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Hello Nige and group:
One question I've never been able to get any info on is why the BSA
bikes managed to survive in the kind of numbers they have, especially since
they seem to turn up, (at least here in the US) still in their original
green. Any reader have any info on this ??
Nelson Dionne
MVCC
Salem, MA USA
Collector of military bicycles, carts & motorcycles
PS: A friend has found one of the oddest W.W.II military "vehicles". It
is an air compressor. It is set up like a wheel barrow, with a 3/4 ton
trailer landing leg wheel on the front. Does this make it a 1x1 ???
The gas supply is inside the tubular frame. He;s pretty much got it
restored, but if anyone reading this has ever seem a manual or other
mention, he'd like a copy.
----- Original Message -----
From: NIGEL HAY <Nigelhay@tanksrus.freeserve.co.uk>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] BSA airborne bicycle
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> These bikes are so popular this side of the pond, that we have, for the
> second year running, a seperate judging class at The War and Peace Show,
> the trophies are provided by longtime BSA para bike collector/restorer
Peter
> Skelton.Should be more info on www.warandpeace.uk.com
> When the Tour de France came to the UK a couple of years ago, amongst the
> waiting crowd was a lady on a red but otherwise very original model -even
> the sadle was correct, though she had late 40's "Chater lea" rat trap
> pedals. I tried in vain to buy it /swap it for a mountain bike etc but
she
> (wisely she must think) wouldn't even consider it.
>
> Sooner or later, someone ought to do a reference website for these bikes.
> kind regards, NIGE
>
>
>
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