Big Fat Gsa-powered MotorBike.
Boccardo - Favario - Grange
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Petite Histoire: |
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As the Lomax 424 was sold end of April 2007 through eBay, |
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I was quite happy with my collection of Belgian
Gillet-Herstal motorcycles from the fifties, type Belgica & Légia. |
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But then I came accross this Citroën-powered motorbike on
eBay in the summer of 2007 and I decided promptly to sell off all my
oldtimer motorbikes except one, |
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and to purchase this unique - never driven - specimen : |
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Since the first time I saw these bikes in real life ( ICCCR
1998 - Chevetogne - Belgium ) I was fascinated by them. |
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| Over the years my documentation on the subject BFG grew largely. All magazines and leaflets that appeared on eBay and elsewhere, were purchased, read and stored. | 
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Including the recommendable book of Thierry
Cazanabe; |
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| « BFG, Mf, Boccardo : enquête sur une décennie d'échecs » analyse le pourquoi du comment de l'échec de la réindustrialisation de la motocyclette en France durant les années 80. Particularité de ces motos : elles utilsent des moteurs de voitures. Trahisons, dérapages médiatiques, luttes d'influence, batailles politiques, tout est exposé, disséqué, et apporte un éclairage nouveau sur un mal bien français qui consiste à scier la branche sur laquelle on est assis. | |
| And now I'm the proud owner of a unique bike in Belgium. As I visited D'Ieteren Archives in Brussels, they came up with a sales brochure and pricelist from the eighties, but they also assured me that no bike was ever sold and/or registered in Belgium through their channels. As BFG was hand over to MBK in 1984, connected to Yamaha, they were at that time the official importer for the MBK/BFG 1300. Rumour goes that d'Ieteren Sport attempted to sell the MBK 1000 to the Belgian gouvernment. |
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The story goes that around 25 BFG's were exported to Japan,
but the importer went bust by the time they arrived. |
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This bike came back through
'Bike Direct Ltd. from Bristol'. |
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With the help of 'garage
Linssen' in Kontich, the bike was restored in driveable
condition. |
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The BFG-club
was the right address for some missing parts and february 23th 2008, the first
trip to the moto-jumble from my club, |
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Another trip was the ACRO-rally - Bonheiden, end of March 2008. (1.000km) |
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Citroën-highlights of the year 2008 were the CitroënJumble Namur (B) |
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followed by the Dutch
CitroMobile in Utrecht. On both meetings lots of intrest for this unique specimen of motorcycle. |
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May 25th 2008 was the BIG national meeting from the BFOV/FBVA in Brussels, Atomium Square: (teller at 2.400 km) |
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May 2009 : + 5.000 kms ! |
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| 2010 : Traction-meeting ARRAS |  |
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April 2012: 10.401 kms |
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BFG 1300 - 1982 - N° 147 |
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| anno | 1982 | B. registered : 01 / 01 / 1983 |
| registration | chassis-nr.: 0147 | engine-nr.: 0982600183 (G13 / 646) |
| type | 1301 | |
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| engine | 1299 cc aircooled flatfour boxer 48KW / 65 PS/HP |
CITROËN G13 / 646 (from Citroën GSA 1979 - 1986) |
| oil | 20W50 PennZoil | |
| oilfilter | MANN C06 - 67 402 58 492
-> MANN-HUMMEL W712/15 PURFLUX LS450A FRAM PH4765 TECHNOCAR R76 |
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| bougies |
EYQUEM 800 LS / CHAMPION N6Y / BOSCH W5D / KVAS 800 LS (info Odyssee N° 0 - 02/1983) |
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| gearbox | 5 speed gearbox - made in Grenoble | |
| alloy wheels | 2.15 x 18 - WM3 - FPS - Italy (part of Hayes-Lemmerz) | also seen on Moto Guzzi Le Mans & others |
| tyres | front: MICHELIN 90/90 H18 A48 tube type max.load 430 LBS AT 42 P.S.I. COLD ( CRU000641 ) |
rear: MICHELIN 120/90 H18 M48 tube type DOT FUGN 739T 142 |
| brakes | BREMBO (also mounted on several Moto Guzzi's) front: double discs rear: single disc |
6 brakepads: 55mm x 54mm x 9mm
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| battery BFG 12N183A | 12V - 20 Ah (min. 14 Ah) |
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| alternator | 12/14 Volts 40 MPS | DUCELLIER type 5140068 |
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front: TELESCO (Spain) |
rear: de Carbon (France) 6611 A12 82 |
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| floater in gasoline-tank | JAEGER - made in France (same style as 2CV) | 27571 01 - 12V - C2 |
| production | 400 x BFG - 1982 ->
1983 150 x MBK - 1984 -> 1988 10 x l'Atelier Précision - 1988 -> 1996 |
Total: 560 ex. |
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| Kontich / Antwerp (B) | Erwin ( reKupnet ) Obourdin | erwin@reKup.net |
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| TOURING MOTORBIKES 1982 / 1983 | ||||
| BFG | 1300 | 1299cc | 300 kg | 5.000 |
| AMF / Harley Davidson | FLTC Tour Glide Classic | 1340cc | 355 kg | - |
| BMW | R100 RT | 980cc | 217 kg | 3600 |
| HONDA | GL 1100 DLX | 1085cc | 285 kg | 4100 |
| KAWASAKI | Z 1300 | 1286cc | 296 kg | 6000 |
| LAVERDA | 1200 TS | 1116cc | 245 kg | 4600 |
| MOTO GUZZI | 1000 SP Cockpit Integrale | 949cc | 210 kg | 3900 |
| SUZUKI | GSX 1100 E (KATANA) | 1067cc | 258 kg | 3500 |
| YAMAHA | XS 1100 Sport | 1101cc | 258 kg | 3500 |
BFG Linx |
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| Moto Club BFG | FR | the one and only club-site |
| Cats-Citroën.net | NL | Jeroen Cats' view on the BFG-matter |
| Citroënët | UK | Julian Marsh' story |
| The BFG 1300 page | DK | a little Danish boy with a BIG motorcycle |
| Anonyme | FR | percheron de type B F G fidèle monture depuis octobre 1982 |
| Lane Motor Museum | USA | a BFG at the Lane Motor Museum / Tenessee |
| www.smitbros.nl | NL | Smitbros - Texel, they acquired BFG N° 25 in june 2009. |
last update: 17/04/2012 12:08:04
