Just read and article the Indian folks are going start building BSA’s in the UK again. They say near Small Heath, but no exact location.
First they are introducing gasoline powered bikes then followed by electric bikes.
Maybe they can also make some MW20 parts while they are at it.
You can believe it when you see them rolling off a production line.
Considering how long it takes to get a factory built then a production line inside that factory built & comissioned I seriously doubt they will get enough bikes off the line to pay for the installation of the line before the registration of new petrol powered motorcycles is banned 2030 in Sweeden & Norway from memory .
Down here they are talking about bringing in a 2035 date for private vehicles .
They are going to make BSA’s in the UK not India. You guys can certainly do a better job.
By the way can I fit a MO1L on a 1944 WM20?
As far as I know, it's only an assembly plant. Production is probably on it's way now. I read that they're first waiting to see what happens with Brexit.
The MO mags are all about the same with the differences being the positions of the HT pickup, The adv/ret cable and Rotation (which can be reversed by changing the face cam).
For an M20 (to be correct) It should be Anti clock rotation from the drive end, pickup on the rear side of the mag and cable also on the rear side of the mag (Tight wire advance) Although the mag will still work just as well with HT and cable on the front side (slack wire advance)
Ian you are right. Wave power is reliable. You guys designed and build the floating harbors of WWII, you should be able to design something to harness wave power.
What about fitting a MO1L on a 1944 WM20. Would one fit?
Charlie I already responded about the mag a few posts back which you have either missed or chosen to ignore? The mags are the same apart from the differences that I laid out previously. The 'L' stands for long generator fitted. Fit a short one and you have an MO1. Ron
According to Motorcycle News dated February 2020 motorcyles will not be included in the initial ban only petrol and diesel vehicles. They quote a date for UK 2035.
Sorry Ron I missed your posting.
It was not there and then it was.
Thanks for clearing this up for me. I greatly appreciate your responses.
I am getting the bike broken down. What I do not get is the bolt head sizes. Several are not Withworth, nor US, nor metric. The heads look in good shape. I just do not get hey my assortment of wrenches do not fit.
Thanks again,
Charlie
Charlie I often have to resort to three sets of spanners when I strip a bike down. There is usually a mixture of Whitworth, AF and metric. I can't think of any others? (BA mag spanners too)
There are differences to the way the mag base dowels are fitted which is easily overcome with general ingenuity. Ron
