441cc BSA B44 VICTOR 1967

BSA B44 VICTOR

441cc

MANUFATURED 1967

MOT’d UNTIL FEBRUARY 2019

HISTORIC TAXATION FREE AND WILL BE MOT EXEMPT ON MAY 1ST 2018

THESE ARE A GREAT BIKE AND MAINLY USED FOR OFF ROAD COMPETITION BUT I HAVE ENJOYED MANY A RIDE AROUND GREEN LANES UP IN THE WELSH MOUNTAINS ON A B44 AND ARE GREAT FUN LOTS OF LOW DOWN GRUNT TO PULL YOU UP STEEP HILLS AND IS NO DIFFERENT 2 UP SO HERES YOUR CHANCE TO BUY ONE.

Also called Victor Roadster

Production

1968–1970

Engine

441cc (26.91 cubic inches) Four-stroke, single-cylinder, air-cooled, OHV, 2 valve per cylinder

Power

30 hp 21.9 KW @ 6500 rpm

Transmission

4 speed/chain

Wheelbase

52 inches (53 inches in 1969)[2]

Dimensions

L: 82 inches (83.2 inches in 1969)[2]

W: 28 inches (28.2 inches in 1969)[2]

Fuel capacity

3.96 gallons (15.00 litres

In 1965 an off-road motocross BSA B44 named the ‘’Victor’’ was launched at the Earls Court Show. Developed from scramblers used by Jeff Smith to win the 1964 and 1965 500cc World Championships, the model proved so popular that Victor Grand Prix and Victor Enduro models were developed, as well as a road-going version, the 1967 Victor Roadster. The Victor Grand Prix Scrambler had a displacement of 441cc, and the Enduro model was known as the 441 Victor in the United States. BSA began offering a road version, the B44VR Victor Roadster, in 1967. When that model was exported to U.S. dealers in 1968, the name was changed to the B44SS Shooting Star. The B44VS Victor Special was also successfully exported to the US between 1968 and 1970.

In 1968 the B44 became BSA’s top export model. The good availability of spare parts and the relative simplicity of the single-cylinder engine meant that the surviving examples are easily restored to as-new condition.

On the original 1969 footage of the Woodstock Concert, producer Michael Lang is seen riding a BSA Victor motorcycle across the pastures.

The Victor Roadster (or Shooting Star, a name borrowed from a 1950s-era BSA twin), had a top speed of around 90 mph (the same speed as the 250 BSA Barracuda – a.k.a. B25 Starfire) and was designed with a focus on easy riding over speed. It came with high-rise handlebars and reflectors both beneath the tank and on either side of the taillight. In 1969 the Shooting Star was updated with a steel gas tank and a twin-leading-shoe brake.

Victors had impressive power-to-weight ratios that made them ideal for hill climbs.