1969 Bsa Victor Special on 2040-motos

Offering a 1969 BSA 441 VICTOR complete, original and in dry storage since 1985. A 47 year old British BSA 441 Victor with an attested 5,627 miles in outstanding physical condition and it runs! It appears that the only item missing that I could see is the tool box side cover. The attached photos are Hi-Res so please look the bike over well.

A LITTLE HISTORY

The 441 Victor is legendary with its 441cc “over square” single cylinder (90mm stroke & 79mm bore) and is still used in completion by bike clubs across the country. As the BSA 441 evolved from 1966 to 1969, the Victor had become more street oriented, with lower 9.5:1 compression, a battery/coil ignition and even a heat shield for the waist level exhaust.

Jeff Smith, a British motocross racer, rode a modified C15S-framed bike with the 441cc engine in 1964 and 1965, taking the 500cc world motocross championship both years. The bike was christened “Victor,” and the following year, 1966, BSA introduced a production 441 Victor to the public.

There’s a trick to firing up a well-sorted 441 that makes it so easy, I’m sure I could start it by hand. The carburetor has to be “tickled” (shorthand for flooded with raw fuel) and the engine turned over (using the decompression lever) so that the piston is just past top-dead-center on the firing stroke (which is easier than it sounds). Then, with a firm, committed swing at the kick starter with the throttle closed, a well-maintained 441 will almost always start first time. 

REVIEWS from that era

“The 441 single is a rare jewel of simplicity and a masterpiece of performance.” — Cycle, April 1968

“For those of us who like to potter about with old bikes, motorcycles like the Victor still deliver satisfaction in spades.” — Cycle World August 1989

“Bash it, thrash it, even trash it, the 441 Victor was proof positive that the British could build a highly stressed, reliable power unit.” —Rider, July 1993