Mitchell Collection Bike 9

Mk1 1967 (Bill's Bike)

Make and Model: BSA B40 GB

Year of manufacture: 1967

Military Reg no: 76 ET 65

Dispatch date: 14/09/67 CVD Hilton

Military Record:

23/08/68 8 SQN RCT
01/10/72 8 SQN RCT (R/PTY)
23/07/74 sold off at OS & DD Ruddington (beyond economical repair)

Civilian History:

I know from documentation that this bike spent some of its civilian life in East Sussex, Swansea, Blackpool and Gosport.

This GB was acquired in October 2004 from a gentleman (Bill - In photo) who had bought the bike some 4 years previous with the intention of a full restoration, but never got round to it. Within 30 minutes of getting the bike home from Gosport on the trailer, with fresh oil and petrol it was running again after laying dormant for 4 years. It was MOT’d a week later and remains untouched to date, in the condition it was purchased.

It retains the vast majority of the original WD specification equipment, with few exceptions.