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Building Budget Brits: A Practical Guide for Refurbishing BSA and Triumph Unit Twins (Tech Series)

Building Budget Brits: A Practical Guide for Refurbishing BSA and Triumph Unit Twins (Tech Series)
By Mike Brown

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This enjoyable, engagingly readable book provides a detailed roadmap for rebuilding and restoring unit-construction Triumph and BSA twins without spending a fortune. The book is organized just as you would a rebuilding project, starting with selecting a bike to work on and finishing with bringing all the pieces together to ride. It contains the practical, down-to-earth information you wish the factory manuals had, but don't. Brown passes along the tips, shortcuts, and money-saving advice he has acquired over a span of 20 years working with British motorcycles. Every aspect of refurbishing unit-construction British twins is covered: engine work, transmissions, frame repairs, shocks and forks, brakes, tanks, and those pesky Amal carbs and Lucas electrical systems. The book also helps you choose a bike to buy, including how to spot bogus serial numbers and avoid stolen goods. Whether you want to build a concours quality restoration or simply put a good-looking, reliable British bike on the road, you will find plenty of helpful information here.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #198956 in Books
  • Published on: 2009-03-15
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 200 pages

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About the Author

A Texas high school teacher by day, motojournalist and avid Brit rebuilder by night, Mike Brown has been wrenching and learning the nuances of Triumph/BSA unit twins for more than 20 years.  He has written numerous technical articles for Old Bike Journal, Walneck’s Cycle Trader, and other U.S. magazines.  He also fields reader questions about rebuilding and restoring old bikes.  This is his first book.

Customer Reviews

If You Really Like British Bikes5
This excellent book is to British bikes what 'Guzziology' is to those fine machines; except a lot cheaper and a good deal more compact. It is packed end-to-end with tips, tricks and wonderfully practical advice on restoring and maintaining BSAs and Triumphs without riding off to the poorhouse while you're at it. The chapters each deal with a particular aspect of the bikes we know and love with a modest slant towards the 'daily rider' although if you're dead set on a perfectly restored machine this book would be no less handy.

A whole different take - indispensable!5
I bought this recently issued book on a whim and it has been indispensable in the rebuild of my old Triumph. In contrast to most shop or restoration manuals, this book is a lot about the strategy of rebuilding with a lot of advice on judging wear, a rational approach to tolerances, devising home-baked and inexpensive methods for getting stuff done. It's also an entertaining read - I read it cover-to-cover, something I've never done with any manual. As the author notes, this is not a stand alone manual - you need a standard shop manual, but don't pass on this one!

British Basics5
A well-organized book that attacks the difficult task of dealing with the similiarities and differences of BSA's and Triumphs. Every long-time builder of British bikes has a few of their favorite homemade tools and this book added to my collection. I have been away from working on these bikes for more than ten years and after reading this book I feel I am up to speed on what the popular set-ups are now. A new fan to this classic brand of motorcycle will receive a relevant education on what to do with the positive grounded, constantly fouling-up electrics and the bolts and nuts that his American and Metric wrenches refuse to grip on. Makes a dry subject comfortable to deal with.