The Foster Otter Frame Register...

Alfonso Sanchez Foster Otter . Do you recognize this machine?

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The Foster Otter Register…

21/05/2020…

After the amount of Foster Otters turning up during this “Lockdown”….

And speaking to the man that sold most of them, and has the records…

The sensible thing to do was see how many of the 43 Harry Foster  built we could find…

So I am just going to list the bikes we know about, and then add to it, and put the bikes in order of frame numbers later…

BSA Otter.Com’s Otter…. BSA C15G.

Frame Number….80…

Ian Ballard …two…

BSA B40, Frame Number   80…

Triumph. T100, Frame number T5088038…

Mike Smallshaw.

BSA B40 with History…

Frame Number…   80…

Andy Foster –Stretton Honor…

BSA B40 Frame Number   80…

Keith Henbest…

BSA Frame Number   80…

J Castiaux BSA B40 Belgium Ex J & M Dismore… Frame number …80…

Maggie Smith.. Now owned by Steve Hammond...

BSA B40 ex Jon Bliss.. frame Number …80… reg no 855 ETO...

Felix Eggenschileis…

BSA B40… Frame number …80…

Pete Wright…

BSA C15 Frame Number …80…

Stuart Coward…

Triumph 3ta…Frame number AC 9…

Mark Griffiths…

B40,GB… Frame Number …80…

Malcolm Coombes…

BSA Frame Kit New unused

Frame Number B5088039…

Barry Pocock …

Two Triumph T100. Sidecars…

Frame number …080…

Ex David Tarwacki… Frame number…

Rene Mabily….

BSA B40 Frame Number,,, 080…

Michael Beard…

BSA B40 Frame Number… 080…

Hugie Irving …

“Cornwall Bike” BSA B40 GB…

Frame Number…080…

Duncan Wright …USA ….

BSA B40 ….

Frame Number… 080…

Dick Ramplee…

BSA C15…

Frame Number T …080…

Philip Ives… sold to Ally Clift.

BSA C15-B40…

Frame Number…B 5088036…

Peters, ex Stan Robinson…

BSA B40 CT… Frame Number B50880**…Could be Don Morley's old bike?

David Hickman's 

BSA B40... Frame Number ...3088...

H&H auctions...

BSA C15...  Frame Number ...080...?

Andrew Black's 

BSA C15 Frame Number  ...080...?

Photo David Hickman...frame number 3088...

Jim Susans Tells me that he had two frames  with the recommendation of Don Morley who had one of the frames for himself.

Jim built his first one into a bike for himself to ride but later sold it on, has did Don with his.

The second frame  Jim built into a bike for the late Tony Rossie of the Barnet Club.

27/05/2020...

So I had a chat with Ally Clift, and he as kindly sent me the list of Foster Otter original Frame sales, that he had noted down in his sons old Truro school book...

So here you go this is the original sales list from him

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So these are the 31 Frames and bikes that Ally Sold... he did have some back through his hands later on ...

And the remaining 12 frames were sold directly from Harry & Carol Foster...

Mark Foster may have the records for them... We Hope...

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This is the bike that I nearly bought. It went in my knowledge from Oxfordshire to Cornwall and then to Yorkshire?...

SO...

 Let's see how many of these bikes we can bond with the current owners...

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Just a start to this page and photos will be added, and I hope another twenty bikes...

22/03/2022....

We found this Foster BSA C15 engined bike that was for sale on H&H auction site. it sold for £1900.. at the end of the auction which was a steal for someone, but we do not know the frame number or who is the present owner?

Lot details...

Registration No: N/A
Frame No: Not Seen
Engine No: C15T 17807
CC: 250
MOT: N/A

• This BSA Otter was built by Harry Foster
• One of just a handful built by the maker...43built...
• Used by the vendor for a few events in his ownership
• Unusual hand-built machine which could be ideal for Pre 1965 trials
• The BSA has not been used for a couple of years
• Will need recommissioning before use...
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Photo H&H auctions...

So this machine is one of the missing bikes so can be added to the Register...

Photo Courtesy JCW © and Deryk Wylde...

Andrew Black aboard his Foster BSA Otter...

Photo Courtesy Deryk Wylde...

Another Foster BSA C15 Otter, we think in one of the Northern trials Championships.?...And what rider?

More later...

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