BSA Bantam kick start

When I finally got my 'new' D14/4 to run and put the silencer on I was a bit
distressed to find that the kick start didn't clear it. I put a big dent in
the only bit of shiny chrome left on the bike and assumed that the kick
start lever that came out of the cardbord box full of spare bits wasn't the
right one. Since then I have looked all over and everyone says that the
thing I have is the correct one for the model and I even saw a very nice and
well restored bike at a show with the same lever and the same dent in the
exhaust.
Since the exhaust had survived 30 years without a dent I must have done
something wrong. I can't see how to move the silencer at all. Any
suggestions?
(Throwing the whole lot in a skip has been suggested more than once so
something a bit more constructive would be good). Thanks.

John

 

John Holt typed:

With everything correct the kick-start lever Does clear the silencer so,
Incorrect silencer (pattern part?)
Misalignment of front downpipe
Couple of good pages for bantam bits and bodges.

http://www.motorbike-world.net/bsa/
http://www.bsa-c15.freeserve.co.uk/c15_12v_conversion.htm
http://www.rexcauntracing.com/manufacturers/bsa/?model=D14/4
http://www.bsaoc.demon.co.uk/
http://www.btinternet.com/~hawkshaw.motorcycles/partslist.html

 

Yu have got a D10 silencer, they look almost identical but the kickstart
hits it.
I had the same problem a few years back when, unable, to get a D14/4
silencer I bought one for a D10 with the assurance that "they all fit". Do
they bollocks.

Hope this helps

 

Speedgazebo wrote in message ...

Thanks, I'm sure that is it. As I said the silencer is in pretty good
condition compared to the rest of the shiny bits so it is probably not the
original.