| Building Budget Brits: A Practical Guide for Refurbishing BSA and Triumph Unit Twins (Tech Series) |  | Author: Mike Brown
Publisher: Whitehorse
Category: Book
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Pages: 200
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Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 1884313620
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.22750941
EAN: 9781884313622
ASIN: 1884313620
Publication Date: March 15, 2009
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Product Description
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.
Book Description
This enjoyable, engagingly readable book provides a detailed roadmap for rebuilding and restoring unit-construction Triumph and BSA twins without spending a fortune. It contains the practical, down-to-earth information you wish the factory manuals had, but don't. 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, plus plenty of sound tips, shortcuts, and money-saving advice.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Building Budget Brits March 3, 2010
John M. Whyte (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)
I am the owner of several BSA A65 models of different ages and I also own the original BSA workshop manuals and parts books for these machines. I have found this book to be an excellent aid to rebuilding this model of BSA. There are many hints and tips for assisting the home mechanic in these endeavours,most of which will prevent you making costly mistakes and making a fool of yourself, especially in front of your fellow afficionados!
Most of these hints and tips are not in the manuals as they are the result of experience by the author and not possible for a technical writer in a factory who has probably never ridden such a machine, much less ever taken one apart and rebuilt it.
It is well written, in an orderly fashion providing guidance in an easy-to-understand format. I wish there were more books like this.
Worth the money December 1, 2009
R. Blackwood (Quebec)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am restoring a '72 Bonneville and had already bought a few books, including the shop manual, so I thought buying this one would be redundant. As it turns out, this is well worth the money. A lot of good tips that you won't find elsewhere, a fair price, good photography, well-written and quite precise. It takes some of the fear out of starting a rebuild for an amateur like me. I say buy it.
A whole different take - indispensable! November 6, 2009
E. Stoelting (San Francisco, CA)
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 Basics August 20, 2009
Victor Schermerhorn (Dowling, MI)
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.
If You Really Like British Bikes June 24, 2009
gtoherder (Tucson, AZ United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
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