1953 BSA Bantam D1, 125cc. Registration number JKY 632W (see...

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£1,900

1953 BSA Bantam D1, 125cc. Registration number JKY 632W (see text). Frame number BD2S 12485. Engine number YDL 2184.
Many 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.
JKY would appear to have been put together c.1980 with a 1953 frame, dispatched from the June to Andrews of Scarborough with an engine from 1950, that was dispatch in the June to W. Cusworth, Doncaster. In 1989 it was owned by Cameron Maxfield of Rotherham and our vendor bought it in 2016 when the mileage was 33,196. He set about restoring it again and obtained VMCC certificates for the frame and engine. It was MOT'd the following year at 3 miles, today it stands at 6 miles.
For sale due emigration it is sold with the V5C, MOT's and dating certificates. There should not be a great problem obtaining an age related certificate from DVLA.