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£1,000 - £1,500
1955 BSA Bantam D1, 125cc. Registration number PWX 954. Frame number BD2S 55777. Engine number DD 4675.
Sold with the V5C.
any a now-mature motorcyclist's first two-wheeled experience will have been gained aboard a BSA Bantam. Developed from the pre-war DKW RT125 and announced in 1948, the Bantam became a top seller for BSA, in excess of half a million leaving the Birmingham factory before production ceased in 1971. Originally of 123cc, the engine grew first to 148cc and then to 172cc. Plunger rear suspension became available as an option in 1950, as did battery electrics powered by a 6-volt Lucas alternator, direct lighting having been relied upon hitherto. While larger-engined versions came and went, the original 123cc D1 Bantam in its updated, plunger-suspended form remained available until 1963.
PWX is a plunger frame model with direct lighting, it appears unrestored and was bought as our vendors learner bike before moving onto larger machinery. It has been unused since 1988 and stored in his heated garage. He is now moving North and has decided not to take it with him.
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15% inc VAT*
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18.6% inc VAT*
