WhittleDene Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) Hello! I'm wondering if anyone can roughly date the frame in the image, or give me any other information about it. I am working on a history project here in Northumberland. The frame was found in an old watermill which hasn't been occupied since 1940s. I'm not sure if I've found something old or more recently dumped. I would really appreciate any help. Thank you, Sophie Edited February 5, 2022 by WhittleDene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBob Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 My guess would be a Bantam D1. .. around 1948 - 1956 ish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhittleDene Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Thank you. I've just had a look and the features do seem to match very well. Some of the older guys round here remember playing on a motorbike in the abandoned mill in the 1950s so that would also fit. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggie Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I think @KiwiBob has got it!! Bantam frame: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 No idea, but if its the watermill that's currently being renovated on the river Coquet it's coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiBob Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Tiggie said: I think @KiwiBob has got it!! Bantam frame: It's not that frame as that one is rigid! ... The one asked about is a plunger frame. Edited February 6, 2022 by KiwiBob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggie Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 rest of it looks the same though I'll go and hide back in my corner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhittleDene Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 Thanks all. I think it could be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Sorry , didn't bother looking at the other posts but , yes , it's a BSA Bantam plunger frame . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR1 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 My first bike was a 1954 Bantam D3. I can still remember my first ride on it. I gently let out the clutch lever and it moved, backwards! In never did that again while I owned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 10 hours ago, DR1 said: My first bike was a 1954 Bantam D3. I can still remember my first ride on it. I gently let out the clutch lever and it moved, backwards! In never did that again while I owned it. Not unknown for a two stroke to run backwards . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR1 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 26 minutes ago, fastbob said: Not unknown for a two stroke to run backwards . My father used to have a boat with two Dolphin 2 stroke inboards. You ran them forward to go forward and backwards to go astern. Great little things but thirsty. The two props were 14 feet apart, if you ran one forward and the other in reverse the boat would spin on the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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