Bridgestone BS-7/D Has Come Home

The little Bridgestone BS-7/D came home yesterday. It has been sitting at work for a few years, pateintly waiting it turn. This will be a nice "simple" restoration. No mods, no building it into a cafe racer. Random photos below, with a few captions on the detail shots:









"Passenger" side front fork housing has been crumpled. This could be a bit of a job to straighten out:


Love the brake and turn light combo housing:


More detail on the smooshed fork housing:


This confirms it is a BS-7/D. "D" standing for Deluxe model:


Every other bike I have just has a harness that connects to itself. This little bike uses a small distribution panel:


Love the fact the terminals are coded:


Tiny little carb:


This motor uses a small fan attached to the end of the crank to cool the cylinder and head:


Intake screen for fan mounted on driver side cover:


Clock shows just over 4,000 miles:


Most bright work is very nice:



This is going to be a nice slow project over the spring and summer.

C'