You will need to check your local state regulations to determine what must be added to the bike to pass your states requirements. It was built for a hard core chopper rider from the 1960`s and would not be well suited to many of todays riders. It has no amenities such as horn, mirror, front brake, brake light, turning signals etc. It is a powerful and relatively light machine with surprising power. It is a hardtail bike with a springer front end and no front brake. I would like to stress that this bike was built with a minimalist mindset. The only Asian parts on the entire bike are the tail light lens the battery and the air filters. The front end, tank, seat, sissy bar, oil tank, spool wheel, hog rear wheel, rear fender, risers and drag bars, KD head light and Lucas tail light housing are all parts from the 1960`s. The bike was built with almost ALL vintage American or British chopper parts. The chain is currently pieced together and slaps quite a bit at certain speeds so it will get a new chain before I release it to anyone, and if I can get some more time on it I will change the fluids and re adjust the rockers. The engine has a total of about 2 hours break in time on it, and will still require more break in period. is finished in satin black and the tank and rear fender are charcoal metallic. These are simple systems, and as long as the connections are maintained they work very well contrary to popular belief. It uses the original Lucas electrics, 12V coils condensors and points and rectifier and zener diode charging system. It has an octagon oil tank/battery box with a new acid gel 12V battery. The springer front end has been disassembled, cleaned and painted, bushings replaced where needed, and re- assembled. The bike has a 16 in rear Harley rim laced to a BSA hub, and a 17 inch spool front with no brake and a new Michelin tire. It was a low mileage engine with little wear. New bearings, rings, valve job, no Asian parts in the engine, all American (Hastings rings) or British. I rebuilt the engine (50 years of BSA experience) from bottom to top beginning with stripping the rotating assembly and cleaning out the sludge trap. My son Jimmy is responsible for re-welding, strengthening, and fabricating all of the brackets etc.
We did not cut the bike up.I refuse to do that.the frame and engine came to us already hard tailed with an extended stock BSA front end from the NC mountains. It is a matching number 1969 Lightning, and it has a clear and matching Florida title. Unfortunately his financial situation deteriorated and hence we are in the position of liquidating the bike. This is not our normal pursuit of Brit bike building, but we built it specifically for a customer who wanted to replicate his BSA chopper which he rode from California to Kentucky in the early 70`s. This chopper was designed and built as a reproduction of an authentic 1960`s British chopper with springer front end, hard tail and no front brake. We are offering for sale this recently finished 1969 BSA 650 Lightning custom chopper.
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