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Welcome to our blogs, news and tech area of our site! Please understand that Classic British Spares works diligently and hard to ensure our work is accurate and correct. Although our team has deep roots with vintage British motorcycles that spans over 30+ years, we are in no way shape or form "experts" or an "authority" in our industry (nor do we pretend to be) but instead real life enthusiasts (like you) looking to share our opinions and experience. Happy reading!

January 18, 2022

New Product: BSA A50 / A65 High Gear Bushings by CBS

High gear bushings play an important role in your gear box transmission. Not only does a high gear bushing act as a sleeve, it's also a shaft for your oil seal to "ride on" to stop oil from leaving / entering your primary. Today we would like to introduce to you our new high gear bushings for all BSA A50 & A65 models. Click here to read the full blog post

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December 08, 2021

Service Bulletin: A65 Overheating Carburetor Problem

Overheating carburetors are a common occurrence on some British motorcycles. An overheating carburetor can cause serious performance issues. Finding and diagnosing the problem can be tricky, but once found, it can be fixed in a quick manner. Today we will explain to you how to diagnosis and fix an over heating carburetor.

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November 12, 2021

Tech Tip: Spark Plug Thread Repair

One of the most annoying problems one can face when rebuilding a cylinder head is finding out that your spark plug threads are damaged. Today we are going to cover how we repaired an old BSA C15S head using a Save-A-Thread / Heli-Coil insert. Click here to read the full Tech Tip post today

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October 23, 2021

BSA Motorcycle Apparel & Merchandise Closeout Sale

Closeout sale! We are offering our full BSA motorcycle apparel & merchandise lineup at a discounted price - shirts $10, hoodies at $25 as well as fleeces for $25. While supplies last! Click here for more info...

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October 20, 2021