X-No-archive:yes Hi folks.Hope this is the right group and not one that babbles on about jap crap. There is a BSA 441 Victor for sale for about $1000 US and it looks near perfect except for the handlebars.I used to ride these bikes back in the 70s and 80s,among other Brit. bikes, and they were a lot of fun. Are parts still available for these B44 singles(Its a 1969)? And do you reckon that this is a good model to restore? Much Thanks....Brian O. ******************** There are three kinds of lies; lies,damned lies,and statistics.---Disraeli
Brian Orion says... Oooh look, there's a bloke here with an insulting manner looking for help or advice. Listen arsewipe, if you'd bothered to look through some of the previous posts you'd have seen that we care for *all* classic machines here. Well some people do, I personally despise the piles of crap that were thrown together in the name of the British bike industry. All BSAs are shit, live with it. If they had been any good BSA would still have a motorcycle factory in whatever godforsaken West Midlands shithole they used to be made in. Buy the bike if you like, pay way over the odds - which is anything over scrap value - if you really want it. I really couldn't GAF because you pissed me off with your first sentence.
Yes. Amd Italian crap, and Germany crap, and even Czech crap from time to time, and Russian crap if that spamming git with his Urals posts again, and..... If you like dirt singles and ShiteOldBrits, yes.
X-No-archive:yes ********************************************** Actually Lozzo I'm just out of surgery myself and have felt loads better than I do right now. I apologize for just butting in here without reading up on the group first. I'm just an old fool who remembers the day here in the U.S. when anything made in England was considered top notch.All the best toys were either English or German.In fact my first bicycle was a Hawthore Hurcules and it was indestructible. Folks of my generation regarded England as a land of culture,class and quality,and your post to me above (largely unread by myself)does not tarnish that perception. We liked the British bikes and I had 441 BSAs,a Norton Atlas,and 2 Triumph Bonnies.My best friend had a BSA Goldstar 500 (1952?) I still like them.I like the character,the sound,the simple but sturdy engineering of these bikes and I particularly enjoyed working on them as a youth. It never occurred to me until now that some folks consider Japanese bikes classic.Well now I know and 1000 pardons for any perceived disrespect. Best.....Brian O. ******************** There are three kinds of lies; lies,damned lies,and statistics.---Disraeli
The Older Gentleman says... Btw, your Ducati stickers are in the post tomorrow, 2nd class I'm afraid. It appears we have a deaf, stupid or downright moronic assistant at the local Post Office, who doesn't understand what I mean when I say "12 first class stamps please". I suppose I am partially to blame for not checking.
<waves> We may have an issue here. Remember my XS844? I built a Rocket 650 Clubmans that was every bit as much fun, would deck the sidestand out at 90 and was without a doubt the most beatiful bike I have ever built or owned, it made centre spread in one of the classic racing mags after let it go (1) The list of features is far too long to list but suffice to say it looked and went very well, started second kick and went like hell, all in all a very nice machine (2) that did not require rose tinted specs to run or enjoy. (1) swapped for the Boothroyd Stuart system that I still own. (2) OK, so it was *extremely* modified and as such enjoyed longevity, performance and handling not always enjoyed by other BSA owners. last I heard it was still killing shows in the midlands. Feel free to discuss this further.
Ovenpaa says... Come on, by your own admission it wasn't the same machine that left the factory. I've built bikes that have been better than the originals, you can do anything you like to a bike if you throw enough cash at them.
2nd class will get there quicker, apparently: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1363257,00.html
Typical gutter-press misrepresentation. "Postwatch. According to its chairman, Peter Carr, less than 70% of first-class post arrives the next day during the Christmas period, while 90% of second-class items are delivered on time. Really? " What's "on-time" for a second-class letter again?
