BSA A65 Oil In Frame Lightning 650cc
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BSA A65 Oil In Frame Lightning 650cc
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I Have A Bsa A65 Lightning Lowrider After 12 Years
I have a bsa a65 lightning lowrider after 12 years i ask a price for rebuilt engine and here in greece they want 5000 to 7000$!!!!! almost the price of a Harley!! any ideas?
Yes send the engine to the Uk for a rebuild.
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Having Bought The Bsa A65 Oil In Frame Lightning 6
Having bought the BSA A65 Oil In Frame Lightning 650cc bike in very poor condition.First job was to have an SRM bearing conversion undertaken. From then on the bike has given good service with many thousands of miles covered. Oil changed (SAE 40) every 2000 miles. Additional filter fitted in return oil line. Original points system retained, and Champion N7YCC spark plugs found to give best service of the many different types tried. Front conical hub brake found to be excellent when correctly set up, as good as any disc I have experienced on other bikes.
I think the use of an oil with strong detergent attributes, on an engine that has not been rebuilt , might cause problems by loosening excess amounts of accumulated crud. In any case I would play safe and use SAE 40 [Chatsworth Morrises etc.] My A65 ain `t no truck though it might sound like one!.
If you use C rated oil which is used in all deisel engines as they have a lot of detergents and aditives you can wait til around 5000 miles or in most cases once a year. Study C rated oil or rotella oil on the internet. I have over 300,000 miles on my 4 cyl dodge dakota truck and have used 15-40 sae oil since the first oil change.
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Never Heard Such Rubbish About The Oil Filler Cap
Never heard such rubbish about the oil filler cap causing the timing side bush to fail. Cause of failiure of this bush is now generally accepted to be poor maintenance such as the lack of essential regular oil changes or the fitting of a sub standard pattern bush during strip down. The BSA A65 650cc has been much maligned in the past by people who should have known better and reviews such as this one don't help to dismiss the myths about this excellent motorcycle.
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The Bsa A65 Oil In Frame Lightning 650cc Is The La
The BSA A65 Oil in Frame Lightning 650cc is the last in the A65 engine line with all the developments. Good handling & aluminum conical hubs with a twin leading shoe front break with great looks & the throaty roar of a Brit twin. However, bronze bush for the timing side crank bearing, overheats due to the oil filler cap not being exposed to an airflow. Small petrol tank limiting range, vibrates like a demented washing machine.
Buy a bigger tank and Peter how on earth does the oil filler cap effect heating. I think perhaps you mean the oil tank [ a la A!0] but even so not convinced. Yes they vibrate.
Oil Filler Cap not being exposed to airflow???? This cannot be a serious comment.
all the Oil in frame models tend to run hot (BSA or Triumphs) because the oil capacity was reduced from the Pre OIF models. They all benefit from an oil cooler and regular oil changes
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