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Beautiful machine. Those huge 4 leading shoe brakes from that era look so cool.

Nice looking bike.

Wear some synthetic gloves, all those fluids not good for your skin .

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I bought a Triumph TR 750 in 1975 just out the Navy, Boy was that a mistake selling it.

psst , Dave, to make wheel removal easier. thst's what the removable panel on the lift is for.

They called them a water bottle in Australia. Kawasaki got the title widow maker.

I have the exact same model that needs restoration.

Why didn't you continue to use the grease gun to push the piston out?

The brakes in my 80 cb900f wouldn't release because the smaller of the two tiny holes in the master cylinder reservoir was blocked.

Dave, hi from Australia! I have overhauled a few of these, and if you remove the back pad first you should have enough clearance to push the piston out with the grease gun (but I would normally try carefully with compressed air first) - if not, you can still use the grease gun once the caliper is split as it is a single-sided piston design. Another useful tip is to clean the seal groove using a Dremel and one of the small wire wheels, it does a great job reaching the back of the groove, and corrosion here is the most likely cause of the piston being held by the seal pressure. Nice bike, and certainly different!

I seem to recall that here in Australia we used to call the Suzuki 750 triple two stroke water cooled, the "water bottle". Pretty quick, would go past everything but a petrol station.

...or you could let air out of the tyre

Hey Dave. Invest a couple of sheckles in a pair of internal caliper pliers. Solid gold they are. Saved me a few times.

Nice bike and a very enjoyable video. Look forward to the next part, cheers.😊

Bought 10 tickets !!

I have a 1976 gt750A, that I’ve owned for 29 years, over the years I’ve had a few 1200 bandits ,& even a brand new Suzuki gsxs750,I restored my kettle in 2018, & every time I take it out,I come back with a big smile

they sold them in Canada both me and my brother bought one.

bah wat mooi!

Hi Dave, would like to ask you, what tyres front and rear, would you recommend for a Triumph T00 ss Tiger 1965 as good all rounder? Wet and dry roads but no ice or snow. I’m in Australia. I would value your advice. Regards Andy

Wow, that Gold Star really was a "Bits Stuck Allover".....quite a cautionary tale, for people with more money than sense, perhaps

Could not listen to your inexperience. Was pathetic.

Top man great insight 👍

Cracking video lovely bikes very well illustrated

A10 I bought off ebay was worse than this it was ready go bang full engine rebuild half thr parts were off an a7 or just cobbled gearbox rebuilt swing arm bushes brakes the list goes on thankfully I had it rebuilt in time cost a lot but she runs well now I've got her shipshape definitely a keeper good video I sympathise with the owner ps beware of ebay sellers

It's a 'Bob Newby' clutch and belt drive. Not just for racing. Beautifully designed and manufactured as well as a pleasure to use. A far superior part than the original for many reasons. I constantly have bikes like this brought to me by owners who bought without asking someone who knows what they're looking at. I no longer take on the worst of these bikes as the abuse from people who bought a lemon and refuse to accept they made a mistake and don't want to pay to put right the bike.

The problem is who will replace Phil. Sadly, no one, I would guess.

😀😀😀😀😀 where is you tyre lube?

That's a bitter pill to swallow after spending so much on the bike when purchased... I'd be questioning myself if I was the buyer.... I'd rather have a tatty looking bike which was mechanically sound rather than an art piece locked away.

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I had a fuel tank like that on mine & the last thing he needs, is have both fuel cocks open. He'll run out & need that reserve soon enough. My current MKIII has the 5 gallon tank, which is more practical. Lovely bike there, good luck.

The oil tank is correct and original, the KSS and KTS mk2 had froth towers. Also looking at your other video, the piston is absolutely the correct KSS piston. All KSS engines had compression plates supplied with them, notes in the instruction manuals explained what fuels to use if you took them out. You had to change the Oldham coupling to get the length of the vertical shaft right when changing the compression. When splitting the crankcases, it is very important to get the crankshaft endfloat accurately between zero and one thou. or you will get loud bevel noise as you have. Also it sounds as if the Oldham couplings are worn, they make a real racket if they are not a tight push fit. It does not look like a bitsa bike, it looks like a lovely and original 1937-8 bike.

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You would be a wealthy person if you owned these real beautiful motorcycles take care Pompey Tex.

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Gold Star great memories of the 1960s

Nice. A real machine. No computers.

That's a beautiful bike. Great sound.

Not enough dialogue

Fork Stanchions NOT Staunchions ! Makes you sound daft and I know you're not.

I'm a 2 stroke guy rebuilt a few 4t and my standards are rolls royce compared to the work experience person who made that BSA.

18k for a bitsa....... Some barn find bantams are more complete.

They went with a DOHC and overbore aka oversquare design it seems, sounds like a GSX-R150

Brys bike reviews or dave in the workshop, this channel keeps on improving, much appreciated.

Beware the pretty face!

i have had my A10 since 79 my first big bike ;you would be one i would have no hesitation to work on my bike

£18k for that pile of scrap, diabolical!!! This is a graphic example of why anyone buying a high end classic bike should never trust a dealer, they should find a marque expert from the owners club to examine any prospective purchase before parting with money. Better still, join the relevant owners club and buy direct from a club member. I often browse ebay looking at goldies, Velo Thruxtons, Vincents, the usual contenders, and very often I see the signs of fakery and botchery, even from superficial examination of the photos. And most of the time it's dealers!!

Please update us on the eventual outcome, Names are not needed, just tell us if the owner gets some satisfaction from the seller. Also please, what the final costs come to. An importamt lesson for us all.

Mine is exactly the same , but my sound isn't as crisp

Seems like ALL the english vertical twins sound like such rattletraps when ideling--- ever notice - like their ready to break. Seams like they need a good valve adjustment at least! I Owned a 67 kaw. 650 w 2 and a 68 w 1 and they did not sound like that at idle, they sounded SOLID not ratially. One other thing i noticed about british big twins is they had points for EACH CYLINDER which is a pain in the neck to synchronize to the other cyl, where as the kaw w 1 + w 2 cyl's ran off of only 1 set of points, Eliminating the synchronization synchronization between the 2 cyls, which meant the spark plug would fire on the exhaust stroke when the opposite cyl. Was in power stroke--- big deal-- small price to pay compared to trying to even out the points to the other side! Japs had good batteries in their thinking caps it appears, eliminating/ recognizing--- and getting rid of that PAIN IN THE NECK PROBLEM, and having both cyls totially synced to one another! Why couldn't the brits ever figure THAT little technacallity out❓sure did make tuning much easier!🤔