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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!


Explained: 1971-1972 Triumph & BSA Conical Hub Brake Lever Differences

Know The Difference: 1971-1972 Triumph & BSA Rear Brake Lever & Spring   In 1971 the BSA motorcycle company introduced a new generation of frames called the "oil bearing frame" or simply known in short as the "OIF". Triumph also tagged along with the new style frame. With the frame design being new, there where also new hubs fitted to the models called the "conical hub". The conical hub was fitted on most Triumph & BSA singles, twins, and even triples from 1971-1975. In this blog we will be focusing on the rear conical hub brake lever arm and return...

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New BSA Motorcycle T-Shirt's Officially Licensed & Authentic Apparel

New BSA Motorcycle T-Shirt's Officially Licensed & Authentic Apparel
BSA motorcycle shirts are now being produced again at a limited time offer. Click here to read our full blog today for more information on BSA motorcycles t-shirts. We have a large variety of styles, colors, and sizes ready to ship - exclusively at Classic British Spares.

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ARP Rod Bolts For Classic BSA & Vintage Triumph Motorcycles

ARP Rod Bolts For Classic BSA & Vintage Triumph Motorcycles

ARP Rod Bolts For Triumph & BSA Motorcycles   ARP® (Automotive Racing Products) is a registered trademark     There has been a lot of talk recently about ARP rod bolts for vintage Triumph and vintage BSA motorcycles. In fact, we have heard it all. Some feel that ARP rod bolts are "overrated" and some feel that they are must. Although there will always be hearsay, we wanted to express our experience and opinion regarding ARP rod bolts for vintage British motorcycles. As a community, we are very lucky to have access to ARP rod bolts for our vintage Triumph,...

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Tech: Replacing A Triumph 5-Speed High Gear & Roller Bearing

Tech: Replacing A Triumph 5-Speed High Gear & Roller Bearing

Triumph 5-Speed High Gear & Bearing   Triumph 5-Speed late high gear bearing with the correct roller bearing as fitted to models from 1973-1983.   If your Triumph 5-Speed transmission is in need of a new high gear, and / or roller bearing, we highly recommend reading this post as it could save you a lot of time, money, and headaches. In 1971 for the first year, we saw Triumph 650 twins, Triumph Tridents, and BSA Rocket III's (A75) offered in an option with a 5-speed gearbox. You can identify a 5-Speed gearbox by the engine serial number having a...

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Product Review: ARP Rod Bolt Stretch Gauge 100-9942

Product Review: ARP Rod Bolt Stretch Gauge 100-9942

ARP Billet Alloy Rod Bolt Stretch Gauge Review   New rod bolt stretch gauge by ARP automotive products.     Have you ever bought a set of ARP rod bolts and noticed on the instructions that it states to stretch the ARP rod bolts to a certain measurement using the ARP rod bolt stretch gauge? We noticed that as well, which is exactly why we purchased this ARP rod bolt stretch gauge to use here at my shop, and we also wanted to give you an up close review on the stretch gauge it's self. ARP (Automotive Racing Products) is...

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