Pre-WW2 BSA, something of a diamond in the rough I believe

[Frankenorange]

The hyphenated name is very much like American product naming.

I can imagine a travelling salesman, called Chuck , who has holes in the soles of his shoes, the collar of his shirt a little too worn and smelling slightly of hooch. Chuck has been drinking too much of this, since being laid off at the car plant, and it is all he can do to manage extolling the benefits of the Super-Ezee De-Light wool rug cleaner, day in and day out, to people who aren't really interested.
Chuck has stopped by a neat little house and a housewife , Mary, wearing an apron, is politely listening to the slightly broken looking salesman, casually smoking a Chesterfield from her secret stash ,she keeps at the back of a cupboard, with her other guilty pleasure, black music, that is all she has left from her previous life in Chicago, just audible in the background.
Annoyingly ; the scratch on her precious record, an unpleasant reminder of the last argument she had with her abusive boyfriend that led to her fleeing south, to live near her sister, was spoiling the moment for her. A break in the monotony, a conversation with someone who isn't family, the possibility of a new beginning. Maybe not with this guy, but maybe the next ?

 

[bikeworkshop]

The hyphenated name is very much like American product naming.

I can imagine a travelling salesman, called Chuck , who has holes in the soles of his shoes, the collar of his shirt a little too worn and smelling slightly of hooch. Chuck has been drinking too much of this, since being laid off at the car plant, and it is all he can do to manage extolling the benefits of the Super-Ezee De-Light wool rug cleaner, day in and day out, to people who aren't really interested.
Chuck has stopped by a neat little house and a housewife , Mary, wearing an apron, is politely listening to the slightly broken looking salesman, casually smoking a Chesterfield from her secret stash ,she keeps at the back of a cupboard, with her other guilty pleasure, black music, that is all she has left from her previous life in Chicago, just audible in the background.
Annoyingly ; the scratch on her precious record, an unpleasant reminder of the last argument she had with her abusive boyfriend that led to her fleeing south, to live near her sister, was spoiling the moment for her. A break in the monotony, a conversation with someone who isn't family, the possibility of a new beginning. Maybe not with this guy, but maybe the next ?

... and the next guy just happens to work for BSA in the art and copy department

 

[Mark Manley]

Small parts cleaner anyone?

 

[Mark Manley]

That's already turning out to be something magnificent. Love the black paint little detail in the crank recess.

[ why is it though like 99.9% of people here perfectly restore in about 0.1% of time compared to me What do you have breakfast? ]

Thanks you, I am not sure if that was original but they came like it and enhance the look I think.

 

[PhillB]

Some progress has been made, quite a lot actually, it has been resprayed and decals applied, for the time being I have settled for a head badge and seat tube badge along with an early Reynolds 531 decal, I am of the opinion it is a Super-Ezee De-Light due to the pump position which came with and without the signature on the down tube and might get one at a later date.
The handlebars and seatpost have been resprayed but most of the other parts are new to the bike but I believe more or less correct or appropriate, there is a nos BSA three speed hub which was an option at 21 Shillings, a very nice condition second hand crankset with a Reynolds chain and some Phillips pedals until I finish refurbishing the originals.
There was a good condition pair of Michelin tyres on the original wheels which I will eventually get some 26 x 11/4 rims for, the 26 x 13/8 only just clear the rear stays.

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It's looking great!