Canadian Dave Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 brought this a little while ago as tired of the big modern bikes i've been riding the last 8 years. i wanted something with character, with soul & with a British military connection. i love it. I love riding it and i love maintaining it. I have THE biggest smile and am getting used to the right gearchange, left braking. just wondering if others have the same bike. here's mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Hi Dave, I owned two B40WD bikes in the early 1970's, loved them, one was ex-army the other ex-navy. I also owned a B25SS and a B50SS in same period, so was an avid BSA unit single enthusiast. I have ridden the army Can-Am and Armstrong bikes and they were not as pleasant to ride as a BSA B40. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Dave Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Lucky you Richard. interesting to hear you prefer the B40 to the later models. the only "drawback" is having a gearbox with three 1st gears and an overdrive 🙂 a B44 or B50 is next on my list. Though a WW2 British bike would be nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 1 minute ago, Canadian Dave said: Lucky you Richard. interesting to hear you prefer the B40 to the later models. the only "drawback" is having a gearbox with three 1st gears and an overdrive 🙂 a B44 or B50 is next on my list. Though a WW2 British bike would be nice too. Dave, The army B40 gear ratios were just right for trials riding and the gear clusters were sought after for that purpose. I used the bike for road and green-lane riding in those days and the gearing was ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Dave Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 I had read that Richard and will see how true that is when I green lane this one once the weather improves. i understand that is why WD's are a bit rare, many were converted to trials irons. Shame. mine was originally one of a batch of 25 bought by the father of someone who runs a B40 WD website. I have been in touch with him and we're meetingbup in the spring. there's no BSA or Brit bike owner clubs near me but hopefully if i get problems (or should that be when ?!), places like here will prove to be full of helpful enthusiasts with great advice. cheers, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Dave Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Here's a little video IMG_7967.MOV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Thanks for the video Dave, brings back good memories! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sim60 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) Hi I also have one took a while to get used to the controls being the wrong way round,I also have an mt350,the wd is nice for bimbling along,but if I wanted to go a distance or get there a bit quicker I would use the mt350.Mine didn't come from far from you,I brought it from Dave who is a friend of the man that runs the website. Simon Edited January 9, 2018 by sim60 Spelling mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Dave Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Totally agree Simon. Pootling about between quaint Suffolk villages is exactly what it was meant for - plus some light, dry weather green laning. i'm meeting up with Lee soon. My bike was one of his restorations though i got it from someone who bought the bike from him. nice guy and very helpful to a vintage Brit bike newbie like me. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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