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Never seen a BSA A65L in person? Man do I feel old, having owned and ridden that model and earlier BSAs. VWW

 

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The first brand new motorcylce I owned was a 1967 BSA 441 Victor. Talk about a true pos. This model started as the 250 Star Trails, and was later bored out to 350 for the Enduro, and the 441 for the Victor. The poor little tranmission was never designed for the power of the 441 engine, and required almost weekly replacement of main or lay shaft which was no surprise as I was in the habit of power shifting from first to second to pull block long wheelies infront of the high school. BTW BSA truly was an acronym for the Bastard Stopped Again. VWW

 

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Re: BSA 441 Victor

The first week tha I owned the Victor it back fired while I was attempting to kick start it. Twisted my ankle so badly that I had to park on top of the nearest hill so I could bump start it. Took me about a month to recover sufficiently before I could kick it over again. VWW

 

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The gas tank was polished aluminium with the front part painted yellow.