1967 BSA Bantam Supreme, 175 cc. Registration number KTL 286...

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£1,400

1967 BSA Bantam Supreme, 175 cc. Registration number KTL 286E (non- transferable). Frame number D10 7324. Engine number D10 341.
The Bantam was based on the German DKW RT 125, a design that was received as war reparations, with the Bantam as a mirror image so the gear change was on the right side as with other British motorcycles of the period. Over the years the model evolved through the D1 of 1948 to the D3, D5, D7, D10, D14/4 and finally in 1969 the D175. Production ceased in 1971.
1966 saw the introduction of the D10, with 175cc and 3 speed gearbox but with increased power. The electrical system was further revised with a new type of Wipac alternator and rotor. The points were moved from the nearside to a separate housing in the primary drive cover on the offside, apart from this the bikes external appearance was very similar to the late D7 models. There were 2 variants added to the range both with 4 speed gearboxes, high level exhaust and forks with no nacelle but a separate headlamp. The first was the Sports model with Chrome mudguards, a fly-screen and a hump on the rear of the dual-seat. The second was the Bushman, mostly for export, which had 19 inch wheels and a modified frame for more ground clearance. D10 production ceased in 1967.
KTL was dispatched from the factory on the 12th May 1967 to T. Cowie of Newcastle on Tyne with a different, although the one fitted is correct for the period.
In 2009 it was restored and registered with DVLA in September 2010. In November 2012, whilst in the ownership of Roland Elliott of Louth, it received a comprehensive engine rebuild and in August 2018 our vendor bought it. Work was undertaken on the clutch and gearbox the following month to make them serviceable.
It is now being sold due to a lack of space.
Sold with the V5C, 2010 MOT, dated certificate and various receipts and notes.