1962 BSA Bantam Super D7, 175cc. Registration number 636 XVN...

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1962 BSA Bantam Super D7, 175cc. Registration number 636 XVN (non transferrable). Frame number D7 32009. Engine number CD7 826078.
Many a now-mature motorcyclist's first two-wheeled experience will have been gained aboard a BSA Bantam, a model that was produced in various forms for over 20 years. The introduction of the first 172cc model - the D5 - for 1958 marked a number of developments, the most important of which were a stronger big-end bearing and improved lubrication. A raised compression ratio and larger carburettor increased maximum power to 7.4bhp and the top speed to 59mph. Introduced for 1959, successor D7 model - known as the Bantam Super - featured the 172cc engine while boasting a new frame, hydraulically damped front fork, bigger brakes and up-swept handlebars.
XVN has a history folder and was previously registered as TEE 822 by John Greenwood of Otley who retained the number, DVLA issuing a replacement one XVN. He had bought it as a project and restored it, gaining an MOT in March 2020. Prior to him it was owned by Michael McKay of Leeds from 1977.
Sold with the V5C, old MOT from 1975, the 2020 one and paperwork related to the number plate change