I've had my dads old 1967 BSA a65 lightning in my garage for a few years now time to get it back on the road. It was parked sometime in the 1970's for a engine rebuild and never put back together. When we moved back from Arizona in 1991 my dad brought it back to Michigan it was in his brothers garage in Ohio. The bike at that point in time was a rolling frame with the engine still removed but had been rebuilt and all the other parts in milk crates and boxes. My dad stripped what was left of the bike down to paint the frame , forks , and rebuild the wheels. The frame and forks had been blasted and primed when I was in high school a few years later he picked up a 1966 BSA a65 lightning all original running and riding bike. That was around the time I had a FZR 600 which I stored in his garage and I'm pretty sure he rode my bike more than his anyhow I remember asking if his 67 was going to be a parts bike he said nope he would put it back together someday.
I get a call from my dad saying his friend is going to help put his 67 BSA back together at this point I live in Anchorage and I have not seen or remember what state the bike is in. He sends some pics its still a primer frame , forks and a pile of parts in those same milk crates and boxes. So over the next few years he sends me pics of the bike painted frame , new rims and tires. Then some of the engine apart then back together I'm guessing this all happens between 2008-2013 the wife and I move back to Michigan in 2014.
The day of my nephews graduation party summer of 2017 the bike shows up at my parents house all together it was over at my dads friends house for paint and reassembly. At that point I was told all it needed was oil put in the engine and forks and to give it a look over then fire it up. Well that didn't happen I found a few things that made me not to sure of starting the bike up once I got it to my house. My uncle also mentioned a few things at my nephews party about the bike I would say the bike was loosely assembled but it did look good.
I'll post some picks and details of where I'm at with the bike later tonight.
I get a call from my dad saying his friend is going to help put his 67 BSA back together at this point I live in Anchorage and I have not seen or remember what state the bike is in. He sends some pics its still a primer frame , forks and a pile of parts in those same milk crates and boxes. So over the next few years he sends me pics of the bike painted frame , new rims and tires. Then some of the engine apart then back together I'm guessing this all happens between 2008-2013 the wife and I move back to Michigan in 2014.
The day of my nephews graduation party summer of 2017 the bike shows up at my parents house all together it was over at my dads friends house for paint and reassembly. At that point I was told all it needed was oil put in the engine and forks and to give it a look over then fire it up. Well that didn't happen I found a few things that made me not to sure of starting the bike up once I got it to my house. My uncle also mentioned a few things at my nephews party about the bike I would say the bike was loosely assembled but it did look good.
I'll post some picks and details of where I'm at with the bike later tonight.