Sons team up with National Motorcycle Museum and BSA to complete late father’s classic bike restoration

Determined biker, Richard George has teamed up with BSA and the National Motorcycle Museum (NMM) to complete a restoration of his late father’s 1957 BSA A10, which began 66 years ago.

The twin cylinder Brit bike was handed down Richard on the condition that he got it back to a road worthy condition, with the bike itself being a part of the family since the late 1960s.

With the help of his brother Phil, Richard now plans to take part in the 2024 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride charity event aboard the finished machine, with BSA and the NMM helping the siblings complete the build.

“I grew up with this motorcycle,” Richard said. “I remember watching my father and uncle ride it around the garden when I was young.

“My dad spent thousands on it,” he continued. “He painted the tank himself, had it re-chromed and took it as far as he could before the illness took over.

“I took the bike on following my father’s death. I’ve had the electrics redone, had it re-registered, and done quite a bit of work. But I’ve taken it as far as I can. No matter what I do, the clutch keeps dragging, so in order to fulfil my dad’s final wish, I took a long shot and reached out for help.”

Having contacted BSA for help, the revived firm agreed to pay for some of the restoration and got in touch with the NMM.

“When I first looked at Richard’s A10, it was clear that he had already done some restoration work to a high standard, but there is a bit of work still yet to do,” NMM restorer Wesley Wall said.

“It clearly has a clutch problem and will benefit from some adjustments and the addition of some new clutch plates. It has the wrong carburettor and there is a mudguard missing but we can access high-quality A10 parts fairly easily these days, so we can certainly get this fit for the road.”