December 5, 201510 yr Just wondered if any other Bantam riders are using a earlier 3 spd engine ? If so what gearing etc and have you had any problems? I use a 4 speed myself but rarely see any 3 speed out there.
December 6, 201510 yr Hi Andy , i also use the 4 speed engines , all i hear is the 3 speed gearboxes are fragile , but how do they get on in road racing , some machines do 90/100 + miles an hour ....
December 6, 201510 yr Author Hi Andy , i also use the 4 speed engines , all i hear is the 3 speed gearboxes are fragile , but how do they get on in road racing , some machines do 90/100 + miles an hour .... Yes exactly, spoken to someone that builds a lot of Bantam 3 spd race engines recently, they don't hang about.
December 6, 201510 yr Hi there my sons bantam which we got a few months ago is a 3 speed. I was a little worried that it may have been a bit higher geared, however it is fine with 14 tooth front and 62 tooth rear sprocket. It will run on tickover in a section no problem and pulls well. cant comment on longevity as we havent had it too long. cheers John
December 7, 201510 yr back in the early '70's, my mate had a bantam 3 speed. Can't remember what sprox we were running, but it would climb anything and was bullet proof......sh*t we were kids and couldn't break it!!!!
December 7, 201510 yr Hi Guy's. I remember Taylor-Dow manager (and expert trials rider) John Gleed riding his D1 BSA Bantam competition, about Banbury all week doing errands and collecting spares. And then showing us at the time young lads, how to ride a trials bike in sections on the little bike,at the week ends, and I can never remember the bike failing once. and the bike did get well used, and John would set off in what ever of the three gears it was in at the time. "Simples" Edit to add a thought. Perhaps a class for "THREE" speed Bantams would be a good way forward,or backward as the case may be. Regards Charlie. Edited December 7, 201510 yr by charlie prescott
December 7, 201510 yr I thought there was a class for three speeders - the Pre '65 class☺ Aren't the others twinshocks?
December 7, 201510 yr I thought there was a class for three speeders - the Pre '65 class☺ Aren't the others twinshocks?
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