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HI.
This BSA has been sitting in the basement of the place where i work
Not used in a long time. uploading some pics. can anyone please identify it.

This would probably be a swingarm BSA B31 350 single - I would guess mid 50s.

And its in great shape for a restoration, any idea who it belongs to?

Hey Iron
Make the owner an offer he can't refuse, cos it seems a nice bike.

'hope I'm not posting OT here, but I guess once fully restored, this is what the bike would look like. :)
BTW, this is yours truly just posing with a Swingarm I spotted outside a garage, more than 6 months ago. I was told it was just sold then to someone in Bombay, for 35k! Could they really be had for as less as that, in this condition too? I don't know the model year but AAX is a late 60s/early 70s series regn. But the engine casing on this bike looks slightly different to that of the bike posted by Iron. Also note the externally mounted meter on this one.

thanks for your reply. i think the rear suspension of this may have one been changed but i may be wrong.

no idea who it belongs to. I will try and find out.

let me find the owner first.:D i will have to contact the landlord of the building.

This one has registration number of MMZ xxxx
that is a bombay registration i suppose. correct if i am wrong.
The Ammeter on the RHS has been replaced with one that is found on Enfields. Any Exact pictures of how this bike looked in its heydays? i tried googling, yahooing the closest match i found is 1955 B31

Hey Stanher, Nice bike, nice photo. I think thats a 250 cc single youre posing with. Somewhere on teambhp I recently read about someone owning one and restoring it. Thats why the engine casing looks different.
What do you know I found it http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/post-1...storation.html
And yep 35 K is cheap.

Iron, why do you feel the rear suspension has been changed?

Dear Iron - is the BSA in Dadar area by any chance?

Dear Shyam - so finally we know what STANHER looks like !

Best regards,

Behram Dhabhar

An another picture of Shyam Garu is there in the forum, one can find it here

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/655467-post2.html

Behram are there any nice old BMW 's in dadar still?

No Behram, its not in dadar.
Its in Bandra.

This is the original rear suspension.

I dont think this motorcycle's rear shox came with the height adjuster. Those shox look like from a modern bike. This is indeed a swingarm model B31.

Hehe...well, in any case I suppose I may not draw the same kind of attention a 'REAL' Stanher would! :D

Karl - This is a 1956 B31. Notice the rear cable brake and full width hubs. It is an original Swing Arm.

Stanher - The bike you have posted is a 250 cc.