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BSA-Powered – 1971 Cheney Victor MkIII

In England, Off-Road, Race by AbhiLeave a Comment

Post Sale Update: This Cheney Victor sold for $6,100 after 27 bids on eBay. One of the legends of off-road frame design, Eric Cheney started as one of Britain’s best MX riders. Unfortunately, he picked up a blood infection while racing in Algeria and it became so bad that he had to stop racing. That was good news for his …

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1967 BSA Hornet

In England, Off-Road by Tom Wacker1 Comment

Built from 1964 through 1967 the Hornet was marketed as ready to ride in the dirt. It came in 2 variants, the ‘East Coast Model’ with high pipes and the ‘West Coast Model’ with low mounted pipes.

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441cc Single – 1968 BSA Shooting Star

In England, Sport by AbhiLeave a Comment

In 1964 and ‘65 Jeff Smith rode a BSA Victor Scrambler to the 500cc Motocross World Championship. To capitalize on that success BSA launched 2 models for 1966 based on the bike – the Victor Grand Prix and the Victor Enduro. They followed in 1967 with a road model based on the bike called the Victor Roadster. By 1968 when …

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1970 BSA 441 Victor Special

In Dual-Sport, England by AbhiLeave a Comment

In the early 60’s, BSA’s race team was developing a large single in the hopes of winning the 500cc world motocross championship. A 441cc engine ended up being the ticket, which helped BSA capture the 500cc championship in ’64 and ’65. The following year, the company released the BSA 441 Victor Special to the public.

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1971 BSA B50MX

In England, Off-Road by Abhi2 Comments

The BSA B50 was produced in 3 different variants – the SS (Street Scrambler), T (Victor Trail), and the MX (Motocross) that you see in front of you today. Designed to compete off-road, the MX was built between ’71 and ’73, though some were also rebadged and offered as the Triumph TR5MX after BSA went out of business.

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Needs Some Work – 1969 BSA Rocket 3

In England, Sport by AbhiLeave a Comment

Sharing its roots with the Triumph Trident, the BSA Rocket 3 was a 750cc triple that was designed to extend the model line beyond 650 twins. It was specifically built for the US market, which wanted larger displacements and less vibrations. BSA’s financials suffered with the production of this bike, but nearly 27,500 of the Trident/Rocket 3’s were produced between …

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1953 BSA Golden Flash A10

In England, Standard by Abhi2 Comments

A 646cc parallel twin, the BSA Golden Flash was the predecessor of the Super Rocket. It was available in black (as shown here) and chrome, but also in a gold paint scheme that led to the distinctive name. Oddly enough, the gold color (called Polychromatic Golden Beige) wasn’t an option for home-market British customers.

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1971 BSA B25SS Gold Star

In Dual-Sport, England by Abhi1 Comment

In 1971, BSA brought back the Gold Star name – except they put it on a couple of street scramblers – the B50 (500cc) and the B25 (250cc) featured here. The naming convention ruffled some feathers as these bikes didn’t have much in terms of sporting pretensions.