

[@chrisstephens6673]

@@retromechanicalengineer no it was the retail motorbike shop at road level with the workshop in the mews behind and below.

[@SyreshamPBS]

Deep joy ❤ Engine is looking great and coming together nicely 😀 Excitement is building for a test start! Probably a few more videos before we get to that though! Thanks again 👍

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@SyreshamPBS glad you like it Peter, it's turning out really well.

[@MrFactotum]

Spot on Dean👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 enjoyable watch see you next time atb Kev

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@MrFactotum Cheers Kev

[@petermckee1061]

Lovely work Dean. The engine is coming along beautifully. Looking forward to the next video. Cheers, Peter.

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@petermckee1061 thanks Peter

[@montana2strokeracer]

Man your homemade tool is far superior. Good job!

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@montana2strokeracer Thanks Dale. It takes longer to set up but it's so much easier to control. That other thing is junk really.

[@OzBSABantams]

Wonderfully detailed video again mate. The engine is coming along nicely and whomever did your rebore really did a great job. Those little 1% things like dressing the port edges are the sign of a professional. Looking forward to the next instalment. Thanks for plugging my channel too......

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@OzBSABantamsno problem mate, always happy to plug. I'm pleased with the engine so far, it's coming together nicely.

[@AGEngineering]

Great job and clearly explained, much better than a Haynes manual 👍

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@AGEngineering cheers Ade

[@InTheShedUK]

Funny that we follow a lot of the same channels. I didn't realize Cliff was back making videos so thanks for the heads up on that and the mention!

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@InTheShedUK you're welcome mate. It's a circle of shed dwellers!

[@paulhewitt1488]

Terrific video Dean , the engine is looking really good. Take care 👍👍

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@paulhewitt1488 thanks Paul

[@alanbrown1563]

very informative video Dean thanks

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@alanbrown1563 thank you Alan. Hope you are enjoying the sunshine on your Bantam.

[@nafex3740]

Very informative video Dean 📹 👍

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@nafex3740 thanks very much

[@montana2strokeracer]

Hey Dean, thanks for the shout out brother. Man you must be a night owl. I put a video up here at 1700 and your on it. Must be 0300, or some kind of O dark thirty there. Hey I'm going to set back and see how you cook waffles. LOL.

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@montana2strokeracer you are always welcome my friend. My son has special needs and wakes in the night sometimes, so I'm often up and about at unsociable hours! Best wishes, Dean.

[@philhermetic]

Excellent stuff Dean! Phil

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@philhermetic Cheers Phil

[@cainbeeping8480]

Waffle LOL. Looks great brother.

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@cainbeeping8480 Cheers Cain. I'm pleased with it.

[@Steviegtr52]

Great instructional video for anyone wishing to do work on the Bantem engines. Looks like new. The compressor tool,, are you sure that it is not meant to go under the clutch basket , rather than under the sprocket.???. Steve.

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@Steviegtr52 you could be right Steve, but it seems a bit wide for there. It doesn't even fit over the boss in the cover plate. Best wishes, Dean.

[@cainbeeping8480]

Here

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@cainbeeping8480 Always welcome Cain.

[@router5840]

You should just have fitted the Yamaha clutch conversion once fitted just forget about clutch problems ever again. I did watch the conversion you did but have never seen a follow up? I have this conversion on a Drayton Bantam and this will get far more abuse than a road bike will ever see and it is also bored to 185cc.

[@retromechanicalengineer]

@@router5840 The D10 I converted is awaiting further progress, amongst other projects. This one is a customer's engine. I'm glad to hear that the clutch holds up to abuse, very promising.