30 bobber

BSA B31

The 30 bobber down by the railway. No lights, it was running on a daytime MOT.

    Whilst at the Stafford show, on October 21st, 2007, I spotted an alternator B31.  The price seemed fair, and the bike just looked about right.  No problem to add lights and such like, so I promptly bought it.

Outside Ian's workshop. We now have lights and a large ignition coil.

    A set of lights later - which in turn warranted a new alternator, and the "30 bobber" as it had been christened was all set to hit the road.

Down by the river, playing in the snow.

    Just the sort of machine for playing in the snow - and playing in the sunshine.  All in all, a pleasing little bike which is great fun to ride.

Relaxing in the Autumn sunshine . . . . . the calm before the storm. Oh the beauty of hindsight !

    Ok, so there was a little issue with the bike smoking when leaning on the side stand, but I can live with that.  Here we are down by the river, October 2009.  If only the bike and myself knew what was about to happen . . . . . .

Tank smashed, seat ripped, shock shroud bent, left footrest bent, brake lever bent, headlight broken . . . apart from that it's OK. I ended up more broken than the bike.

    This is the 30 bobber as of March 2010.  As you can see it appears a little damaged.  The damaged to the bike was nothing compared to the damage to myself.  I now have enough Titanium in my pelvis to build a bike frame - I have a skin graft from my thigh to my shin, and my left foot doesn't work as it should. I still can't walk, or sit upright.  All this because some car driver didn't look before making a turn.  Be careful out there, they really are out to get you.

I'll update this page as both the bike and myself get fixed . . . my money is on the bike getting better first.