1969 BSA Bantam 175, Registration no. SUT 624H Frame no. CC 01700B175 Engine no. CC 01700B175

Important Collectors' Motorcycles and Spares
1969 BSA Bantam 175
Registration no. SUT 624H
Frame no. CC 01700B175
Engine no. CC 01700B175
Ask any motorcyclist of a certain age about learning to ride and Bantam, the country's basic trainer will be mentioned. At first in D1 125cc form, designed after BSA acquired the German DKW 125 designs as war-reparations, the range developed between 1948 and 1970 into the excellent four-speed 175, the example offered here. SUT 624H is a matching-numbers example, itself today a rarity in a popular model, but is believed to be in original and un-touched condition, with the maker's finish intact. Believed to be mechanically sound and unused for many years, it awaits a deep clean, and the usual overhaul checks and re-commissioning before returning to the road. Offered with V5C.