LOT 409

c.1966 BSA 172cc Bantam Registration no. GJO 691D Frame no. D7 49727 Engine no. D10 6626

Sold for £1,092.50 inc. premium

Lot 409

c.1966 BSA 172cc Bantam

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|27 April 2025, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

c.1966 BSA 172cc Bantam
Registration no. GJO 691D
Frame no. D7 49727
Engine no. D10 6626

Developed from the pre-war DKW RT125 and announced in 1948, the Bantam became a top seller for BSA, in excess of 500,000 leaving the Birmingham factory before production ceased in 1971. The introduction of the 172cc D10 model in 1966 marked a number of important developments, the most important of which were a change to coil ignition (replacing the old flywheel generator) and the adoption of a four-speed gearbox, while a raised compression ratio and bigger carburettor increased maximum power to 10bhp and the top speed to 62mph.

Acquired by the private vendor in September 2023, this machine appears to consist of a circa 1965 D7 Bantam frame and a circa 1967 D10 Bantam engine. The HPI report lists the machine as 'previously registered overseas' and its first date of registration in the UK as 1st April 1978. The vendor describes the machine as cosmetically average; however, he advises us that the machine does not run (the engine turns over), hence it is sold strictly as viewed. The bantam is offered with V5C, stating '6 former keepers', and describes the machine as having been 'Rebuilt – assembled from parts, some or all of which were not new'. The odometer reading is 2,718 miles, presumably since the rebuild.
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This Lot will be auctioned on Sunday 27 April, with the auction starting at 11am GMT.

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