I love my BSA 441 Victor. BSA singles from 250 to 500 or larger like the CCM. And the fact that so many are around and intact with low mileage make some great bargains. I just got a 1964 BSA Starfire C15. All original, matching numbers, everything work. The bike also has a beautiful alloy tank. The guy delivered it to my house and I paid him $500 for the motorcycle. He also gave me papers from the estate sale so I can get a title. Everyone is jealous of my latest acquisition to my Fleet.
Thanks for the comment. That does sound like a great deal. My first bike was a 1963 C15 & I took my test on it. Had a lot of fun on that machine 🙂 After 20yrs of ownership I sold it to a guy from Belgium. He travelled to Birmingham U.K. to pick it up and rode it back home. I wonder if it’s still going?
@@Greeves I have no doubt that your old bike is still running. The C15 what a great motorcycle. So much better than the Triumph Cub that would eat main bearings every 6 months. In the British movie psychomania it has nothing but old British bikes the movie was made in England in the 60s. They show them doing The Hare and Hound race where they just ride their motorcycles off the road and just ride around in the bush and on dirt trails and with street tires. The old bikes were made to be rebuildable forever. I commend you for having your C15 for 20 years. When people say that the BSA 250 what's on reliable and it would blow up because they would try to run 90 miles an hour with it, and I tell them if you want to run 90 miles an hour you need to get a bigger bike. My 500 Daytona with twin carbs runs great on the interstate and is much much smoother than the Bonneville. My PSA Victor is a bitch to kick-start because of the displacement. Any and all of my 250 bsaa singles one kick motorcycles. You have to forgive the errors because my government-issued Smartphone is stupid.
I saw this bike when it was for sale and it's been interesting to see who bought it and what the bike is like in detail. I think you said it was a reckless purchase, but it looks ok and you seem happy with it. I also bought an import B50, and it's been sat on the bike lift, engine never started, for the last 4 years as I make slow progress restoring it. So I am impressed with how you are just getting stuck in and now have it fired up, but wow! It kicked out some smoke that filled you garage in seconds and the blast of noise almost killed the microphone, great! Keep the vids coming.
Thanks for your comment & interest. It did feel reckless at the time but I’ve been really enjoying playing with the bike so far. As it’s turning out I think it was quite good value for money but running the engine properly will be the real test. If it needs a full engine rebuild it may not have been such a great buy - but it will keep me amused anyway :)
@@Greeves if you did have to rebuild it it would not be too expensive. And carrying it down you can clean out the sludge trap. If you have a bike with low mileage then you are probably okay. When my Triumph 650 wore out the camshaft because it was 40 years old we tore the engine down to the cases because you had to do that to replace the cam. I learned a lot from helping my mechanic tear it down and I cleaned all the parts until they were squeaky clean. I don't see how guys can sell a motorcycle, I treat my motorcycles like I treat my dog. If they got sick and need something I take them to the vet. My doctor said you only come to see us when you are sick and I said I only take my motorcycle to the mechanic when it's broken. Best of luck with your project will keep watching you. I love videos like yours because you learn so much and you see it versus just reading it in the shop manual.
I love my BSA 441 Victor. BSA singles from 250 to 500 or larger like the CCM. And the fact that so many are around and intact with low mileage make some great bargains. I just got a 1964 BSA Starfire C15. All original, matching numbers, everything work. The bike also has a beautiful alloy tank. The guy delivered it to my house and I paid him $500 for the motorcycle. He also gave me papers from the estate sale so I can get a title. Everyone is jealous of my latest acquisition to my Fleet.
Thanks for the comment. That does sound like a great deal. My first bike was a 1963 C15 & I took my test on it. Had a lot of fun on that machine 🙂 After 20yrs of ownership I sold it to a guy from Belgium. He travelled to Birmingham U.K. to pick it up and rode it back home. I wonder if it’s still going?
@@Greeves I have no doubt that your old bike is still running. The C15 what a great motorcycle. So much better than the Triumph Cub that would eat main bearings every 6 months. In the British movie psychomania it has nothing but old British bikes the movie was made in England in the 60s. They show them doing The Hare and Hound race where they just ride their motorcycles off the road and just ride around in the bush and on dirt trails and with street tires. The old bikes were made to be rebuildable forever. I commend you for having your C15 for 20 years. When people say that the BSA 250 what's on reliable and it would blow up because they would try to run 90 miles an hour with it, and I tell them if you want to run 90 miles an hour you need to get a bigger bike. My 500 Daytona with twin carbs runs great on the interstate and is much much smoother than the Bonneville. My PSA Victor is a bitch to kick-start because of the displacement. Any and all of my 250 bsaa singles one kick motorcycles. You have to forgive the errors because my government-issued Smartphone is stupid.
I saw this bike when it was for sale and it's been interesting to see who bought it and what the bike is like in detail.
I think you said it was a reckless purchase, but it looks ok and you seem happy with it. I also bought an import B50, and it's been sat on the bike lift, engine never started, for the last 4 years as I make slow progress restoring it.
So I am impressed with how you are just getting stuck in and now have it fired up, but wow! It kicked out some smoke that filled you garage in seconds and the blast of noise almost killed the microphone, great!
Keep the vids coming.
Thanks for your comment & interest. It did feel reckless at the time but I’ve been really enjoying playing with the bike so far. As it’s turning out I think it was quite good value for money but running the engine properly will be the real test. If it needs a full engine rebuild it may not have been such a great buy - but it will keep me amused anyway :)
@@Greeves if you did have to rebuild it it would not be too expensive. And carrying it down you can clean out the sludge trap. If you have a bike with low mileage then you are probably okay. When my Triumph 650 wore out the camshaft because it was 40 years old we tore the engine down to the cases because you had to do that to replace the cam. I learned a lot from helping my mechanic tear it down and I cleaned all the parts until they were squeaky clean. I don't see how guys can sell a motorcycle, I treat my motorcycles like I treat my dog. If they got sick and need something I take them to the vet. My doctor said you only come to see us when you are sick and I said I only take my motorcycle to the mechanic when it's broken. Best of luck with your project will keep watching you. I love videos like yours because you learn so much and you see it versus just reading it in the shop manual.
Looks like she's a runner.
Ha! 😄
Is someone sleeping in the garage?
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