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I like old stuff.
I especially like the act of returning decrepit old stuff to working condition!
This is an old bike that the owner could not seem to get back together, (not really sure why it got torn apart and put into cardboard boxes in the first place)....and 2 or 3 bike shops never had enough motivation to help him. I mean, it's a 43 year old thumper (single cylinder) from Britain and the company has not made m-cycles since the 70's.
This one was in sad shape, over the years parts had been lost, many were damaged or corroded, and people had used 5 different thread types on the hardware on this bike. Just the type of challenge I like! The owner said he believed it would never run again, and had forgotten about it. It was at the back of the hangar with a pool of oil beneath it and covered with a half inch of dust.
This is a 1969 BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) B44VS Victor Special. Many were imported into North America around that time and I am sure I saw them when I was a kid. The 441cc engine has great torque.
This is a slightly humorous but accurate description of the bike:
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/289/7...Memorable-Motorcycle--BSA-Victor-Special.aspx
Anyway I have been driving it around this week; here is a short clip of the finished bike. Note this was a reassembly, not a restoration. Someone else can do that.
I especially like the act of returning decrepit old stuff to working condition!
This is an old bike that the owner could not seem to get back together, (not really sure why it got torn apart and put into cardboard boxes in the first place)....and 2 or 3 bike shops never had enough motivation to help him. I mean, it's a 43 year old thumper (single cylinder) from Britain and the company has not made m-cycles since the 70's.
This one was in sad shape, over the years parts had been lost, many were damaged or corroded, and people had used 5 different thread types on the hardware on this bike. Just the type of challenge I like! The owner said he believed it would never run again, and had forgotten about it. It was at the back of the hangar with a pool of oil beneath it and covered with a half inch of dust.
This is a 1969 BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) B44VS Victor Special. Many were imported into North America around that time and I am sure I saw them when I was a kid. The 441cc engine has great torque.
This is a slightly humorous but accurate description of the bike:
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/289/7...Memorable-Motorcycle--BSA-Victor-Special.aspx
Anyway I have been driving it around this week; here is a short clip of the finished bike. Note this was a reassembly, not a restoration. Someone else can do that.