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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (RULE 13d-102)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
              TO RULES 13D-L(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO
                             FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 2)*

                             BEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   00005538P1
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 JANUARY 1, 2000
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

                Check the appropriate box to designate the rule
                   pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

                                /_/ Rule 13d-l(b)

                                /X/ Rule 13d-l(c)

                                /_/ Rule 13d-l(d)



* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO. 00005538P1                                      PAGE 2 OF 8 PAGES
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          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1         SS. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Hollybank Investment, LP
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2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a)/_/
                                                                        (b)/X/
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3         SEC USE ONLY
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4         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Delaware
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                   ------- -----------------------------------------------------

                   5       SOLE VOTING POWER
    NUMBER OF
     SHARES                599,700
                   ------- -----------------------------------------------------
                   ------- -----------------------------------------------------
  BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY       6       SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH
    REPORTING              0

                   ------- -----------------------------------------------------
                   ------- -----------------------------------------------------
     PERSON
      WITH         7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                           599,700
                   ------- -----------------------------------------------------
                   ------- -----------------------------------------------------

                   8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                           0
                   ------- -----------------------------------------------------
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9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          599,700
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10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES                                                             /_/
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11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          8.0% (See Note 1)
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12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
     Note 1 - This Percentage is based on 7,434,506 shares of Common Stock
                      outstanding as of November 30, 1999.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO. 00005538P1                                      PAGE 3 OF 8 PAGES
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          NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1         SS. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Dorsey R. Gardner
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2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a)/_/
                                                                        (b)/X/
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3         SEC USE ONLY
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4         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          U.S.A
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                  ------- -----------------------------------------------------

                  5       SOLE VOTING POWER
    NUMBER OF
     SHARES               52,000 **Please refer to Item 4, Page 6 for disclaimer
                          of beneficial ownership
                  ------- ------------------------------------------------------
                  ------- ------------------------------------------------------
  BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY      6       SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH
    REPORTING             0

                  ------- ------------------------------------------------------
                  ------- ------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON
      WITH        7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                          52,000   **Please   refer  to  Item  4,  Page  6  for
                          disclaimer of beneficial ownership
                  ------- ------------------------------------------------------
                  ------- ------------------------------------------------------

                  8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                          0
                  ------- ------------------------------------------------------
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9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          52,000  **Please  refer to Item 4, Page 6 for disclaimer of beneficial
          ownership
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10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
          SHARES                                                             /X/
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11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          0.7% (See Note 1) **Please refer to Item 4,  Page 6  for disclaimer of
          beneficial ownership
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12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

Note  1 -  This  Percentage  is  based  on  7,434,506  shares  of  Common  Stock
outstanding as of November 30, 1999.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO. 00005538P1                                      PAGE 4 OF 8 PAGES
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ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:

        BEI Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

ITEM I(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

        One Post Street, Suite 2500, San Francisco, California 94104.

ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:

        The Persons  filing  this  statement  are  Hollybank  Investment,  LP, a
Delaware limited Partnership ("LP"), and Dorsey R. Gardner, a general partner of
LP ("Gardner") and Timothy G. Caffrey, a general partner of LP ("Caffrey").

ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICES OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

        The business address of Gardner and LP is P.O. Box 190240, Miami Beach,
Florida 33119. The business address of Caffrey is One International Place, Suite
2401, Boston, Massachusetts 22110.

ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:

        Hollybank Investment, LP - Delaware
        Dorsey R. Gardner - U.S.A.
        Timothy G. Caffrey - U.S.A.

ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

        The title of the  class of equity  securities  to which  this  statement
relates is the Common Stock,  par value $0.001 per share (the "Shares"),  of the
Company.

ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:

        00005538P1


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO. 00005538P1                                       PAGE 5 OF 8 PAGES
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ITEM 3. IF THE STATEMENT IS BEING FILED PURSUANT TO RULE  13d-l(b),  OR 13d-2(b)
OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE FILING PERSON IS A:

(a)/_/  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b)/_/  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c)/_/  Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
        78c);
(d)/_/  Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
        Act of 1940 (15U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e)/_/  An investment adviser in accordance with l3d-l(b)(I)(ii)(E);
(f)/_/  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 13d- I
        (b)(I)(ii)(F);
(g)/_/  A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
        13d-l(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)/_/  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
        Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.1813);
(i)/_/  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment
        company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
        U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j)/_/  Group, in accordance with l3d-l(b)(l)(ii)(J).

If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box. /X/

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:

        The  information in Items 5-11 on the cover pages (pages 2 through 4) of
this Schedule 13G is incorporated by reference.

        As of the date of this statement,  LP is the beneficial owner of 599,700
Shares.  Each Gardner and Caffrey,  as a general partner of LP, may be deemed to
beneficially own Shares  beneficially owned by LP. Except to the extent of their
interests as limited partners in LP, Gardner and Caffrey expressly disclaim such
beneficial  ownership and the filing of this statement shall not be construed as
an admission that Gardner or Caffrey is the beneficial owner of the Shares owned
by LP and covered by this statement.



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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO. 00005538P1                                      PAGE 6 OF 8 PAGES
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

        If this  statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person had ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following /_/

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

        Not Applicable.

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
        SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

        Not Applicable.

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

        Not Applicable.

ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

        Not Applicable.

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.

        By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred  to above were not  acquired  and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO. 00005538P1                                      PAGE 7 OF 8 PAGES
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                                    SIGNATURE

        After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Dated: January 11, 2000

                            HOLLYBANK INVESTMENTS, LP


                           BY: /s/ Timothy G. Caffrey
                               Timothy G. Caffrey
                               General Partner

                                DORSEY R. GARDNER


                           BY: /s/ Timothy G. Caffrey
                               Timothy G. Caffrey, Attorney-in-Fact

                               /s/ Timothy G. Caffrey
                               Timothy G. Caffrey


        The  original  statement  shall be signed by each person on whose behalf
the  statement is filed or his  authorized  representative.  If the statement is
signed  on behalf of a person by his  authorized  representative  other  than an
executive  officer or general  partner of the  filing  person,  evidence  of the
representative's  authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the  statement,  provided,  however,  that a power of attorney  for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be  incorporated  by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement  shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

ATTENTION. INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE FEDERAL
CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).



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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP NO. 00005538P1                                      PAGE 8 OF 8 PAGES
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


99.1    Joint Filing Agreement - Filed herewith.

99.2 Power of Attorney - Incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Amendment
No. 1 to Schedule 13G filed  electronically with the Commission on September 10,
1999 (Accession No. 0000898432-99-000914).






                                  EXHIBIT 99.1



                                    AGREEMENT


        Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the undersigned hereby agree that only one statement  containing the information
required  by  Schedule  13G (or any  amendment  thereof)  need be filed on their
behalf with respect to the beneficial  ownership of any equity securities of BEI
Technologies,  Inc. or any subsequent  acquisitions  or  dispositions  of equity
securities of BEI Technologies, Inc. by any of the undersigned.

Dated:  January 11, 2000


                                        HOLLYBANK INVESTMENTS, LP



                                        BY: /s/ Timothy G. Caffrey
                                            Timothy G. Caffrey
                                            General Partner

                                        DORSEY R. GARDNER



                                        BY: /s/ Timothy G. Caffrey
                                            Timothy G. Caffrey, Attorney-in-Fact

                                            /s/ Timothy G. Caffrey
                                            Timothy G. Caffrey




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